Show POSTAL INFORMATION Extracts from the Postal laws Regarding Regard-ing Mnilablo Matter Foreign Postage TableTo most of he countries of the civilized world the rates of postage except Canada and Mexico are follows 0 LETTERS Cents For25crams Jounce un 5 Postal cards erh 2 Newspapers and other printed matter per two ounces 1 COlEUKnCIAI PAPER Packets not in excess of tea ounces 5 Packets in excess of ten ounces for each two ounces or fraction thereof 1 Registration fee on letters or other articles 10 That the working class particularly those of foreign birth are not aware of the fact that merchandise cannot be sent through the mails unless prepaid at 5 cents per onehalf ounce or fraction thereof to countries outside cJf Canada and Mexico particularly noticeable I Pairs ot articles two or more articles of exact counterpart handkerchiefs scarfs needlework articles of wearing apparel I perfectly whole and complete in themselves them-selves whether sent in execution of an order or as a gifts can not be considered in any sense as samples and can not be sent through the mails to foreign countries coun-tries unlesss prepaid at 5 cents per half ounce or fractIon Christmas and New Years cards and photographs with frames or articles bearing bear-ing Christmas or New Years greetings so elaborate in their design as to have in intrinsic in-trinsic value outside ofthe sentiment attached at-tached to them such as satin pin cushions cush-ions celluloid calendars plaques greetings greet-ings in frames cannot be sent through the mails to countries other than Canada and Mexico outside of the United States unless prepaid at5 cents per half ounce or fraction WrappingThe use of a poor quality of wrapping paper for sending packages through the mails should be avoided Packages should be wrapped in strong wrapping paper and tied with strong twine It is not necessary to leave any part of the package exposed it should be so wrapped that it can be untied and examined ex-amined without hrfialvinpn cord The address should be written plainly and legibly upon the package with ink Tags and address labels should not be used as they frequently become torn and detached from the packages The senders name and address should always appear on every article sent through the mails preceded by the word from If the above rules were observed ob-served few packages would go astray in the mails Packages of merchandise having a salable sala-ble value whether sent as presents or not can not be sent through the mails to foreign countries except Canada and Mexico Articles of any kind otherwise mailable which contain any writing and are not paid in full at the letter rate of postage can not be sent through the mails to foreign countries other than Canada and Mexico Articles of jewelery and coins cannot been be-en c through the mails to foreign coun sr es Sealed packages not letters addressed ad-dressed to Canada and Mexico can not be sent through the mails Photographs pictures and printed matter can not be closed against inspection and sent at the cheaper rate of postage to foreign countries coun-tries Liquors can not he sent through the mails except in cases approved by the department de-partment Packages except single volumes of books in excess of four pounds in weight can not be sent in the domestic mails there is no limit to size Letters scarfs handkerchiefs and Christmas presents must not be concealed in newspapers go I ing to foreign countries Any arlicle of merchandise the rate of i which is 1 cent per ounce enclosed in a package of printed matter which is 1 cent for two ounces subjects the entire package pack-age to the higher rate of postage namely 1 cent per ounce and the package will not be forwarded until the higher rate is paid Package3 of merchandise should not be placed on top of the mail boxes as the department is in nowise responsible for packages mailed in this manner It is always best to consult some authorized agent for information when in doubt as to the mailability of packages |