Show 1OSTAL INFOKMAT102T Extracts from tho Postal Law Reeard Jill Mailnblo Matter Foreign Postage Table To most of ho countries of the civilized world the rates of postage except Canada and Mexico are as follows LETTERS Cents For 25 crams ii ounce 5 Postal cards eaeh 9 Newspapers and other printed matter per two ounces l COMMERCIAL P PEB Packets not in excess of ten 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 coqntries outside of Canada and Mexico is particularly noticeable Pairs of articles two or more articles of exact counterpart handkerchiefs scarfs needlework articles of wearing apparel 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 card and photographs with frames or articles bearing bear-ing Christmas or New Years greetings BO elaborate in their design as to have in in trinsicTalae outside of the 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 ounceor 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 naper and tied with strong twine It is not necessary to leave any part of the package exposed it should bo BO wrapped that it can be untied and examined ex-amined without breaking a 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 tho mails preceded by the word from If tho 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 tho mails to foreign countries other than Canada and Mexico Articles of jewelery and coins cannot been be-en t through the mails to foreign coun aries 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 tbs cheaper rate of postage to foreign countries coun-tries |