Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-01-01 | Page 67 | Special Edition, Panama Postal Rates

PANAMA POSTAL RATES. j Department Instructs That They Be Same as in TJruted States. WASHINGTON. Pec ai. The Tostof- I flco department has taken formal stops to carry Into effect the postal provisions of J' the general agreement reached In Panama this month by Secretary Taft and th Panama authorities. Postmaster-' lenerai Wynne has Issued an order, effective. Do-comber Do-comber 12 last, Instructing all postal employees em-ployees that mails addressed to Panama ! shoil be subject to tho T'nlted States d.--mestlc postage rates, classification and conditions, except that letters shall be dispatched even though they bear no stamps. Any article contained In mails received from the Panama republic will bo treatea at th" T ciicd States exchange offices aa fully prepaid, unless It bears an Impression Impres-sion of "the stamp" of the postal administration admin-istration of Panama and an Indication "f the amount of tho deficient postage. In which case It will be subject to tho usual postage union rules. Postmasters are required to deliver mall mattsr from Panama without chanro foil postage in all cases where mail Is not marked collect. Another order directs tlfat "only postage stamps of the Repub-lie Repub-lie of Panama over printed 'canaJ ion.'' shall be valid for postage on matter mailed In the canal zone " A treaty will shortly bo signed between this Govern-merit Govern-merit and the Panama republic amplifying amplify-ing the provisions already agreed upon and binding each country to their en-forcement