Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-04-29
POSTAL CARDS.



On The FIRST os May next the post
Office Department will .commsnce
the issue ofthe ne " postsl cards. As
a matter OF interest to our business
community we give the following:
Th' card adopted is five and one
eigbt inches in length, and three inch
es IN width, aud ia made of good stiff
paper, water marked with the ini-
tials u S. 2. .. ID. in monogram,
The face of the card is engraved, sur
rounded by border, 10 scroll work
one>eighth of al inch in wild h. The
ore cent stamp printed on the upper
right hand corner is from u prUtil-
, bust of the Goddess of Liberty, look.
ing to the left, and surrounded by
la,h-work border, with the words
III. S. Postage inscribed above and
"One Cent" below. On the upper
LETT hand corner are the words "Uni.
ted States. Pr stall Card" with direc-
tions to write the address only Oh
this side, the message on the other. "
Underneath and occupying the low
or half of the card, are ruled lines on
which TO write the address, the top
line being pre6xed with the word
"To." The back of the card, intend
cd for the communication, is entire
Iy plain, being devoid even of ruled
lines. In color. the body of the card
is light cream, the printing velvet
brown. No variation 10 size, shape,
color, or in any other particular will
will be made from the regular style
to accommodate special cases, nor
will the department do any printing
on the cards beyond the engraving
specified in the description.
Postal cards will be sold for one
cent each, neither more or less,
whether in large quantities nor small
The objects of the postal cards is
to facilitate letter col respondeDce,
and provide for the transmission
through the mails at reduced rate
of postage, of short Communications
either printed or written in pencil or
ink. They may, therefore be used
for orders, invitations, aotIces, re-
ceipts, acknowledgements and other
requirements Of business and social
lite, and the matter desired TO be
conveyed may be either in writing
or in print, or partially in both. In
their treatment as mail matter, they
are to be regarded by postmasters
the same as sealed letters, and not as
printed matter. except that in no
case will unclaimed cards be sent TO
the dead letter Office.
An ordinary printed business card
may be sent through the mails when
prepaid by one cent postage stamp
attached, but such cards must con-
tain absolutely 40 writ en- matter ex-
cept the address, otherwise it will be
treated as not fully prepaid, and re-
fused admission into the mails
All cards different from those
herein described besriD z embossed
or printed postage stamps, and pur-
porting to be United States postal
cards, are counterfeit; and the man
ufacture of such cards, or the at
tempt to use the same, will subjecl
the offender to fne of $500 and i'm.
prisonment for five years, ' (Section
l78. Postal Code)
Postmasters will not, under any
circumstances. be permitted to re,
duce or exchange postal cards that
may be misdirected, or spoiled in
printing, or otherwise rendered unfit
for use, in the hands of private bold
ers.
The Department will not furnish
less than 500 cards on the order OF
the postmaster. individuals desiring
postal cards will purchased them OF
postmaster, asin no case can they
obtain them upon their application
TO the department.