The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-05-17
the onf.ctn1 pos TAI CARS.
Deseysptiea e6 The Neat &it1ls pieeo q
Passebeard lssasl By ~ osvse12sat
Ear - Geaveaieaee ofths pUblie.

The Third Assistant Postmaster General
(E. W. Bartsr, has given notice that The
necessary sppr'prlainn having Oe,n n,a'sr
for the purpose, the department will, On the
first Of May next, Commence the issue tO
,n,simss,rrs of the rr,s'nl cards authorized
6y the act 1T June =. 1879
The card ad'ptci Is nve and one eight
inches In length Hnd three inches In width,
and - ms.ie Ut g."xl >iif - cr. wx'erns.rk
el with the initials U & Z y. ID. IN mono
gram The fare Of the card is engraved,
surrssunalcsl by n UOr,lrr in scroll work Que
eighth Of an incl, In width. The Onc~s~nt
s'smp printed On the upper riyh' hand cur
ner II from profile hut Uf the G.si.icss Ut
Liberty h king ~ the left AMI surnIund.A
by M'le work lHDrdcr with the wUrsis ~
d. Postage" inserted x6DSe snd ''Oue.ce,'l"
beiOw.
Oh the Upper left hand corner are thu
~Or'is limited S,ates Postal Card" with
si,recth,ns ,U ''wr,ic the address only Nn this
s,de-lhe m,~. age on the ether" Under
meath, and occupying the lower half "f the
card, nre ruled lines, On which to write the
address: III. top line "eing prcdAed with the
word ITO"
The back Of 'hc c,rd. intended tor the
communication, is entirely plain, being lie.
void even Of ruled lines In cOlUr, the OOty
of the card 10 tight cream, the printing vel
Vet brown. M varisii"n in size, shape
color, or in any other particular, will he
made from the regular style tO scctmn.O
date special cases, n0: viii the department,
do anything Or printing the cards lHyOnd
the engraving specified in the description.
Postal car.is will hc sold f.r one cent
c"ch, neither more nor less. VIII. thrr III large
quantities "r small. The object Of the pOst
NJ cards Is to faciliiatc letter cOrresl laDnueace
and provide for the transportation through
the mails NJ n reduced ia'e Of postage, vt
sM'rt Communications, either printed Or
written in ps.,,cil Or ink. They may there
fore he used fnr orders, invi'a,i'ns, notices,
rst~ipss. xcknOw etigInenis, aud other re
quire,nen,s at business and social life. And
the matter desired IL be Conveyed may Oe
either in writing or in print, or partially in
10th. In their a'Mcnt rs mali matter
they arc to bc regarded by ps'stn,asters the
same n. sealed letters, and not NJ printed
matter. except that in no case will III
claimed cards I've sent 10 the Dead Letter
Office.
An ordinary printed business card may
he cent through the mails whe" prepaid BY
y One.cent tr,siaye stamp attached but
such card must Contain absolutely no writ.
ten matter except the address Otherwise
It will b~ irra'ed ~ not fully prepaid, aud
refused lmissiun into the mails
All car different from ti"'se herein de-
scribeh. bearing embossed Or printed post.
aye stamps. and purl'Oriing to he United
States IH'ssa' car.is. are cs'u"'erfcii, and the
manufacturer Of such cards. Or the attempt
IL Use the - ne, will subject the offender ~
4 fine of five hundred dollars. and iMprisOn.
,uent for five years.
nse
stances le permitted 10 reduce or exchange
postal cards that may Oe emisdirected, spoiled
in printing. or otherwise rendered unfit for
use in the hands of private holders.
The department will not furnish less than
five hundred cards OH the order Ut post
master. Individua!s desiring postal cards
will purchase them "f postmaster ~ in no
case can they obtain them upon direct sp-
plicaiIon to the dep .1iinent.