The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-19

The New PosrAn CARD-DRsURpT1on
AND PRIoEs. The Third Assistant Post
m aster- General, e. W. Barber has given
nptice that. the necessary appropriation
having been made for the purpose, the
department will, on tho LIST Of Hay next,
commt ,e the Issue 10 p6stmastots Of the
kJstal cards authorized by tho Aot Of;
June 8, 1879. 'ess}
The carl adopted IL Ave and 1 baIf
inches in length and three inohss In
width. and is made OF good, stiE paper,
O. D., in monogram. The fade .of the
card is engraved. surrounded bya border
of SCROLL work one-eighth Of an inch in
width. The one cent stenp,5 printed on
the upper fight.hand c3rneE u from p
profile bust Of the Goddess Of Liberty.
looking to the left. and surrounded by q
lathe. work border, with the words ~.
8. postage" inscribed above and zone
cent" below. On the upper left-hand.
corner arc the words, 'United States
postal card" with directions to "write
the address only on this side-the mes
sage on the other" Underneath, and
occupying the lower half Of the card. arc
ruled lines on which to write the address,
the top line being prefxed with the word
The back of The card, intended for the
communication. is entirely plain, being
devoid even of ruled lines. In color,
the body OF the card is light cream; the
printing velvet brown. No variation in
size, shape. color or any other particular
will be made from the regular style to
accommodate special cases. nor will the
department do any ,rinting on the cards
beyond the engraving specified in the
description.
Postal cards will bs sold for one cent
each, neither moro nor less, whether in
large quantities or small.
The object Of the postal card is to ia.
cilitate letter correspondence and pro-
mails, at a reduced rate of postage, of
short communications, either printed or
written, in pencil or ink. They may,
therefore, be used for orders, invita-
tions, notices, receipts, Acknowledge
menta and other requirements Of bust
ness and social life, and the matter do
sired 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 print
| ed matter, except that in no case will
unclaimed cards be sent to the dead let
ter Office.
An ordinary printed business card may
be sent through the mails, when pre-.
paid, by one cent postage stamp at
tached, but such card must contain alb
| solutely no written matter, except the
address; otherwise. it will be treated as
not folly prepaid, and refused admission
into the mails. -
All cards different from those herein
described, bearing embossedlor printed
postage stamps, and purPorting to be
United States postal cards. sre counter
felt: and the manufacturer OF snch
! cards, OF, the attempt to use the same,
will subieot the offender TO q fne Of
$500 and imprisonment for Eve yeare.
| lSec. 178, Postal Code.I IT,
Postmasters will not, under any cir
cumstanoes, be permitted to reduce or
exchange postal cards that may be mis-
directed. spoiled in printing. or other
wise rendered unfit for use, in the hands
OF private holders.
| The department will not furnish less
than 500 cards on the order Of q post
master. Individuals desiring postal
cards will purchase them OF a postmaster,
sa in no case can they obtain them upon
direct application to the department..