Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-11-12
Postal Affairs.


THE following rulings of the Post.
master-General are of interest to the
public: ,.ssp,
the postage due thereon Is paid4
The address only can be printed or writ
ten upon the face of postal cards.
Postal cards may he forwarded at the
request Of the party addressed, the same
as letters. -
Letter-carriers have no right to go out
side of the limits or routes assigned to
them to deliver letters.1 y8afa mr.
A written signature fOr date, or any
writing on circular other than the adj
dress, subjects it to letter postage.
Printed matter should be SO wrapped
that its contents may be conveniently ex-
amined without destroying the wrapper
and If not so wrapped. letter postage
should be charged thereon. i5
Mailable matter of the second and
third classes containing any writing
Whatever, except the address, must be
charged with letter postage. ~
If Postmasters cannot make the neces-
sary examination to see that printed
matter is charged with the proper rate
of postage without destroying the wrap
per, they must rate the same with letter
postage.
Matter of the second and third classes
inclosed in sealed envelopes, n0tched at
the ends or sides, or with the corners cut
off, cannot be mailed, except at letter
rates of postage. t8
Letters sent under cover from one
Postofiice to another carry with them
evidence of fraud. Though the Post
master may not refuse TO postmark and
forward them, he should indorse on the
reverse side of such letters the following
/" Received at under cover from
the Postoff1ce at --, to be forwarded
in the mail"
1t is the duty Of Postmaster to for
ward prepaid letters, at the request of the
party addressed, to any other office with
out additional postage I but printed noatte1'
master shall be furnished with postage
TO pay the transient rate for forwarding.
The provision for the free transmission
by mail of newspapers, :" one copy to each
actual subscriber residing within the
county where the same are printed" is
now in force; but the same shall not be
delivered at letter-carrier Offices or dis
tributed by carriers unless postage is
paid thereon as by law provided. r gsst
The following is a concise statement OF
the new rates Of domestic postage:
Mail letters, three cents on each half
ounce. -
Drop letters at letter-carrier offices.
two cents each half ounce.
Drop letters at non-letter-carrier Of
fees, one cent each half ounce.
Registered letters, eight cents in addi-
tion to the proper postage.
Newspapers, circulars and other
printed matter, seeds, cuttings, bulbs,
roots and scions, in packages not exceed
ing four pounds in weight, one cent for
each two ounces.
Books. in packages, not exceeding
-four pounds in weight, one cent for each
two ounces.
Merchandise and samples, in packages
not exceeding four pounds in weight,
one cent for each two ounces.
Newspapers, periodicals and circulars
not exceeding two ounces in weight, de-
posted in ietter-carrier offices for local
delivery, one cent for each two ounces.
Periodicals exceeding two ounces in
for local delivery, two cents each.
All matter not prepaid by letter rates
must be so wrapped that it canbe exam
ined without destroying the wrapper, and
must not contain any writing whatever,
inside or outside, except the address, but
samples may be numbered to correspond
with the numbers in descriptive letter,
and business cards may be printed, i'm
pressed or pasted Gf printed) on wrap
pers.
Liquids, poisons, explosives and other
dangerous matters are excluded.