Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-09-11
THE QUICK DELIVERY.
Ten Cent Stamp System to 60 Into
Effect October !.

"Section 3 of the Post-office Ap
preparation Act approved March 3
1885, provides that special stamp Of
the face valuation of ten cents may
be provided and issued, whenever
deemed advisable or eXpedient in
such form and bearing such device as
may meet the approval Of the Post
master General, which, when attached
TO a letter, in addition to the lawful
postage thereon the delivery ofwhicll
is to be at free delivery Office, or at
any town or village containing a
population of 1000 or over according
to the Federal census, shall be regard
ed as emitting such letter to iInne-
diale delivery within the carrier
limit of any free delivery Office, which
may be designated by the Postmaster
General as special delivery office,
or within one mile of the post-oilice
at any other Office coming within the
provision of this section, which may,
in like manner, be designation as a
special delivery Office.
at has accordingly been decided
to introduce the special delivery sys-
TEN on the lst of October, 1885, at
all the post offices at which it is per-
mitted by the law, viz: Those at
which the free.delivery system is III
operation, and those in cities and
towns having population Of 1000
or over, as shown by the last Federal
census.
Suitable supplies of these special
delivery stamps will be sent to any
post-Oflice In the country which may
make a requisition for them, and
when received they are TO be taken
up by the Postmaster in his Account
current and accounted for quarterly
In the same manner as ordinary pos
tage stamps. They are TO be sold by
Poslmasters in any required amount
and 10 any person who may apply
for them, but they can bo used only
for the purpose of securing the I'M
mediate delivery of letters addressed
to aud received in the mails at any OF
the offices designed as special delivery
office.
"Under no circumstances are they
TO be used IN the payment of postage
of any description or of the registry
fee; nor can any other stamps be en-
plOyed To secure special delivery
stamp. The special delivery stamp
must be in addition TO the lawful
postage, and letters not prepaid with
at least one full rate Of postage, in
accordance with the law and rrgula-
tions, must be treated as held for
postage, even through hearing spec
ial delivery stamp in addition TO the
full postage and registry fee requir-
ed by the law and the regulations.
The special delivery stamps mus, be
cancelled at the Office of
in the same way as ordinary
postage stamps.
"a letter bearing special delivery
stamp, in addition to'the lawful pos
tage, may be mailed at any post-oillce
in the country, but 1t will not be ell
titled to an immediate delivery by a
when addressed to post
office TO which the special delivery
system has not been extended.
Especial delivery letters will be de-
livered by messenger within the car
rier limits of a frce-dclivery office,
aud within radius of one mile from
the postoflice at all other special de-
livery offices. tti
"Postmasters at fourth-class offices
are not entitled to commissions on
the special delivery stamps in any |
case. No effort will be spared to ex-
pedite the mailing of letters bearing |
special delivery offices.
"Postmasters are urged to use all |
available means for furnishing the |
public with information with regard |
to the special deliverysystem. A list
of special delivery Offices will be fur
nished to postmasters, and must be
conspiciously posted in the post-of-
flee where it will readily attract
public attention" |
A second circular by the Postmas-
ter General embodies technical in
structions to postmasters concerning
the above system. It directs post
to employ the requisite num-
ber of messenger boys to insure
prompt delivery, and provides that
substitute letter carriers may be EN-
ployed as messengers, but in no case
shall the compensation paid to any
one person exceed $50 per month.
"Two objects, says the Postmaster
General, "must be stenuously sought.
The first, the most efficient delivery
and second, to bring the SER
vice up to revenue.yielding condi-
ton"