The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1890-11-15
OF the envelope or wrapper of all mat
tey, rpailed

| his Will secure It's lmmeQlate retuff
to the sender from the mailing office
for correction if improperly addressed
insufficiently paid, or otherwise defect
i've; thus affording opportunity to com
ply with the postal regulations and re.
quirements, and place the matter in
proper condition to entitle it to all the
privileges of the mails, and is especial
| ly useful in the case of packages and
other matter mailable at less than let
ter rate of postage, which is restricted
TO certain conditions and requirements
as to weight, size, manner of inclosure,
| etc.
Letters and all other matter mailed,
so marked with the name and address
of the sender, that should fail to be
called for or delivered to the person
addressed, and upon which full letter
rates of postage has been paid are not
sent to the Dead Letter Office, but are
returnable to the sender directly
without additional charge, and with
the reason of non-delivery indorsed
thereon.
Packages and all matter mailed at
less than letter rates of postage, should,
in addition to the name and address of
the sender upon the envelope or wrap
per, bear in connection Herewith re-
quest for its return in the event of nom
delivery, in which case it is also re-
turnable directly to the sender from
the post Office addressed, charged with
return postage at the rate required for
the class of matter to which it belongs
If it be borne in mi. that only such
unclaimed and undelivered letters and
other matter prepaid at full letter
rates of postage as do not bear the
name and address of the sender, and
such other matter mailed at less than
letter rates of postage as does not bear
arequest for its return, is required to
be sent to the Dead Letter Office, the
importance of the suggestions in re-
spect to placing the name and address
of the sender, ETC., on all matter mail
ed, is apparent.
All matter mailable at less than let
ter rates of postage must be SO wrapped
or inclosed that it can be readily exam
ined at the Office of delivery, as well as
at the mailing Office, without destroy
ing the wrapper; otherwise it is sub
JeCG W lebIeI pOSldSe.
Much of the package and parcel mat
ter received at the Dead Letter Office
is that which has been deposited for
mailing sealed and closed against in
spection and prepaid at less than letter
rates; being unavailable in such condi-
ton, and the name and address of the
sender not appearing upon the cover,
whereby itlmight be returned for COR
rection and proper compliance with
postal conditions, it necessarily is sent
to the Dead Letter Office.
A large proportion of the packages
sent to the Dead Letter Office are ad
dressed to foreign countries.
In addition to being sealed or closed
against inspection and deficient in post
age, many of them contain articles that
are unmailable through the post be-
cause of customs regulations and condi-
tions of the countries to which they
are addressed. or exceed the limit of
size and weight.
In mailing packages addressed to
foreign countries, care should be taken
to ascertain whether they are prohibi-
ted, or can only be forwarded when
the postage is fully prepaid at foreign
letter rates. cents per half ounce.
Only bona tide trade samples are
transmissible at reduced rates of post
age.
Persons desiring to mail matter 9TH
er than letters to foreign countries
should consult their post-masters, who,
being provided with the postal laws
and regulations, are enabled to give
proper information respecting cOndl-
tions, ETC., etc, of mailing to foreign
countries.
All valuable matter to be sent by
mail should be registered. 1t will thus
receive such protection as it is not al
ways possible to give to matter sent in
the ordinary mails. Money should be
sent by money order or registered let
ter.
Proprietors of hotels should omit
the return request from envelopes sup
piled gratuitously to their guests; and
guests using envelopes furnished by
hotels, should be careful to designate
what disposal should be made of letters
sent by them in case of non-delivery.
In sending packages and parcels
DoOhs, pdnlpuletS, anu oViloI di oioleo
by mail, the address should be placed
on the article inclosed as well as on
the wrapper.
Should the wrappers, become detached,
as they frequently do, through the
incident to mail transporta-
ton by sea or land, it may still be pos
sible to restore the article if this pre-
caution is taken.
While the efficiency of the postal
system and service has attained high
standard, the public may materially
aid in the fuller and more complete
delivery of it's mail matter, or the
prompt return of the same to the SEN
der in cases where delivery from any
cause cannot be effected, if the forego-
in suggestions are conformed to.
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