Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-05-02
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Letters and ali ether matter mailed,

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 ONCE, but arc
out additional charge, and with the
reason of non-delivery indorsed thereon.
The above suggestions in respect to
the return to unclaimed and undelivered
mail matter directly to the sender from
the postofflce addressed, refers only to
letters and other mail matter upon
whish full letter postage has been paid
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 oe
wrapper, bear In connection Herewith
request for its return in the event OF
non-delivery, in which case it is also
returnable directly to the sender from
the postoffice addressed, charged tn
return postage At the rate required for
the class matter to which it belongs.
Tho distinction. under the postal
regulations, as regards the return of un-
claimed and undelfvered matter is. that
letters and other matter prepaid at full
letter rates are returnab1e fec, whereas
matter mailable at less than letter post
age requires the payment of return
postage.
If it be borne in mind that only sash
unclaimed and undelivered letters and
other matter prepaid at fail letter rates
Of postage as do not bear the name and
address of the sender, and such other
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Of postage as does not bear request
for its return, is required to be se.t to
the Dead Letter Office, the importance
of the suggestions, in respect to placing
the name and address of the sender,
etc., on all matter mailed, is apparent.
All matter mailable at less than letter
rates of postage must be SO wrapped or
inclosed that it can be readily examined
at the Office of delivery, as we'll as at
the mailing office, without destroying
tho wrapper; otherwise it is subject to
letter postage.
Much of the package and parcel mat
ter received at the Dead Letter Office is
that which has been deposited for mail
ing sealed and closed against inspection
and prepaid at less than letter rate;
being unavailable in such condition, and
the name and address of the sender not
appearing upon tho cover. whereby ii
might be returned for correction and
proper compliance with postal condi.
tions, it necessarily is sent to the Dead
Letter Office.
A large proportion Of the packages
sent to tho Dead Letter Ottlce arc ad'
dressed to foreign countries.
In addition to being sealed CT closed
against inspection and deficient in post
age, many Of them contain articles that
are unavailable through the post be-
cause Of customs regulations and condi.
tions of tho countries to which they are
addressed, or exceed the limit of size
and weight.
In such cases, il the name and address
Of the sender does not appear, the par.
ties addressed are notified that the
package will be forwarded by express at
their expense, or returned to the sender
if they will furnish the proper address
in this country.
With no knowledge of the value OF
the package or by whom mailed. the ad-
dressee often declines to direct it to be
forwarded and pay the charges; and the
sender being unknown to the Dead Let
ter Office, it eventually takes the course
provided for other unclaimed matter OF
it's class.
In mailing packages addressed to for
eign countries, care should bo taken to
ascertain whether they are prohibited
from transmission to the country OF
destination, or can only be forwarded
when the postage is fully prepaid at
foreign letter rates. cents per hall
ounce.
Only bona fide trade samples are
transmiSsible at reduced rates of post
age.
Persons desiring to mail matter other
other than letters to foreign countries
should consult their postmasters, who,
being provided with the postal laws and
regulations, are enabled to give proper
Information respecting conditions. etc,
etc, of mailing to foreign countries.
All valuable matter to be sent by mail
should be registered. 1t will thus re-
ceive such protection as 1t Is not always
possible to give to matter sent in the
ordinary mails. Money should be sent
by money order or registered letter.
Proprietors of hotels should omit the
return request from envelopes supplied
gratuitously to their guests; and guests
using envelopes furnished by hotels
should be careful to designate what dis
posal should be made of letters sent by
them in case of non-delivery.
On mail matter to foreign countries,
especially Canada and England, in which
many postofiices have the same name as
offices in the United States, the name
of the country, as we'll as the postofficc.
should be given in full.
In sending packages and parcels
books, pamphlets, and other articles-by
mail, the address should be placed on
the article inclosed as we'll as on the
wrapper.
Shnn1d the wra nners become detached