The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-31
POSTAL IMPORTATION.
Extracts from the Postal Laws Reuar
knr n5niInhIn N1netar

Extracts from the Postal Laws Regard
ing Nathalie Matter.
Foreign Postage Table-To most of qhe
countries of the civilized world the rates
of postage Except Canada and Mexico)
are as follows:
LETTERS
For . grams "a ounce) - 5
Newspapers and other printed matter per
TWO ounces $3.50. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1
COMMERCIAL PAPER.
Packets not in excess OF ten ounces. 5000. 5
Packets in excess Of ten ounces, for each two
ounces or fraction thereof Acknowledgements.
Registration fee on letters or other articles. 10
That the working class, particularly
those of foreign birth, are not aware Of
the fact that merchandise cannot be sent
through the mails, unless prepaid at 5
cents per one-half ounce or fraction
thereof, to countries outside of Canada
and Mexico, is particularly noticeable.
Pairs OF articles, two or more articles of
exact counterpart, handkerchiefs, scarfs,
needlework, articles of wearing apparel,
perfectly whole and complete in them
selves, whether sent in execution of an
order or as gifts, can not be considered
in any sense as samples, and can not be
sent through the mails to foreign coun-
tries, unlesss prepaid at 8 cents per hall
ounce or fraction.
Christmas and New Years cards and
photographs with frames, or articles bear
ing Christmas or New Years greetings so
elaborate in their design as to have IN IN
trinsic value outside of the sentiment at
tached to them, such as satin pin cush-
ions, celluloid calendars, plaques, greet
ings in frames, cannot be sent through
the mails to countries other than Canada
and Mexico outside of the United States,
unless prepaid at 8 cents per half ounce or
fraction.
Wrapping-The use of poor quality of
wrapping paper for sending packages
through the mails should be avoided.
Packages should be wrapped in strong
wrapping paper and tied with strong
Irvine. 1t is not necessary to leave any
part of the package exposed; 1t should be
so wrapped that it can be united and ex-
amined without breaking a cord.
The address should be written plainly
and legibly upon the package with INK.
Tags and address labels should not be
used, as they frequently become torn and
detached from the packages.
The sender's name and address should
always appear on every article sent
through the mails, preceded by the word
from. - II the above rules were OBJ
served few packages would go astray in
the mails.
Packages Of merchandise having sala-
bic value, whether sent as presents or
not, can not be sent through the mails to
foreign countries except Canada and
Mexico. Articles of any kind otherwise
mailabie, which contain any writing
and are not paid in full at the letter rate
of postage, can not be sent through the
mails 10 foreign countries other than
Canada and Mexico.
Articles of jewellery and coins cannot be
enJ through the mails to foreign coun-
sries. Sealed packages mot letters), adj
dressed to Canada and Mexico, can not be
sent through the mails. Photographs,
pictures and printed matter can not be
closed against inspection, and sent at the
cheaper rate of postage to foreign coun-
tries.