The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-26
POSTAL INFoRmArloN.
Extracts from the Postal Laws Regard
ing Nathalie Matter.

Extracts from the Postal Laws Regard
ing Nathalie Matter.
Foreign Postage Table-To most of che
countries of the civilized world the rates
OF postage Except Canada and Mexico)
are as follows:
LETTERS.
For 25 grams q ounce) .............. -..-
Postal cards, each. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 2
Newspapers and other printed matter per
TWO ounces .-. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
COMMERCIAL PAPER.
Packets not in excess OF ten ounces. ..... 8
Packets in excess of ten ounces, for each two
ounces or fraction thereof ..........-.....
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, isparticularIy 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 a 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 5 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 il frames, cannot be sent through
the mails to countries other than Canada
and Mexico outside Of the United States,
unless prepaid at 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; it should be
SO wrapped that it can be united and OK
amined without breaking 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 If the above rules were OBJ
served few packages would 60 astray in
the mails.
Packages of merchandise having saia-
Ole value, Wnetnef SeEt as presents or
not, can not be sent through the mails to
foreign countries except Canada and
Mexico Articles of any kind otherwise
mailable, 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
en- { through the mails to foreign coun-
sri t0H T1Q l-ac f11n loft
dressed to Canada and Mexico, can not be
sent through the mails. Pilot ograpks,
pictures and printed matter can not be
closed against inspection, and sent at tie
cheaper rate of postage to foreign coun-
tries.