The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-20
DOMESTIC POSTAGE RATES.
An order GovernInE the Tr.nsmis-
sion of Military Mail Matter.


| Postmaster General Smith has issued
an order regarding domestic postage rates
and classification between the United
States and it's island possessions and
Cuba. and the military and naval ser
| vice in China: the Forwarding of all mail
| matter to persons In the United States
service; gifts or souvenirs for or from
persons in the United States service: pen
atty and franked matter The order SUI
persedes the postal order of July p. 1890.
and went into effect April /, 1901 Its
| provisions are as follows:
THAT all mail matter originating in
the United States for transmission to
Cuba Guam. the Philippine Archipelago.
or T'utuila Including all adjacent islands
OF the Samoan group which are posses
sions of the United States shall he sub
ject to the United States domestic classi-
fcations, conditions, and rates of post
age.
That all mail matter originating in
Cuba Guam, the Philippine Archipelago.
or Tutuia for transmission to the United
States or from one to another of those
islands. shall be subject to the United
States domestic classificatious, conditions,
and rates of postage.
In this order, Hawaii and Porto Rico
are included in the term United States"
and Guam, Tutuila, and the Philippine
Archipelago are included In the term isl
and possessions.
ITO ensure prompt delivery, mail mat
ter sent to persons in the United States
| service should include in the address the
! complete designation of the organization,
company or regiment. vessel, or other
branch of the service to which the adj
| dressee belongs; and the postage thereon
should be fully prepaid.
THAT the postage rates. conditions. and
treatment prescribed throughout this or
der shall apply. far as practicable to
all mail matter sent to or from persons
| in the United States military or naval
service while in China: Provided, That
! such mail matter sent by persons in the
| United States service in China be en-
| dorsed to show the branch of the service
! to which the sender belongs, as for in
stance. u. s. soldiers letter u s. sail
| ors letter or u. s. marines letter and
| that such mail matter addressed to per-
| sons in the United States service In China
! bears the complete designation of the or
| Sanizatfon. company or regiment, or yes
| sci, to which the addressee belongs.
I'm pursuance of the President order
| Of November 4. 1899, unseaied packages
and parcels of maiabie matter containing
| only articles designed gifts or SGuye-
| Mrs, and with no commercial purpose and
/ ted States service military, naval, or
| civ1D in Porto Rico, Guam. the Philippine
| Islands, or Cuba, to members of their
| families in the United States, and unsea-
| cd packages of mailable matter of the
same personal character. sent from the
| United States to officers, soldiers, sailors,
| and others. in the public service in said
| islands, shall be transmitted through the
mails and delivered subject only to do
nestle postal rates and regulations: Pro
! vided. That no such package shall exceed
| four pounds in weight, and each shall be
/ endorsed on the outside. in conspicuous
] place. with the word, gift or souvenir
or the equivalent thereof; and that when
| sent from said islands TO the United
| States. each such package shall be so
marked as to show the branch OF the
/ service to which the sender belongs and
| he countersgned by commissioned officer
| or postmaster, and that when sent from
! the United States to said islands, each
such package shall show the branch OF
| the service to which the ADDRESSED be-
| longs.
| 'Postmasters are directed to advise
| senders OF such packages of the provi-
| sions of this section, and otherwise see
| that full instructions are given for its
! proper execution.
That the registration fee shall he
| cents, in addition to the lawful postage.
That United States postage stamps
| shall be valid for the payment of postage in
| the island possessions. and the overprint-
! ed postage stamps OF the island posses
sions shall be accepted In payment of post
l"-e-~horvvvr United States postage
| stamps are valid"