The times., 1901-04-20
DOMESTIC POSTAGE RATES.
An Order Governing the Transmits
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 26. 1900.
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 Tutuila Including all adjacent islands
of the Samoan group which are posses
| sions of the United States) shall be sub
ject to the United States domestic classi-
hcations, conditions, and rates of post
age
THAT all mail matter originating in
Cuba, Guam, the Philippine Archipelago
or Tutuila, for transmission to the United
States, or from one to another of those
islands, shall be subject to the United
States domestic cIassifcations, 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"
To ensure prompt delivery. mail mat
ter sent to persons i'm the United States
service should include i'm the address the
complete designation of the organization,
company or regiment. vessel, or other
branch of the service To which the ad-
dressee belongs; and the postage thereon
should be fully prepaid.
That the postage rates conditions. and
treatment prescribed throughout this or
der shall apply, as far as practicable, 10
| all mail matter sent To or from persons
| in the United States military or naval
service while in China. Provided. That
! such mal 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. Il. s. soldiers letter Il. =. sail
| or's letter or L. 3. 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
ganiZation. company or regiment or yes
/ sci, to which the addressee belongs.
In pursuance Of the President order
| Of November (. 1853, unSealed packages
/ and parcels of mailabIe matter containing
/ only articles designed gifts or sOuve-
! Mrs and with no commercial purpose and
not for sale sent by persons in the Uni
/ ted States service military, naval. or
ciN1D i'm Porto Rico, Guam the Philippine
| Islands, or Cuba, To members of their
/ families in the United States, and unseaI-
/ 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
! malls and delivered subject only 70 do
mestic postal rates and regulations: Pro
| vided, That no such package shall exceed
1 four pounds in weight, and each shall be
endorsed on the outside in a conspicuous
! place. with the word, gift or souvenir
or the equivalent thereof; and that when
/ sent from said islands TO the United
t States. each such package shall be so
| marked as to show the branch of the
| service to which the sender belongs, and
| be countersigned by commissioned officer
| or a postmaster and that when sent from
! the United States to said islands, each
such package shall show the branch OF
I the service to which the addresSee be-
/ longs.
/ "Postmasters are directed to advise
| senders of such packages of the provi-
I sions of this section, and otherwise see
| that full instructions are given for its
] proper execution.
That the registration fee shall he s
cents, in addition to the lawful postage.
That United States postage stamps
/ shall be valid fer the pa ynient of postage in
/ the island possessions. and the OveTprint-
! ed postage stamps OF the island posses
siOns shall be accepted il, payment OF post
a~so wherever United States postage
stamps are valid"