Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-21
POSTAL CARDS REDEEMARLE.
Postoffice Order Went into Effect OF
First of Month.

Beginning with August 1 posta
cards became redeemable for rs pei
cent of. their face value in postage
stamps or other stamped paper. Sucl
is the gist of an order published in thu
Postal Guide, the official monthly pub
LEGATION of the postoffice department
The order was issued on July 10, buI
did not go into effect until August
It is as follows:
1t is hereby ordered that on and al
ter August /, 1902 postmasters at al
postoffices shall redeem, in postage
stamps or other stamped paper only
and from the original purchasers, I'M
Cancelled and unserviceable postal
cards at rs per cent of their face
value.
By the provisions of the order un
Cancelled or unserviceable postal cardl
may be redeemed. Exactly what will
be included among the unserviceable
cards Is not yet explained, and it will
probably only be after the order is
thoroughly tested by those who want
to beat the government out of a few
cents through its endeavor to make
things pleasant and improve the pos.
tai service that the meaning of the
word will become fully clear The
order goes on to say that parts or
pieces of cards will not be redeemed,
and by this it is understood, that when
a whole card is presented in pieces,
/ the pieces may be redeemed the same
as card for which a person has no
USE
However, no mutilated card will be
accepted for even a proportion of its
face value. Any card that has been
treated to any solution, such as bronx
ing. or coated with anything to in
crease it's personal appearance will
not be considered redeemable. Wheth
er this portion of the order would in.
clude the embellished cards that are
sent through the mails as souvenirs
or not, time alone and tests of the or.
der will prove. or course where
| these cards are issued as souvenirs by
the government everything will be
clear sailing, but where a person does
his own enclosing or has cards litho-
graphed it is doubtful if the order
would be considered as including such
cases. 1t is reasonable to suppose
that card subscribed with a firm
name would be considered as redeem
able, although such case of redeem
ing can scarcely be conceived except
where business is insolvent.
Parts of pieces of cards will not be
redeemed; nor will cards which have
been treated by bronzing, enameling
or other process of coating be redeem.
ed under the provision of this order.
H. c. Payne,
Postmaster General
Newfoundland Orders.
l In fba re
Guide is contained the general in
money orders to be sent to Newfound-
| land. OF course the order appertains
| only to those offices which issue mon
ey orders. A postoffice money order
may now be made upon any one of
some ninety-five towns and cities In
Newfoundland, in accordance with a
law passed by congress and going in
to effect on April l. Delay in the es.
tablishment of the service has been
necessary owing to the many details
that have presented themselves in
completing the arrangements to insti-
tute service that would be rapid and
efficient
The same regulations in regard to
sending orders to Newfoundland as to
Canada will be observed The inter.
change of money orders between the
United States and Canada was insti-
tuted on July 1, 1901. The regula.
tons that have been found to be ne.
cessary in this governmental inter-
change Of courtesy will apply to New.
foundland. All advices will not, how.
ever, be sent direct to the Office for
which they are destined, but will be
sent to the postmaster of Sydney
Nova Scotia. and from there will be
forwarded. The Postal Guide contains
list of the ninety-five towns to
which orders may be sent.