Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-18
POINTS ON POSTAGE
THINGS FOB THE PUBLIC no RE-
MEMBER.
Rate Of Pay for Different Sorts Of Mail
Matter and How These Are
Classified.

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Matter and How These Are
Classified.
| "The fine memorial edition of The Star
has been going through the Washington
| city post Office by the ton to out-of-town
addresses, and 1t is the largest single edi-
! ton OF daily newspaper which has been
| handled over our tables" said an official
| in the postal service this morning to Star
reporter.
1.-The mailing Of this splendid specimen OF
newspaper creation in large quantities
brings up the question Of postage, etc, as
regards periodicals In particular, and other
| mail matter In general, which the public
should not fail to bear constantly In mind.
| Most persons cannot seem to differentiate
| when the question Of postage arises as be-
| tween that to be paid upon newspapers and
| that which Is due upon letters. and also
that upon the different classes Of mail mat
| ter Complaints are constant In all cities
about the non-delivery Of newspapers be-
cause such large proportion Of the patrons
OF the mails suppose that IL short
| paid letter goes forward to destination and
| the deficiency collected upon delivery. news
papers will go forward also. This Is a
| popular error. Full postage must be pre-
| paid upon newspapers to entitle them to go
forward.
"Out of the great mass of postal informa-
| ton of use to the public / will give you a
| few points what to do and what not to do.
Always have large and special editions
Of newspapers like The Star memorial
| weighed. Prepay full postage to insure de-
livery. and place eight cents in stamps on
the edition In question as it weighs two
pounds
Points Of Value to the Public.
while remembering that the prepayment
of full postage on ordinary letters intended
for delivery at home or abroad is optional.
the postage due being collected in the
United States at single rates and abroad at
double rates, always endeayor to have the
full amount in stamps attached; 1t saves
lots of time and annoyance.
Don't forget that the opposite to this
rule is true as regards registered letters
going abroad. and full prepayment of post
age is required upon all such latter foreign
letters.
Don't forget that postage upon all ar
ticles other than letters intended for
abroad must be prepaid, at least in part,
the deficiency being doubled abroad when
collected.
Don't fail to remember that postal con-
ditions in Russia are not the same as in
the United States. Correspondence for Rus
sia should have the name of the place OF
destination added, either in English French
or German: and If for the smaller towns
in Russia they should bear as part Of the
eminent in which the towns are situated.
If these conditions not complied with
the Russian post Office authorities decline
to undertake the delivery of the correspond
ence. Newspapers and other, political pub
LEGATIONS of foreign origin afe not allowed
circulation in Russia by mail. except such
as are addressed to the reigning members
Of the imperial family. the ministers of the
empire members Of the diplomatic corps. ;.
THE United States postal regulations urge
against the use of sealing wax on the back /
OF envelopes, as letters so sealed often adj
here to each other and the addresses on. the
articles are destroyed by the tearing of the !
covers In the separation The ladies like to !
use sealing wax on both foreign and do-
nestle letters. 1t Is a poor plan and accom-
plishes no real good.
Reasons Why Mail Goes Astray.
Don't think 1t is swagger to leave out
of the superscription on a foreign letter
the name of the country. There are twenty
three post offices in this country named
Paris thirty named Berlin eighteen
named Vienna and your letter may go to
any one of them, and more likely to the
dead letter office. Mail addressed to Lon
don may be sent either to England or Can
ada. Avoid using fimsy paper for en-
velOpes, as they are liable to be torn or de-
stroyed in long transits. See that the post
age stamps affixed to the covers on articles
Of printed matter do not adhere to the ar
ticles themselves. thus virtually sealing the
additional postage at letter rates en- de-
livery. o,. :.
Don't write or have printed your maine
and address, or your card as 1t is called 4
in postal parance, on the back of your en-
velopes. and then expect to have your let
ters returned to you In the event of nom
delivery. The regulations require the card
to be placed in the upper eft-hand corner
Of the envelope 1t is truly astonishing the
number OF persons who place their cards 4
on the back Of the envelope and then COM
plain because my letters are not returned
| to me-
Don't fail to examine your receipts for
both international and domestic money or
ders. The clerk may make a mistake which
may be rectifed at once, before you leave
the window, and save you lot Of time and
expense
Don't expect to get your money back on
repayment of an International money order
upon presentation in the case of a do
nestle order. The foreign country must
first be communicated with and permission
obtained. as the order may have been paid
abroad on a duplicate.
Don't forget that money orders issued by
the government are good for all time until
paid or repaid. So don't tear up old orders
| until you find out.
Different Classes and Rates.
MANY otherwise wen-informed persons
| fail to grasp the distinction between the
| four different classes of mail matter and
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