The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-14
ABUSED A
PRIVILEGE
No More Bronzins of
u. s. Postal
Cards.

United States postal cards which
ellIng or other processes of coating,
have been tabooed by the United States
postal department at Washington, and
parties having them on hand anywhere
In the United States. Hawaii. Porto
Rico and the Philippines, must dispose
OF them before August 1 next.
Mr.. Madden. postoffice inspector In
charge at the Honolulu postofice,
stated yesterday that the general inter-
probation OF the order was that the reg
ulation United States postal card can
not be used except In it's original con-
dition plus original printing. Formerly
the department permitted parties who
had printed announcements on the
backs OF the cards to bronze over and
thereby conceal the original printing
and print new announcements over this
coating. For instance. a firm desired
to send out thousands OF postal cards
announcing q sale OF this or that arti-
Gle. Quantities were printed with this
announcement. but not all OF them
would be used The parties having
them on hand had so much dead"
material. The department allowed
theee cards to be subjected to process
which placed q coating OF bronze or
enamel over the printed announcement
so that a firms losses would not be
great. The cards were then in condi-
ton TO be printed upon again.
In time. however. this privilege was
abused. Some firms accumulated guam
titles sof them, but never took advan-
tage OF the permission to coat them
over. Enterprising firms made offers
for the surplus cards. often getting
them at a large discount. and in this
manner made money out OF them. a
feature which is not allowed under the |
postal regulations
The regulation covering the matter |
which was recently received by Mr.. |
Madden Is as follows:
Under the postal laws and reguia-
lions. edition OF 1897. effective April 1.
last. United States postal cards treated /
by bronzing. enameliing or other proc
ess. thereby lose their postal value.
In order to give owners OF such /
cards reasonable time to dispose OF l.
those on hand. IL has been determined |.
BY this Office not to enforce the provi-
sions OF Section fis until August LIST.
next Therefore. postmasters will. as
accept for mailing, until
that date. United States postal cards
which have been bronzed. enameied or
otherwise coated prior To- the date OF 7,
his order.
This order. however. does not au-
horize the acceptance OF such cards
when the enameling or other treatment
bscures any part OF the stamp or origi-
iai government print Where any part
II the stamp or government print Is
covered or otherwise obiiterated the Z
ard Is vaiueieEs for postage. and post
masters at Office OF mailing or delivery.
espectively. must require prepay
nent by stamps affixed, or fullest post
&c due at the rate chargeable accord
ne TO the classification OF the message
when arrangements are completed
United States postal
ards will be redeemed from the origi- Q
al purchaser"
This regulation In no way concerns Y
he private postal cards sold by news S
callers. which require a two-cent '
lamp for mailing. The cards bear n
liinpses OF cities. mountains. buildings. n
II manner OF scenery. half-tone photo
raphs and practically anything picto-
ally. which make them souvenirs OF =
ne place where sold. These are not =,
sued from the postofice department, q
nd therefore require letter postage to n
airy them through the mails. The r
erman government issues them for G,
.venue. the amount accruing to the ic
Dvernment In 1901 being in the neigh ~
orhood OF 100000. h;