The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-10-23
POSTAL MATTERS
OF Interest to Everybody.
Rates of POStage---ClaSSifiCa.
ton of Mdildble Matter.

FIRST CLASS-Letters, sealed pack
ages, and all matter closed against
inspection, 2 cents for each ounce OF
fraction thereof.
Postal Cards, l cent each.
SECOND CLAss-Newspapers and
periodical publications that have
been entered as second-class matter,
l cent per pound or fraction thereof.
When mailed by persons other than
publisher, cent for four ounces or
fraction thereof.
THIRD CLAss-Circulars, books and
matter wholly in print, engravings,
Autographs, wood-cuts, photographs,
checks, deeds, insurance policies in
blank, ETC., proof with manuscript
accompanying same, matter repro
duced by cyclostyle, hectograph,
mineograph, electric pen, or other
similar process easy of recognition.
when not in the nature of personal
correspondence; seeds, bulbs, roots,
scions, and plants: visiting cards and
business cards, ! cent for each
ounces or fraction thereof: 4 pounds
limit (except for single volumes of
books limit.l
FOURTH CLAss-Merchandi and
matter not included in any of the
above classes, which is not in its
form or nature liable to destroy or
damage the contents of the mail bag,
or harm persons engaged in the mail
service. l cent for each ounce or
fraction thereof; pounds limit.
POSTAGE STAMP BOOKS.
A very convenient manner of car
rying postage stamps in pocketbook
or purse is to purchase the postage
stamp books issued by the depart
ment bound with oiled paper between
the stamps.
The 2-cent stamp books can be had
at the Bellefontaine post-office stamp
window at the following rates:
Stamps. Stamps. Stamps.
One book. 8 O25 s0.49 5 0.97
POSTAL CARDS.
No printing or writing other than
the address is allowable on the ad-
dress side, nor may anything except
an address label not exceeding three
fourths by two inches in size, be
pasted or attached to any postal
card.
A postal card with a statement of
account written thereon may be
transmitted in the mails when it does
not contain anything rejecting in
juriously upon the conduct or charac-
ter of another, or a threat of any
kind, or any matter forbidden by law.
The department does not hold the
usual legal notices sent out by tax
collectors that tax is due or about to
become que, written or printed upon
postal cards, to be unmailable.
SPECIAL DELIVERY SYSTEM.
The special delivery system pro-
vides for the issue of a special stamp,
Of the face valuation of ten cents,
which, when attached to letter OF
package lin addition to the lawful
postage thereon) will entitie such let.
ter or package to immediate delivery
within the carrier limit of a free de.
livery Office between the hours OF
$50 a. m. and ZOO p. m. daily; by
messengers, who upon delivery. viii
procure receipts from the parties ad
dressed, or some one authorized tC
receive such deliveries.
When a special delivery letter Il
offered at its address, and delivery
cannot be effected for any reason
(such as the premises being closed
an error in direction. the absence o.
any person authorized to sign the re
ceipt, or any other similar cause Il
cannot be again offered for de
livery, either at the original addres
or elsewhere, as a special deliver,
letter, but will be delivered as sool
after it's return as possible by lette
carrier. If the person addressed ha
removed, it will be forwarded free t,
its proper address, If 1t be known
either in this city or at another post
Office, but will in either case be de
livered only as an ordinary and no
as a special delivery letter.
Special delivery letters should b
posted at the general postoffice, d
when mailed in street boxes there
some delay incident to collection an
dispatch to main Office. They ma
also be handed to any letter carrie
(who cannot, however, deliver then
but will bring them to the postoffict
on his return from his trip.)