Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-10
RULES FOR SEND
ing XMAS GIFTS
NOW TO AVOID MISTAKES AND
SAVE PARCELS Feom DEAD
LETTER OFFICE.
A WORD ON POST CARDS
Notice From Officials Tells Hes Much
Writing May Be Placed snsus tine
Packages.

The following notice has been Is
sued hy the local post"tflee officials In
order that the public mai Eno~ e1-
actiy how 10 class their Christmas
mail By needing the instructions the
postal employees will not only be bene'
fitted, but the recipient will also re-
celye quicker and better service. Fol
loving are the rules and regulations
governing mali:
Mail matter Is divided into four
classes:
First CiaSs-Letters. Cnited States
postal cards, all matter sealed or 9th
erwise closed against inspection, and
all matter wholly or partly In writ
Ing. whether sealed or uasealed. Rate
. cents Tor each ounce or fraction,
Leather post cards. n cent each. II
no writing on the back % II outside
Of the r&m me and address OF the send
or. date ana East Las Vegas, y, ii:
? cents N otherwise. Paper past
cards I cent each and writing allow
ed on back only,
Second Class~-Cnsealed, Rate. |
cent for each four ounces or fraction.
Full prepayment required, No limit
TO weight, This Is the rate which ap-
pi1es>,a newspapers and other period
icai publications. bearing the printed
statement: Entered at the postoffice
az second class matter etc, when
they are mailed by the lublic.
Third Class-t'nsealed. Rate. |
cent for each two ounces or fraction.
Full prepayment required Limited to
four pounds, except 1t be n slngl"
book. includeh books. photographs,
newspapers and periodicals not I'D
mitted to second class. circulars. mis-
cellaneous printed matter on paper
not having the nature Of personal cor
rcsDoudence and pru0f sheets, correct
ed proof sheets and manuscript copy
accompanying the same, n all mat
ter In point print or raised characters
used by the blind,
Fourth Glass - rnsealed. Rate, |
rent for each 4 ounces or fraction ex'
rep seeds. bulbs. roots. sciOns and
plants, which are l rent for each ,
ounces or fraction. Includes all mall
able matter not embraced In the first.
second and third classes. Full prepay.
ment required. Limit of weight. four
pounds.
Christmas Presents
In sending Christmas presents you
should pack well. wrap securely and
plainly address II with ink. The name
and address of the sender should be
placed on the package, so II 1t Is I'M
deliverable or the addressee cannot b"
found. 1t will be returned to the send
er i. the article Is first class without
additional postage: and II it he sec
oud, third or fourth class the sender
will ba notified by the postmaster
from the city in which the parcel is,
and postage can he sent for II. BY
doing this It would save many Christ,
mas presents being sent to the dead
letter office At Washington.
1t is permissible to put In a pack
age Greetings" Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year" and If "
eral articles are in the package and
they are intended for different per-
son of the family, the name may be
put on the article for whom 1t is in.
tended. as well rs the name and ad-
dress Of the sender. and still 1t will
not be classed as first-class mail, but
may be sent as merchandise.
Register Systematic register fee
Is s cents for each separate letter or
parcel in addition TO postage, both
to be fully prepaid with postage
stamps attached to the letter or par.
Gel.
Registered mails reach every post.
office in the world. The system in.
sures safe transit and correct delivery.
Valuable letters and parcels and those
which the sender wishes positively to
know have been correctly delivered,
should be registered.
In order to have a letter or parcel
registered 1t is necessary merely to
have 1t properly prepared. addressed
and stamped and the name and ad-
dress OF the sender written or printed
on 1t. II should be handed TO the
register clerk at the register window
at the postoffice. or carrier. who will
write out a registration receipt for
the sender. Do not place addressed
labels over strings on package II you
do not want to pay first-class rate.
Gold and silver Indian bracelets and