Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-13
NEW STYPLlLATIONS
GOVERN EXCHANGE
UNIVERSAL POSTAL CONVENTION
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1
Postmaster Flint Has New Rulings
Compiled for the Benefit of POST
office Patrons-Affects
Foreign Mails

For the benefit of postoffice patrons
Postmaster NJ H. Flint has had repro
duced the universal Postal ConVen-
tion," signed in Rome, italy May 70,
1906. and effective october l, 1SOt' IL
is as follows:
Office of the Postmaster General, Wasnins-
ton. D. c., Aug. 81 1907; ,oo,
Order No 645 On the LIST OF OCTOBER lSV1
the universal postal convention signed IN
Rome Italy, on the 26th of May, lsoo' 10
supersede the universal postal convention
signed in washington on the l5tn OIL June'
1897 will take effect: and on and after octo-
Der l. 1907, its stipulations will govern the ex,
change of mails between the United states ana
other countries. except C92ada, Mexico Supe
and the republic of Pansma with wnlcn .ne
United States has seperate POSTAL conventions
The following principal provisions OF the uni
versal postal convention of Rome applicaoie
to articles mailed in the United States on ana
after October l. 1907 addressed for delivery IN
foreign countries, except Canada, Mexico
Cuba and the republic of Panama. are pub
lished for the information and guidance OF
postal officials and the publc
l. The postage rates Except the rate ap-
piicab1e to letters remain unchanged. They
are as follows.
For .letters,' FIVE G) cents for the first
ounce and three (3) cents for each additional
ounce or fraction of an ounce; prepayment
optional
For postal cards." single, two ~ cents
double, four CD cents, each
For Commercial papers, hve o) cents tol
the first ten Qe) ounces or less, and one ~
cent for each additional two (2) ounces or frac,
ton of two (2) ounces. Limits of size ana
weight the same for prints me pack
ages must not be closed against inspection
For samples of merchandise" two 10 cents
for the first for- 90 ounces or less and one "
cent for each additional two ~ ounces or
fraction of two (2) ounces. Limit of weight.
twelve u2) ounces, limit Of size, twelve Qz)
by eight (S) BY four az inches The packages
must not he closed against Inspection
For prints of every kind one ~ cent,
for each two (2) ounces or fraction OF two W
ounces Limit of weight four az pounds SIX
(e) ounces limit of size, eighteen (1S) inches
In any direction except that when rolled tne
package may measure thirty GOD lnches IN
length by four (4) inches in diameter Inc
packages must not be closed against lnspec-
ton
Postage upon all articles. other than letters,
must be prepaid at least in part Double the
amount of the deficient postage calculated at
the above rates is collectable upon the delivery
OF articles upon which postage has not pecn
prepaid in full
g. Every unpaid or short-paid article mus
have marked uron the cover the capital letter
ct" and figures indicating double the amount
Of the deficient postage Expressed In francs
and centimes): which marking Is to be done
by the exchange postofhce which dispatches tne
articles abroad
kind returned to the senders as unbelievable,
the senders must pay the amount which would
have been collected of the addresses II the
articles had been delivered.
A. A postage cal. be prepaid only Dy means
of postage stamps of the country in which the
article in mailed. Postage prepaid upon arti-
Giles mailed on board vessels on the hlgn seas
must be by means of postage stamps OF the
country under whose flag the vessel sails; ex-
cent that postage upon articles mailed IN sea
postoffce on board transatlantic steamer on
a voyage from the United States can be pre-
paid only by means of United States postage
etc n0t wit
under a foreign flag. Postage upon articles
mailed on board steamer while the steamer
is in port of any country can be prepaid only
by means of postage stamps OF that country
g. The following articles are entitled 10
transmission in international malls free OF
postage, viz:
Official correspondence exchanged between
postal administrations, between the admins
frations and the international bureau, and be-
tween the exchange Offices of different coun-
tries; as well as correspondence concerning
prisoners of war, and for or from them without
regard to the locality of the prisoners or the
manner in which the correspondence Is trans
Initted. Postage upon all other articles can
be prepaid only by means of postage stamps
The reply-half of double postal card bearing
a postage stamp of the country which issued
the double card is to be considered as prepaid.
g. reply coupon" may be purchased
(prce six 80 cents) at postoffces which upon
presentation at a postoffce in either Of the
countries named below will entitle the person
presenting it to receive without charge) a
hostage stamp of that country equivalent in
value to a 5-cent United States postage stamp.
BY this arrangement person In the United
states can furnish his correspondent in either
of said countries with postage stamp with
which to prepay postage on reply to his let
TER The countries in which the reply coupon
is valid are
Germany the German protectorates and
German postoffices in Asia, Africa and Aus
traasia; Austria and the Austrian postohices
in the Levant. Belgium, a-Herzegoyinar
Brazil Bulgaria, Chile Corea, Costa Rica,
Crete. Denmark and the Danish Antilles,
Egypt Spain, France, the French postoffices
in Morocco and the French colonies except
Madagascar Mayotte, Mohele and establish
ments in India; Great Britain and British coll
onies except Orange river, Antigua, Bar
bados Bermuda. Cypress, Falkland islands,
British Guiana, Jamaica, Southern Nigeria,
Sarawak Trinidad and Zanzibar; Greece,
Guatemala Hayti. republic of Honduras, Hun
gary Japan and Japanese postoffices in China
and Manchuria; Luxembourg, Mexico, New
Zealand Norway. The Netherlands and the
Netherlands indies; Roumania, Siam, Sweden,
Switzerland, Tunis.
n Postal cards must bear at the head OF
the front the title Postal Card" its
eoi1ivalent They must be made of cardboard
or thick paper, and must not be enclosed in
an envelope. Private postal cards need not
hear that title They must not be larger
inches. Postage stamps should be placed in
the upper right-hand corner of the address
side The right-hand half of the address
side is reserved for the address, postmarks.
etc the left hand half of the address side
NAV be used to contain a message, or q pic
also q label not exceeding two inches by
three-quarters of an inch in size may be