Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
RULES FOR MAILING MATTER
NAME OF SENDER SHOULD BE
PLACED ON ALL ARTICLES.
Packages Should Be Securely Tied
and No Written Communication
Enclosed.

In anticipation of the busy season Incl
dent to the transmission of Christmas
packages and cards through the mails in
structionS have been issued to postmas-
ters all over the country to caution all
persons to be particularly careful in mall
ing matter during the holidays. Every,
year, Immediately after Christmas. the
dead letter Office is swept by a veritable
avalanche Of stray letters and bundles
which. being improperly addressed. have
not reached their intended destinations.
And few of them can be returned to the
senders because names or addresses, or
BOTH are lacking.
The rules" which the postmasters,
superintendent, clerks, carriers and other
post Office employees are required to COM
municate to the public whenever it can
be conveniently or appropriately done
read as follows:
All matter that is to be mailed should
have attached to 1t the necessary amount
of postage stamps. and otherwise pre-
pared for dispatch. before it is brought
to the post ofice or station.
Whenever practicable. packages to be
mailed should be brought to the main
office, rather than to a station. This will
facilitate their dispatch and lessen the
liza bilfty of miscarriage of letters.
Every package should bear in the upper
left-hand corner of 1t the name and adj
dress of the sender. This is very i'm
portant. 1t is better to do this also in the
case of letters.
The address of every letter or package
should be written plainly, and 1t should
number of the residence or place of BUSH
ness Of the addressee.
All packages should be wrapped Sc
curely, so as to lessen the chance of
breakage: but they are not to be sealed
against inspection, unless paid for at the
? letter <Yate of postage, nor should they
-ccnrHSf any. written matter.
MattsToS value Should be registered
When $nIttances gre to be made the
money TTould be sent either registered
or by MEANS of money orders.
All mattfrs should be mailed as much
In ad~ancA OF Christmas as is possible.
The rates of postage on domestic matter
Letters and other sealed matter.
cents an ounce
Magazines, newspapers and other peri
odicais, wbsh sent entire, cent for each
fo& ounces or fraction thereof.
printed matter. including photographs,
seedss bulbs. roots. scions and plants, I
s ssa, Ior each s~o ounces or fraction
An other matter 1 cent an ounce.
The limit of weight on first, thru and
fourth class matter is four, pounds, 'ex-
c0pt 1t be a single book. There is no
linn of weight second-class matter.
Th4 rates Of postage on matter. to be
sent atroad are as follows:
Letts9 AID other sealed matter, cents
for the - ounce. and cents for each
addition11 ounce or fraction thereof.
Commercial papers, for the first ten
ounces or less, cents. and for each addi-
tonal two ounces or fraction Of two
ounces, 1 cent. Limit of weight, four
pounds six ounces.
Postal cards, . cents each.
Samples of merchandise. for the first
four ounces or less. cents. and for. each
additional two ounces or fraction of two
ounces. Limit Of size, IL by by inches.
II merchandise other than mere sam
pies thereof Is to be mailed ii must be
put UP as nearly practicable in the
form of a letter. sealed against examina-
ton and paid for at the letter rate of
postage.
In mailing other than frst-ciass mat
ter the senders must be careful not to
Include written matter. Post Office in
spectors are constantly. investigating
such cases. and whenever persons are
found to be violating this rule they are
required TO pay fine of SO in every
case, according to the requirement of
law. which Is as follows:
For knowingly concealng or inclosing
any matter OF a higher class in that of a
lower class, and depositing or causing the
same to be deposited for conveyance by
mail at less rate than would be charged
for both such higher and lower class, the
offender will be liable for every such Of
tense to a fine of $40"