The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-11
MUST
PAY POSTAGE
POSTAGE DUE OFTEN ANNOYING
TO RECIPIENTS OF
LETTERS.
LETTERS AND PACKAGES SHOULD
INVARIABLY BE WEIGHED
BY sENDERs.


ence is suffered by persons because
of improper postage ON letters and
that often the recipients of letters
are compelled to pay the necessary
postage before letters and parcels
are turned over to them. There are
frequently instances of this at the
Rapid City postof1ice and at nearly
every other well regulated postof1ice.
A considerable amount of mail comes
to the Rapid City Office from the city
and from distant points which is
short the necessary postage. The
postofflce department is insistent on
postoffice clerks marking up all
short paid matter. If the postage
is not fully paid the recipient is
more or less humiliated by being
required to produce before COM
munications are turned over. Most
of the short paid matter is rated or
stamped postage due before it leaves
it's original office, but If not 1t is
marked at the office of its destina-
tion. Quite an amount Of mail mat
ter comes ito the office overpaid. 1t
pays every business man to have a
small scale to rate his own mail, aus
in this way he will save consider
able postage. The postofiice depart
ment publishes little hook contain
ing information regarding postage
rates, etc., and which is sent free
ito all applicants, either by post
masters or by the department. at
Washington.
Domestic mail matter is divided
into four classes:
First class-Rate 2 cents for each
ounce or fraction thereof. Limit of
weight, pounds. United States
postal cards, cent each; post cards,
/ cent EACH
Includes: Letters, United States
postal cards, post cards manufacture
ed by persons (see section u, all
matter sealed or otherwise closed
against inspection, and all matter
wholly or partly in writing, whether
sealed or unsealed.
Note: Typewritin,g and carbon
and letterpress copies thereof are
written matter and subject to the
first-class rate.
See section for explanation to
prepayment.
Second class-Unsealed. Rate, 1
cent for each ounces or fraction
thereof. Full prepayment required.
No limit of weight.
This is the rate which applies to
newspapers and other periodical
publications bearing notice Of entry
as. second-class ,matteretc., when
they are mailed by the public.
Third class-Unsealed. Rate,
cent for each ounces or fraction
thereof. Full prepayment. Limit
of weight, 4 pounds, except it be a
single hook.
Includes: Books, newspapers and
ond-class, circulars, miscellaneous
printed matter on paper not having
the mature of personal correspond
ence, and proof-sheets, corrected
proof sheets, and manuscript. copy
accompanying the same, and matter
in point print or raised character
used by the blind.
For permissible additions see sec
tion A. wrapping, section 13.
Fourth -Unsealed. Rate, l
cent for each ounce or fraction there
of, except seeds, bulbs, roots and
plants, which are 1 cent for each
ounces or fraction. (See section 10
and 13). Full prepayment required.
Limit Of weight, pounds, except
| it be single book.
Includes: All mailable matter not
embraced in the first, second and
third classes.