Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-31
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PARCEL POST JAN. 1
Certain Facts About II Which the
Public Will Wish to Know.


The new parcel post law goes into
effect January first. For the present,
however, there will be no c.. o. d. priv
Iileges and no special delivery provis-
ions. People will be obliged to take
their parcels to the post office, they
will be obliged to put the word From"
and the sender's address in the upper
left hand corner of the parcel and
they cannot send any fourth class
| mail without parcel post stamps at
taohed.
To avoid loss persons should be care
full not to send any but the fourth
class mail by parcel post. printed
book is third class and cannot go by
parcel post. A blank book is merchan-
disc and fourth class so that must be
sent by parcel post. If ordinary
stamps should be mistakenly put on
the blank book they would be lost as
the postmaster could not accept it for
mailing until it had the required par
Gel post stamps affixed
No convenient arrangement has yet
been perfected whereby the general
public may inform themselves of the
postage rates at any given place. Those
who have considerable mail to send
in this manner will find it to+their adj
vantage however, to send money ord
er in the sum of seventy five cents to
the Chief Clerk, Post Office Depart
ment, Washington, d. c., in return for
which they will receive a parcel post
map Of their post office and a large
book containing the names of all the
post offices in this country with
the unit number of each, from
which its location can BE- looked
up on the map. as will be done at the
pest offices. Possibly in time some
condensed instructions may be had
that. win serve the general public for
a guide.
No parcel post mail will be register
ed as there is provision for insuring it
to its value not exceeding $50 so there
is really nc occasion to register it,
1t should be remembered that there
have been no material changes in the
classification Of mail and the parcel
post pertains solely, TO fourth class
mail. This class has been enlarged in
scope. however, so as to admit certain
articles not heretofore mailable. such
as perishable articles, which under GER
tain conditions may be sent by parcel
post when so,packed as not in any way
to endanger the other mail or the per-
sons handling. But these must be
marked 'Perisha or Fragile as
the case may be. Butter, lard, fish,
dressed meats, dressed fowl, vegeta-
bles. fruits and berries may be sent
for local delivery, that is within the
delivery of the office where mailed,
whether by general, city or rural car
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delivery when packed so as not to in
jure other mail and when labeled
Eggs They may also be sent any
where in this country when properly
packed in containers approved by the
Department. 1t does not require an
unduly vivid imagination to forsee the
shipping of dressed fowl, butter and
eggs by the farmer on the rural routes
for delivery to customers in town. The
postage for this will be five cents for
a parcel not exceeding a pound with
one cent additional for each additional
pound, or fraction thereof.
Boston is in the second zone from
Augusta. postage six cents for the fys,,-
pound and four cents for aa1rfh -s9ddi-
tional pound or fraction hereof up to
eleven pounds, Some-Sf the outlying
towns near BostoI}s-however will be in
the third zo1e( A portion of. the
northern p3T of Maine is also in the
thiro zone fromsthis office with a post
age r2fe of seven cents for the first
pouDg and five cents for each addition
aIpound. New York will be in the
fourth zone from Augusta but Brook
lyn will be in the third. Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington, d. c., and
Buffalo will also be in the fourth zone.
Chicago in the fifth. st. Louis in the
sixth, also Minneapolis, New Orleans
in the seventh and the entire states of
California. Oregon. Utah, Nevada,
New Mexico, Washington, and idaho
will lie in the eighth zone.