The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-01-16
SOME DO NOT KNOW THAT SPE.
ciAL STAMPS ARE pRovlp.
Ed AND REQUIRED.
Packages Often Held Up, As Law Re.
quires, Because Name and Address
Of Sender Is Not Shown-RuIes Are
Frequently Ignored.


some time is shown to be necessary
in which to become familiar with the
rules governing the parcels post sys-
tenn. This is true in Wallace and
doubtless true in every postolfice in
the country From the first day the
number of packages mailed and re-
ceived here, under the parcels post
system, has increased and the popu-
larity of the innovation is frequently
shown. So far, Postmaster Dunn has
not found it necessary to increase the
delivery force, the packages being
cared for by the regular carriers. He
is authorized to incur reasonable ex-
pense in delivering packages, but has
not found it necessary to take step
in this direction yet. Incoming pack
ages have been delivered promptly
and there has been no delay in for
warding the outgoing packages, ex
cept in those cases where the senders
did not comply with the rigid provi
sions requiring them to write their
name and address plainly in con-
spicuous place on the wrapper and to
procure the special parcels post
stamps. A surprisingly large number
Of persons are ignorant of the latter
provision and believed that all that
was necessary was to weigh the pack
age, determine the amount of postage
necessary and aftix ordinary stamps.
In these cases the packages had to be
held until the sender could be com
municated with and the mistake cor
rected.
All Of One Color.
The first series of stamps are all one
color, very similar to that of the or
binary 2-cSnt stamp. This leads to
the only guide to the seller being the
different picture and the small figures
in the corners. 1t is rather surpris-
ing that the series was not printed in
as many colors as there are denomina-
tions and probably change to this
effect will be made in the future. The
best plan would seem to be to print
the different denominations in colors
corresponding to the same denomina-
lions of the regular postage stamps
the 1-cent in gren, the 2-cent in red,
etc.
This is one of the details of the SER
vice that will have to be shown to be
impractical by experience and when
this Is done. there will doubtless be
change. or many of them. 1t was not
to be expected that the installation OF
so extensive a system would not re-
uuire some alterations as time sug-
gested their need.
Economy Is Recognized.
In a great many instances the econ
omy Of the parcels post over express
has been shown, both in the incoming
and outgoing service. Many packages
have gone through the mail for lit
tie over half the cost that sending
them by express would have entalled.
There have been no offerings OF Tor
N;dden articles-such as live animals.
The nearest approach to violation
of this rule was noted few Gays ago
when dressed chicken was received
addressed to a Wallace housewife
sent from Lane. The stamps required
cost but few cents and then men
came through in good shape, wrapped
in ordinary wrapping paper, with the
,ers sticking out. The wholesale
houses and mail order concerns are
making the largest use of the service
the ultimate consumer OF course pay
ing the postage.
RuIes to Remember.
Until the public is more 1am'''ai
with the rules it will be well 10 Keep
the following rules posted in con
yen,ent place. They are taken 1roi''
nm official circular issued by the pos
"a, denartment and after prescrio'hs
that no package may be sent by PAL
cells post that weighs in excess VI
po,,nds or that measures more ''''
70 ipchcs in length and girth con'o'n
cd nor in form or kind llkeiS ~ ;"
iure The person of any postal en'P'oE'
mr. damage the mail equipment OF o''''
or mail matter. and not OF c''a''o',
nerjshable within a period reaSoh'o''
reo,ired for transportation ana ue
livery, the circular reads;
D;.t;nctjve Stamps-Thc law 'e
uuires that on and after Ja''o''
tota tho hostage on all matter ~ ,'
fourth class must be prepa'o oS W.
t,rct,ve marcel post stamps ai''A1'
postuasters can not receive Tor man
ing parcels that do not oea'
stamps. Parcels post stamps are Nv
valid for the payment of postage ~
matter of the first, second anu '"n
classes. and, when used for tha' pu,
1850 Tho matter to which they are al
xu tn treated as Held ~