Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-01-31
lanlaable materials (Which are held

fanlalahie materials (which are held
to include matches; Kerosene oil, gaso-
line, naphtha, benzine, turpentine, de-
natured alcohol, etc., Internal ma
chimes, and mechanical, chemical or
other devices or compositions which
may ignite of explode; disease germs
or scabs, and other natural or artiil-
cial articles, compositions or mate
rails Of whatever kind which may
kill, or in any wise injure another or
damage the mail or other property.
Pistols, Animals and Birds.
Pistols or revolvers, whether in de-
tached parts or otherwise; live or
dead land not stuffed) animals, birds,
or poultry, except as elsewhere pro-
Vided; raw hides or pelts, guano, or
any article having a bad odor will
not be admitted to the mails.
Treatment of Unbelievable Parcels.
Perishable matter will be delivered
as promptly as possible, but if such
matter can not be delivered and be-
comes offensive and injurious to
health, postmasters may destroy it, or
the injurious or offensive portions
thereof
Unbelievable perishable matter
which in its nature does not become
offensive or injurious to health may
be delivered by postmasters to the
proper local municipal authority to be
distributed to hospitals, asylums or
other charitable or reformatory 1nstl-
tutions. If there is no such municipal
, authority, the matter may be deliver
ed to any charitable institution or or
ganization making application there
for If no: application is made, the
matter will be destroyed at the eX-
piration Of two weeks.
Parcels, Improperly. Packed.
Postmasters will refuse to receive
for mailing parcels not properly in
,dorsed or packed for safe shipment.
When parcels on which the postage
is wholly unpaid or insufIiciently pre-
paid is deposited for local delivery
| and the sender is unknown, notice OF
EIdetention need not be sent but such
matter will be delivered and the deli
! icient postage collected from the adj
.Idressee by the carrier. If the adj
,dressee refuses to pay the postage
the matter will be sent to the Di-
! vision Of Dead Letters.
/, Insurance on Parcels.
i A mailable parcel on which the
postage is fully prepaid may be in
,sured against loss in an amount equiv
ialent to it's actual value, but not to
exceed $50, on payment of fee OF
| ten cents in parcel post stamps, sucn
| istamps to be affixed.
/ When a parcel is insured, the SEN
der will be given receipt showing
| the Office and date Of mailing and
number of the parcel.
| When return receipt is desired by
! the sender Of an insured parcel the
at the mailing office Will
! mote the request on the margin OF
1.-the insurance tag, and the. postmaster
at the office of address will obtain
from the addressee. a receipt and mail
! 1t to the sender.
! The liability for indemnity shall
cease when delivery has been effect
| ed.
| Forwarding of Parcels. .
Parcels may be remailed or for
| warded on the payment Of additional
+; postage at the rate which would be
!. chargeable if they were originally
!; mailed at the forwarding Office, in
which case the necessary stamps will
:; be affixed by the forwarding postmas'
! ter. Payment must be made every
time the parcel is forwarded.
/ Preparation for Mailing.
| Parcels must be, prepared for mail
ing in such manner that the contents
can be easily examined. A parcel will
- not be accepted for mailing unless 1t
bears the name and address Of the
sender preceded by the word From"
In addition to the name and address
of the sender, which Is required, II
will be permissible to write or print
on the covering of a parcel, or on
tag or label attached to it, the occu.
patton of the sender, and to Indicate
, in q small space by means of marks,
letters, numbers, names or other brief
description, the character Of the par.
Gel, but ample space must be left on
/ the address side for the full address
; in legible characters and for the ne
cessary postage stamps. Inscriptions
such as Merry Christmas" - please
do not open until Christmas" Happy
| New Year." With best wishes" and
the like, may be placed on the cover.
ing of the parcel in such manner as
not to interfere with the address.
. Distinctive Stamps.
The law requires that the postage
, on all matter must be prepaid by
distinctive parcel post stamps affixed
Postmasters cannot. receive for mail
ing parcels that do not bear such
stamps. -'#s-
Parcel post stamps are not valid for
the payment of postage on matter of
the first, second, and third classes,
and when used for that purpose, the
matter to which they are affixed shall
be treated as Held for postage"
Maps and Guides.
Parcel post maps, with accompany
ing guides, are" to be sold to the pub.
lie at their cost, Is cents, through the
chief clerk of the post office depart