Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-27
ALL T|NSLED CARDS
MUST Be ENCLOSED
POSTMASTER M'CARTY, URGES
PEOPLE TO WATCH PROPER
MAILING OF NATTER.

Postmaster Charles w. McCarty has
issued letter to the public in which
he sets forth the great importance that
cards having glass, metal, sand, mica,
tinsel or like substances on them.
Mr.. McCarty says that these cards
must be inclosed in an envelope which
must be tightly sealed to prevent the
escape of particles of such substances.
A two cent cent stamp must be placed
Oh the outside Of this envelope which
covers the tinseled card. The post
master cites an instances of great
quantities Of mail being held up in de-
livery by the carelessness of the peo-
pie mailing the cards. This should
te watched particularly at this time
Of the year when the mail service Is
greatly crowded. Mr. McCarty's let
ter follows:
The postal laws and regulations on
the subject read as follows, Cards
bearing particles Of glass, metal, mica,
sand, tinsel or other similar substances
shall not be accepted for mailing, ex.
cept when inclosed in an envelope
tightly sealed to prevent the escape
OF such particles, or when treated in
such manner as will prevent the OBJ
jectionable substances from being rub
bed off or injuring persons handling
the mail"
So if patrons must send cards of this
are inclosed in an envelope and two
cent stamp put on the outside of the
envelope.
Thousands of cards of this kind are
mailed each year in transparent en-
velopes and a one cent stamp placed
on the card, inside of the envelope.
Now, you can see that for all the ef-
feet that stamp has on getting any
where with that piece of mail, you
might just as we'll throw the stamp in
the waste basket, for Of course the
stamp cannot be cancelled, and the
is the mail is returned to
he sender or If we do not know who
he sender Is, it Is held in the Office of
mailing for postage, and a notice is
,ent to the addressee that piece of
insufficient postage, and when he
ends two cent stamp, said mail will !
'e forwarded to him.
Then, in order to have that piece Of
nail, the addressee must inclose the
tamp in an envelope addressed to the
of the mailing Office on
vhich he must put another two cent
lamp.
Four cents which the addressee has
C. pay before he can receive his card,
o say nothing of the delay, all because
he sender does not comply with the
equations.
It is easy to avoid all this trouble
~ placing your card in an envelope,
ealing the envelope, placing a two
ent stamp on 1t, fully addressing same
living street and number, then be sure
our return card in the upper left hand
orner and we will do the rest.
I want to lay special stress upon
bis matter as the Thanksgiving day
approaches and then again the Christ
las time will soon be here and the
lumber of cards sent during these
mes Is enormous.
Just to give you some idea OF the
umber of cards sent during the
Christmas time, I will give you, this {
vet, that in one of the offices IN the (
tate of Iowa, there were over $4,000
ards held upon account of the rush
holiday business, the force not be-
lg adequate to dispatch them.
So it is up to each of you to CO.
perate with the postoffice force and
lstead of making the work heavier !
GU can make the work as light as
ossible and secure for yourself the
est Of service. ]
Respectfully, ]