Evening journal., 1914-06-26
new ORDER ON
MAIL Envelopes soon

With the orders concerning the |
window envelopes going into effect |
on July I, orders have been issued |
to postmasters throughout the coun-
try stating that when envelopes not
conforming to the law after that date
are mailed. the sender must send
them at his own risk After being
rotifed of this option by the post
master, the postmaster IS forbidden
TO accept any more OF the envelopes
from that sender. The new rules
under which this form of envelopes
are mailable follow
8. So-called window" envelopes,
having an opening of transparent
panel in the front, through which the
address upon the inclosure Is dis
closed, are mailable under the fol-
lowing conditions:
(a) The window shall be parallel
with the length of the envelope, and
to allow space for p0stmarking and
for changes OF address, II shall not
occupy any space within 1 3-S inches
| from the top nor within 3-S OF an inch
/ from the bottom or ends of the enve-
! lope effective July 1, 1910.
(b) Windows shall not be colored
and shall be made or treated so as
/ to be as transparent as possible; but
windows slightly discolored by the
oil used to make them transparent
shall not be considered as "colored."
Effective July 1, 1914)
(c) All window envelopes shall
bear the return card Of the sender.
effective July /, ls14)
not conform to the foregoing require
ments shall. when deposited in the
mails, be returned TO the sender, If
known; otherwise they shall be sent
to the Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General. Division Of Dead Letters.
(e) Changes of address should not
bo made on the window, but on the
Opaque portion of the envelope.
% If the matter inclosed In win
dow envelopes IS not folded so as
to expose the complete address
through the window, or the address Is
not printed or written legibly, the
envelopes shall be laid aside for
treatment after disposition shall have
been made of other mail. II the ad-
dresses can not then be read, the
envelopes shall be returned to the
= sendeIs, If known: otherwise they
shall be sent to the Fourth Assistant
Postmaster G1neral Division of dead
Letters
Suggestions for the Proper Use Oi
window Envelopes.
Washington, November /, 1913
/. Window" envelopes, having an
opening OF a transparent panel I'm the
front, through which tho address upon
the inclosure is disclosed, seriously
burden and embarrass the postal ser
vice unless they are properly made
and correctly used. Paragraph s oi
Section 46g, Postal Laws and Regula.
tions, edition Of 1913, as amended by
Order No. 1928, of November ], 1918
is intended to regulate the use o
such envelopes in the mails, in th'
mutual Interest of The public and G
suggestions are made In connection
with Order No. 1923;
2. The best results will be had !
the stationery used in the envelope
or at least the portion upon whicl
the exposed address appears. 4
white. The mailing address shout
be clear and strongly defined, prefer
ably written or printed In black in
or typewritten with an unfaded inl
ribbon so that there viii be a stroni
contrast between the color of the ln
closure and the address.
3. Nothing should appear on the
communication bearing the mailing
address which will show through the
window and tend to cause confusion
or interfere in the reading OF the
mailing address.
4. Postmasters should notify users
o. window envelopes, for their infor-
nation and future guidance, of any
irregularities in the use Of envelope.
not covered by Order No. 1923 or b,
these suggestions, and which ar,
sufficiently serious to delay dispatcl
of the envelopes.
8. Copies Of Order No. 1928 and O.
these suggestions are available foi
distribution upon requests of post
masters and patrons of the service