The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-27
BAN ON COLORED
WINDOW ENVELOPES
New Regulations in Effect July l.
Explains Necessity of Prompt
Closing of Mails.

The postmaster general calls atten-
ton to his general order No. 1923, is |
sued last December, establishing regu- |
lations for the use of "window envel- |
opes to become effective July l, 1914.
A copy of order No. 1923 was at the
time furnished to all patrons of our
local postoffice known to make use of
such envelopes. The so-called "'win-
dow envelopes having an opening or
transparent panel in the front, through
which the address upon the Enclosure is
disclosed, are mailable only upon the
following conditions
"(a) The window shall be parallel
with the length of the, envelope, and
space allowed for postmarking and
change of address, and shall not occupy
any space within rs inches from the top
nor within IS of an inch from the bot
tom or ends of the envelopes.
"(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.'
"(c) All window envelopes shall
bear the return card of the sender.
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 GEN
eral, Division of Dead Letters.
"{e) Changes of address should not
be made on the window, but on the
opaque portion of the envelope.
! go If the matter inclosed in win
| dow envelopes is not folded so as to
expose the complete address,, or the adj
dress is not written or printed legibly,
the letter shall be laid aside for treat
ment after disposition shall be made
of other mail. If the address cannot
then be read the letter shall be re-
turned to the sender, if known; other
wise it shall be sent to the Division of
Dead Letters.
i If any mail is deposited on or after
July /, 1914, in window envelopes con
i fiicting with the foregoing the post
master will at once notify the sender
4 by telephone, personal interview, OF
I otherwise, before canceling the stamps
that the envelopes do not conform tx
; the regulation, that the mail may bC
withdrawn and inclOsed in other enyel
opes, or viii be dispatched, at the OPP
t risk of its being held at the postoffic,
| of address as contrary to regulations
The sender should also be notified b,
the postmaster that any mail deposite,
afterwards in window envelopes con
/ fiicting with the regulation will no b
: accepted, but will be treated in accord
ance with Order No. 1923.
> ''ln other words it is possible tina
conflicting window envelopes may b
: used inadvertently after June 80 an
;. postmasters will not refuse such maj
| the first time it is presented, but wi
: despatch it at the sender s risk, if $
desired, and notify him that additions
: mailings in window envelopes conflict
r ing with Order No. 1923 will not be a,
f cepted.
: Postmaster Haskins wishes it to h
J. understood by the patrons of the offie
:. that the hour advertised for closing
| the mail means that there will be q
:. further canceling and dispatching {
. letters for that particular mail, thu
Z the pouches are locked and ready fl
: the messenger to take to the depot. Fl
= instance, the afternoon mail for Whit
I. River Junction and Rutland and q
intermediate stations closes at the pos
- office at $50 p. M, and the same is TN
> of the West River line which also i
3 cludes Wilmington via stage from WI
!. Evansville. No mail can be dispatcht
on the aforesaid lines after $50 .. II
t. and all mail intended for dispatC
d should be in the office from 10 to
If minutes, at least, prior to that time
n n order to give time for the cancellatiC
- of the stamps, casing of the letters al
a = tieing out into packages destined f
o some 80 different offices. Promptness
9 required, for if the mail messenger fai
o to deliver his pouches and sacks, Sc
+ sonably, into the postal cars he is su
+ jected to a fine, and if his failure to
tf so is oceasioned by its being withhe
= at the post office the postmaster will !
lp ceive deserved reprimand from the
g; partment.