Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-07
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enue stamps. Postage stamps shall
not be counted in payment Of the tax.
nor shall the internal revenue stamps,
in payment of the tax, be counted in
payment of postage.
Internal revenue stamps for use IN
paying such tax Will be supplied to
postmasters in due course for sale to
the public.
1t is of the utmost Importance that
every patron of the postal service be-
come familiar with the increased
rates If postage provided for letters,
postal and post cards by the Mar
Revenue Act, as set forth in Order
No. s55 of Oct. 3, 1917. amending
Sections $50, 400 and A02, Postal
Laws and Regulations, appearing on
page 81 of the October Supplement to
the Postal Guide. Failure to prepay
the proper amount of postage will de-
lay the dispatch and delivery Of mail,
cause confusion, annoyance and in
convenience, and impose upon the pos
tai service unnecessary labor AMI ex-
pense.
The following features should be
particularly emphasized:
The increased rates become effec-
tive November 2. 1917.
Letters and other first-class matter
Except drop letters and postal and
post cards) will be subject to postage
at the rate of three cents for each
ounce or fraction thereof, which
should be fully prepaid. If less than,
three cents is prepaid on a letter, or
other frst-elass matter, it shall be re-
turned to the sender, If known, for
the deficient postage. If the sender
is rot known, it shall. if prepaid at
least two cents, be rated with the de.
ficient postage and dispatched 20 its
destination for collection of the
amount due upon delivery to the adj
dressee. Letters and other first-class
matter prepaid less than two cents
shall be treated "a prescribed by Sec
ton 545, Postal Lays and Regula-
tons.
TIE rate on drop letters ON and af-
ter November ?, 1917 viii be two
cents an ounce or fraction Of an
ounce. This applies 70 all letters
mailed for delivery within the postal
district Of the Office where deposited
Including delivery by the city, rural,
or other carriers of such Office. The
two-cent drop-letter rate also applies
to offices which have no free delivery
service
Post cards CT private mailing cards
which include all cards not exceeding
in size approximately 9-16 in. by .
9-16 in. nor less than Approximately
pa by in, will also be subject to two
cents postage each, whether thes bear
written or printed matter. All cards
bearing the words post card" or
private mailing card" which are not
within the size above set forth shall
be charged two cents postage each if
in print, or three cents if wholly or
partly in Writing, but the rate Of pos
tage on printed advertising cards or
cards containing printed circular mat
ter which do not bear the words post
card or private mailing card" and
do not come within the size prescrib-
ed for post cards is not affected, such
printed cards being subject to postage
at the third-class rate.
Postmasters are requested TO give
the foregoing the widest possible
publicity by means of notices dis
played in their offices and distribut-
ed to their patrons, through the local
as an item of public in
and in such other manner
as may be practicable.
The instructions in the circular of
this office of October %, 1917, are
in accordance with the fore
going. A. NJ. Dockery,
Third Assist. p. M. General.