Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-22
EXTRA POSTAGE
RATES TO COST
ISLANDS $4,000


Three cent domestic postage goes
into effect on November 2. This is
the information which came to Post
master D. II. MacAdam in the last Of
fetal bulletin from Washington. 1t is
his desire that the public be generally
impressed with the importance of at
taChing the extra postage, which IL is
estimated will in Honolulu alone add
a yearly sum Of $4,000 or 100000 to
the war fund Of the United States gov
eminent.
Failure to pay postage in full will
subject all mail TO delay. a communi-
cation from the Honolulu postmaster
states. The extra postage. is apple
able to all first class mail. except
those within the city delivery limits
of Honolulu. The rates to the Orient.
except to the United States postal
agency at Shanghai, China, and to the
Philippines, to which domestic rates
apply, that is three cents postage az
ter November ., will remain ) cents
for the first ounce or fraction thereof.
So anxious is the Honolulu post
master that all confusion will be
avoided after the new postage rates
go into effect that he has sent out
the following communication, which is
fully explanatory Of the new postal
rates:
Carrying out provisions Of the act
Of congress, approved October last.
the postmaster general has now given
notice through the official postal bull
90 firSf-
class mail will be as follows, beginning
November 2, 1917:
Upon letters other than those for
local delivery, cents for each ounce
or fraction thereof.
Upon letters for local delivery drop
letters), 2 cents an ounce or fraction
thereof.
Upon postal cards, private mailing
cards, etc. 2 cents each.
All letters, save those mailed locally
to addresses within the present city
delivery limits Of Honolulu, must bear
postage prepaid at the rate of 3 cents
an ounce or fraction thereof. All post
cards of every description must be
prepaid at the rate of 2 cents each.
Failure to prepay postage in full will
subject your mail to delay. Postage
due upon insufficiently prepaid mail
arriving at this office will be collect
ed from the addresses here before de-
livery is made Mail posted here
with insufficient postage will be for.
warded but held at the other end until
the deficient postage is paid.
Remember that the additional post
age is a tax to help Nrovide funds to
prosecute the war. The postoffice au-
thorities and employees, therefore, will
be jealous to collect every cent due.
the government from this source.
Anticipating this change of law,
reQuisitioned and secured some time
ago a stock of three cent stamps am
pie to supply the demands of this
community The third assistant post.
master general advises me that the
department will begin to issue 2 cent
postal cards and 3 cent stamped en-
velopes as soon as supply can be
manufactured. 1t is not possible.
however, to exchange stocks of one
cent postal cards, cent stamped en-
velopes, or 2 cent stamps now held by
the public One-cent stamps must be
secured and affixed to the 1 cent post
cards and 2 cent stamped envelopes
that have already been purchased. For
the present, also, this office will con.
tinue the sale of / cent postal cards
and 2 cent stamped envelopes.
acquisitions will be drawn from this
date on orders for 3 cent printed
special request stamped envelopes,
high back, low back, extra quality
and windows in all listed sizes and
colors except Manila. The price OF
cent stamped envelopes will be the
same as for 2 cent, plus one cent each
The above has reference to domestic
postal service only. This office is as
yet, not officially advised of any
change of rates upon foreign mail.
The rates to the Orient Except to the
United States Postal Agency at Shang-
hail, China, and to the Philippines, to
which the domestic rates apply viii
remain five cents for the first ounce
or fraction thereof and three cents for
each additional ounce or fraction
thereof.
D. H. MACADAM.