The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-16
VALUABLE INFORMATION
AS TO TRANSMISSION Of PARCEL POST
CONTENTS OF PARCEL POST PACKAGE MUST, GENERALLY SPEAKING,
BE CONFINED TO MERCHANDISE DESCRIPTIVE MARKS MAY BE
PLACED ON WRAPPER, AND mot TO BE OPENED TILL CHRISTMAS

dresses and cancelle stamps be
mind that parcel post packages must
not be sealed and must be so wrapped
that their contents can be easily in
spected.
The contents of a parcel post pack
age must be confined, except in some
particular circumstance. to merchan-
disc. There may, however. be placed
on fourth-class matter, marks, num-
bers, names or letters for the purpose
of description. There may be written
on the blank labels or covers of a
book a simple dedication or inscrip-
| ton.
There may be also enclosed with
fourth-class matter, a written or
printed invoice showing the name
and address of the sender and ad-
dressee. the names and quantities of
the articles enclosed. together with
inscriptions indicating. for the pur-
poses of description, the prices,
style, stock number. size and quality
of the articles, the order or file num-
Der. date Of order and date and man
ner of shipment and the initials Of
the salesman or of the person by
whom the articles were packed or
checked. Printed matter relating to
the articles enclosed is regarded as
descriptive and is a permissible en-
| closure.
OF equal Importance with the
packing is a proper address and a
proper return card. The purpose of
the address is to insure quick and
certain delivery and it must be there
fore prominent, legible and complete
The return address is of no less i'm
portance for it insures return to the
sender, should the parcel fail of de-
livery to the addressee. The return
address should be less prominent and
to the left and above the delivering
address, and reasonably close to it.
1t should also be legible and COM
plete. In both delivery and return
addresses, street and number should
be given. To do SO avoids delay when
the parcel falls into the hands of a
clerk unfamiliar with the name Of a
firm or of a building.
In addition to the address and the
return address and the endorsements,
such as fragile" insured" etc, re-
quired by the regulations Of the SER
vice. a parcel may bear Inscriptions
such as Merry Christmas" with
best Wishes" do o open until
Christmas" or words to that effect.
or those inscriptions may be written
or a personal card enclosed in the
parcel.
1t is well to insure parcels, and
it is well to know that the insurance
fee carries with it the right to a
return receipt SO that the delivery
of the parcel may be verified. In
this case the parcel should be en-
dorsed Return receipt desired" This
service is in addition to the indemnity
which is paid in case of loss OF dam
age.
Indemnity for insured parcels is
paid for the actual value of lost or
destroyed articles within the limit of
Insurance.: or for the actual, and
usual. direct and necessary cost of
repairing partially damaged articles.
provided they were packed and en-
dorsed in accordance with postal re-
quirements. Claims for Indemnity
must be filed within six months from
the date of mailing.
Fees for insurance are as follows:
A fee of three cents insures for a
value not exceeding five dollars; a
fee of five cents for twenty-five dol
lars; a fee Of ten cents for fifty dol
lars; a fee of twenty-five cents for
n hundred dollars.
Insurance fees are in addition to
postage. Fourth class matter or
parcel post cannot be registered.
The value of an article may be col
lected at the time of delivery through
the c. o. D. service. For a collec-
ton not to exceed 800 the fee is
ten cents. The remittance of the col
lection to the sender is made by post
office money order the fee for which
order may be included in the amount
to be collected from the addressee.
The c. o. ID. fee of ten cents also in
cludes insurance up to fifty dollars
actual value. For extra fees it may
be insured beyond hat value.
A receipt is given to the sender of
a C. o. d. parcel. but no return re-
ceipt is furnished as the remittance
of the collection proves the delivery.
Addresses are not permitted to ex-
anime the contents of C. o. d. par