Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-06-21
POSTAL RATES
CHANGE JULY 1ST

Quite a number of changes in the
Postal Laws and Regulations. passed
by the last Congress, will become
effective on July 1, 1928.
Complete informations on all
changes can be secured from your
| local postmaster. A few of the most
important changes which are of in
terest to the general public are given
| below:
Post Cards One Cent.
Effective July 1 1928, the rate of
postage on private mailing cards
! (post cards) shall be one cent a
piece; cards to be approximately of
the same size as the standard gov
eminent postal cards.
" ShOrt.Paid Matter.
If the postage is short paid one
rate, the additional charge shall be
cents, or the deficient postage. If
it is short paid more than one rate,
the deficient postage and an addi-
tional charge of one cent for each
ounce or fraction thereof shall be
collected. The purpose of this extra
charge is, of course. to effect a de-
crease in the amount of short paid
first class matter deposited for mail
| ing.
Business Reply Cards.
| After July 1st, 1928, it shall be
lawful to accept for transmission in
the mails without prepayment of
postage, business reply cards and let
tiers in business reply envelopes,
which have been sent out in the re-
quired amount and under certain
conditions and bearing the return
postage guarantee of the sender I'M
| is three cents for cards and four
cents for letters.
Third Class Matter.
A reduction has also been ordered
ter under the permit system, which
is of interest to large mailers only.
Fourth Class Matter.
The so-called service charge of 2
cents on parcel post is eliminated
after July LIST, but retained in part
by adding 2 cents to the regular rate
on the first pound in the first three
zones and one cent to the initial
pound in the other zones. On parcels
mailed on rural routes the rates will
be cents lower than the above scale.
Special Handling.
The special handling postage
charge on fourth class matter is re-
duced and graduated, after July 1st,
as follows: 10 cents for parcels
weighing NOT more than 2 pounds;
Is cents for parcels weighing more
than two pounds but not over ten
pounds; and 20 cents for parcels
weighing more than ten pounds -
all in addition to the regular post
age. Special handling means that
parcels so sent get the same service
and attention as first class mail
while in transit.
Special Delivery.
Mail other than that of the first
class will be given the same expedi-
tious handling and transportation as
is given first class matter and in
addition receive immediate delivery
at the office of address upon pre-
payment of special delivery fee of
Is cents for parcels weighing not
more than 2 pounds; 25 cents for
parcels weighing more than 2 pounds
but not over 10 pounds; and 35 cents
for parcels exceeding 10 pounds in
weight.
Registration.
Indemnity up to $1,000 will be pro-
vided for the loss, rifling or damage
of domestic registered mail after July
1st, if the required fee is placed on
the matter. The fee is graduated
into ten divisions covering values less
than $50 and then ranging up to
values of $1,000, with a minimum fee
of Is cents and the maximum one
dollar.
Air Mail.
Effective August 1, 1923, the rate
of postage on mail carried by air.
plane shall be cents for the first
ounce or fraction thereof and 10
cents for each additional ounce or
fraction thereof regardless of dis
lance. Such postage includes the
transportation of the mail to and
from the air mail route. Several in
ternational air mail rates have also