The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-11-26
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EARLY THIS CHRISTMAS

EARLY THIS MAS
Postmaster Joseph M. Astle is
in receipt of a bulletin from the
postof11ce department at Washing
ton asking the cooperation OF
the public in preparing Christmas
mail. In accordance with this re-
quest, Postmaster Astle asks on the
part OF the public particular OBJ
Servance of the conditions set
forth below:
Postage-Prepay postage fully on
all mail matter. The rates are as
follows:
First class-Letters and written
and sealed matter, three cents for
each ounce, except when addressed
for local delivery; local letters,
two cents an ounce at letter-car-
rier Offices, ard one cent an ounce
at other Offices, unless collected
or delivered by rural or star
route carriers, In which case the
rate IS two cents an ounce; gov
eminent postcards, n cent each;
private mailing Or postcards, in
Guiding greeting cards in this form,
one cent each.
Air mail-Six cents tor each
ounce or fraction thereof, any
where in the United States, IN
Guiding Alaska, and also to Ha-
waii when sent by steamship
across the Pacific ocean, The air.
mail rate to Hawaii, Guam, and
the Philippine Islands owe the
trans-pacific air mail service is
20 cents to Hawaii, 40 cents to
Guam, and so cents to the Philip
pine Islands for each half ounce
or fraction of a half ounce. The
air-mail rate between Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands of the United States
or the United States Naval Sta
ton, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and
the United States is ten cents for
each half ounce or fraction of a
half ounce; and between the Unit
ed States, Puerto Rico, Virgin Is
lands of the United States, or the
United States Naval Station, Guam
tanamo Bay, Cuba and, the
Canal Zone it is 20 cents for each
half ounce or fraction of a half
!. ounce.
: Second claSs-Newspapers, mag
azines, and other periodicals cos
tanning notice of SecOnd-claSS n
try. one cent for each two ounces
or fraction thereof, except when
for fourth-class mail Is lower, in
which case the latter rates apply.
Third class Oimit 8 oZs.)-Ctr-
culars and other miscellaneous
printed matter, including Christ
mas cards sent in unsealed n
velopes and bearing no unauthor-
lied writing, also merchandise.
~ cents for each two ounces;
books (including catalogues OF
"a pages or more, seeds, cuttings,
bulbs, roots, scions, and plants,
one cent for each two ounces; bulk
lots of identical pieces of third
class matter may be mailed at
special rates under conditions
which may be ascertained from
the postmaster.
Fourth class lover 8 ounces
Merchandise books, printed mat
ter, and all other mailable matter
not in first, second, or third class.
Local rate 7 cents first pound
one cent additional each two
pounds. Zones one and two, first
pound, 8 cents, IL cents each ad-
ditional pound; zone three. nine
cents first pound, 2 cents each ad-
ditional pound; zone four, 10
cents first pound, 3.5 cents each
additional pound; zone five, IL
cents first pound; So cents each
additionl pound; zone six, IL
cents first pound, Z cents each adj
ditional pound; zone seven, IA
cents first pound, 9 cents each
additional pound; zone eight, IS
cents first pound, II cents each
additional pound. A fraction of a
cent in the total postage on any
parcel is counted as a full cent.
Parcels weighing less than 10
pounds but exceeding "a inches in
length and girth combined, are
subject to 10-pound rates. Parcels
may not exceed 100 inches in
length and girth combined.
ADMINISTRATORS all matter
plainly and completely in ink,
giving street address or box or
rural route number, whenever DOS
stble. Place Sender's return card
IN upper left corner Of address
side. Tags should not be used, n
less necessary, in which case a
copy Of the address and return
card should be placed inside the
parcel Tor Identification If tag is