Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-01-21
New Regulations
For Overseas
Mail To Soldiers
Post Office Dept. Issues
Order Restricting Various
Types OF Mailing To For
eign Countries

| eiSH countries
The following order regarding
mail to men in the armed forces
who are now overseas has been
issued by the Post Office Dept,
effective January Is, 1913: Z
"Due to military needs for
cargo space and limited delivery
facilities in theatres of operations,
all employees of the Post Office
Department will be guided by the
following regulations:
1. Acceptable parcels (no ex-
ceptions), must not exceed 5 lbs.
in weight or Is inches in length
or SO inches in length and girth
combined.
2. Parcels to A. P. O.'s out
side the continental United States
must contain such articles only as
are being sent at the specific
written request of the addressee,
approved by the battalion or sim
liar unit commander of the ad-
dressee.
3. Newspapers and magazines
may not be mailed by the public.
Subscriptions requested by the
addresses of publishers in writing
or unexpired subscriptions are ac-
ceptable, but must be Endorsed by
publisher on the publication or
wrapper: "Moiled in conformity
aOith P. o. d. Order No. 1887"
4. No circular or printed third
class matter should be accepted.
It may be some items of mer-
chandise mailable under restric
tons 1 and 2 and not weighing
over 8 OF. would be acceptable.
5. V-mail will be transmitted
either microflmed or in original
form to all A. P. O.'s overseas and
by plane wherever facilities are
available. Letters prepaid &c per
" OF. for overseas airmail will be
dispatched by airplane to ports Of
embarkation but no assurance is
given that letters other than
V-mail will be dispatched overseas
by airmail.
individuals overseas desiring to
request mailing of parcel must
include in their request the fol-
lowing:
1. Give general description
of article requested.
2. The grade or rating, the
complete address, and the sigma
ture of the individual (who be-
comes the addressee) making the
request.
This must be approved by bat
talon or similar unit commander.
Officers requests must be approved
by next higher officer or theatre
headquarters. Individuals at A.
P. O.'s overseas must make appli-l
cations as an individual and this
be signed and approved by the
commanding officer of the install
lation concerned.
Parcels must be accompanied by
the approved written request. Ac-
cepting clerks will check all par
ticulars and if parcel is accepted
will postmark the written request
to prevent reuse and return same
to mailer.
No insured or &c. o. D. parcels
are to be accepted.
Letters or packages containing
money or other valuables Except
valuable papers) shall be refused
registration. Valuable papers may
be registered but no indemnity is
collectible. The public should be
cautioned not to send money except
by money order.
These instructions embrace all
overseas A. p. O.'s addressed to
Postmaster at New York, San
Francisco, Calf, Seattle, Wash,
New Orleans, La, Miami, Fla,
and Presque Isle, Maine. They
apply only to the personnel in the
U. S. Army and to contractors
and other civilians served through
A. P. O.'s outside of the United
States.
Personnel Of the Navy, Marine
Corps, Coast Guard and interna-
tional mails are not affected by
these instructions but are con-