Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 259, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1910 — Some Postal Regulations That All Should Be Familiar With. [ARTICLE]

Some Postal Regulations That All Should Be Familiar With.

It is nearing the holiday season w hen many will send packages through the mail and the sender will be prompted to send a letter or -note with the package. This will make it firstclass postage on which you are required to pay 2 cents an ounce. The merchandise rate is 1 cent an ounce, but the note changes the rate. Many people are tempted to tell the postmaster that there is no writing in the package. But the postmaster is expected to look into it to see. In the local office ten packages were examined recently and writing found in eight of them. All had been mailed a 3 fourth class or merchandise and the postmaster called the attention of the violators and informed them that the regulation must not be violated. The packages may be opened at the receiving point or any other place along the line and wherever the deception is detected the prosecution of the violator is expected to follow. The rate for newspapers and periodicals is 1 cent for four ounces or fraction thereof, but the periodical mailed must be all one newspaper. If a part of the newspaper is missing or ir part of another paper is included or if two newspapers of different dates are mailed in one package the rate changes from 4 ounces for 1 cent to 2 ounces for 1 cent. Ignorance does not excuse any one from violating the postal rules. If you don’t know ask the postal clerk and then conform to the instructions. The most important thing at this time of the year is not to put writing in a merchandise package and try to send it at the merchandise rate.