Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1920 — Parcel Post to Siam. [ARTICLE]

Parcel Post to Siam.

The Siamese director general of posts and telegraphs has officially notified the American consulate at Bangkok, relates the New York Times, that parcel post service between Siam and the United States via “Hongkong-Pa-cific” came into operation as from October 10, 1918. The rate from Siam to the United States is 95 stangs (about 35 cents gold) for parcels up to one pound in weight, and 40 stangs (13 cents gold) for each additional pound, each parcel being limited to 11 pounds in weight.