Printed papers
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The following and similar documents and so on, may bear additions and alterations made by hand or by a mechanical process, to the extent indicated in each case: Advices of the departures and arrivals of ships or aircraft. The dates and times of departures and arrivals, as well as the names of the ships or aircraft and the ports of departure, call and arrival.
Travellers' advices. The traveller's name, the date, time and place of his intended visit, and the address at which he is staying.
Order forms. Order forms or subscription forms or forms of offer for publications, books, newspapers, engravings and pieces of music may bear the names of the works and number of copies asked for or offered; the price and notes representing essential elements of the price; the method of payment; the edition and names of the authors and publishers; the catalogue number and the words Paper Covered, Stiff Covered or Bound.
Forms used by the lending services of libraries. The titles of the works, the number of copies asked for or sent, the names of the authors and publishers, the catalogue numbers, the number of days allowed for reading, the name of the person wishing to consult the work, and other brief notes referring to the works in question. Printed cards. Illustrated cards, printed visiting cards, Christmas and New Year cards may bear good wishes, greetings, congratulations, thanks, condolences or other formulae of courtesy, expressed in not more than five words or by means of not more than five conventional initials.
Proofs of printing. Alterations and additions concerned with corrections, form and printing, and also such notes as Passed for Press, or similar notes concerned with the execution of the work. In case of want of space, these additions may be made on separate sheets.
Fashion plates and maps. Colours. Price-lists and so on. price-lists, tenders for advertisements, stock and share lists, market quotations, trade circulars and prospectuses may bear figures and any other notes representing essential elements of the price. The figures which price-lists may bear may represent dates, percentage, quantities available and so on.
Books, Books, pamphlets, newspapers, photographs, engravings, sheets of music and in general all literary or artistic productions, whether printed, engraved, lithographed or mimeographed, may bear a dedication consisting of a simple expression of regard, and, on photographs or engravings, a very brief explanatory caption and other short notes referring to the photograph or engraving.
Cuttings from newspapers and periodicals. The title, date, number and address of the publication from which article is taken.
Notices of change of address. The old and the new address of the sender and the date of the change.
ENCLOSURES
The sender may enclose in a packet of printed papers, a card, envelope or wrapper bearing his address which may be prepaid for return by means of postage stamps of the country of destination of the packet. The invoice may be enclosed with articles listed in the paragraph Books above; the copy may be sent with proofs of printing, whether connected or not, see Proofs of Printing above; a deposit note bearing the printed particulars of a current postal account may accompany newspapers, periodicals, books and so on, admissible at the Printed Paper rate; and cut-out patterns may be enclosed with fashion papers of which, according to the indications appearing on them, they form an integral part.
INADMISSIBLE ARTICLES
The following articles are not admissible:
Postage stamps or forms of prepayment (except as provided above), whether cancelled or not, or any paper representing a monetary value;
Receipts, invoices (except as provided above) and statements of account otherwise than in blank;
Blank paper, note paper or envelopes (with or without printed address) and all articles of stationery pure and simple; exceptionally, blank forms intended to be completed by the addressee not exceeding three of a kind or three of each kind of dissimilar forms may be admitted;
Gramophone records and films of any kind. Annual Diaries are considered as stationery if despatched to overseas countries.
Postcards,
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