Postal_Guide_1939 — Page 103

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IMPERIAL AND FOREIGN POST

Make-up: Letter Mails

GENERAL

All articles for abroad should be securely packed, particularly if addressed to a distant country. Enve- lopes should not in any case be less than 4 inches in length and 24 inches in width (minimum size for post- cards). For special conditions applicable to the make- up of small packets, printed papers, commercial papers, samples and insured articles, see under the respective headings.

PACKING REGULATIONS FOR CERTAIN

ARTICLES

Celluloid

Seasoned raw celluloid and any article of celluloid must be enclosed in a tin box either placed in a strong outer wooden box or wrapped in some stout material which is not a good conductor of heat (for example, cardboard or brown paper strengthened by linen thread). A wrapping of ordinary brown paper, being apt to tear, is not sufficient.

Cinematograph and photographic films

These must be packed in accordance with the regulations printed on page 97.

Make-up: Parcels

GENERAL

The packing used for parcels for abroad should be determined by the length of the journey, conditions of transit, climate, and so on.

Light and bulky articles should preferably be packed in strong wooden cases; while a parcel sent to a tropical country during the rainy season should be protected by a tin-lined case or other good damp-proof packing.

For some countries special kinds of packing are required by the Post Offices of transit or of destination (see table on pages 217 to 355, column 6).