Postal_Guide_1939 — Page 18

INLAND POST

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A packet prepaid at printed paper rate which contains any enclosure not admissible at that rate, or which infringes any of the following regulations, is charged as an underpaid letter if admissible at that

rate.

Definition.

In general the printed paper rate applies to all impressions or copies obtained upon paper or other similar material, parchment or cardboard, by means of printing engraving, lithography, mimeography, or other mechanical process easy to cognise, except the typewriter, the copying-press and hand stamps with or without moveable type.

Printed matter which bears any marks whatsoever capable of constituting a conventional language, or, with the exceptions mentioned on page 14 under the heading "Additions and Alterations", of which the text has been modified after printing is not admissible at the printed paper rate.

MAKE-UP

Packets of printed papers should be clearly marked in the upper left-hand corner PRINTED PAPERS. They are subject to examination in the post, and must be made up in such a way as to be easily examined. They may be placed in a wrapper, upon a roller, between boards, in an open case or in an unclosed envelope furnished with a blunt fastening easy to raise and replace; or they may be secured with a string easy to untie. Printed matter of the form and substance of a card may be sent unenclosed without band, envelope, or fastening, and must then conform to the conditions for postcards (see page 11). Similarly printed papers may be sent unenclosed if they are folded in such a way that they cannot become unfolded during transmission, and that there is no risk of their entrapping other articles.

In view of the risk of other packets being entrap- ped when open covers are used, posters are reminded that embarrassing packets generally are prohibited from the post and are recommended to use the type of covers described on page 30.

In order to secure the return of a packet which cannot be delivered, the name and address of the sender should be printed or written outside.