Postal_Guide_September_1963 — Page 256

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1.

Full particulars of the order, or alternatively the amount and date, office and

country of issue;

2.

The name and address of the sender;

3.

The name and address of the addressee.

If the order has been lost or destroyed, a fee of 80c. to cover the cost of a duplicate order should forwarded with the application.

POUNDAGE

ORDERS FOR PAYMENT ABROAD

Poundage is charged on an ordinary money order for payment abroad at the following rates:

Value of Order

Poundage

up to $100

$2.00

over $100 and up to $200

$3.00

over $200 and up to $300

$4,00

over $300 and up to $400

$5.00

over $400 and up to $500

$6.00

over $500 and up to $600

$7.00

over $600 and up to $700

$8.00

over $700 and up to $800

$9.00

over $800 and up to $1,000

$10.00

PURCHASE

The printed requisition form supplied for the purchase of orders payable abroad should be used. The full name, title or designation of the payee should be entered on the form. See also paragraph headed AMOUNT AND RESTRICTIONS above. For orders purchased by a Chinese or sent to a Chinese in Taiwan, the name must be given in full and a vernacular slip, obtainable at the Money Order office, giving the names in Chinese characters, must be completed.

CROSSING

The sender of a money order to a British Commonwealth country, other than Aden, India or Pakistan may, if he wishes, indicate on the requisition form that the order is to be crossed for payment through a bank. Orders payable in foreign countries may not be crossed.

ADVICE OF PAYMENT

For a supplementary fee of 40c. payable either at the time of issue or subsequently, the sender of a money order payable in any of the countries indicated by the letters AP in the table at end of this section, will be furnished with the date of payment of the order.

TRANSMISSION OF REMITTANCE

A certificate of issue (for retention as a receipt) is handed to the purchaser. Payment is effected by means of a money order made out in the country of payment. Particulars are transmitted by air mail to the postal administration concerned without extra charge to the remitter where such means offers appreciable advantage,

PAYMENT ABROAD

Orders are paid in the currency of the country of payment and payment is subject to the regulations of that country.

The rates of conversion of the amounts of money orders drawn for payment in countries where the currency is other than sterling are subject to variations from day to day, but current rates are notified to Postmasters periodically, and information as to an approximate rate can be obtained at any money order office. In some cases the amounts are advised abroad in sterling and the rate of exchange cannot then be quoted.