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RATES OF POSTAGE

The prepaid rate is:-

LITERATURE FOR THE BLIND

Hong Kong, China and Macau. 5 cents for cach 2 lb. or part of 2 lb.

All other destinations. Free.

WEIGHT AND SIZE

The limit of weight is 15 lb.

The limits of size are:

British Commonwealth, territories under British Trusteeship, British Postal Agencies in Bahrain, Muscat, Qatar, the Trucial States and the Irish Republic. 2 feet in length, 18 inches in width, 18 inches in depth.

All other countries. 3 feet in length, width and depth combined, but the greatest dimension must not exceed 2 feet.

Minimum

All destinations. 4 inches in length, 24 inches in width. Smaller sized items may be admitted if they bear a rectangular address label of cardboard or strong paper of which the two adjacent sides measure not less than 61 inches and the smaller side not less than 14 inches.

Packets in the form of a roll

Maximum

All destinations. The length and twice the diameter combined must not exceed 3 feet 3 inches, and the greatest dimension must not exceed 2 feet 8 inches.

Minimum

All destinations. Length plus twice the diameter not less than 64 inches with greatest dimension not less than 4 inches. Smaller sized items may be admitted if they bear a rectangular address label of cardboard or strong paper of which the two adjacent sides measure not less than 64 inches and the smaller side not less than 14 inches.

DEFINITION

Periodicals, books, and papers of any kind including unsealed letters, impressed in Braille or other special type for the use of the blind, may be sent.

MAKE-UP

The packets should conform to the regulations applicable to printed papers. In addition, in the upper left-hand corner of the address side, they should be clearly marked Literature for the Blind or bear a similar expression which clearly indicates the nature of the packet.

ADMISSIBLE ARTICLES

The following articles are also admitted free of postage as literature for the blind: Plates for embossing blind literature; and

Discs, tapes or wires bearing voice recordings and special paper intended solely for the use of the blind provided that they are sent by or addressed to an officially recognized institution for the blind.