Cuba, Mexico and the Republic of Panama (see section 26), which are fully prepaid at the rate of postage applicable to letters for the countries to which the packages are addressed, are allowed to be forwarded by mail to their destinations, even though they contain articles of miscellaneous merchandise, which are not sent as bona fide trade samples.

NOTE.-Articles other than letters, in their usual and ordinary form, on their arrival at the exchange post office of the country of destination, will be inspected by customs officers of that country, who will levy the proper customs duties upon any articles found to be dutiable under the laws of that country and not prohibited transmission in the mails.

SECTION 31.

United States Postal Cards.

The United States International 2-cent single and 4-cent (reply) postal cards should be used for correspondence with foreign countries except Cuba, Canada and Mexico, the Republic of Panama, and Shanghai, to which the domestic single and double 2-cent cards are mailable; but when these cards can not be obtained, it is allowable to use the United States domestic 1-cent single or 2-cent (reply) postal cards with 1-cent on the single and 2-cent on the double cards United States adhesive postage stamps attached thereto.

By special arrangement with the Canadian Post-Office Department, Canadian postal cards mailed in the United States bearing United States postage stamps (domestic rate), and United States postal cards mailed in Canada bearing Canadian postage stamps, are transmissible in the mails and deliverable without further charge.

POST CARDS-Private mailing cards are transmissible to foreign countries at the rate of 2 cents each, provided they conform to the conditions prescribed for similar cards in our domestic mails. If entirely in print and bear no personal message they may be sent at the rate of 2 cents each. (See Post cards, section 7.) To Canada, Mexico, Cuba, the Republic of Panama, and Shanghai they may be sent at a rate of 1 cent each.

NOTE. Reply" post cards (private maiing-cards) are unauthorized and therefore unmailable

as such.

SECTION 32.
Printed Matter.

Rate of postage, 1 cent for each 2 ounces or fraction. Limit of weight, 4 pounds 6 ounces. Limit of size. 18 inches in any direction, except that "rolls" may measure 30 inches in length by 4 inches in diameter.

Includes newspapers and periodical works, books stitched and bound, pamphlets, sheets of music, visiting cards, address cards, proofs of printing with or without the manuscripts relating thereto, papers with raised points for the use of the blind, engravings, photographs, and albums containing photographs. pictures, drawings, plans. maps, catalogues, prospectuses, announce. ments and notices of various kinds, whether printed, engraved, lithographed, or autographed and in general all impressions or reproductions obtained upon paper, parchment or cardboard, by means of printing, engraving, lithographing, and autographing, or any other mechanical process easy to recognize, except the copying-press and the typewriter.

Facsimile copies of maunscript or typewriting obtained by a mechanical process (polygraphy, chromography, etc.), are assimi.ated to "print:" but in order to pass at the reduced postage they must be mailed at the post-office windows, and in the minimum number of 20 perfectly identical copies. (Permissible additions, see section 35.)

SECTION 33.
Commercial Papers.

Rate of postage, for the first ten ounces or less, 5 cents; and for each additional 2 ounces or fraction of 2 ounces, 1 cent. Limit of wight, 4 pounds 6 ones.

Includes all instruments or documents written or drawn wholly or partly by hand, which have not the character of an actual and personal correspondence, such as papers of legal procedure, deeds of all kinds drawn up by public functionaries, waybills or bills of lading, invoices, the various documents of insurance companies, copies of or extracts from deeds under private signature, written or stamped or unstamped paper, scores or sheets of manuscript music, manuscript of books or of articles for publication in periodicals, forwarded separately, original and corrected tasks of pupils, excluding all comment on work. (Permissible additions, see section 35.)

SECTION 34.

Samples of Merchandise.

Rate of postage, for the first 4 ounces or less, 2 cents; and for each additional 2 ounces, or fraction of 2 ounces, i cent. Limit of weight, 12 ounces. Limit of size, 12 x 8 x 4 inches. (See "Parcel Post," section 37.)

Packages of miscellaneous merchandise for foreign countries (except Canada, Mexico, Cuba, the Republic of Panama and the United States Agency at Shanghai, (China) are restricted to bona fide trade samples or specimens having no salable or commercial value in excess of that actually necessary for their use as samples or specimens.

Goods sent for sale, in execution of an order, or as gifts, however small the quantity may be, are not admissible at the sample rate and conditions.

Pairs of articles such as gloves, shoes, etc., but not such as suspenders or drawers, are not transmissible by mail to foreign countries as samples of merchandise," but one article of a pair may be so transmitted. (See "Parcel Post," section 37.)

Samples of merchandise must conform to the following conditions:

(1) They must be placed in bags, boxes or removable envelopes in such a manner as to admit of easy inspection; (2) they must not have any salable value nor bear any maunscript other than the name or profession of the sender, the address of the addressee, a inanufacturer's or trade mark, numbers, prices, and indications relating to the weight or size of the quantity to be disposed of, and words which are necessary to precisely indicate the origin and nature of the merchandise; (3) packages containing samples must not exceed 350 grams (12 ounces) in weight, or th following dimensions. 30 centimeters (12 inches) in length, 20 centimeters (8 inches) in breadth, and 10 centimeters (4 inches) in depth; except that when in the form of a roll a package of samples may measure not to exceed 30 centimeters (12 inches) in length and 15 centimeters (6 inches) in diameter.

Samples of liquids, fatty substances, and powders, whether coloring or not (except such as are dangerous, inflammable, explosive, or exhale a bad odor), and also live bees, specimens of natural history, and articles of glass are admitted to the mails, provided they conform to the following conditions, viz (1) Liquids, oils, and fatty substances which easily liquify must be placed in thick glass bottles hermetically sealed; the bottles must be placed in a wooden box, which can be opened without withdrawing tacks, nails, or screws, containing sufficient spongy matter to absorb the contents if the bottles should break; and this wooden box must be enclosed in a case of metal or wood with a screw top, or of strong and thick leather, in order that it may be easily opened for examination of the contents. If perforated wooden blocks are used measuring at least 24 millimeters (one-tenth inch) in the thinnest part, suiciently filled with absorbent material and furnished with a lid, it is not necessary that the blocks should be enclosed in a second case. (2) Fatty substances which do not easily liquefy, such as ointments. resin, etc., must be enclosed in a box or bag of linen, parchment, etc., and then placed in an outside box of wood, metal, or strong, thick leather. (3) Dry powders, whether coloring or not, must be enclosed in boxes or stout envelopes, which are placed in an outside bag of linen or parchment.

Samples of articles composed of glass or other fragile substances must be packed so as to preclude the possibility of injury to postal employes or the correspondence, in case the article should break.

Packages containing articles of merchandise may be sent to Cuba, Canada, Mexico, Republic of Panama, and Shanghai, at the postage rate, and subject to the conditions applicable to "fourth-class matter" in the domestic mails, except that the limit of weight is 4 pounds, € ounces and the 8th zone rate of postage applies.

(Permissible additions, see section 35.)

SECTION 35.

Permissible Additions and Enclosures.

Packets of printed matter, commercial papers, and samples must not contain any letter or manuscript note having the character of an actual and personal correspondence, and must 1.e made up in such manner as to admit of being easily examined. The following manuscript additions may be made to "prints;" the name, business, and residence of the sender: visiting cards, the title and address of the sender, and congratulations, thanks, etc., not to exceed five words; the date of dispatch; the necessary corrections on proofs of printing. aud the "copy" may be enclosed with the proof; correction of errors in printing other than proof; the erasure and underscoring of certain words: the insertion or correction of figures in price lists, advertisements, trade circulars, and prospectuses; the insertion of the name of the traveler, the date and place of his intended visit, in notices concerning the trips of commercial travelers: the dates of sailing on notices relating to the sailing of vessels; the name of the person invited, the date, object, and place, on cards of invitation and notices of meetings; a dedication on books, journals, photographs, Christmas and New Year's cards; fashion plates, maps, etc., may le palate!; to cuttings from journals, the title, date, number, and address of the journal from which they were cut may be added; an invoice may be attached to the article to which it relates.

No manuscript additions other than those above indicated are allowed upon "prints." It is permitted to enclose in the same package samples of merchandise, prints, and commercial papers, but subject to the following conditions: (1) That each class of articles taken singly shall not exceed the limits which are applicable to it as regards weight and size. total weight of the package must not exceed 2 kilograms (4 pounds 6 ounces). minimum charge shall be à cents when the package contains coinmercial papers, and 2 cents when It consists of printed matter and samples.

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SECTION 36.

Miscellaneous Conditions Affecting Matter Mailed to Foreign Countries.

PREPAYMENT OF POSTAGE.-Ordinary letters for any foreign country (except Canala. Mexico, or the United States Postal Agency at Shanghai, (China), will be forwarded whether any postage is prepaid on them or not. All other matter must be prepaid at least partially. 2. UNMAILABLE MATTER.-All articles prohibited from domestic mails are also excluded from circulation in the mails for or from foreign countries. (See also "Prohibited articles, section 28: "Samples of mechandise, section 34.)

3.

WRAPPING.-All matter to be sent in the mails at less than the letter rates of postage must be securely wrapped and so that it can be easily examined at the office of delivery, as well as at the mailing oflice, without damaging the wrapper. (See also "Samples of merchand..

section 34.)

4. POSTAGE DUE.-The letter "T" stamped on the wrapper of an article received in the mails from a foreign country indicates that it was considered in that country as not fully prepaid and that additional postage is to be collected on delivery. An "O" at the side of the p stamp indicates that the stamps were of no value for prepayment of postage in the country in which the article was mailed. Wholly unpaid letters are liable to a charge of 10 ce per one-half ounce (double the prepaid rate); and insuficiently paid articles of all Kone liable to a charge of double the amount of the short payment, which amount is indicated by stamp "Due-cents" or "U. S. charge to collect-cents" impressed thereon at the United States exchanged post-office which received the article from abroad, and is required to be collected by the postmaster who delivers the article, and who should affix thereto postage-due stamps of the value of the amount collected.

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In the case of unpaid letters or short-paid matter of any kind the deficient postage will be collected by the postmaster by whom the article is delivered.

5.

FORWARDING.-Mail matter of all kinds received from any foreign country, including Canada, Mexico, Cuba and the Republic of Panama, is required to be forwarded, at the request of the addressee, from one post-office to another, and-in the case of articles other than parce"post packages-to any foreign country without additional charge for postage, (See "Postage due," par. 4, section 36.)

6. RETURN.Letters bearing the return card of the sender on which the postage is fully prepaid will be returned, if undeliverable, without extra charge.

SECTION 37.
Registered Matter.

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Letters addressed to foreign countries, if admissable, may be register d under the conditions, as those addressed to domestic destinations. The registry fee in every case is ten (10) cents, in addition to lawful postage, and Loth must be fully prepaid. (See Registry System," Section 20 to 22.)

DELIVERY.-Registered articles addressed to or received from foreign countries are delivered according to the rules of the country of address.

RSCRAFT.- it a registry return receipt from the addressee is desired, a demand therefor, as "Return receipt demanded," must be written or stamped by the sender upon the face of the envelope or wrapper.

INDEMNITY.-In case of loss of a registered article mailed in or addressed to a foreign country embraced in the Universal Postal Union, except in case of force majeure (beyond control), the sender, or at his request the addressee, is entitled to an indemnity for its value up to fifty francs, approximately ten dollars.

SECTION 38.
Parcel Post.

ADMISSIBLE MATTER.-Any article admissible to the domestic mails of the United States may be sent, in unsealed packages, by "Parcel-Post" to the following-named countries (but to those countries only):

SEALED RECEPTACLES.-The presence in an unsealed parcel of scaled receptacles containing mailable articles which can not be safely transmitted in unsealed receptacles, shall not render the parcel unmailable, provided the contents of the sealed receptacles are plainly visible, or are unmistakably indicated by the method of packing or by a precise statement on the covers. But such sealed receptacles shall not be admitted to the parcel-post unless inclosed in an outside cover open to inspection,

SIZE AND WEIGHT OF PACKAGES.—A package must not measure more than greatest length, 3 feet; greatest length and girth combined 6 feet, except to Colombia to which the greatest length of parcels is limited to 2 feet, with the greatest girth at 4 feet.

Limit of weight for a single parcel 11 pounds, except to Ecuador, Mexico and El Salvador, to which the weight limit is 20 pounds, and except to Brazil, British Honduras, Colombia, Guatemala, Nicaraugua, l'erue, the Republic of Honduras, Argentina, Burgaria, China (only cities listed), Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Dutch West Indies, Haiti, Lithuania, and Paraguay, to which the weight limit is 22 pounds, and Republic of Panama, to which the weight limit is 50 pounds. In the case of parcels for and from non-steam served places in China, while they may weigh 11 pounds, they must not exceed one cubic foot in volume.

POSTAGE.For all countries, the postage rate is 12 cents a pound or fraction of a pound. except to Algeria, British India, Corsica and Tunis, Egypt, Palestine, Mesopotamia, Paraguay and Zanzibar, regarding which see the U. S. Postal Guide.

*Parcel-Post suspended during war. Parcels may be registered.*

INDEMNITY.-Under the conventions with Chile, Mexico and El Salvador, the sender of a registered parcel-post package is entitled, in case of loss, damage, or rifling, to an indemnity equal to the amount of the actual loss incurred, but not exceeding the equivalent of 50 francs, that is, approximately $9.65.

PLACE OF MAILING.-Matter intended for Parcel-Post must not be posted in a letter box but must be taken to the post office and presented to the postmaster, or person in charge, for inspection.

DIRECTIONS ON PACKAGES.-In addition to name and full address of the person to whom sent, the package must bear the words "Parcel Post" in the upper left-hand corner, with the name and address of the sender.

PROHIBITED MATTER.-Any matter which is declared unmailable in the domestic mails is also denied transmission as "Parcel-post” mail. PROHIBITIONS.--Parcels for foreign countries cannot be insured nor sent C. O. D For prohibitions and observations applicable to the service for each country se U. S. Postal Guide. CUSTOMS DECLARATION.--A customs declaration, furnished by the postmaster, must b properly filled out and firmly attached to the cover of the package in such a manner that it des not seal or close the package, so that it can be easily opened. A special form of customs declaration must be made in duplicate for each parcel sent to France by parcel post.

LETTERS PROHIBITED.-A letter or communication of the nature of personal correspondence. must not accompany, be written on, or enclosed with any parcel. If such be found, the letter will be placed in the mails if separable, and if the communication be inseparably attached, the whole parcel will be rejected. If, however, any such should inadvertently be forwarded, the country of destination will collect upon the letter or letters double the letter rate of postage prescribed by the Universal Postal Convention.

CUSTOMS DUTIES-The Post Office Department can not state what articles are liable to customs duties in foreign countries, and consequently does not exclude articles of merchandise from the mails for foreign countries, because they may be liable to customs duties in the countries to which they are addressed.

Customs duties can not be prepaid by the senders of dutiable articles; they will be collected of addressees if the articles are delivered.

Dutiable articles forwarded to the United States from foreign countries are delivered to addressees at Post Office of destination upon compliance with certain conditions and the payment of the duties levied thereon.

SECTION 39.

Postal Savings System.
Object.

1. The Postal Savings System is established by authority of the Act of Congress approved June 25, 1910, for the purpose of providing facilities for depositing savings at interest, with the security of the United States Government for repayment.

Safety.

2. The faith of the United States is solemnly pledged to the payment of deposits (made postal savings depository offices), with accrued interest thereon, as provided by the postal sat ħas

act.

Who May Deposit.

3. An account may be opened and deposits made by any person of the age of 10 years or over in his or her own name, or by a married woman in her own name and free from any conty, or interference by her husband.

4. Deposits will be accepted only from individuals and no account will be opened in the Jame of any corporation, association, society, firm. or partnership, or in the name of two or 10% persons jointly. No account will be opened in the name of one person in trust for or on behalf of another person or persons.

5. A person may open a postal savings account at any depository post office, but no person may at the same time have more than one postal savings account dither at the same office or at different offices.

6. All accounts shall be opened in person by the depositor or his authorized representative After opening an account, a depositor may forward subsequent deposits to the post offer by registered mail or by money order made payable to the postmaster.

No Charges to Depositors.

7. No charges or fees are collected or required from depositors in connection with the opering of accounts or the subsequent deposit or withdrawal of moneys.

How to Open an Account.

8. When a person applies to open an account, he shall furnish the necessary informatio: 15 enable the postmaster to fill out an application, which the depositor will then be required to st

Deposits.

9. Deposits are evidenced by postal savings certificates issued in fixed denominations of $ $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $200 and $500, each bearing the name of the depositor, the number of his account, the date of issue, and the name of the depository office.

10. No account may be opened for less than $1, nor will fractions of a dollar be acceptol for deposit. (See paragraph 16 relative to postal savings cards and stamps.)

11.

No person is permitted to have a total balance to his credit at any time of more that $2500 exclusive of accumulated interest.

12. Postal savings certificates are not transferable or negotiable, and are payable only to the person to whom issued, except as provided in paragraphs 27, 28 and 29.

13. On opening an account a depositor is supplied with an envelope in which he may keep lis savings certificates. This envelope bears information for his guidance, and a blank ledger re on which an account of his deposits and withdrawals may be kept.

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14. If a postal savings certificate is lost or destroyed the depositor should notify the postmaste Upon compliance by the depositor with the necessary requirements, a new issued by the Third Assistant Postmaster General if deemed proper. 15. Postmasters are not permitted to receive issued postal savings certificates for safe-keepit.

Postal Savings Cards and Stamps.

16. Amounts less than $1 may be saved for deposit by purchasing 10 cent postal savings stamps. Each postal savings card bears blink spaces in which such stamps may be affixed from time to time. A postal savings card with ten postal savings stamps affixed will be accepted as a deposit of $1 either in opening an account or in adding to an existing account or will be redeemed

for cash.

17. Postal savings stamps are not valid for postage, and postmasters will not exchange them for postage stamps nor exchange postage stamps for postal savings stamps.

Interest.

18. Interest at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum will be allowed on the amount represented by each postal savings certificate, payable annually. Interest will not be paid for any fraction of a year except on the surrender of Postal Savings deposits for the purchase of Treasury Savings Securities interest will be allowed on such postal savings deposits on a monthly basis instead of the yearly basis provided for when certificates are surrendered for payment. The interest allowed will be for each calendar month that the funds have been on deposit in Postal Savings counting from the month following the date on which the deposit was made up to and including the month preceding the date on which the conversion is effected. 19. Deposits will bear interest from the 1st day of the month next following that in which

made.

20. Interest will continue to accrue annually on a postal savings certificate as long as it remains outstanding certificates being valid until paid, without limitations as to time.

21. Compound interest is not allowed on an outstanding certificate, but a depositor may withdraw interest accrued and make a new deposit, subject to the restriction that deposits at interest will not be received for less than $1.

Withdrawals.

22. A depositor may at any time withdraw the whole or any part of the deposits to his credit, with any interest payable thereon, by surrendering, at the office of issue, postal savings certificates, properly indorsed for the amount to be withdrawn.

23. A depositor presenting a certificate for payment in full shall indorse it in the presence of the postmaster or his representative and surrender it. The postmaster or his representative, upon being satisfied as to the depositor's identity, will then make payment.

24. When a depositor desires to withdraw only a part of the amount represented by any certificate, the postmaster will cancel the certificate and issue a new certificate or certificates covering the amount remaining on deposit, which will bear interest from the 1st day of the following month.

25. When a depositor desires to withdraw the interest payable on any certificate, he will be required to give his receipt for the amount of the interest paid. The postmaster will enter on the back of the certificate the date of the interest payment.

Deposits Not Made in Person.

26. When a depositor, for good and sufficient reason, is unable to appear in person to make an additional deposit, the amount to be deposited may be sent by a representative or forwarded by registered mail, or by a money order made payable to the postmaster. New accounts cannot be opened by mail, but a person who desires to open an account and is unable to appear at the post office may forward the money by a representative, who will be provided with an application form, which shall be properly filled out by the intending depositor.

Withdrawals Not Made in Person.

27. When, for good and sufficient reason, a depositor is unable to appear in person to make a withdrawal, a blank order for the purpose will be furnished upon his application by mail or at the request of his representative. When the order has been properly filled out and signed by the depositor, his signature witnessed by a disinterested person, and the order returned to the postmaster, together with each certificate to be paid properly indorsed, payment will be made to the depositor's representative, or a money order covering the amount withdrawn, less the moneyorder fee, will be forwarded to the depositor.

28. When a depositor who is unable to appear in person desires to withdraw the interest payable on any certificate, the blank order furnished will be accompanied by a receipt for the interest to be paid. Upon return of such papers, properly signed by the depositor, the postmaster will make payment as provided in paragraph 27.

Death of Depositor.

29. In case of the death of a depositor the amount standing to his credit will be paid to the executor or administrator of his estate upon compliance with necessary requirements. In case of the death of a depositor intestate, where no formal administration is desired by his relatives, the Third Assistant Postmaster General may authorize the postmaster, upon obtaining an affidavit in proper form, to pay the amount to the persons entitled under the State laws to receive it.

Account of Woman Who Marries.

30. A woman who opens an account and afterwards marries should present her postal savings certificates to the postmaster at the issuing office in order that the certificates may be indorsed as payable to her in her new name. The postmaster will receive no further deposits from a woman who marries and fails to comply with this requirement.