108 THE LURE OF THE LAND 



as " Merry Christmas," " Please do not open until Christmas," 

 " Happy New Year," " With best Wishes," and the like, may 

 be included inside or placed on the covering of the parcel in 

 such manner as not to interfere with the address. 



Insurance. Parcels on which the postage is fully prepaid 

 may be insured against loss in an amount not exceeding $25 

 on payment of a fee of 5 cents, and $50 on payment of a fee 

 of 10 cents. A return receipt will be furnished if desired. 



Collection on Delivery. You may send a package C. 0. D. 

 by parcel post by attaching an additional 10 cents in postage 

 on the package, provided the amount to be collected by the 

 post office on the package for you is not more than $100, and 

 provided also that the office which mails the package and the 

 one at which it is received are money order offices. 



Time of Shipment. Your postmaster or rural carrier can 

 inform you when is the best time to ship parcels so as to make 

 good connection and promptly reach the office they are ad- 

 dressed to. No delivery of parcels is made on Sundays unless 

 sent by special delivery. 



Special Delivery. Parcels which are fully postage paid will 

 be immediately delivered by the office they are addressed to on 

 an extra payment of 10 cents in postage stamps affixed. 



The rates of transmission for the different zones are 

 prescribed as follows: 



The rate of postage for parcel post packages is given in the 

 table here printed. The local rate is applicable to parcels of 

 farm products intended for delivery at the office of mailing, in- 

 cluding rural routes starting therefrom. 



The rate of postage on fourth-class matter (which includes 

 farm produce) weighing not more than four ounces is one cent 

 for each ounce or fraction of an ounce regardless of distance, 

 and on such matter in excess of four ounces in weight, the rate 

 is by the pound, as follows, the postage in all cases to be pre- 

 paid by postage stamps affixed: 



