UNITED STATES POSTAL INFORMATION, ETC. 



ery because there is no person at the Porto Rico, and Tutuila, Samoa); also 



place of address to receive it, the matter for orders payable in Canada, Cuba, 



is returned to the post-office and deliv- Newfoundland, the United States postal 



ered in the ordinary mail. agency at Shanghai (China), and the 



Special-delivery matter may be for- Philippine Islands: 



warded, but is not entitled to special de- For sums not exceeding $2.50. ... 3 cents 



livery at the second office of address un- Over $2.50 to $5 5 cents 



less forwarded on a general forwarding Over $5 to $10 8 cents 



request before attempt at delivery has Over $10 to $20 10 cents 



been made at the post-office of original Over $20 to $30 12 cents 



address. Over $30 to $40 15 cents 



A special-delivery stamp does not give Over $40 to $50 18 cents 



a piece of mail matter any other security Over $50 to $60 20 cents 



than that given to ordinary mail matter. Over $60 to $75 25 cents 



Rural letter carriers are required to de- ° ver $75 to $ 100 30 cents 



liver special-delivery mail to the resi- DO MESTIC RATES OF POSTAGE. 



dences of natrons of their routes if they ***-""•■«»» * ^ x-.^ ^ v^x v^. 



live within 1 mile of the routes. Special- Class 1 (sealed or unsealed), 2 cents 



delivery matter addressed to patrons of for 1 ounce or fraction, 

 rural free delivery who reside more than Class 2 ( uns ealed, transient), 1 cent for 



1 mile from the routes will be placed in each 4 ounces or fraction 

 the box of the addressee in the same .-, _ , . JN ., ' . r , „ 



manner as ordinary mail. Class 3 (unsealed), 1 cent for each 2 



ounces or fraction. 



REGISTRY SYSTEM. Class 4 (unsealed), 1 cent for 1 ounce 



or fraction. 

 Valuable Matter Should Be Registered. 



REGISTRY FEE, 10 CENTS. ALPHABETICAL LIST OF AR- 

 Registered mails reach every post-of- TICLES IN DOMESTIC MAIL 



fice in the world. The system insures MATTER AND RATES OF 



safe transit and correct delivery. ^^„„,.„„ 



T r , +U A POSTAGE. 



In case of loss, the sender or owner 

 of a registered article prepaid at the let- Article. Class. 



ter rate of postage, mailed at, and ad- Advertising cards combined with post 



dressed to, a United States post-office, is cards . 3d 



indemnified for its value up to $50.00. A , , • • ' • "".""" \ ' ', 



,,,,,, , , , , Advertising signs printed on other 



Valuable letters and parcels, and those material than paper 4th 



which the sender wishes positively to . ,, . , .,, . . •■• .., 



know have been correctly delivered, Albums, autograph, without writing. .4th 



should be registered. Albums, autograph, with writing 1st 



The registry fee is 10 cents for each Albums, photograph 4th 



separate letter or parcel, in addition to Almanacs 3d 



the postage, both to be fully prepaid with Animals stuffed ...4th 



postage stamps attached to the letter or A ,., , , "."" V " „, 



oarce ] Architectural designs, printed 3d 



Any piece of mail matter ma- be reg- Architectural designs, containing 



istered at any post-office or station writing (see Drawings) 1st 



thereof, and by any rural free-delivery Artificial flowers 4th 



carriers. In residential districts of cities, Assessment notices, wholly in print. . ..3d 



letters and packages of first-class matter Assessment notices, partly in writing.. 1st 



that are not cumbersome on account of p , , , . , 



size, shape, or weight can be registered baggage checks, metal 4th 



by letter carriers at the house door as Bees, queen 4th 



safely as if brought to the post-office. Bills, wholly or partly in writing 1st 



In order to have a letter or parcel reg- Blank account books 4th 



istered it is necessary merely to have it Blank book with writ ten entries 1st 



properly prepared, addressed, and stamp- „. , , . 



ed, and the name and address of the mank cards ...4th 



sender written or printed on it. It Blank printed forms, with written sig- 



should be handed to the postmaster, nature 1st 



clerk, or carrier, who will write out a Blind, indented or perforated sheets 

 registration receipt for the sender. of paper containing characters. 



which can be read by the, un- 

 MONEY-ORDER FEES. sealed 3d 



Fees for money orders payable in the Blueprints 3d 



United States (including Guam, Hawaii, Books, printed 3d 



DIRECTORY ADVERTISING ALWAYS PAYS 



