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Montezuma Enterprise

Location

Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1912

Page

3

Parcel Post Rates Explained for 11 Pound Limit

The piece explains the new parcel post system set by Congress with zones based on units around Washington. It covers how rates are fixed from sending post offices, the 11 pound single package limit, and comparisons to express services. It notes stamps, return cards, and postmaster guidance for public use.

Edward B. Clark United States Parcel Post Congress Washington Keokuk Erie Atlanta Hitchcock Post Office Department Interstate ,Commerce Commission

Parcel Post Rules Open to Farm and Factory Mailings

The Post Office outlines parcel post rules allowing mail of farm and factory goods nationwide. Rates start at five cents for the first pound with zone-based increases up to twelve cents per pound. parcels limited to eleven pounds and six feet length girth. Perishable items and manufactured goods have specific packing and labeling requirements, with prohibitions on intoxicants poisons inflammables and certain animals.

Hitchcock Post Office Department Washington Parcel Post

Postage Rates for Parcels Four Ounces and Under

Parcels four ounces or less cost one cent per ounce or fraction. Parcels over four ounces use the pound rate, with any fraction of a pound counted as a full pound. The table shows the applicable rates.

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