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FEDERAL

REGISTER
934

VOLUME 2

NUMBER 107

W ashington, F rid a y, June 4, 1937
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
L et t er s A t t a c h e d t o P a r c e ls

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A p r il 28, 1937.
It is frequently desirable or necessary when mailing par cels at the fourth-class rates of postage to send therewith written instructions or communications which, if inclosed in the parcels, would subject the entire parcels to postage at the first-class rate.
In order to enable mailers to meet this need, provision has been made under which a letter may be placed in an envelope, fully prepaid at the first-class rate and addressed to correspond with the address on the parcel, and then be tied to or otherwise securely attached to the outride of the parcel in such manner as to prevent separation therefrom and not to interfere with the address on the parcel.
The stamps to cover the postage on the parcel must be affixed to the wrapper of the parcel, and those to pay the postage on the letter must be affixed to the envelope of the letter. Postage may also be paid on such matter by permit holders by means of precanceled stamps or in money on metered or nonmetered matter, the same method of paying postage being used on both classes of matter, except that permit indicia and precanceled stamps may be used on the different portions of such a combination parcel.
Combination envelopes or containers having two com partments may be used for this purpose. When the two portions or compartments of a combination container are inseparable the matter will be accepted with the senders and addressees names and addresses on one portion only if the sender so desires.
The postage on such combination parcels is computed on the exact weight of each class of matter, including the weight of the portion of the container in which the respec tive class of matter is inclosed.
Parcels to which letters are so attached are treated as fourth-class matter. Only one special delivery fee is re quired when such parcels are sent as special delivery matter.
The stamps for the fee should be affixed to the parcels.
In every instance, the letter must be placed on the address side of the parcel and not on the back. The placing of the letter on the back or the placing of the name and address of the sender or addressee on two or more sides of the parcel causes confusion and delay in ascertaining whether proper postage has been prepaid and may result in postal indorse ments, such as Special Handling, Special Delivery, etc., appearing on one side only being overlooked. Any instruc tions as to the return of a parcel of this kind appearing on the two portions must be consistent.
Letters may be attached to second or third-class matter under the same conditions.
It is contemplated under the provisions fo r attaching a communication to a parcel that the com m u n ic ation shall be inclosed in an envelope and prepaid at the letter rate, 3
cents an ounce or fraction thereof. There is no objection,
however, to attaching to a parcel prepaid at the thirdor fourth-class rate a card bearing a communication, provided hostage at the letter rate, that is, 3 cents, is prepaid on the card and affixed thereto.
When a piece of third-class matter of no obvious value and not bearing the pledge of the sender to pay return post age, to which is attached a letter prepaid at the first-class rate, is undeliverable and the third-class matter is of such character that it may be disposed of as waste by the post master in accordance with the regulations governing the dis position of undeliverable matter of that class, the letter is detached, indorsed to show that fact and then sent to the Division of Dead Letters and Dead Parcel Post or proper branch thereof. The third-class matter is then disposed of as waste. This procedure is followed in all such cases re gardless of whether the letter bears the senders return card.
In the case of undeliverable matter of the third or foiirth class of obvious value, to which a letter is attached, the letter may not be detached and handled .separately, but the entire parcel should be treated in accordance with sections 808 to 811, Postal Laws and Regulations. I t would not be permis sible in the case of a combination parcel which is refused by the addressee to separate the letter prepaid at the firstclass rate from the parcel and deliver the letter to the addressee.
Third-class matter fully prepaid at the third-class rate of postage may be attached to or mailed with matter of the second or fourth class fully prepaid at the rate appli cable to matter of the respective class, in the manner and under the conditions set forth above, provided the envelope or portion of the container in which the third-class matter is inclosed is prominently indorsed Third Class and left unsealed.
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R o t M . N orth,
Acting Third Assistant Postmaster General.
P . R. Doc. 37-1632; Piled, June 3,1937; 11:58 a. m .

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION.
R a t e s o p P a t f o r G o v e r n m e n t C o m m u n ic a t io n s b t T eleg r aph ADOPTION OF TELEGRAPH DIVISION ORDER NO. 15-C

The Telegraph Division at a regular meeting held May 25, 1937, adopted Telegraph Division Order No. 15-C:
The Telegraph Division having under consideration the matter o f rates of pay for Government co m m u n ica tio n s by telegraph:
It is ordered:
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That during the period July 1, 1937 to June 30, 1938, both inclusive, telegraph communications between the several 11 P. R. 772, 1150.

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