(iv) When FCM is transferred to another carrier or turned into the postal unit at an intermediate point, Form 2715-B will not be entered on Form 2715-X.

(g) Form 2753-A, Mail Delivery Receipt (1) Use. Form 2753-A is a receipt to air carriers for both airmail and FCM delivered to airport mail facilities. When conditions warrant, transportation division directors may authorize air stop post offices to use Form 2753-A instead of Form 2753. The total pieces of airmail and FCM must be listed separately in the spaces provided on the form.

(2) Preparation. See § 96.23 for full particulars as to preparation and handling of Form 2753-A.

CODIFICATION: § 96.48 was amended in the following respects:

1. In paragraph (c):

a. Subparagraphs (1) and (2) were amended, 27 F.R. 774, Jan. 26, 1962. Subsequently, subparagraph (2)(v) was amended, 28 F.R. 1547, Feb. 19, 1963.

b. Subparagraph (3)(i) was amended, 28 F.R. 1547, Feb. 19, 1963.

c. In subparagraph (4) (ii) the parenthetical reference was changed to read “(See § 96.5 (c).)", 27 F.R. 774, Jan. 26, 1962.

2. In paragraph (d), subparagraphs (1) and (2) were amended to read as set forth above, and in subparagraph (5) the parenthetical sentence was amended to read "(See § 96.5(c).)", 27 F.R. 774, Jan. 26, 1962.

3. In paragraph (e)(4):

a. In subdivision (i) (c) the last sentence was deleted and the sentence "See § 96.47 (b) (7) for proper handling of postal unit." was substituted therefor, 27 F.R. 774, Jan. 26, 1962.

b. Subdivisions (ii) and (iii) were amended, and subdivision (iv) was added, 28 F.R. 1547, Feb. 19, 1963.

4. In paragraphs (f) and (g) the heading of subparagraph (2), in each case, was changed to read "Preparation", 27 F.R. 774, Jan. 26, 1962. Subsequently, paragraph (g) was amended, 28 F.R. 1547, Feb. 19, 1963.

§ 96.49 Reporting and processing FCM irregularities.

(a) Form 2759, Report of Irregular Handling of Airmail. *

(2) Postal clerk who first handles FCM which obviously has been mishandled by an air carrier is required to prepare Form 2759 report. The precarbonized form in quadruplicate contains printed instructions showing distribution of original and first copy to the director, transportation division, second copy to represent

ative airline involved, third copy for retention in files of the postal unit. [Subparagraph (2) amended, 28 F.R. 1548, Feb. 19, 1963]

(3) FCM irregularities requiring close attention-(i) Refusals/removals of FCM are not subject to the preparation of briefs and the imposition of fines under the space available provisions of Order E-17255. However, remedial action may be required. Submit memorandum report with full particulars to enable the director, transportation division, to take such corrective action as may be necessary in situations where repetitive occurrences involving refusals and removals impair the service accorded FCM. See § 96.48(e) (4) (iii) (a) concerning situations involving Form 2715-B transfers requiring report on Form 2759. [Subdivision (i) amended, 28 F.R. 1548, Feb. 19, 1963]

Prior Amendments

1962: 27 F.R. 775, Jan. 26.

(b) Instances where fines can be levied. ***

(2) Processing of finable FCM cases. Reports of (i) damage to mail or equipment, including repetitive instances occurring at the same airport, (ii) failure to protect FCM from depredation, and (iii) neglect resulting in substantial delay, are to be forwarded to the Director, Air Transportation Branch, for appropriate disposition.

[Subparagraph (2) amended, 27 F.R. 775, Jan. 26, 1962]

§ 96.50 Supply of forms.

(a) Provided by the Department. The following forms are available at supply centers: 2713, 2713-X, 2715-X, 2753, 2753-a, 2759. Air carriers will obtain necessary requirements of Forms 2715-X and 2753 by quarterly letter requests to the director, transportation division, located nearest to the carrier's headquarters office. The director, transportation division, will indicate approval of the requisition by endorsing the letter and forwarding to the appropriate supply center. Shipment of the forms will be made directly to the air carrier.

[Paragraph (a) amended, 28 F.R. 1548, Feb. 19, 1963]

(3) Pan American Union mail. Ordinary (unregistered) surface mail bearing the return address of the Union and weighing not more than 4 pounds (or 11 pounds in the case of packages identified as containing printed matter) when addressed to PUAS countries except Canada. Such mail must bear the indicia "Free Under Postal Convention" in the upper right corner. If registration, air, or special delivery service is desired, both the postage and fee must be prepaid.

[Subparagraph (3) amended, 27 F.R. 9259, Sept. 19, 1962]

(e) Reply coupons.

(3) Properly postmarked international reply coupons issued in other countries are exchangeable at United States post offices for postage stamps at the rate of 11 cents each, except that Canadian and Mexican international reply coupons are exchanged at the rate of 5 cents each in postage.

[Subparagraph (3) amended, 28 F.R. 5423, June 1, 1963]

Prior Amendment

1963: 28 F.R. 123, Jan. 4.

§ 111.3

Prohibitions and restrictions.

(a) General list of prohibited articles. The following articles are prohibited transmission in the postal union mail to all countries.

(1) Any article without address or incorrectly, insufficiently, or illegibly addressed so that it cannot be sent to its destination.

(2) Any article addressed to go around the world or with the address side wholly or partly divided into several spaces intended for successive addresses.

(3) Poisons, including narcotics (opium, morphine, cocaine, etc.), explosives

§ 121.5

and flammable articles (see (a) (8) of this chapter), and all other articles excluded from the domestic mail, which either from their nature or packing are likely to soil or damage the mail or are injurious to health, life, or property. Articles containing gas or liquid under pressure, except that products incorporating compressed gas are acceptable if the mist produced is nonflammable, the quantity of contents are not more than a pint, and not more than one container per package. These restrictions as to quantity do not apply to aerosol containers holding mailable liquid and gas under pressure less than 40 pounds per square inch absolute (25 pounds gage pressure) at 70° F. Liquids with flash point below 150° F. are restricted as stated in § 121.5 (b) (1) of this chapter. The container must be completely surrounded with sawdust, bran, or other absorbent material sufficient to take up all the liquid contents.

(4) Articles excluded from the domestic mail of the United States. (See Part 14 of this chapter.) Although safety matches are admitted in the domestic mail, they are prohibited in the international mail.

(5) Live or dead animals and insects, except: (i) Live bees, leeches, and silk worms; (ii) dead insects or reptiles when thoroughly dried; and (iii) parasites and predators of injurious insects intended for the control of such insects and exchanged between officially recognized agencies.

(6) Coins, bank notes or paper money; manufactured or unmanufactured platinum, gold or silver, precious stones, jewelry stones, jewelry or other precious articles, unless sent by registered letter mail. These articles are absolutely prohibited even in registered letter mail to some countries. The term "jewelry" is generally understood to denote articles of more than nominal value. Low priced jewelry, such as tie clasps, costume jewelry, and other items containing little or no precious metal, is not considered to be jewelry within the meaning of this section and accepted under the same conditions as other mailable merchandise to any country. However, it is accepted only at the sender's risk to coun

tries which prohibit jewelry. (See individual country items in § 168.5 of this chapter.)

(7) Values payable to bearer, unless sent by registered mail. Some countries prohibit such values entirely. (See individual country items in § 168.5 of this chapter.) The term "values payable to bearer" includes checks, drafts, or securities which can be legally cashed or easily negotiated by anyone who may come into possession of them. A check or draft payable to a specific payee is not regarded as payable to bearer unless the payee has endorsed it in blank. If not endorsed, or if endorsed in favor of another specific payee, it is not regarded as payable to bearer.

(8) Gold coin, gold bullion, or gold dust exceeding $100 in value. (See § 144.4 of this chapter.)

(9) Articles whose acceptance or circulation is prohibited in the country of destination. (See paragraph (c) of this section.)

(10) Written communications having the character of actual and personal correspondence, except in the form of letters or post cards, or under the conditions stated in § 112.4(d) (4) of this chapter.

(11) For articles prohibited from international parcel post see § 121.5 of this chapter.

[Paragraph (a) amended, 27 F.R. 10652, Nov. 1, 1962]

15, or 25 cents per half ounce. (See individual country items in § 168.5 of this chapter.)

(c) Dimensions. *

(2) Minimum dimensions. The address side must measure at least 4 inches in length and 23⁄4 inches in width. (Effective January 1, 1963, the dimensions will be 44 by 3 inches.) When in the form of a roll, the length may not be less than 4 inches, or the length plus twice the diameter may not be less than 634 inches. Articles having lesser dimensions are accepted on condition that a rectangular address tag is attached whose length plus width measure not less than 64 inches, with the shorter side not less than 11⁄2 inches.

CODIFICATION: §§ 112.1 was amended in the following respects:

1. Paragraph (a) was amended, 28 F.R. 124, Jan. 4, 1963.

2. Paragraph (c) (2) was amended, 27 F.R. 9058, Sept. 12, 1962.

3. In paragraph (e)(1) the list of counties was amended as follows:

a. At 27 F.R. 3737, Apr. 19, 1962, "Maldive Islands" was added.

b. At 28 F.R. 1142, Feb. 6, 1963, "Albania" and "Dominican Republic" were added, and "Japan" and "Jordon" were deleted.

§ 112.2 Post cards.

(a) Rates (1) Surface. Canada and Mexico, 4 cents single; reply-paid, 4 cents each half. All other countries, 7 cents single; reply-paid, 7 cents each half.

(2) Airmail. Canada and Mexico, 6 cents single; reply-paid, 8 cents on message half, 4 cents on reply half. All other countries, 11 cents single; replypaid, letter rate (13, 15, or 25 cents) on message half and 7 cents on reply half. There is no provision whereby the reply half may be prepaid for return to the United States by airmail. See § 131.3 (c) of this chapter regarding prepayment of foreign reply-paid cards to be transmitted to other countries by airmail.

(3) Other rates. Letter rates (surface or air) or printed matter rates, according to the nature of the card, apply to all double cards without prepaid reply. The same rates apply to all cards exceeding the prescribed maximum dimensions.

[Paragraph (a) amended, 28 F.R. 124, Jan. 4, 1963]

(2) Private cards. Double cards which are privately prepared for use as reply-paid cards shall have on the front, in the French language, as the heading of the first or message part, the words "Carte postale avec réponse payée" (post card with reply paid), and the words "Carte postale réponse" (reply post card) as the heading on the second or reply part. Each of the two parts must fulfill the other conditions laid down for a single card. Prepayment of the two halves shall be by means of United States postage stamps (4 cents for Canada and Mexico and 7 cents for other countries) affixed to each half. [Subparagraph (2) amended, 28 F.R. 124, Jan. 4, 1963]

(2) See paragraph (f) of this section concerning use of direct sacks for mailing large quantities of prints to one addressee.

(3) Packages or bundles of secondclass and controlled circulation publication mailed to Canada by publishers or registered news agents may weigh up to 30 pounds. When mailed by other than publishers or news agents, the weight limit is 6 pounds 9 ounces.

CODIFICATION: Paragraph (b) was amended 28 F.R. 5423, June 1, 1963. Subsequently, subparagraph (3) was amended, 28 F.R. 6645, June 27, 1963.

(e) Preparation and mailing-(1) Wrapping and closing. Prints must be placed either under wrapper, in rolls, between cardboard, in an open case, or in an unsealed envelope, provided, if need be, with easily removable fasteners offering no danger, or be fastened with a string which can be easily untied. Articles of printed matter should not be prepared in such a manner as to allow other articles to slip into them. Articles mailed at printed matter rates must not be sealed. The following exceptional methods of preparation apply:

(i) Prints of the shape and consistency of a card, which may be mailed unfolded or folded only once, may be mailed without wrapper, envelope, or fastener.

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(ii) Single copies of second-class or controlled circulation publications addressed for delivery in Canada, when tied in bundles or enclosed in wrapped packages as provided in subparagraph (4) (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph (limited to second-class only), need not be enclosed in wrappers or envelopes. (See subparagraph (2) (iv) of this paragraph as to marking.)

(iii) Use of steel bands or wire is perImitted at the risk of the sender, except to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics which objects to their use.

(iv) Envelopes having the main flap sealed and the side flap closed with a spot of glue are accepted at the risk of the sender, except to Switzerland which has objected to the use of this type of envelope.

(2) Marking. Senders must place an endorsement on the address side of envelopes, cards, or packages to be mailed at printed matter rates, as follows:

(i) Mark "Printed Matter" on the address side of articles paid at regular printed matter rates. (See paragraph (a) (1) (i) of this section.)

(ii) Mark "Printed Matter-Books" or "Printed Matter-Sheet Music" on the address side of packages of books or sheet music to be mailed at the rates stated in paragraph (a) (1) (ii) of this section.

(iii) Mark "Printed Matter-Directories" or "Printed Matter-Catalogs" when necessary to identify packages as containing directories or catalogs subject to regular printed matter rates but entitled to the exceptional weight limits prescribed in paragraph (b) of this section.

(iv) Mark "Printed Matter-SecondClass" or "Printed Matter-Controlled Circulation Publication" on the envelopes or wrappers of second-class and controlled circulation publications on which the postage is paid by stamps affixed. When the postage on secondclass and controlled circulation publications is paid in cash or by advance deposit as permitted in subparagraph (3) (ii) of this paragraph, the envelopes or wrappers must bear the imprint "Second-class postage paid at or "Controlled circulation postage paid at _", in the upper right corner on the address side. The imprint serves as an indication of postage payment and identifies the publications as secondclass or controlled circulation. When the publications are bundled as pro

vided in subparagraph (4) (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph, an indication that postage has been paid must be shown on the wrapper or label of the bundle.

(3) Payment of postage. (i) Postage on printed matter, other than secondclass and controlled circulation publications mailed by the publisher or by a registered news agent under the conditions stated in subdivision (ii) of this subparagraph, must be paid by means of postage stamps, meter stamps, or permit imprints showing the amount of postage paid.

(ii) Postage on second-class and controlled circulation publications mailed by the publisher or by a registered news agent may be paid by means of postage stamps or meter stamps, or the postage charges may be paid in cash before the mailings are dispatched or from deposits of money made with the postmaster by the publisher or news agent. When the postage is to be paid in cash or from money on deposit with the postmaster, the postage charges are computed on Form 3541, "Computation of SecondClass or Controlled Circulation Postage”, from reports filed by the publisher or news agent on Form 3542, "Statement Showing Number of Copies of SecondClass or Controlled Circulation Publication Mailed." In the case of secondclass addressed to Canada when bundled as prescribed in subparagraph (4) (iii) of this paragraph, the following special conditions apply:

(a) If the postage is paid with stamps affixed to the bundles, the publisher or news agent will weigh and rate each bundle at 2 cents for the first 2 ounces and 1 cent for each additional 2 ounces or fraction.

(b) If the postage is paid in cash or from money deposited with the postmaster, the publisher or news agent must place a write-in "CANADA-BUNDLED” entry on Form 3542 showing the number of bundles and the total number of copies included in the bundles. Unaddressed copies enclosed in packages addressed to one addressee may also be included. Compute the postage charges at 1 cent for each 2 ounces plus 1 cent for each bundle, or at 10 cent per copy, whichever is higher, and carry the computed postage to the appropriate line of column I on Form 3541.

(iii) If a publisher or registered news agent prefers he may pay postage on in