1 Parcels may not contain: a. Medicines and vaccines not conforming to French laws; b. nonauthorized publications, reprints, and publications prohibited on account of their political character or immoral contents! c. currency, gold and silver bullion; d. securities.

Parcels may not contain securities, precious metals, or currency.

Customs declaration tags are not required for parcels which: a. Contain official matter from Government agencies and are addressed to a military organization or to military personnel; b. contain materials or supplies sent by contractors for Government use and bear the endorsement Contents for Official Use-Exempt from Customs Requirements.

4 Articles will be liable for customs duty and/or purchase tax unless they are bona fide gifts, personal effects, or items for personal use intended for military personnel or their dependents. Where the contents of a parcel meet these requirements, the mailer should place a certification similar to the following on the customs form under the heading-Description of Contents: Certified to be a bona fide gift. personal effects, or items for personal use of military personnel and dependents thereof. The following articles may not be accepted: a. Securities; b precious metals: c. currency.

'Parcels except those sent as registered mail may not exceed 42 inches in length or 72 inches in length and girth combined.

Parcels may not contain firearms of any type.

7 Currency, foreign and domestic, may not be mailed except when sent in official shipments.

This prohibition does not apply to gift shipments of cigarettes, tobacco, and tobacco products donated by tobacco companies to hospitalized military personnel when addressed to the commanding officer of a military hospital, nor to parcels addressed to Exchange or Special Services Offices at APO's when endorsed "For Milltary Agency."

Air parcels may not exceed dimensions shown in footnote 11.

10 Mailable firearms may be shipped only by unregistered air parcel post. (See § 15.5 of this chapter concerning concealable firearms.) All other parcels may not contain firearms of any type.

665 666.

670

X

671

675 11

679.

680.

681.

682.

684.

X

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694 11

696

X

X

3

697

699.

11 Parcels may not exceed the following dimensions: Length

Not over

72 inches length and girth combined.

24 inches girth.

20 inches girth.

16 inches girth.

3 X

3 X

3 X

3 X

*Mail addressed to personnel attached to Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR), or Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean (CINCNELM) Fleet Post Office, New York, is subject to limitations applicable to Navy No. 100.

Maximum length 48 inches.

12 Personal mail prepaid at surface rates may not exceed 42" in length or 72" in length and girth combined. 13 Meats, including preserved meats, whether hermetically sealed or not, are prohibited.

14 Parcels addressed to Dependent Mail Section may NOT be prepaid at first class rates and may contain ONLY books and periodicals.

(R.S. 161, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 22, 39 U.S.C. 501, 505, 706, 712) [26 F.R. 11535, Dec. 6, 1961, as amended at 26 F.R. 11903, Dec. 13, 1961, 27 F.R. 1417, Feb. 15, 1962, 27 F.R. 6976, July 24, 1962, 28 F.R. 1508, Feb. 16, 1963, 28 F.R. 7346, July 18, 1963, 28 F.R. 9480, Aug. 29, 1963. Redesignated 28 F.R. 1508, Feb. 16, 1963]

NOTE: 17.2 as amended is set forth in its entirety.

PART 18-POSTAL DELIVERY ZONE SYSTEM [DELETED, 27 F.R. 6976, JULY 24, 1962]

(5) Drop letters are letters mailed for local delivery at post offices where city or village delivery by carrier is not established and that are not collected or delivered by rural or star route carriers. [Subparagraph (5) amended, 27 F.R. 6976, July 24, 1962]

(7) Post cards are manufactured by private concerns and must conform to the following specifications:

(i) Size, shape, and ratio. Not larger than 36 by 56 inches, nor smaller than 3 by 44 inches. Must be rectangular in shape. A ratio of width (height) to length of less than 1 to

and

1.414 (1 to the square root of 2) is not recommended. (See §§ 21.3(b) 24.3 (b) of this chapter.)

(ii) Material. An unfolded and uncreased piece of cardboard of approximately the quality and weight of a postal card; thickness not less than 0.006 or more than 0.0095 of an inch, and the cardboard to be uniform in thickness and as near 0.0090 as possible.

(iii) Color. Any light color that does not interfere with legible address and postmark.

These specifications apply to single post cards and each part of double post cards.

[Subparagraph (7) amended, 28 F.R. 9528, Aug. 30, 1963]

(b) Use of postal and post cards * (2) Additions to cards are limited to the following:

(i) The face of the card may be divided by a vertical line, the left half of the card to be used for the message and the right half for the address only.

(ii) The message on a single card, or on the first portion of a double card, may consist of advertising, illustrations, or any kind of writing, and may occupy the space to the left of the vertical line and the entire back of the card.

(iii) Very thin sheets of paper may be attached to the card, provided they are completely stuck to it.

(iv) Numbers used for accounting purposes may be shown on a shaded background below the address. Holes which do not eliminate any letters or numbers may be punched in either the address or message portion of the card. A vertical tearing guide may divide the face of the card. The address portion may be smaller than the remainder of the card. However, mailings of cards having any one or more of these four characteristics must meet all of the following conditions:

(a) The mailings must consist of not less than 200 cards which are identical as to size and weight.

(b) The addresses on the cards must include ZIP Code numbers.

(c) Postage must be paid in cash by permit imprints (see Part 34 of this chapter); by meter stamps (see Part 33 of this chapter); or by precanceled stamps (see Part 32 of this chapter).

(d) The mailer must separate the cards by complete 5 digit ZIP Code number; by the first 3 digits of a ZIP Code number; or by the first 2 digits of a ZIP Code number where there are 10 or more pieces for any of these separations. The separated cards must be faced and tied in bundles both lengthwise and crosswise with twine strong enough to withstand handling in the mail. Sacking of the bundles by the mailer is required under the conditions stated in § 24.4 (b) (6) of this chapter.

(v) It is recommended that all post cards having a thickness less than 0.0085 of an inch meet all of the conditions in (a) through (d) of this subdivision. [Subparagraph (2) amended, 28 F.R. 9528, Aug. 30, 1963]

(c) Business reply mail. * * *
(4) Form of imprint and address.

SURFACE MAIL

A

(b) Size, shape, ratio, and sealing. There is no maximum limit of size. The following standards apply to envelopes, cards, and self-mailers having postage paid thereon at the first-class postage rate:

(1) Pieces less than 3 inches in width (height) or 44 inches in length are nonmailable.

(2) Pieces having shapes other than rectangular are nonmailable.

(3) Pieces having a ratio of width (height) to length of less than 1 to 1.414 (1 to the square root of 2) are not recommended.

(4) Pieces which are not sealed or secured on all four edges so that they may be handled by machines are not recommended.

[Paragraph (b) amended, 28 F.R. 1468, Feb. 15, 1963]