(12) When no inquiry or application for indemnity has been made by claimant or his representative within a year commencing with the day following the posting of the article or parcel. In the case of insured mail with Canada, however, the time limit may be waived when it is satisfactorily established that the delay was unavoidable and not the fault of the claimant.

(13) For damage which results from the inherent vice or quality of the contents, that is, its inability, due to its nature, to withstand the ordinary incidents of the contemplated carriage.

(14) When full compensation or reimbursement has otherwise been made by the Post Office Department or by any outside firm or corporation whatsoever except on a pro rata basis as coinsurer.

(15) For sentimental values arising from association of articles. Also, in the absence of a complete description, the claimant must satisfactorily establish the ordinary market value at the time of mailing, particularly in the case of heirlooms or antiques.

(16) For an amount in excess of the maximum prescribed for the insurance or registry fee paid, unless responsibility rests with the United States and it shall be shown to the satisfaction of the Postmaster General that the mailer was charged a fee less than that required to cover the amount of indemnity desired, through error on the part of the Postal Service. On such a showing, the deficiency in fee may be collected from the mailer and postal indemnity paid within the limit fixed for the higher fee. If full or partial responsibility rests with the other country and the mailer requested full coverage at the time of mailing, but a deficient and "unauthorized" insurance fee was collected, he may be paid for full value, less the amount of the deficient fee, but not exceeding the limit fixed for the appropriate insurance fee.

(17) For loss of articles registered free or for official registered mail.

(18) When evidence of insurance coverage has not been presented.

(19) In excess of the limits prescribed in paragraph (a) of this section for domestic registered letters bearing foreign return addresses which forwarded pursuant to § 223.4(b) (2).

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(e) When to be instituted. Claims for indemnity involving international registered mail, and insured mail for which inquiry concerning disposal has been made, shall be instituted only on in

on postal union airmail.

Chart 5 Special delivery. Chart 6

Special handling.

Rates and conditions governing mail to individual countries (arranged alphabetically).

List of places not included in the alphabetical list of countries.

113 cents is the minimum postage chargeable on "Samples of Merchandise," and 18 ounces is the maximum weight limit.

To determine the postage for packages of printed matter weighing over 6 pounds 9 ounces addressed to countries admitting them (see Chart 1, Table II), compute the rate for the pounds alone at 32 cents per pound. Then if there are no remaining ounces, add 2 cents; if there are remaining ounces, determine the rate for them from the table and add to the rate for the pounds. For example, if a package weighs 21 pounds, compute the rate at 32 cents and add 2 cents, finding the rate to be $6.74. If a package weighs 21 pounds 5 ounces, compute the rate for 21 pounds at 32 cents ($6.72) and add the rate for the ounces (14 cents), finding the rate to be $6.86.

TABLE V.-Surface RATES FOR PRINTED BOOKS AND SHEET MUSIC TO

Argentina

To determine the postage for packages weighing over 11 pounds, compute the rate for the pounds alone at 8 cents per pound. If there are no remaining ounces, add 2 cents; if there are remaining ounces, determine the rate for them from the table and add to the rate for the pounds. For example, if a package weighs 21 pounds, compute the rate at 8 cents and add 2 cents, finding the rate to be $1.70. If a package weighs 21 pounds 5 ounces, compute the rate for 21 pounds at 8 cents ($1.68) and add the rate for the ounces (5 cents), finding the rate to be $1.73.

TABLE VI-SURFACE RATES FOR PRINTED BOOKS AND SHEET MUSIC TO COUNTRIES NOT LISTED IN TABLE V

(SEE CHART 1, TABLE II FOR WEIGHT LIMITS) (Rates: 4 cents first 2 ounces; 11⁄2 cents each additional 2 ounces)

Guatemala Haiti Republic of

Honduras

Mexico

.43 .442

6. 6 8.

$0.79

.802

Nicaragua

.46

6 12.

Panama

472 .49

6 14.

.832 .85

.502 7 2.

.862 .88

.8912 .91

.922

7 10.

.94

.952 .97

0.

.982 1.00

2

64

8 4.

1.012

4.

652 8 6.

1.03

67

8 8.

1.042

68/2

70

8 10. 8 12.

1.06

.712

8 14

1.072 1.09

To determine the postage for packages over 11 pounds addressed to Spain and Spanish possessions, compute the rate for the pounds alone at 12 cents per pound. If there are no remaining ounces, add 21⁄2 cents; if there are remaining ounces, determine the rate for them from the table and add to the rate for the pounds. For example, if a package weighs 21 pounds, compute the rate at 12 cents and add 22 cents, finding the rate to be $2.541⁄2 cents. If a package weighs 21 pounds ounces, compute the rate for 21 pounds at 12 cents ($2.52) and add the rate for the ounces (7 cents), finding the rate to be $2.59.

TABLE VII-SURFACE RATES FOR SMALL PACKETS (ALL COUNTRIES TO WHICH ACCEPTED)

(Rate: 6 cents for each 2 ounces or fraction of 2 ounces, with minimum charge of 26 cents)

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