(ii) Preparation, addressing, and mailing. Post cards shall be sent unenclosed, without wrapper or envelope. The right half, at least, of the address side is reserved for the address of the addressee and the notations or labels relating to the service. The sender may use the back and the left half of the address side. Postage must appear on the address side, in the upper right corner of the card, otherwise the card is treated as unprepaid.

(iii) Attachments. You may not join or attach samples of merchandise or similar articles to post cards. However, illustrations, photographs, stamps of any kind, labels and clippings of any kind, of paper or other very thin material, as well as address labels or slips to be folded back, may be glued thereto, on condition that they do not alter the character of the post cards and that they adhere completely to the card. These articles may be glued only on the back or left half of the address side of the card, except address labels or slips which may occupy the entire address side. Stamps of any kind, likely to be confused with postage stamps, may be placed only on the back. (4) Reply-paid cards-(i) Availability. Reply-paid postal cards, bearing the required endorsements and imprinted postage are available at post offices. The domestic reply-paid postal card shall not be used in international mails, except that it may be used to Canada after adding the headings prescribed in subdivision (ii) of this subparagraph for private cards.

(ii) 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 payee (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 (3 cents for Canada and Mexico and 5 cents for other countries) affixed to each half.

(iii) Preparation and mailing. The two parts of a reply-paid card are folded

one part over the other, so that the fold forms the upper edge, and they may not be sealed in any manner. Prepare the card so that when it is folded the address of the addressee is on the part bearing the words Carte postale avec réponse payee, and the address on the reply part is folded on the inside. sender may have printed on the back of the reply half a questionnaire to be filled in by the addressee. The latter may return the inquiry half attached to the reply-portion, in which case the address on the inquiry half is crossed out and folded on the inside of the card.

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(iv) Validity of postage. The prepayment of the reply by means of postage of the country which has issued the card is valid only if the two parts of the card with the reply paid have arrived joined together from the country of origin and if the reply half is sent from the country where it arrived by mail and is addressed to the country of origin. If these conditions are not fulfilled, it is treated as unprepaid.

(c) Commercial papers—(1) Rates. Surface rate for commercial papers for all countries is 4 cents for the first 2 ounces and 2 cents for each additional 2 ounces or fraction of 2 ounces. mum charge is 10 cents. For airmail rates, see § 111.1 (a).

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(2) Weight limit. Weight limit for commercial papers is 4 pounds 6 ounces.

(3) Dimensions—(i) Maximum dimensions. Length, breadth, and thickness combined, 36 inches; greatest length 24 inches. When sent in the form of a roll, the length (the maximum of which is 32 inches) plus twice the diameter is limited to 40 inches.

(ii) Minimum dimensions. Envelopes must not measure less than 4 inches in length and 234 inches in width.

(4) Description. The following are considered commercial papers, provided they do not have the character of actual and personal correspondence:

(i) All papers and documents, wholly or partly written or drawn, such as out

of-date articles of correspondence (opened letters and post cards, even though they bear canceled postage stamps or postage paid impressions which have served to pay the original

Johore (see Malaya).

Jordan (Hashemite Kingdom).
Jugoslavia (see Yugoslavia).
Kalymnos (see Greece).
Kamaran (see Aden).
Karpathos (see Greece).
Kassos (see Greece).
Kastellorizon (see Greece).
Kedah (see Malaya).

Keeling Islands (see Malaya).
Kelantan (see Malaya).
Kenya and Uganda.
Korea (Republic of).

Kos (see Greece).

Kowloon (see Hong Kong).

Kuchinoshima (see Ryukyu Islands).

Kuwait (see Persian Gulf Ports).

Labrador (see Canada).

Portuguese India.

Portuguese Timor.

Portuguese West Africa.

Prince Island (see Portuguese West Africa).
Province Wellesley (see Malaya).
Pukapuka (see New Zealand).
Qatar (see Persian Gulf Ports).
Queensland (see Australia).
Raiatea (see French Oceania).
Rakaanga (see New Zealand).
Rapa (see French Oceania).

Rarotonga (Cook Islands) (see New Zealand).

Redonda (see Leeward Islands).

Republic of the Philippines (see Philippines).

Reunion (Bourbon) Island.

Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Federation of.

Rio de Oro (see Spanish West Africa).

Rio Muni (see Spanish Guinea).
Rodos (see Greece).

Rodrigues (see Mauritius and dependencies).
Rumania.

Ryukyu Islands.

Saar Territory (see France).

Saba (see Netherlands West Indies).

Sahara, Spanish (see Spanish West Africa). St. Bartholomew (see Guadeloupe).

St. Christopher (see Leeward Islands).

St. Eustatius (see Netherlands West Indies).
St. Helena.

St. Kitts (see Leeward Islands).
St. Lucia (see Windward Islands).

St. Martin (Netherlands part) (see Netherlands West Indies).

St. Martin (French part) (see Guadeloupe). St. Pierre and Miquelon.

St. Thomas Island (see Portuguese West Africa).

St. Vincent (see Windward Islands).

Ste. Marie de Madagascar (see Madagascar). Salvador (El).

Sudan.

Trans-Jordan (see Jordan (Hashemite King

dom)).

Transvaal (see Union of South Africa).

Trengganu (see Malaya).

Trinidad and Tobago.

Tripolitania (see Libya).
Tristan da Cunha.

Tuamotou (see French Oceania).
Tubuai (see French Oceania).
Tunisia.

Turkey.

Turks Island.

Uganda (see Kenya and Uganda).

Umm Said (see Persian Gulf Ports).

Union Group (see Western Samoa, British). Union of South Africa.

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Upolu Island (see Western Samoa [British]). Upper Volta.

Uruguay.

Vatican City State.

Venezuela (Republic of).

Victoria (see Australia).

Viet-Nam.

Virgin Islands (British) (see Leeward Islands).

Wales (see Great Britain and Northern Ireland).

Wallis Islands (see New Caledonia).
Walvis Bay (see South-West Africa).

Washington Island (see Gilbert and Ellice
Islands Colony).

Wellesley, Province (see Malaya).
Western Australia (see Australia).
Western Samoa (British).

Windward Islands.

Yemen.

Yugoslavia.

Zafarani Islands (see Spain).
Zanzibar and Pemba.

Zululand (see Union of South Africa).

(b) Preparing, addressing, and mailing (1) Preparing. Prepare the articles securely, especially if they are for distant countries. International mail is handled more often and subjected to greater pressure and friction than domestic mail, hence it must be enclosed in strong envelopes or other wrappings.

(2) Addressing. (i) Address mail articles in legible roman letters placed on the right-hand side of the article, lengthwise, in such a way as to leave space for service labels and notations (postmarks, etc.).

(ii) Write the name and address of the recipient precisely and completely, with the names of the locality and country of destination in capital letters. Give the house number and street ad

dress or box number when sending mail to towns or cities.

(iii) On the address of articles sent to general delivery indicate the name of the addressee. The use of initials, figures, simple given names, fictitious names, or conventional marks of any kind is not permitted on any articles.

(iv) Addresses in Russian, Greek, Arabic, Hebrew, Japanese, or Chinese characters must bear an interlined translation of the names of the post office, province, and country of destination in English. If the English form of the names is not known, the foreign spellings shall be shown in roman characters, print, or script.

(3) Return address. The complete address of the sender must be shown in the upper left-hand corner of the address side of the mail in such a way as not to affect either the clarity of the address or the application of service labels or notations. Many countries do not return certain ordinary (unregistered) articles if they cannot be delivered as addressed unless they bear the sender's return card.

Prepayment. Ar

(c) Postage-(1) ticles must be fully prepaid to assure dispatch without delay and without penalty against the addressees. If the missing postage can not be collected from you, the shortpaid articles are either sent to destination and double the shortage collected from the addressees or they are sent to dead letter offices for treatment.

(2) How paid. Postage, registration fees, and insurance fees can be prepaid on articles (other than the reply half of post cards) by means of United States postage stamps or by meter stamps of a bright red color. Precanceled stamps may be used under the same conditions as in the domestic mails. Airmail stamps may be used on airmail articles only. Prepayment of postage on printed matter may also be indicated by means of permit imprints. Permit imprints must show the amount of postage paid and may be black or any other color. For printed matter mailed to certain countries at special rates, see § 22.1 (d) of this chapter.

(3) Articles mailed aboard ships. (1) Mail posted aboard ships on the high seas must bear postage stamps of the country whose flag the vessel flies. On arrival at

a port, an officer of the ship hands the mail into the post office of the port city, where the stamps are cancelled and the mail dispatched. If the stamps are foreign, the post office uses a special Paquebot postmark or applies the word Paquebot to the envelope in ink or with a rubber stamp.

(ii) Mail posted aboard a United States ship on the high seas, or aboard any ship while in a United States port, must bear United States stamps and is not entitled to Paquebot cancellation at a United States post office.

(4) Mailings without postage. The following types of mail are accepted for other countries without postage affixed:

(i) Diplomatic and consular mail addressed to countries of the Postal Union of the Americas and Spain (see § 101.2 of this chapter), subject to the following conditions:

(a) Diplomatic. Free postage and free registration are granted to all surface correspondence (official and personal) of members of the diplomatic corps of PUAS countries when addressed to the PUAS countries. The weight and size limits specified in § 111.2 apply.

(b) Consular. Free postage and free registration are granted to the official surface correspondence of consuls or vice consuls of PUAS countries when

(1) Addressed for delivery in the country represented by the mailing official;

(2) Addressed to the Embassy or Legation of the official's country located in any of those countries; or

(3) Addressed to such an official of any of those countries located in those countries.

(c) Marking. Envelopes, labels, etc., used by members of the PUAS diplomatic corps for postage free mail must show in the upper left corner of the address side the name of the Ambassador or Minister or names of the Embassy or Legation, with post office address. In the upper right corner should be the words "Diplomatic Mail" over the word "Free". In the case of consulates, the name and address of the consul or consulate as well as the name of the country must appear over the words "Official Correspondence" in the upper left corner. The words "Consular Mail" must be written above "Free" in the upper right corner.