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(3) The rates in § 25.1 (c) and (d) are computed on the basis of the weight of the piece regardless of the zone to which addressed.

(4) The local rate in § 25.1 (a) and (b) applies to parcels mailed at any post office for local delivery at that office; at any city letter-carrier office or at any point within its delivery limits for delivery by carriers from that office; at any office from which a rural route starts for delivery on the same route; and on a rural route for delivery at the office from which the route starts or on any rural route starting from that office.

(5) Gold coin, gold bullion, and gold dust, between any two points in Alaska, or between any point in Alaska and any point in the other States or U.S. possessions are charged the rate in § 25.1(a) e. [26 F.R. 11549, Dec. 6, 1961, as amended at 27 F.R. 6976, July 24, 1962, 29 F.R. 285, Jan. 11, 1964, 29 F.R. 8007, June 24, 1964, 29 F.R. 16252, Dec. 4, 1964]

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§ 25.3

Weight and size limits.

(a) Weight. Each addressed piece must weight 16 ounces or more but not in excess of the following limits:

(1) Parcels mailed at or to any second-, third-, or fourth-class post office; to or from any rural or star route; to or from any Army-Air Force or Fleet post office; to or from any post office in Alaska or Hawaii; or to, from, or between any territory or possession of the United States, including the Canal Zone and Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, must not exceed 70 pounds. See Part 17 of this chapter for weight limits to certain APO's.

(2) Parcels mailed at a first-class post office in the United States for delivery at the same or any other first-class post office in the United States are limited to 40 pounds when addressed for delivery in the local, first, and second zones; and to 20 pounds when addressed to the third through the eighth zones; except that parcels mailed on or addressed for delivery on a rural or star route, parcels mailed to or from any post office in Alaska or Hawaii, parcels mailed at the post office from which served by patrons

located on rural or star routes (rural or star route address of sender must be shown), or parcels containing baby poultry, nursery stock, agricultural commodities, books, other items listed in § 25.1 (c) and (d), and Braille-writers and other appliances for the blind are subject to the limit in subparagraph (1) of this paragraph. (The term "agricultural commodities" includes any product grown or produced incident to an agricultural activity on a farm or in a garden, orchard, nursery, or forest but does not include manufactured products of such commodities.) Parcels containing such articles must be marked to show the nature of the contents, unless such information can be ascertained by outward examination of the parcel.

(b) Size. Parcels mailed at a firstclass post office in the United States, for delivery at the same or any other firstclass post office in the United States, and subject to the limits of weight shown in paragraph (a) (2) of this section must not exceed 72 inches length and girth combined. All other parcels are limited to 100 inches in length and girth combined. To compute the size of a parcel:

§ 25.4 Payment of postage.

Mailers of fourth-class articles may use any method of paying postage. [26 F.R. 11551, Dec. 6, 1961]

§ 25.5 Additions.

(a) Required. (1) The return address of the sender must be shown on all fourth-class mail. See § 25.2(a) (5) concerning packages mailed at the library rate.

(2) See § 11.5, § 25.1(b) (1) (i) and (2) (ii), § 25.2(a) (4) and (5), and § 28.5 (b) for special markings required.

(b) Permissible. (1) The following written additions may be placed on the wrapper, on a tag or label attached to the outside of the parcel (see § 13.2(b) of this chapter for space requirements), or inside the parcel, either attached to an article or loose:

(i) Marks, numbers, name, or letters descriptive of contents.

(ii) Please Do Not Open Until Christmas, Merry Christmas, Mom & Dad, Happy Birthday, Mother, With Best Wishes, John Doe, and similar inscriptions.

(iii) Instructions and directions for the use of an article in the package.

EXAMPLE: Directions for use of prescription medicine.

(iv) Manuscript dedication or inscription not in the nature of personal correspondence.

(v) Marks to call attention to any word or passage in text.

(vi) Corrections of typographical errors in:

(a) Circulars or printed matter. Handwritten or typewritten changes or additions in the body of a circular are limited to corrections of actual typographical errors.

(b) Proof sheets. Corrections in proof sheets include corrections of typographical and other errors, alterations of text, insertion of new text, marginal instructions to the printer, and rewrites of part if necessary for correction. Corrections should be on margins or attached to the manuscript. Do not enclose manuscript of another article.

(vii) Handstamped imprints, except when the added matter is in itself personal or converts the original matter to a personal communication. In the latter case, however, the mailing at one time at the post office window or other depository designated by the postmaster of not less than 20 identical, unsealed copies will be sufficient evidence to establish that the imprint is impersonal.

(viii) Any printed matter mailable as third class.

(2) An invoice or similar document for descriptive purposes only, may be enclosed or placed in an envelope (marked "Invoice Enclosed" attached to the outside, showing any or all of the following: (i) Names and addresses of sender and addressee.

(ii) Names and quantities of articles enclosed.

(iii) Description of articles enclosed, including price, tax, style, stock number, size, and quality; and if defective, nature of defect.

(iv) Order or file number, date of order, date and manner of shipment, shipping weight, and postage paid.

(a) Catalogs. Catalogs mailed at the rates in § 25.1(b) (1) and (2)(i) may have any or all of the following enclosures, provided the loose enclosures form only an incidental portion of contents: (1) Order forms, reply envelopes, and circulars.

(2) One each of a printed blotter, illustrated display sheet, poster, dealer's card, or similar printed advertising matter.

(3) An invoice. (See § 25.5 (b) (2).) (b) Special fourth-class and library rate (1) Books. The following may be enclosed with books:

(i) Incidental announcements of books, appearing in book pages or as loose enclosures. This includes an addressed envelope or post card, a single order form, and a printed circular, each of which must relate exclusively to books. (ii) An invoice (see § 25.5(b) (2) of this chapter).

(2) Sound recordings. The following may be enclosed with sound recordings mailed at the rates in § 25.1 (c):

(i) Incidental announcements of sound recordings appearing on title labels, on protective sleeves, on the carton or wrapper, or in form of loose enclosures.

mark their parcels "First Class" or with similar endorsements.

[26 F.R. 11552, Dec. 6, 1961]

§ 25.8 Place of mailing.

(a) Fourth-class articles may be mailed at a post office, branch, or station, or handed to a rural or star route carrier. They may not be mailed at railway post office cars.

(b) Parcels exceeding the limits of size and weight for articles mailed at first-class post offices that originate in and are prepared in cities or towns served by first-class post offices may not be § 26.1 Rates.

Weight

8 ounces or less..