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After obtaining receipt below, the Postmaster will mail this Card, without cov and without postage, to address on the other side.

RECEIVED THE ABOVE DESCRIBED REGISTERED

(SENDER'S NAME ON OTHER side.)

Sign on dotted lines to the right.

When delivery is made to other than addressee, the name of both addressee and recipient must ap

pear.

* Erase letter or parcel according to which is sent.

*LETTER.
PARCEL.

This registry receipt is returned to the sender by due course of mail.

A person may by a written order duly verified authorize the post office to deliver his registered mail to another.

When, therefore, the sender desires a registered piece delivered to the addressee only, he must so indicate by an indorsement to that effect upon the address side of the letter or parcel; a form for such order is, "Deliver only to the Addressee." In such cases the receipt of registered mail is restricted by the sender to the person to whom it is addressed, and must be delivered to no one else, not even upon the addressee's written order. When it cannot be delivered personally, it

must be returned to the sender. The indorsement "Personal" does not restrict delivery of a registered letter or parcel to the addressee in person.

Receipts from the addressee of foreign registered mail are not returned unless requested by the sender at the time of mailing. Request should be indorsed on the envelope, e.g., "Return receipt demanded."

Identification is required where the applicant for registered mail is unknown.

Reclaiming of a Registered Letter or Parcel. A registered letter or parcel may be reclaimed or recalled by the sender at any time before its delivery, upon compliance with the following requirements:

1. The sender must furnish satisfactory proof of his identity as sender.

2. He must file with the mailing postmaster a written request for the return of the letter or parcel, giving name and address of sender, name and address of addressee, and the registry number of the letter or parcel to be recalled.

3. He must pay all expenses incident to the recovery of the registered letter or parcel.

Indemnity for Lost Articles. The Post-office Department holds itself liable for the actual value of lost registered articles to the extent of $25. If one desires to send articles of a value greater than $25, it is better to send by express, as express companies assume responsibility to the full value of articles.

accepted. There is no indemnity for second, third, or fourth class matter."

Notwithstanding that the post office is responsible only to the extent of $25, it is much safer to send valuable mail matter through the registry division than in the ordinary manner; in its transmission, registered matter is given special care, and should the letter or parcel be lost, there is a greater possibility of its being found.

The increased security given to registered matter is obtained by the use of a distinctive cover for the matter, by its retention in special custody, and by a system of records and receipts showing every transfer of it after mailing; by the latter means it may be traced throughout its journey, from its receipt for mailing until its delivery to the addressee.

The safety of this method of transmitting money or valuables is shown by the fact that in 1902, out of over 22,000,000 registered pieces, but 171 were irrecoverably lost; and for the latter an indemnity of $654.18 was paid. The failures to deliver were slightly more than one thousandth of one per cent of the total business. It is doubtful whether any private enterprise in the world, doing business of half the magnitude of the registry system, can boast of such a record for safety and efficiency.

Registry at Door. The letter carrier will register packages and letters at the door of any house he

serves. All that is necessary is to hand a properly prepared letter or package to the carrier and receive the latter's receipt therefor. This applies to free rural delivery as well as to city delivery. The simplicity of the transaction is evident, and it places the convenience of a modern city bank at the command of a large population resident in villages and the country, as well as those in the city who, for any reason, find it inconvenient to call in person at the bank.

By sending additional packages each of $25 or less, one may transmit large sums of money through the post office and thus secure the guarantee of the United States government for safe delivery.

Claims for Indemnity: How made. Claims for indemnity must be made within one year from the date of loss. A blank form of application for indemnity may be obtained from the postmaster who registered the lost piece. Applications for indemnity must show the following:

1. That claim for indemnity is made within one year from date of loss.

2. It must give a correct description of the lost registered piece, together with the particulars as to` the time and place when mailed.

3. The sender must, in the form of an affidavit, state the nature and value of the contents of the lost package, the name of the owner, the fact of the loss, and that no compensation or reimbursement on account thereof has been made.

4. The owner must furnish an affidavit as to his ownership of the lost package and its contents, and that he believes it to have been lost in the mails. 5. The amount of indemnity must be plainly written in the application.

DEAD-LETTER OFFICE

Mail that cannot be delivered from any cause whatever is called "dead matter," and if there are no directions for its return to the sender, such mail is sent to the Dead-letter Office at Washington. Here it is opened, and if the address of the sender is found on the inside, it is returned to him, otherwise the letter is destroyed. Therefore don't mail letters or packages without having name and address written or printed upon the upper left-hand corner of the envelope or wrapper. (Give street and number in large cities.) This will insure prompt return if not delivered, and will prevent mail being sent to the Dead-letter Office and there opened.

"Dead Matter": How treated. Unclaimed domestic letters received in the Dead-letter Office are opened for the purpose of return to the sender. Those containing inclosures of value are carefully recorded and returned to senders or, as far as practicable, delivered to the parties to whom addressed; this is done without application. Letters which do not. contain inclosures of value are not preserved, and no

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