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China. WW See Notes at foot of page. First-cla Matter. 1. First-cla proper Written matter, sealed or unsealed, and all matter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection, 3 2 cents an ounce or fraction thereof Must at least 2 cents prepaid, except letters from U. S. soldiers, sailors, or marines. Weight limit, pounds unle fully prepaid. 2. Postal cards, 1 cent each. 3. Drop letters, where there free delivery, 1 cent an ounce or fraction thereof. Second-Cla Matter. Newspapers and other periodicals, conforming to certain regulations publishers and news agents only, 1 cent a pound for the general public, 1 cent for 4 ounces fraction thereof. Weight limit, 4 pounds. Postage must be fully prepaid. Third- Cla Matter. Printed matter not included in second cla , wrapped to permit inspection. 4 Includes books, circulars, music, engravings, etc., 1 cent for each 2 ounces or fraction thereof. Postage must be fully prepaid. Weight limit, except for single books, 4 pounds. Fourth cla Matter (merchandise). All mailable matter not included in above cla es, wrapped to permit inspection. 3 Includes blank books, playing cards, electrotypes, flowers, eral merchandise, etc. 1 cent an ounce or fraction thereof. Postage must be fully prepaid. Weight limit, 4 pounds. Unmailable. Poisons, explosives, inflammables, live animals (except bees), substances that ill-smelling or liable to injure postal employes, immoral matter, and all matter not complying with above regulations as to weight, prepayment, etc., or insufficiently addre ed. Immediate delivery (within certain hours and distances) is secured for any piece of mail ter at any office by attaching a special 10-cent stamp or ten cents' worth of ordinary stamps, the words " Special Delivery " written on the envelope in addition to regular postage. Registration of any letter or package costs 8 cents in addition to regular postage. Forwarding. First-cla matter is forwarded and returned without extra charge on that other cla es postage must be paid for each journey. Withdrawing Mail. Matter once mailed can be withdrawn if sender can prove identity. Mixed Cla es. Matter of different cla es in the same package goes at the highest chargeable for any portion. Permi ible Additions to Original Matter. The words " personal" or " to be called for," other directions as to delivery, and requests for forwarding or return upon prepayment of postage, are permi ible as part of the addre on second, third, or fourth-cla matter. Books Of Postage Stamps. One and two cent postage stamps bound in book form are on sale post-offices at an advance of 1 cent per book over the postage value. International Reply-Coupons are sold at 6 cents each, for use in sending abroad for return age. Reply-coupons i ued by other countries are redeemable at United States post-offices postage stamps to the value of 5 cents for each reply-coupon. Postal Money Orders. Money can be sent without danger of lo at low rates to all parts United States and its po e ions as well as to foreign countries by means of Postal Money Orders. "Writing such as name and addre of sender, simple dedication in a book, etc., is allowed on third fourth-cla matter. MS. accompanied by printed proof may be sent third-cla , but ordinary typewritten matter, and that printed on a mimeograph, hektograph, etc. (unle 20 or more copies are sent), belong to first-cla . 3 Certain proprietary articles, as pills, tobacco, etc., are allowed to go sealed in fourth-cla . * Photographs, and seeds, bulbs, roots, etc., may be sent at third-cla rates, but printed material than paper and pads, etc., on which blank space exceeds printed matter, must go fourth-cla . (788) and have 4 is no for or * genare mat with of rate and new at postin of the and also other 809