Beginning in the August 1921 periodic notices began to
appear in the monthly Postal Guide Supplements to address a problem with the
Rural Route delivery of unaddressed circulars.
The August 1921 notice read:
“Notice
to Postmasters of Distributing Offices for Rural Routes.- It has been brought to the attention of
the Department that in certain instances, Rural Mail Couriers have accepted
Advertising Literature for distribution direct from the advertisers or agents,
this literature bearing no postage.
Postmasters
of distributing offices for Rural Routes are accordingly to warn Royal Mail
Couriers that it is a violation of Postal Regulations to accept for
distribution any matter not mailed in the regular manner, and which does not
comply with regulations in regard to postage.”
The wording of a notice was changed slightly in the
November 1925 supplement to further clarify the term advertising literature. It
read:
“Notice
to Postmasters of Distributing Offices for Rural Routes.- It has been brought to the attention of
the Department that in certain instances, Rural Mail Couriers have accepted hand
bills, notice of meetings, etc., for distribution direct from the advertisers
or agents, these items bearing no postage.
Postmasters
of distributing offices for Rural Routes are accordingly to warn Royal Mail
Couriers that it is a violation of Postal Regulations to accept for
distribution any matter not mailed in the regular manner, and which does not
comply with regulations in regard to postage.”
The
same notice was printed in the March 1929 Supplement this time adding the words
“circulars soliciting newspaper subscriptions” to the material descriptions
The
March 1929 supplement notice was subsequently repeated in the March 1930, March
1931, November 1931 and December 1931 monthly supplements. The warnings may
have repeated in subsequent monthly supplements but I do not have access to
further supplements.
everyhouseholder
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