Printed Papers

(1) The expression “printed papers” in these Regulations means a packet consisting of or containing one or more of the following articles or documents whether printed, engraved, lithographed, mimeographed or photographed, that is to say– (a) newspapers and periodicals, books and pamphlets; (b) sheets of music (except perforated sheets intended to be fitted to automatic musical instruments), visiting cards, address cards, proofs of printing; (c) engravings, photographs and albums containing photographs; (d) pictures, drawings, plans, maps, patterns to be cut out and catalogues; (e) prospectuses, advertisements and notices of various kinds; and 36 (f) in general, all impressions or copies obtained on paper or other similar material, on parchment or on cardboard by means of printing, engraving, lithography, mimeography and photography or any other readily recognizable mechanical process. Copies obtained by means of tracing, stamps with or without moveable type and typewriter are not considered as printed papers. (2) No packet of printed papers shall contain cinematograph films, gramophone records, articles of stationery or printed papers of which the text has been modified after printing or which bears any marks whatever of such a kind as to constitute a conventional language. (3) By way of exception to this regulation it is permissible, on the outside or inside of a packet of printed papers– (a) to indicate by hand or by a mechanical process– (i) the name, status, profession, style and address of the sender and of the (ii) the date of despatch, the signature, telephone exchange and number, and the telegraphic address and code; (iii) the current postal account and banking account of the sender; and (iv) a serial or registration number referring solely to the packet; (b) to correct printing errors; 37 (c) to strike out, to underline or to ring round certain words or certain parts of the printed text, provided this does not give to the printed text the character of a current and personal correspondence. (4) It is also permissible to indicate or add by hand or by a mechanical process– (a) on advices of the departures and arrivals of ships and aircraft - the dates of departures and arrivals as well as the names of the ships and aircrafts and the ports of departure, call and arrival; (b) on travellers’ advices - the name of the traveller, the date, time and place of his intended visit, and the address at which he is staying; (c) on forms of order, subscription or offers in respect of published works, books, newspapers, engravings or pieces of music - the works and the number of copies required or offered, the price of those works, and notes representing essential elements of the price, the method of payment, the edition and the names of the authors and publishers as well as the number of the catalogue and words “paper covered”, “stiff covered” or “bound”; (d) on the forms used by lending libraries - the titles of the works, the number of copies asked for or sent, the names of the authors and the publishers, the catalogue numbers, the number of days allowed for reading, the name of the person wishing to consult the work, and other brief notes referring to the works in question; 38 (e) on illustrated cards and printed visiting cards, and Christmas and New Year cards - good wishes, greetings, congratulations, thanks, condolences, or other formulae of courtesy, expressed in five words or by means of five conventional initials at most; (f) in proofs of printing - alterations and additions concerned with the correction, layout and printing, and also notes such as “Passed for Press”, “Read-Passed for Press”, or any similar note concerned with the production of the work. In case of lack of space these additions may be made on separate sheets. The relative manuscript may be enclosed; (g) on fashion plates, maps, and similar documents - colours; (h) in price lists, tenders for advertisements, stock and share lists, market quotations, trade circulars and prospectuses - figures and any other notes representing essential elements of the price; (i) on books, pamphlets, newspapers, photographs, engraving, sheets of music, and in general on all literary or artistic productions, printed, engraved, lithographed or mimeographed - a dedication consisting simply of an expression of regard, and (on photographs or engravings) a very concise explanatory caption and other short notes referring to the photograph or to the engraving itself; and to enclose the relative open invoice; (j) on cuttings from newspapers and periodicals - the title, date, number and address of the publication from which the article is extracted; 39 (k) on notices of change of address - the old and the new address and the date of the change. (5) It is permitted to enclose a card, envelope or wrapper bearing the name and address of the sender of the packet, and prepaid for return by means of postage stamps of the country to which the packet is addressed. (6) Reproductions of a manuscript or typewritten original will be transmitted as printed papers when they are obtained by a mechanical manifolding process such as hectography, etc., provided that these reproductions be posted under such conditions as the Postmaster General may from time to time direct. The manuscript editions authorised for printed papers may also be made to these reproductions. (7) Printed papers shall either be placed in a wrapper, on a roller, between cardboard, in an open container, or in an unenclosed envelope, supplied if necessary, with clips easy to unfasten and refasten and not dangerous, or shall be done up with string easy to untie. (8) Packets of printed papers shall be clearly marked in the upper left-hand corner of the address side “PRINTED (9) Printed papers shall be made up so that other items do not run the risk of being trapped.