Rules as to insured letters and parcels

The following rules shall apply to insured letters and (a) every insured item shall be insured under and in accordance with the Regulations; (b) items intended for insurance must be presented at the counter of a Post Office and a certificate of posting obtained for them. If an article does not, in the opinion of the Post Office official, fulfil the prescribed conditions as to packing and sealing it is his duty to refuse to insure such an article. The onus of properly enclosing, packing and sealing the packet rest with the sender. The Post Office assumes no liability for loss or damage arising from defects which may not be observed at the time (c) an insured item shall not be addressed in pencil or bear an address composed of initials, neither may it bear any erasure or correction in the address at the time of posting. It must be packed and sealed in such manner as may be prescribed; (d) labels and postage stamps on insured items must be spaced so that they cannot conceal injuries to the cover. They must not be folded over two sides of a letter or parcel so as to hide the edge.