Book post between Canada and the United, Kingdom and to foreign countries through the United Kingdom.

Books, newspapers, printed papers, and other similar articles must be placed under bands or in an open envelope, or simply folded, so as to admit of easy examination, and must contain no writing or mark whatever except as follows:—Proofs of printing or music may have corrections with the pen, and the manuscript of the proofs may be sent with them. Circulars, notices, Ac, may have the signature of the sender with his trade or profession, place mailed from and date Books may have a manuscript dedication or complimentary inscription from the author. Passages in the text may be marked with a simple stroke of the pencil or pen. Printed or lithographed share or stock lists may have prices added in writing or by any other mode.

Newspapers and other printed matter may bear a printed card containing the name, calling, and place of business of the sender; no other kind of marks or writing except the foregoing will be allowed under penalty of charging full letter postage.

Under the Treaty of Berne, legal and commercial documents embrace all kinds of Acts and deeds drawn up by public functionaries, invoices, documents on service of Ins. Cos., copies or extracts of deeds under private seal, written upon stamped or unstamped paper, scores or sheets of manuscript music and all manuscript papers and documents not belonging to actual and personal correspondence. Such documents to be sent under a moveable band and to admit of easy examination, or to be treated as unpaid letters, and charged accordingly

Rates chargeable on Book Packet sunder this heading are given in the Table of Rates.

Limits of weight and size as follow:—