The jacket shall be addressed to the postmaster at destination of the article, if for domestic delivery, or to the proper United States exchange office if for foreign delivery.

6. When, after due notice, any sender continues placing in the ordinary mail articles intended for registration they shall be indorsed at mailing, but not at other post offices. "Not in the registered mail," dispatched as ordinary mail, and report made to the Third Assistant Postmaster General. Postal employees who notice at points other than the offices of mailing that any sender frequently places in the ordinary mail matter intended for registration shall report the fact, through proper channels, to the postmaster at the mailing office.

7. An article found in the ordinary mail drop bearing any required special-delivery fee in ordinary stamps in addition to any required postage, but not marked to indicate whether the sender desired the article sent as special delivery or registered mail, shall be dispatched as ordinary special-delivery matter after being indorsed Special delivery," provided that where practicable without missing the first available dispatch, the desire of the sender shall be ascertained and the article treated accordingly.

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See section 993 as to treatment of registered matter found in the ordinary mail.

Sec. 874. All registered matter shall be plainly marked on its face "Registered," in bold letters, the original registration number being placed immediately under such word. This indorsement, if practicable, shall be placed in the upper left portion of the address side of the article or directly above the address. Articles too small to contain the word "Registered" shall be similarly marked with the letter "R," to be followed by the original registration number. Registered articles received at United States exchange offices or at railway post offices from foreign countries shall be marked at such offices "Registered” “R” above or near the original foreign registration number, unless already similarly indorsed to show they are registered.

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3. A legible impression of the postmarking stamp shall be placed twice on the back of each letter and other sealed article, as nearly as practicable at the crossings of the upper and lower flaps. The postmark shall not be placed on the face of first-class registered mail.

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Sec. 877. 2. Senders' return receipts accompanying registered mail shall be securely fastened to the article. Receipts found loose in the mails should be assembled with and fastened to the

registered articles to which they belong, but if this can not be done the loose receipts should be destroyed.

Sec. 879. Postal employees in billing to domestic post offices or railway post offices registered matter addressed to, or received from, foreign countries, will use the particulars required in the domestic service. (See sec. 880.) The name of original post office and State (or country) and not the name of the United States exchange office of original receipt, or other office from which the mail is received, unless it is the office of mailing, should be recorded. If the postal employee is unable to obtain all of this information from the registered articles or accompanying bills or package receipts, he shall record a full description of all of the particulars which are obtainable, including the post office and State (or country) of destination, followed by the word "Foreign."

Sec. 880. Unless otherwise specially authorized by the Third Assistant Postmaster General (Division of Registered Mails), in the case of domestic mails, and by the Second Assistant Postmaster General (Division of International Postal Service) in the case of foreign mails, all registered letters, parcels, and jackets shall be billed and recorded in the domestic service under the original registration or dispatching number and the name of the post office and the State or country of origin. Rotary-locked pouches and sacks shall be billed and recorded by lock letters and numbers and the name of the post office and State of origin. The dispatching record, such as the stub of the window registration book, pouch-bill book, manifold registry dispatch book, transit book, or railway postal-clerk's receipt book, shall show to whom the registered matter was delivered or dispatched. (See secs. 878 and 1057.)

2. When all of the required information can not be furnished, such portion of the description as is legible, together with the name of the post office and State or country of destination, shall be entered in making the dispatching or transit record.

3. United States exchange post offices, and railway postal clerks, in dispatching registered mail direct to foreign countries, shall be governed by the provisions of the Universal Postal Convention covering the listing of registered mail. These provisions and necessary instructions are published in the Official Postal Guide.

4. In billing and recording registered articles the entries shall be made from the articles themselves. (See sec. 1057.)

Sec. 881. The manifold registry dispatch bill (Form 3851, 3852, 3853, or 3854) shall be used in the dispatch of registered

mail closed with rotary locks and in paper and sack jackets. The form should be used in lieu of registry dispatch receipt card, Form 3830 (see sec 882), when more than five registered articles are dispatched at one time, and when advantageous may be used even though an average of but three articles are dispatched.

2. When the manifold registry dispatch bill is used, the matter described thereon should not be reentered in the transit record or railway postal receipt book.

Sec. 882. All registered matter dispatched in iron-lock mail bags shall be accompanied with a registry dispatch receipt card (Form 3830), or a manifold bill (Form 3851, 3852, 3853, or 3854), describing each registered article.

See sec. 883 as to pouching registered mail.

2. In making out registry dispatch receipt cards, the sending post office or postal employee shall fill in the blanks provided for the return address and shall make the required entries. (See sec. 880.) The receipt shall be postmarked with date of its dispatch. (See sec. 1057.)

3. Transit articles, as well as articles of local origin, shall be entered on the same receipt. (See sec. 934.) No blanks shall be left between the entries, and after the last entry a diagonal line shall be drawn from the left side to the lower right corner.

4. If blank lines or spaces are left on the receipt by the sending office the receiver should fill them with waved lines or receipt for the mail on the line immediately under the lastdescribed article.

5. The entries and signatures on registry dispatch receipt cards in post offices shall be made with pen and ink or indelible pencil when practicable, and in railway post offices with pen and ink or ordinary or indelible pencil. Stamped signatures only on such cards are forbidden. (See sec. 1060.)

Sec. 883. Registered matter and registry dispatch receipt cards shall not be dispatched in a newspaper or tie sack, except when lead-sealed sacks are specially authorized.

2. When not impracticable on account of size or shape, registered matter dispatched in iron or brass lock pouches shall be placed at the top of the local or No. 1 working package, immediately under any special-delivery letters dispatched. The facing slip should be placed atop the package immediately over the registry dispatch receipt card or manifold bill in the manner prescribed by paragraph 3. In the absence of a local or No. 1 working package, any registered matter which ordinarily would

be included in such a package shall be placed in an unsealed jacket used as a container and the registry card or manifold bill describing the matter securely attached to the outside of the jacket.

3. The word " Registers" appears prominently on the registry dispatch receipt card and manifold bill. The card or bill must be placed on the local or No. 1 working package, immediately under the facing slip, with the word "Registers" prominently exposed. The facing slip should be placed across the package with the lower half of the slip turned under the registered letters and special-delivery letters, if any, thereby exposing the registry card or bill and the word "Registers" on the card or bill to view at all times. While, because of its size or shape, it may at times be impracticable to place registered mail on top of the local or No. 1 working package, the registry dispatch receipt card or manifold bill must always be placed on such package; in the absence of such a package, the card or bill should be treated as provided in paragraph 2. Registered letters must, when practicable, be placed on top of the local or No. 1 working package, if there is such a package, regardless of the fact that there is other registered matter for dispatch which can not be conveniently included in that package.

4. Registered matter shall not be included in city packages unless inclosed in direct pouch for city addressed, nor in "State packages of ordinary mail."

5. In offices where registry and mailing sections are separate and the outgoing package of ordinary mail first to be worked has been tied out in the mailing section, it need not be untied to insert registered matter subsequently brought to the mailing section. Such matter shall be tied on top of the local or No. 1 working package of ordinary mail with the registry receipt card or manifold bill on top, so as to expose the words "Registers or "Registry bill No.-," or otherwise handled in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 6.

6. Registered parcels which can not be tied with the ordinary mail on account of size or shape, and which on this account might become mislaid if dispatched loose in the pouch, shall be inclosed, if possible, in unaddressed, unnumbered, and unsealed registered jacket envelopes, used merely as containers; otherwise they should be placed loose in the pouch. The unsealed jacket must be securely closed with clips or string so that the parcels will not become loose in the pouch.

7. The entry on the manifold bill or registry dispatch receipt card of any registered article which is not included in the local

or No. 1 working package or in the unsealed jacket where properly used under paragraph 2, must be preceded by the letter "L" (loose in pouch) or "O" (outside of pouch) as may be appropriate. When registers are dispatched outside of or loose in an iron or brass lock pouch, the destinations of these registers should be shown on the registry dispatch receipt card or manifold bill, in addition to the other particulars required.

8. When any iron or brass lock pouch or rotary-lock pouch or sack contains a special-delivery registered article, the label of the sack or pouch must be marked "Special delivery." When such a pouch contains an air-mail registered article and is to be transmitted over any portion of the route by other than airplane, the label must be marked "Air mail."

Sec. 894. Registered mail may also be dispatched under rotarylock pouches and sacks, registered jacket envelopes, State pouches, sacks, and jackets, split paper jackets, iron and brasslock pouches, and (when specially authorized), lead-sealed sacks. Except where otherwise modified the general regulations and instructions relating to the registry system shall also apply to these dispatches.

Sec. 895. Postal employees shall use the lightest equipment practicable in dispatching registered mail. Pouches or sacks shall not be used when a registered jacket envelope or a split paper jacket will properly carry the registered matter.

Sec. 896. None but the locks intended therefor shall be used in making rotary-lock dispatches. These locks shall not be used for any other purpose.

Sec. 897. Rotary locks of the "T" series shall be used only in dispatches of official mail to and from the Treasury Department of the Government and branches thereof. Postal employees shall record and handle these pouches in transit similarly to other rotary-lock pouches.

Sec. 898. Rotary-lock pouches or sacks shall be labeled before any articles are placed therein, the articles, tied together in bundles in order of entry on bill, compared with the bill, and the bill with the label of the pouch, and the lock numbers proved correct. The bill and articles should then be placed in the pouch or sack, which shall be securely locked.

2. Postal employees locking pouches and sacks shall shake the locks and endeavor to turn the shackle to make certain that the lock is securely fastened. No rotary lock is to be used that is broken or wanting in any of its parts, is imperfect in the operation of its rotary numbers, or is difficult to unlock; and all locks shall be tested before use.