POST CARDS.
(press association telegram.)
WELLINGTON, December 21.
The extension of the facilities for the transmission of post cards will take place from the Ist January. Hitherto only cards of the Government pattern, or cards issued by private persons by special authority of the Postmaster-General could be received, but the new regulations provide that any card provided it is of the same size, sin by 3in, and not thicker than the cards issued by the Post Office may be prepaid by means of adhesive stamps for any place in New Zealand, the Australian Colonies or the United Kingdom. Entirely plain cards may be used, bit) for the present cards for other places must bear the same printing as the Govern-, ment cards. After the same date letter cards will be sold at 'all Post Offices. These cards, which afford double the writing space of the ordinary post card, and which can be closed against inspection as securely as an ordinary letter, will be sold at each for town, inland and intercolonial circulation. For the South Sea Islands an additional Ad postage will be required, and for the United Kingdom and all other places an additional penny.
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Press, Volume LI, Issue 8983, 22 December 1894, Page 8
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