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Parcel Post
Regulation Changes
Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield announced today that the Post Office Department plans to make an important change in postal regulations to provide new convenience for patrons mailing packages.
Patrons would no longer be required to mark on the parcels the words: “may be opened for postal Inspection.”
The change would apply to sealed fourth class or parcel post packages, and sealed third class parcels (those containing merchandise and weighing less than 8 ounces).
This “may be opened” endorsement never has been necessary for parcels sent by the higher fiirstclass postage rate, and hence this planned endorsement change does not affect such parcels in any way.
The Post office Department expects to put the change on the third and fourth class parcels into effect later this year, ffrobably in early afll, in time to give patrons the extra convenience in time foe Christmas mailings this year.
However, it will not become final until postal patrons have had a chance to express their views on it. Patrons wishing to submit views to the Post Office Department on this matter may do so by addressing them to Assistant Postmaster General Norman R. Abrams, Bureau of Post Office Operations, Post Office Department, Washings ton 25, D. C. until September 15.
The proposed change will be “one of the most significant eliminations of red tape” in mailing practices involving parcels in several decades, Mr. Summerfield predicted.
Since 1921 postal patrons have been required by postal regulations when sending a parcel post or third class mail package sealed
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