Post office guide part i - India Post

offices except those that are distinguished in the List of Post Offices given in Part III of this Guide
by the letter ‘D’ opposite their names.
190. Manner of Posting. – (1) Every postal article intended to be transmitted by post as a
value payable postal article must be presented at the post office with the prescribed printed form in
which the sender must specify the sum to be remitted to himself fill in the required entries (in ink)
and sign the declaration required by Clause 188. The sender must also write clearly on the face of
the article itself:-
(a) in the upper left-hand corner the letters “VP” followed by an entry in figures and words
of the amount for remittance to himself, and
(b) in the lower left-hand corner – his own name and full address.
NOTE : The sender’s name and address may be indicated by clear impression of a stamp on the value
payable article.
(2) Value payable articles will not be accepted unless the town of payment shown in the
value payable money order form is the one where the article has been booked.
(3) A receipt will be given to the person who presents the article.
191. Booking of value-payable articles in bulk. – A procedure similar to that indicated in
clause 167 for registered articles is available for the convenience of firms and other institutions
posting at least ten uninsured value payable articles daily. No extra charge will be levied for this
facility. Enquiries in this regard should be addressed to the local Superintendent or Post Offices.
192. Conditions. – (1) No article will be accepted at any post office for transmission by
post as value payable postal article if it is so small or so covered with writing or sealing wax on the
address side or otherwise made up in such a manner as to render it impracticable to affix to the
article the prescribed official labels of the Post Office.
EXPLANATION:
This rule does not apply to an article which has no address label tied to it, provided that the
label is not so small or covered with writing on the address side as to render it impracticable
to affix to that side the prescribed official labels of the Post Office.
(2) No article on which the amount specified for recovery from the addressee exceeds
Rs.100 will be accepted at any post office for transmission by post as value payable postal article
unless it is insured for at least the sum specified for remittance by the sender.
EXPLANATION:
This rule does not apply to value-payable letters containing Railway receipts, bills,
invoices, documents, etc. of no intrinsic value and to value-payable packet containing
printed papers, books etc., sent under book packet rates.
193. Payment to Sender. – When the amount due is recovered from the addressee, the sum
for payment, to the sender will be remitted to him by means of money order.