Post office guide part i - India Post

121. – Special facility for Greeting cards and invitation cards. – As indicated in clause
90 Book Packets are liable to in cases where they are likely to cause delay to letters if forwarded
with them. Further, in the bigger offices where the volume of packets handled is heavy, such
Second class mail matter is dealt with separately from First Class mails. As an exception,
however, Book Packets containing only Greeting cards or printed invitations are given surface
transmission along with First Class mails and Registered newspapers. To identify such Book
Packets containing only Greeting Cards or printed invitations, they should be prominently
superscribed “Greetings” or “Invitations” as the case may be below the indication ‘Book Packet’ at
the top of the address side of the envelope.
122. Special Provision. – With any of the articles mentioned in clause 120 may be sent
anything that is necessary for their safe transmission through the post, such as rollers, etc. and any
legitimate binding, mounting or covering, loose or attached and anything that ordinary appertains
to such articles, as pens and pencils in the case of a pocket-book, photographs in the case of
photograph book, and card plates in the case of visiting cards.
123.Prohibitions. – (a) No communication of the nature of a letter or having the character
of a personal communication may be enclosed in or written upon a book packet except to the
extent specified in clause 120.
(b) No card bearing the heading “Postcard” shall be transmitted open as a book packet.
(c) A book packet shall not contain “Paper-money” which for the purposes of this clause
includes unobliterated postage or other stamps, currency notes, bundles, cheques bank-notes, bankpost
bills, bills of exchange, and all orders of authorities for the payment of money; provided that a
book packet may contain one stamped and addressed envelope postcard or wrapper bearing the
name and address of the sender of the packet, or some other person named thereon.
124. Size. – (1) The dimensions of a book-packet shall be subject to the following
maximum and minimum limits :-
(i) Maximum -
In roll form
Length………………….. 80 centimetres
Sum of Length …………………… 100 Centimetres
& twice diameter
In other than roll form ………………………. 60 – 30 – 30 Centimetres
(ii) Minimum –
In roll form Single dimension ………………………….. 10 Centimetres
Sum of length & ………………………… 7 Centimetres
Twice diameter