Postal Rates of the Philippines
as of 1959
FOR DELIVERY
IN THE PHILIPPINES
FIRST CLASS.
Includes letters, postal cards, and all other
matter wholly or partly in writing (except as specially
provided), or which is sealed or otherwise closed against
inspection. Typewriting and carbon and letter press copies or
manifold copies thereof are equivalent of hand-writing.
Completed forms, reports, etc., partly printed, and partly
written, whether sealed or unsealed, are first-class matter.
Limit of weight: 5, 10 or 20 kilos,
according to weight limit of domestic mail authorized for office
of mailing (see Circular-No. 10, series of 1950, and subsequent
ones).
Limit of size: 70 inches, length and girth
combined.
Postage rate: (except
postal cards and post cards) - P0.06 for each 20 grams or
fraction thereof, irrespective of the place of delivery
POSTAL CARDS AND PRIVATE MAILING CARDS (POST
CARDS).
A post card is an unfolded piece of cardboard. It
shall, in form and in quality, and weight of paper be
substantially the same as the government postal card. It may be
of any color not interfering with a legible address.
Limit of size: Maximum, 14 by 9 centimeters;
Minimum, 10 by 7 centimeters.
Postage rate: P0.03 for each card.
SECOND-CLASS.
Includes all newspapers and other publications
registered as second-class mail matter in the Bureau of Posts.
Limit of weight: 5, 10 or 20 kilos each
package, according to weight limit of domestic mail authorized
for office of mailing (see Circular No. 10, series of 1950, and
subsequent ones).
Limit of size: 9 by 12 inches when folded.
Postage rate:
(a) On the portion of the publication
devoted to matter other than advertisements, P0.04 for each kilo
or fraction thereof;
(b) On the portion of the publication
devoted to advertisements, P0.06 for each half kilo or fraction
thereof. Provided, that where the space devoted to
advertisements does not exceed 5% of the total space, the rate
shall be the same as if the whole of the publication is devoted
to matter other than advertisements.
THIRD-CLASS.
Includes all matter not declared non-mailable
by law or regulation, the same not being included in the first
or second class.
Reproductions or imitations of handwriting or
type writing, obtained by means of the printing press,
mimeograph, or other similar mechanical process, may be accepted
at the third-class rate if mailed at the post-office window in a
minimum number of 20 identical unsealed copies either separately
or in bulk package and not in the nature of personal
correspondence. Such reproductions or imitations, clearly
recognizable as such, which are not in the form of circular
letters but bound in pamphlet or book form, may also be accepted
as third-class matter regardless of the number of copies mailed.
If not mailed under these conditions, such reproductions or
imitations are subject to the first-class rate.
A printed letter (circular) is charged at the
third-class rate even if it bears handwritten or typewritten
date, name and address of person addressed and sender, and
corrections of more typographical errors. But when a name (other
than that of the addressee or sender), date (other than that of
the circular), or anything else is handwritten or typewritten in
the body of the circular for any purpose other than to correct a
genuine typographical error, it is subject to the first-class
rate, whether sealed or unsealed.
Limit of weight: 5, 10 or 20 kilos,
according to weight limit of domestic mail authorized for office
of mailing (see Circular No. 10, series of 1950, and subsequent
ones).
Limit of size: 83 inches, length and girth
combined.
Postage rate: P0.05 for each 60 grams or
fraction thereof, for an article not exceeding 600 grams in
weight; and P0.25 for each half kilo or fraction thereof, for an
article exceeding 600 grams in weight.
However, the rate on books consisting wholly of
reading matter and containing no advertising matter other than
incidental announcements of books shall be P0.10 per half kilo
or fraction thereof for each package, irrespective of the place
of delivery, provided that the regular rate for third class
shall apply in every case where said rate is lower and provided
further that the package does not exceed five kilos in weight,
otherwise it shall be charged at the regular third class rate.
AIRMAIL MATTER
Limit of weight: Letters and parcels sent
by airmail shall not exceed 5 kilos in weight.
Limit of size: Same as that prescribed for
the class of matter to which the airmail article belongs.
Postage rate: P0.30 for every 20 grams or
fraction thereof (This airmail charge includes postage.)
REGISTRATION FEE.
P0.20 for each article, in addition to
ordinary postage.
SPECIAL DELIVERY SERVICE:
The charge for special delivery service is
P0.20 for each addressed piece of mail matter, in addition to
the ordinary postage. Special-delivery matter shall be plainly
marked on the address side with the words "Special-Delivery."
FOR
DELIVERY IN ALL FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Including the United States and
It's Possessions, but excluding Spain
LETTERS.
Include hand and typewritten and
letter-press copies or manifold copies thereof.
Limit of weight: 2 kilos.
Limit of size: Maximum - length, width, and
thickness combined, 90 centimeters, but greatest dimension is 60
centimeters. In rolls: length plus twice the diameter, 100
centimeters; but greatest dimension, 80 centimeters.
Minimum - having a surface measuring not
less than 10 by 7 centimeters. In rolls: length plus twice the
diameter, 17 centimeters; but greatest dimension not less than
10 centimeters. Items of less size may be admitted provided they
bear a rectangular address label of cardboard or strong paper of
which the two adjacent sides measure not less than 16
centimeters and the smaller side is not less than 4 centimeters.
Postage rate: P0.25 for the first. 20 grams
or less, and P0.15 for each additional 20 grams or fraction
thereof.
POST CARDS.
Shall be made of cardboard or of paper strong
enough not to impede the handling. They shall be sent
unenclosed, that is, without wrapper or envelope. Post cards
shall bear, at the top of the address side, the heading
"Carte Postale" (Post Card), in French or the equivalent in
another language. This heading is not obligatory for cards of
private manufacture. Post cards with reply paid shall have on
the address side, in French, as heading on the first half, the
words "Carte Postale avec reponse payee" (Post card with
reply paid); on the second half, "Carte Postale Reponse"
(Reply post card). Each of the two halves should meet the other
conditions laid down for single post cards; they are folded, one
over the other, in such a manner that the fold forms the upper
edge, and they cannot be sealed in any manner.
Limit of size: Maximum, 15 by 10.5
centimeters; and minimum, 10 by 7 centimeters.
Postage rate: P0.15 for single cards, and
P0.30 for reply-paid cards.
PRINTED MATTER.
Includes newspapers and periodicals, books,
pamphlets, sheets of music, visiting cards, address cards,
printing proofs, engravings, photographs, and albums containing
photographs, pictures, drawings, plans, maps, patterns to be cut
out, catalogs, prospectuses, advertisements, and printed,
engraved, lithographed, mimeographed, or photographed notices of
various kinds, and, in general, all impressions or reproductions
obtained on paper or other material similar to paper, parchment,
or cardboard, by means of printing, engraving, lithography,
mimeography, and photography, or any other easily recognizable
mechanical process; however, reproductions obtained by means of
the copying press, stamps with movable or immovable type, and
the typewriter are not considered as prints.
Reproductions by a mechanical process of
polygraphy, chromography, etc., of a manuscript or typewritten
original are treated as prints, provided they are mailed at the
post office window in a minimum number of 20 separately
addressed articles.
The print rate is not applicable to prints which
bear any marks susceptible of constituting a conventional
language or aside from the exceptions specifically authorized,
to those whose text was changed after printing.
Films, phonograph records, as well as perforated
papers intended to be used on automatic musical instruments, are
not accepted at the print rate. The same holds true for articles
of stationery properly so called, when it appears clear that the
printed text is not the essential part of the article.
Limit of weight: 3 kilos, except books the
limit for which is 5 kilos; and raised prints for the blind, 7
kilos.
Limit of size: Same as letters.
Postage rate: P0.10 for the first 50 grams
or less and P0.05 for each additional 50 grams or fraction
thereof. Raised prints for the P0.05 for each 500 grams or
fraction thereof.
The rate of postage for second class
newspapers and periodicals published in the Philippines,
addressed to foreign countries, except Spain, shall be 5
centavos for the first 50 grams or less and 3 centavos for each
additional 50 grams or fraction thereof.
COMMERCIAL PAPERS.
The following are considered as commercial
papers, on condition that they do not have the character of
actual and personal correspondence: all papers and documents
wholly or partly written or drawn, such as out-of-date articles
of correspondence (opened letters and post cards), which have
already reached their original destination, and copies thereof;
papers of legal procedure; documents of all kinds drawn up by
ministerial officers; waybills or bills of lading; , invoices;
certain documents of insurance companies; copies or extracts
from documents under private seal, written on stamped or
unstamped paper; scores or sheets of music in manuscript;
manuscripts of books or newspapers sent separately; original and
corrected exercises of students, but without any notes not
relating directly to the execution of the work.
Such documents may be accompanied by reference
slips or memorandum bearing the following indications or similar
notations: enumeration of the pieces composing the shipment references to correspondence exchanged between
the sender and addressee, such as: Annexe a notre lettre du .
. . a M . . . Notre reference . . . Reference du client ...
(Enclosure to our letter of . . . addressed to M. . . Our
reference . . . Customer's reference . . .).
Out-of-date correspondence may bear canceled
postage stamps or postage-paid impressions which served as its
original prepayment.
The following are also considered as commercial
papers, even when they have the character of actual and personal
correspondence: all articles containing correspondence exchanged
between school students, on condition that such articles are
sent through the intermediary of the heads of the schools
concerned.
Limit of weight: 2 kilos.
Limit of size: Same as letters.
Postage rate: P0.10 for the first 50 grams
or less and P0.05 for each additional 50 grams or fraction
thereof. Minimum charge; P0.25.
SAMPLES OF MERCHANDISE.
These should not contain any article having a salable value. The
following are accepted at the sample rate: electrotypes, single
cut-out patterns, single keys, fresh-cut flowers, objects of
natural history (dried or preserved animals and plants,
geological specimens, etc.) tubes of serum or vaccine,
urgently needed medicaments which are difficult to obtain. Such
objects, with the exception of tubes of serum and vaccine and
urgently needed medicaments which are difficult to obtain, sent
in the general interest by officially recognized laboratories or
institutions, cannot be sent for commercial purposes. Their
packing must conform to the general provisions concerning
samples of merchandise.
Limit of weight: 500 grams.
Limit o f size: Same as letters.
Postage rate: P0.10 for the first 50 grams
or less and P0.05 for each additional 50 grams or fraction
thereof. Minimum charge: P0.25.
SMALL PACKETS.
Small packets must bear on the address side, in conspicuous
characters, the notation "Petit paquet" (Small packet) or
its equivalent in a language known in the country of
destination. They are subject to the provisions prescribed for
samples of merchandise insofar as the preparation and packing
are concerned.
It is permissible to enclose therein an open
invoice, reduced to its essential terms, as well as a simple
copy of the address of the article with indication of the
address of the sender.
The names and addresses of the senders must
appear on the outside of the packets.
Limit of weight: 1 kilo.
Limit of size: Same as letters.
Postage rate: P0.10 for each 50 grams or
fraction thereof. Minimum charge: P0.50.
NOTE:
Packages of samples of merchandise, commercial papers, printed
matter, and small packets shall not contain any letter or
manuscript note in the nature of an actual and personal
correspondence, and shall be so packed or wrapped in such a
manner as to admit of easy examination or inspection by postal
and customs officials.
Registry Fee.
P0.30 for each article, in addition to the ordinary postage.
Letters, post cards, printed matter, samples of merchandise,
commercial papers, and small packets may be accepted for
registration.
Registry return receipt fee:
(a) Requested at time of mailing: P0.30.
(b) Requested after mailing: P0.40.
Fee for inquiry or request for information
regarding disposition made of an ordinary or registered
article: P0.40.
NOTE.
The maximum indemnity payable for the total loss (envelope or
wrapper and entire contents) of REGISTERED ARTICLES for delivery
in any foreign country, including the United States and its
possessions, is P16.33 for each article.
DELIVERY FEE.
A delivery fee of P0.10 shall be collected on delivery of each
parcel post package and small packet from foreign countries,
including the United States and its possessions, except those
addressed to bureaus or offices of the national, provincial,
city and municipal governments or to hospitals, charitable
institutions or inmates thereof. Such delivery fee shall be
collected on parcels of printed matter and other regular mail.
SPECIAL DEIVERY SERVICE
to the United States and its possessions. Articles in the
regular mails (not parcel-posts) may be accepted for
transmission as special-delivery matter to the United States and
its possessions. (See Adm. Order No.
19, series of 1947 and Unnumbered Circular, dated March 10,
1955.)
Special-delivery fee: P0.40.
International Reply Coupons: P0.30 each.
FOR DELIVERY IN SPAIN: The rates of postage and
other postal charges on surface mail for delivery in Spain
are/the same as those charged on the domestic mail.
(See Adm. Order No. 7, dated July 3, 1954.)
PARCEL-POST PACKAGES
FOR DELIVERY IN THE UNITED STATES OR ITS POSSESSIONS
Limit of weight: 10 or 20 kilos, according
to weight limit of domestic mail authorized for offices of
mailing. (See Circular No. 10, series
of 1950, and subsequent ones.)
Limit of Size: Maximum length and girth, 6
feet; maximum length, 3% feet, except that parcels may be up to
4 feet in length on condition that parcels over 42 and not over
44 inches in length do not exceed 24 inches in girth; parcels
over 44 and not over 46 inches in length do not exceed 20 inches
in girth; and parcels over 46 inches and up, to 4 feet in length do not exceed 16 inches
in girth.
Postage rate: P0.90 for the first half kilo
and P0.45 for each additional half kilo or fraction thereof,
plus terminal charge as follows: P0.60 on each parcel-post
package weighing 5 kilos or less, and P1.20 on each package
weighing over 5 kilos.
PARCEL-POST PACKAGES MAY ALSO BE SENT TO:
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Great
Britain and Northern Ireland. (See Adm. Order No. 9,
series of 1947, and Adm. Order No. 5, series of 1959.)
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Hong
Kong. (See Circular No. 8, series of 1948, as amended by
Circular No. 17, series of 1950, and Circular No. 9, series
of 1954.)
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Australia. (See Circular No. 9, series of 1949, Circular
No. 9, series of 1950, and Adm. Order No. 7, series of
1959.)
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Ireland
(Eire). (See Adm. Order No. 9, series of 1959.)
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China
(Taiwan). (See Circulars Nos. 12 and 15, series of 1958
and Adm. Order No. 4. series of 1959.)
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Switzerland. (See Adm. Order No. 3, series of 1959.)
Countries mentioned in Circulars Nos. 5 and 25,
series of 1948, Adm. Order No. 11, series of 1949, and Adm.
Order No. 8, series of 1958, as amended by Adm. Orders Nos. 6,
8, and 10, series of 1959, and Circular No. 8, series of 1948,
as amended by Circulars Nos. 17, 8, 15 and 1, dated June 29,
1950, June 7 and September 3, 1957, and January 23, 1958,
respectively.
Parcel-post packages cannot be registered. Only
articles in the regular mails (letters, post cards, printed
matter, commercial papers, samples of merchandise, and small
packets) may be registered, provided they do not exceed the
limits of weight or size prescribed for such articles. If such
limits are exceeded, the articles fall under the category of
parcel-post packages and may not be registered.
Gift parcels may be sent to Japan and Germany.
(See Adm. Order No. 12, series
of 1947, Adm. Order No. 27, series of 1947, as amended by Adm.
Order No. 13, series of 1959, and Press Bulletin, dated April
20, 1949.)
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PHILIPPINES - POSTAL RATES AS OF 1959 |
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DOMESTIC MAIL and Surface Mail to Spain |
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First Class |
P0.06 |
for each 20 grams and fraction thereof |
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Postal Cards/Post Cards |
P0.03 |
each card |
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Second Class |
P0.04 |
No advertisements per kilo and fraction thereof |
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Second Class |
P0.06 |
With advertisements per half kilo and fraction thereof |
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Third Class |
P0.05 |
Per 60 grams and fraction thereof but not exceeding 600
grams |
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Third Class |
P0.25 |
Per half kilo or fraction thereof |
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Books/Reading Matter |
P0.10 |
Per half kilo or fraction thereof and not more than five
kilos |
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Air Mail |
P0.30 |
Per 20 grams or fraction thereof (already includes
postage charge) |
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Registration Fee |
P0.20 |
In addition to ordinary postage |
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Special Delivery |
P0.20 |
In addition to ordinary postage |
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INTERNATIONAL MAIL (EXCLUDING SPAIN) |
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Letters |
P0.25 |
First 20 grams or less |
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P0.15 |
For each additional 20 grams or fraction thereof |
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Post Cards |
P0.15 |
each card |
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Reply-paid post cards |
P0.30 |
each card |
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Printed Matter |
P0.10 |
For first 50 grams or less |
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Second Class Printed Matter |
P0.05 |
For first 50 grams or less |
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(except Spain) |
P0.03 |
For each additional 50 grams or fraction thereof |
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Small Packets |
P0.10 |
for each 50 grams and fraction thereof, minimum of P0.50 |
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Commercial Papers |
P0.10 |
For first 50 grams or less |
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Merchandise Samples |
P0.05 |
For each additional 50 grams or fraction thereof |
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(Minimum of P0.25) |
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Registry Fee |
P0.30 |
In addition to ordinary postage |
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Registry Return Receipt |
P0.30 |
At time of mailing |
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P0.40 |
After mailing |
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Delivery Fee |
P0.10 |
for delivery of parcel and small package from foreign
countries |
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Special Delivery Service |
P0.40 |
to USA and its possessions |
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FOR DELIVERY TO USA AND POSSESSIONS |
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Parcel Post Packages |
P0.90 |
for the first half kilo |
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P0.45 |
for each additional half kilo and fraction thereof |
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P0.60 |
Terminal charge for each package weighing 5 kilos or
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P1.20 |
Terminal charge for each package weighing over 5 kilos |
