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 62 STAT.] 80TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CH. 830 --JULY 3, 1948 prescribe, to issue and pay money orders not exceeding $10, to be known as postal notes. The fee for issuance thereof shall be 8 cents each. (b) Postal notes shall be valid for two calendar months from the last day of the month of their issue, but thereafter may be paid by the Postmaster General or refund may be made in case of loss, upon evi- dence satisfactory to him, under such regulations as he may prescribe: Provided, That no claim for the amount of a postal note will be con- sidered unless filed within one year from the last day of the month of issue. Postal notes shall not be negotiable or transferrable through endorsement. REGISTERED MAIL Validity of notes. Filing of claim. Sre. 208. (a) Mail matter shall be registered on the application of the party posting the same. The registry fees, which shall be in Fees. addition to the regular postage, and the limits of indemnity therefor within the maximum indemnity provided by this subsection, shall be as follows: For registry indemnity not exceeding $5, 25 cents; for registry indemnity exceeding $5 but not exceeding $25, 35 cents; for registry indemnity exceeding $25 but not exceeding $50, 40 cents; for registry indemnity exceeding $50 but not exceeding $75, 45 cents; for registry indemnity exceeding $75 but not exceeding $100, 50 cents; for registry indemnity exceeding $100 but not exceeding $200, 60 cents; for registry indemnity exceeding $200 but not exceeding $300, 70 cents; for registry indemnity exceeding $300 but not exceeding $400, 85 cents; for registry indemnity exceeding $400 but not exceeding $500, $1; for registry indemnity exceeding $500 but not exceeding $600, $1.10; for registry indemnity exceeding $600 but not exceeding $700, $1.20; for registry indemnity exceeding $700 but not exceeding $800, $1.30; for registry indemnity exceeding $800 but not exceeding $900, $1.40; for registry indemnity exceeding $900 but not exceeding $1,000, $1.50. (b) For registered mail having a declared value in excess of the surchare. maximum indemnity covered by the registry fee paid there shall be charged additional fees (known as "surcharges") as follows: When the declared value exceeds the maximum indemnity covered by the registry fee paid by not more than $50, 2 cents; by more than $50 but not more than $100, 3 cents; by more than $100 but not more than $200, 4 cents; by more than $200 but not more than $400, 6 cents; by more than $400 but not more than $600, 7 cents; by more than $600 hut not more than $800, 8 cents; by more than $800 but less than $1,000, 10 cents. If the excess of the declared value over the maximum indem- nity covered by the registry fee paid is $1,000 or more, the additional fees for each $1,000 or part of $1,000 on articles destined to points within the several zones applicable to fourth-class matter shall be as follows: For local delivery or for delivery within the first zone, 11 cents; for delivery within the second zone, 12 cents; for delivery within the third zone, 14 cents; for delivery within the fourth zone, 15 cents; for delivery within the fifth or sixth zone, 16 cents; for delivery within the seventh or eighth zone, 18 cents. (c) For insured mail treated as registered mail having a declared istered ired value in excess of the maximum indemnity covered by the insurance fee paid, there shall be charged additional fees (known as "surcharges") as follows: When the declared value exceeds the maximum indemnity covered by the insurance fee paid by not more than $50, 1 cent; by more than $50 but not more than $100, 2 cents; by more than $100 but not more than $200, 3 cents; by more than $200 but not more than $400, 4 cents; by more than $400 but not more than $600, 5 cents; by more than $600 but not more than $800, 6 cents; by more than $800 but less 68706-49--pt. 1- -0

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