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PUBLIC LAW 23a—OCT. 30, 1951

[65 STAT.

shall be returned to the sender, and be received in the courts as prima facie evidence of such delivery: Provided, That upon payment of the additional sum of 24 cents at the time of mailing of any insured article of mail on which other than the minimum fee was paid, a receipt shall be obtained for such insured mail, showing to whom, when, and the address where the same was delivered, which receipt shall be returned to the sei^der, and be received in the courts as prima facie evidence of such delivery: Provided further, That no refund shall be made of fees paid for return receipts for insured mail where the failure to furnish the sender a return receipt or the equivalent is not due to the fault of the postal service. FEES FOR COLLECT-ON-DELIVERT MAIL

SEC. 10. The fees for coUect-on-delivery service for sealed domestic mail matter of any class bearing postage at the first-class rate and for domestic third- and fourth-class mail matter shall, in addition to the regular postage and any other required fees, be as follows: 30 cents for collections and indemnity not exceeding $5; 40 cents for collections and indemnity exceeding $5 but not exceeding $10; 60 cents for collections and indemnity exceeding $10 but not exceeding $25; 70 cents for collections and indemnity exceeding $25 but not exceeding $50; 80 cents for collections and indemnity exceeding $50 but not exceeding $100; 90 cents for collections and indemnity exceeding $100 but not exceeding $150; $1 for collections and indemnity exceeding $150 but not exceeding $200. REGISTERED COLLECT-ON-DELIVERY MAIL

SEC. 11. (a) The fee for coUect-on-delivery service for registered sealed domestic mail of any class bearing postage at the first-class rate shall, in addition to the regular postage and any other required fees, be 80 cents for collections and indemnity not exceeding $10; $1.10 for collections and indemnity exceeding $10 but not exceeding $50; $1.20 for collections and indemnity exceeding $50 but not exceeding $100; $1.40 for collections and indemnity exceeding $100 but not exceeding $200. The maximum amount of charges collectible on any registered sealed domestic coUect-on-delivery article shall be $200. (b) When indemnity in excess of $200 is desired, the fee for such registered sealed domestic coUect-on-delivery mail shall, in addition to the regular postage and any other required fees, be $1.50 for indemnity exceeding $200 but not exceeding $300; $1.60 for indemnity exceeding $300 but not exceeding $400; $1.70 for indemnity exceeding $400 but not exceeding $500; $1.80 for indemnity exceeding $500 but not exceeding $600; $1.90 for indemnity exceeding $600 but not exceeding $700; $2 for indemnity exceeding $700 but not exceeding $800; $2.10 for indemnity exceeding $800 but not exceeding $1,000. FEES FOR SPECIAL SERVICES

SEC. 12. (a) The Postmaster General is authorized to prescribe by regulation from time to time the fees which shall be charged by the postal service— (1) for the registry of mail matter; (2) for the insurance of mail matter, or other indemnification of senders thereof for articles damaged or lost; (3) for securing a signed receipt upon the delivery of registered or insured mail matter and returning such receipt to sender; (4) for collect-on-delivery service; (5) for special-delivery service;

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