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​​​​​​Mail Products

The primary function of post office is collection, processing , transmission and delivery of mails. All postal articles whose contents are in the nature of message can be classified as Mails which includes Letters, Postcard, Inland letter card, packets, Ordinary, registered, insured, Value payable articles, speed post. These are classified as first class and second class mails. First class mails get free Air mail transmission within India; whereas second class mails get air lift only if prepaid with air surcharge. These four stages of mail operation have a single aim - ​Delivery of mail to its addressee.


Letter 

Letter

  • Letter
Inland Letter Card 

Inland Letter Card​​

  • Inland Letter Card
Post Card 

Post Card

  • Post Card
  • Printed Post Card
  • Meghdoot Post Card
Book Packet 

Book Packet

  • Book Packet containing Printed books
  • Book Packet containing Periodicals
  • Pattern and Sample ​Packet

Registered News Paper 

Registered Newspaper

  • Registered Newspaper
Blind Literature Packet 

Blind Literature Packet

  • Blind Literature Packet​​
Parcel 

Parcel

  • Contents
  • Weight and Size
  • Packing
  • Manner of Prepaying Postage
  • Manner of Posting
  • Compensation
Registration 

Registration

  • Objective​
  • How to Register
  • Compensation to be paid
  • Delivery Norms​
  • Packing, size and content requirement​

​​​Insurance 

​​​Insurance

  • Cases in which Insurance is compulsory​
  • Packing Size and other conditions
  • Insurance Procedure
  • Responsibility of the Post Office​
  • Delivery Norms​
  • Packing, size and content requirement
Value Payable Post 

Value Payable Post

  • Value Payable Articles​
  • Declaration
  • Manner of Posting
  • Booking of Value Payable Articles in Bulk
  • Detention in Office of Delivery and levy of demurrage
  • Complaints regarding Value Payable Articles​
  • Responsibility of the Post Office​
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