PA Exam Materials – 154 POSTALMANUAL VOLUME V (PO & RMS GENERAL REGULATIONS)
Registered Bag: A registered bag contains cash bag, ordinary and VP registered letters and packets, insured envelopes, registered bundles, insured bundles, ordinary and VP MO bundles ties with a check slip, and a registered list. A registered bag is a due bag and must be prepared, together with a registered list, whether there is a cash bag or registered articles for despatch or not. The registered list sent in registered bags which are prescribed to contain a cash bag must invariably bear, in addition to the registration Date stamp impression, the impression of the treasury date stamp of the office closing the bag, or in offices where there is no treasury date stamp, the round Money order stamp of the Sub-postmaster.
Speed Post bag:. This bag contains Speed Post articles, Speed Post Money orders and speed post list. In the speed post list the number of articles and the office of booking is invariably written and totals are struck at the bottom.
Insured bundles: An insured bundle is a collection of insured letters enclosed, together with a registered list, in an insured envelope, or if necessary, in a dosuti bag, properly closed and sealed, showing distinctly on the envelope or the label of the bag that it is an "Insured Bundle". Insured bundles are not due, but are made up ordinarily, when the number of insured letters for despatch to a post office is more than one; they are treated in sorting as single insured envelope. When the office is usually more than ten, a separate insured letter bag addressed to that mail office may be prescribed to be closed as a separate due bag. The insured letter bag should be despatched inside the registered bag with suitable remarks in the registered list.
Insured bag: An insured bag is intended to give cover to insured parcels (including insured VP parcels) so as to afford them greater security. Insured bags do not come under the category either of due or unusual bag nor do they contain any list of their contents, these being detailed in the ordinary parcels list. An insured bag is never despatched loose, but it always enclosed in parcel bag or mail bag. It is placed inside the parcel bag when a parcel bag is made up for the office or section to which it is addressed; when a parcel bag is not made up, it is placed inside the mail bag. However, in large parcel sorting offices, when insured parcel bags are closed separately, double canvas bags should be used for the purpose of ensuring security.
Registered Packet bag: A registered packet bag contains heavy registered packets and registered list. Registered packet bags are prescribed when justified. They are treated as due mails and entered under the column for entries of mail bags in the mail list with the remarks 'RP' against the entry. When prescribed, they must be closed irrespective of the fact whether there are any registered packets or not. Such registered packet bags may also be closed, though not due, when the registered packets intended for any office or section cannot, due to their bulky size, be included in the registered bags. In such cases, a remark 'RP Bag closed' is to be given in the registered lit of the due registered bag.
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