NEW STAMP MACHINE

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19998, 25 July 1939, Page 3

NEW STAMP MACHINE

A M'ER re AX INNOVATION NEW YORK, June 1. A coin-operated letter box which will enable the public to mail letters or postcards without purchasing adhesive stamps was unveiled yesterday in the lobby ol' Dae General Post Office. The “mailomat" .is a machine abour. five feet high, with coin slots for pennies. nickels, dimes and quarters. As much as GO. cents may be deposited at a time. After inserting coins sufficient to cover the postage, the mailer turns a dial to the desired stamp value for each letter mailed. The letters are then fed into a slot which automatically draws the envelope into the machine, imprints a meter stamp postmark and date of mailing, and deposits the letter in a built-in receptable of the mail-box type, ready for scheduled collection by postal workers. The machine charges no premium, giving full postage value for the amount deposited. It will accept oversize letters as large as 12in. 'by; Gin., and up.to yin. in' thickness. Letters mai'ked.h.'br air mail, foreign and special ‘delivery may be dispatched through the machine as well as ordinary. mail.

condition.- continuedfurther south ip the North , Island, Light to .fresh south- westerly breezes wore generalThe barometer had commenced to rise since yesterday. Temperatures at 9 o'clock were:.Auckland and East Cape--48 degrees. Tkuraraga 43. Opctiki. 43, Gisborne 44. Napier 32, and Wellington 39.- Rough srr.s were reported 'between Wellington Slid Oast'hvpnln: i.n«l at East Cape arid Tiritiri: elsewhere moderate or smooth. Midday Forecast General situation. —A deep low depression is cento-cd near Chatham. Islands,. while ah; intense anticyclone rcvc,: s the western Tasman. Consequently. the pressure gradients over New Zealand are very steep. Forecast.' Strong south-westerly winds reaching gale force in exposed positions: Weather: Very cold and changeable, ■ with passing showers and with snow down to fairly low lev chi and rough seas.