Miscellaneous Series, Issue 89U.S. Government Printing Office, 1920 - United States |
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Page 174 - For letters, 5 cents for the first ounce, and 3 cents for each additional ounce or fraction of an ounce; prepayment optional.
Page 31 - Personal baggage consists of wearing apparel, toilet articles and similar effects in actual use and necessary and appropriate for the wear, use, comfort and convenience of the passenger for the purpose of the journey, and not intended for other persons, nor for sale.
Page 10 - FOB (named inland carrier at named inland point of departure)"* Under this term, the price quoted applies only at inland shipping point, and the seller arranges for loading of the goods on, or in, railway cars, trucks, lighters, barges, aircraft, or other conveyance furnished for transportation. Under this...
Page 62 - It is impossible to lay down hard and fast rules for the...
Page 10 - ... without the seller assuming responsibility for the goods after obtaining a clean bill of lading at point of origin, the proper term is : "fob (named point) FREIGHT ALLOWED TO (named point on the seaboard)
Page 12 - FOB VESSEL (named port of shipment? Under this term, the seller quotes a price covering all expenses up to, and including, delivery of the goods upon the overseas vessel provided by, or for, the buyer at the named port of shipment.
Page 249 - It is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea, on the east by Venezuela...
Page 304 - It is bounded on the north by the Atlantic Ocean, on the east by the Atlantic and the states of Rio Grande do Norte and Paraiba.
Page 11 - ... in or on cars at the named port B. Buyer must (1) be responsible for loss and/or damage incurred thereafter (2...
Page 11 - ... at forwarding point, and clean bill of lading has been furnished by the railroad company B. Buyer must 1. be responsible for loss and/or damage incurred thereafter 2. pay all transportation charges...