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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
OF DALLAS
FISCAL AGENT OF T H E UNITED STATES

Dallas, Texas, September 25, 1953

REPORT OF SPECIAL PENALTY ENVELOPES

To All Qualified Issuing Agents of United States Savings Bonds in the
Eleventh Federal Reserve District:

There is reproduced on the reverse hereof the First Supple­
ment to Fiscal Agency Operating Circular No. 1, which calls for
a quarterly report concerning special penalty envelopes used for
mailing savings bonds to owners or their agents on original issue.
Public Law 286 approved August 15,1953, requires all depart­
ments and agencies of the Government to reimburse the Post Office
Department for articles placed in the mails bearing the penalty
indicia. In order to comply with the law, the information contained
in your report will be combined with similar information from
other sources and used as a basis for the Bureau of the Public
Debt to reimburse the Post Office Department at a rate of 3c for
each penalty envelope used.
The Treasury Department has requested that all concerned
exercise care in the use of special penalty envelopes and in the
development of data relating to the number thereof used during
each quarterly period.
Your cooperation in mailing your September 30 report on the
enclosed form, to reach this bank by October 5, will be appreci­
ated. If you do not use penalty envelopes, please insert the name
of your institution and the word “ None” on the report form and
return it for our information.
Yours very truly,
W. D. GENTRY
First Vice President

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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
OF DALLAS

Fiscal Agent of the United States

Fiscal Agency Operating Circular No. 1
First Supplement
September 25, 1953

REPORT OF SPECIAL PENALTY ENVELOPES

52. Each qualified issuing agent shall furnish, not later than the fifth
day o f the following month, a quarterly report as o f March 31, June 30,
September 30, and December 31 o f the number o f special penalty enve­
lopes used for mailing savings bonds to owners or their agents on origi­
nal issue.
Forms for submitting the report will be furnished agents prior to the
close o f each quarter. These forms will call for the following inform ation:
(1 ) Number o f penalty envelopes spoiled or destroyed during the
quarter.
( 2 ) Number o f penalty envelopes on hand at the end o f the quarterly
period.
This reporting procedure does not affect the present practice o f issuing
agents mailing bonds on original issue in the special penalty envelopes, but
is for the purpose o f obtaining information to be used as a basis for the
Bureau o f the Public Debt to reimburse the Post Office Department at a
rate o f 3^ fo r each penalty envelope used in mailing savings bonds.