Postoffice money order. An order purchased at a postoffice in one place which is payable at a
postoffice in another place to a party named when the order is purchased. Such an order is in fact
a bill of exchange or draft. The order is forwarded by mail by the purchaser to the payee (the one
to whom the amount of it is to be paid).
Orders payable in the United States are called domestic money orders. Orders also are issued
payable abroad ; these are called international money orders. The charge for these orders is the
amount of them, plus a moderate commission.