Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-03-18
RATES OF POSTAGE.

RATES OF POS lAHE.
TeiferS composed of one or more pieces OF paper,
bu not exceeding half ounce IN weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 300 miles ........5 cents
A,y distance over 300 miles.... ...... III cents.
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
any fractional of half an ounce an additional
nostooe is charged according to the distance
Letters dropped ia the Post Once Tor dehVery III
tiers advertised are charged cents each, be-
sides regular postage, or If advertised III papers,
cents 1890 =, .:.. ,
T;rc,11rs handbilis and advertisements, printed
or Autographed on paper not larger than qnaro post
or single cap, folded and directed, but unsedled' 2
cents per sheet, any dstancc when sealed same as
Circulars on sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets. :,,:,. .5 o,.o.,.
other kind of printed or other matter
ners circulars handbs, and advertisements uncon
bactrd with any manuscript communication weigh
ing one ounce less, . cents per copy, Tor any as
lance For every additional ounce, cent ANY
fractional excess exceeding hall an ounce; 10 De
charged ounce; an excess less IMAM NAN d" w.
to be disrcgarded. ,r
VegsodperS (when sent by the editors or publish
crs thereby if they do not exceed 9oo superhcial
inches for any distance in the State where punished
I cent For any distance exceeding loO miles, Out OF
the STATE where published, CT. newspaper eX-
cceding 1900 inches, to be rated as pamphlet.
Vo,rsnnocrs irregularly sent, that is, to non
subscriber, the person sending must prepay ''' III
each paper. :, ., -
vixen the article to be mailed is a circular, pam
Shet or newspaper, it should be so enveoped as to
Sc open at one end-otherwsc 1t VIII be charged as
a letter. - r. p.
60 and received from England via Halifax, (Nova
Scotia J by the British Mail Steam Packets twice
month for eight months in the year, and once month
sor the four winter months. Letters, thus SENT must
g.. tboir postape TO Boston pre- paid. The postage
on Shin Ietters dcliv at the office where the
sslarrves is 6 cents; if conveyed by post, cents
in addition to the ordinary postage.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
american Mail Sfeamers.-The following are the
rates of hostage prescribed by the act OF me 81 OF
March, lSi5 for mailsbie matter sent by 'his line TO
Upon all letters and packages not exceeding hall an
ounce in weight. 49,. - ..''''''1'o'
For all letters and packages over nan an ,,
ouncc and under one ounce ......'''' 'f2c.
For every additional half ounce
qor every letter, newspaper, pamphlet ..
and price current '...'..'.' TT TT ~: ~
7he act of Congress also requires, that the ohltea
States hostage will be charged in addition 10 the
a,ovc mon all maiIable matter sent through the
,iIs ofthe United States TO New York. from whence
the shin sails for Bremen. All mailabic mater au-
dressed TO England. ireland orScoand VIII De etat
.bs Rriti 81 post Office ia Cowes or southampton;
and all for France the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy
Snain and Portugal and Africa, VIII De sent 10 ma
vrc, in France; and separate oag WI, VI u nn'ue
nm for Hamburg and delivered at bremen maven"
And as no arrangements nav ~ 81 S,o,as a,J
between the pos-ofice OF the United STATES aau
those of the above countries, prepayment OF inc
hostage will be required at the office from when sent
u.on all maiabc matter directed to those countries
JJnon mailabie matter sent to other countries on me
Gorn oontineut prr- payment will not be required
Ill h ,,a;Ied for Bremen, where all unpaid posta
ges will be collected for the United States by the
Bremen Office. ,I -. ,,..s
The American postage only, is charged on letters
81 nawsnaners to 90 bv the French steamers, or
.L Cunard line of British steamers-the foreign
n ms being collected on the other side.
Hinder present arrangement. letters for the Can,
adas and other British possessions IN America VIII
not be forwarded by mail unless PrePaIu.