Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-02-12
RATES OF POSTAGE.


IcIerS composed Of one or more pieces Of paper,
but not exceeding half ounce in weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 800 mes..... .....o cents
ANY distance over 300 miles,. ....... 10 cents.
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
any fractional Of half an ounce, an additional
uostage is charged according to In" distance.
Letters dropped in the Post Office for delivery i'll
the same place, cents each.
Letters advertised are charged cents each, be-
sides regular postage if advertised in papers,
Ijrculars. hanlhs anl advertisements, printed
or Autographed paper not larger than qnarto post
or sinoIe can, folded aud directed, but unscdcd,
cents per sheet, any distance; when sealed same as
letters.
Circnlars on sheets larger than cap, rated as
pamphlets. .
other kind of printed or 9th matter except newspa
pcrs circulars handbills and advertisements uhcon
nected with any manuscript communication, weigh
inc one ounce less, - cents per copy tor any DIS
tancc For every additional ounce. | cent. Any
fractional excess exceeding half an ounce, TO he
charged as an ounce; excess less than hal an or
to he disrcgardcd.
Ne,ySpanprs , (whcn sent by the editors or publish
crs thereof If they do not exceed l9OO superficial
inches for any distance in the State where published
cent For any distance exceeding 100 miles, out of
the State where published, J. CT. A newspaper cX-
cccdino 1900 inches, TO be rated as pamphlet.
NctrspaocrS irreguary sent, that is, to non
subscriber the person sending must prepay cts for
each paper.
rbIct or newspaper it should be cnveloped as to
be open at one cnd-othcrwisc, it will be charged as
letter.
To- and received from England, via Halifax, (Nova
Sonia bv the British Mail Steam Packets, twice
month for eight months in the year, and once month
for the four winter months Letters TINS sent, must
have their postage to Boston pre- paid The postage
w Sb;n Jnt,rrs delivered at the office where the
arrives cents if convcycd by post, cents
in addition to the ordinary postage
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
I.ncricnn Mail Siennors.-The following are the
rates of postage prescribed by the act OF the 81 OF
March lSl5 for malable matter sent by TINS line to
Europe:- ,.L,r
onnce in wcight.... ..... ..'.-. ...'''''-tc'
For all letters and packages over hall an
ounce and under one onncc,..... .....'.....l1c'
Enr avery additional hal Il ounce &C.
For every letter, newspaper, pamph'et,
and price current .......... &c.
The act of Congress also requires, that The United
States postage will he charged IN addition 70 IN"
a.ovc upou all maabc matter sent through the
nails ofh. United States TO New York, from whence
the shin sails for Bremen. All mailable matter adj
dressed TO Eng land Ireland orScoland, will be letat
the British post-ofice in CoWes or Southampton;
and all for France, the Netherlands, Belgium, lalV'
Snain and Portugal, and Africa, will be sent to ia-
yre in France and separate bug VIII ne maze
nm for Hamburg and delivered at Bremen Haven.
And as no arrangements have vet been completed
between the post-oiice of the United States ann
those of the above countries, prepayment OF the
postage will be required at the office from which sent
uoon all malable matter directed to those countries
IJpon maable matter sent TO other countries on the
Eastern continent pre- payment will not be required
il will be mailed for Bremen, where all unpaid posa-
ees will be collected for the United States by the
Bremen office.
The American postage only, is charged on letters
and newspapers to go by the French steamers, or
the Cunard line of British steamers-the foreign
postage being collected on the other side
,das and other British possessions in America, will
not he forwarded by mail unless prepaid.