Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-04-22
POST OFFICE.-MAlLS
RECOMMENDED by Rail Road Cars and Stages daily

CLOSE: DUE:
Eastern daily ex. Sun. SA Nj. SIP M. Up Nj y llPM'
Sunday ..,...... .....S A M.........l2 P. M
Great southern, daly,...3 p. M. .....'.l A. M
Washington daily, oA M &9P M .o5 A'M''"" or'N'
Western, daily, .........b A. M....'. ''.o5 p NJ
Winchester Va.ex Sun. e A. M......."'"o5 P NJ.
York Pa. Route ex.S Sun II A. Nj. .....''o5 r. NJ
Annapolis Md .ex.Sun.s A M &lP.M % A'M'&oP
Delaw are, f.. Shore DIVA.
Somerset & Worcester g., \, l p M
co.,Md. SUNDAY Tues
dav & Thursday
Up counties of EShore,)
Md Monday, We'd 5 A. M..........3 p. M'
uesdav and Saturday }
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday pr. NJ. ........o A. M
aud Friday,
PIT robac OR cute We'd or A. NJ
nesday and Sunday, }
Westminster Route, }
Monday. Wednesday f6P. M.'........i p NJ
and Friday,
Rel. Air daily ex Sun. g A. M............2 p NJ
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Iet,ers composed Of one more pieces OF paper,
bu, moi excrrding half an ounce in weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 300 miles.... ....5 cents
ANY distance 300 miles. :...''io cents
on eyerv additional weight of half ounce, or
any fractional excess of half ounce, an additional
nostooe is charged according TO the distance.
letters dropped in the Post Office for delivery in
the same place, cents each.
In,ters advertised are charged cents each. be-
I,irculars, handbils, and advertisements, printed
or Autographed. paper not larger than quaro posi-
or single can folded and directed, but unsedIed'
rents per sheet, any distance; when sealed same as
letters. -, .
Circulars OH sheets larger than cap are rated as
pamphlets. 49,, o,..u,,
o,h. hind Of prinpd or oh er matter, except wspa-
ners crcuIars handbiIls and advertisements uncon.
nected with any manuscript communica'ion we'gh-
inc one ounce less, D cents per copy Tor any DIS
t,nc. For every additional ounce, | cent Any
fract;oral excess exceeding half an ounce, to he
charged as an ounce excess less than half an o.
to be disregardcd. -,
Vcnsonnprs when sent by the editors or publish.
ers thereof il they do not exceed 1900 superficial
incbes for any distance in the State where published,
cent For any distance exceeding 100 miles, out OF
the State where published, II CT. newspaper ex-
ceeding 1900 inches, TO be rated as pamphlet.
Newspapers irregularly sent that is, TO non
subscriber the person sending must prepay cs for
each paper.
inlet, or ne wspaper, it should be so enveoped as to
be open at one end-oherwise it will be charged as
Eoreipn 1fails-A mail is forwarded from Boston
to- and received from England, via Halifax, Nova
Scotia ! bv the British Mail Steam Packets, twice
month for eight mont in the year, and once mouth
for the four winter months. Letters, thus SENT must
have their postage TO Boston prepaid The postage
nm Shin Letters, delivered at the office where the
in addition to the ordinary postage
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
American Mail STEAMERS. following are the
rates of postage prescribed by the act OF me 81 OIL
March. 1915, for mailabe matter sent by this line to
Europe:- ,,,r
Upon all letters and packages not exceeding nan an
ounce in wcight... '..... ......''ztc &C.
For all letters and packages over hall an
ounce and under one ounce. ........... 4Sc.
For every additional half ounce. ..ioc.
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet
and pricr current .-..-..... ...... .'c.
Tn. act of Congress also requires, that the United
States hostage will be charged in addition TO the
a,ov. npon all mailable matter sent through the
r,. off the United States TO New York, from whence
tb, shin sails for Bremen. All mailable matter ad-
drssrd 10 Eng ireland Scotland will be leitat
the British post office ia Cowes or Southampton;
and all for France the Netherlands Belgium, Italy,
SPAIN and Portugal, and Africa, will be sent 10 Ha-
yre in France; and a separate bag Will be made
49,, Tor RI ,r,burg and delivered at Bremen Haven.
Aud as no arrangements have yet been completed
between the post-otfice of the United States and
those of the above countries, pre- payment OF the
,ost,oe will he required the office from which sent
mon all mailabe matter directed to those countries
JI,on able matter sent to other countries on he
Eastern continent pre- payment Will not be required
j; will he mailed for Bremen where all unpaid pos,a-
ges will be collected tor the ohi'eu S'a'e' " '"o
Bremen office.
The American postage only, is charged on letters
and newspapers to go BY the Cunard line OF British
.,camers-the foreign postage being collected on the
other side. 49,. r. At a.
Hinder present arrangement, letters Tor the Can.
adas and other British possessions IN america VIII
not he forwa rded by mail unless prepaid
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