Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-03-04
RATES OF POSTAGE.

RATES OF POS IAGE.
Letters composed Of one more pieces OF paper
but not exceeding hall an ounce !" we9h'' sent any
distance not exceeding 300 miles. cents
Arv distance over 300 miles,. .......lO cents.
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
onv fractional excess of half an ounce an additional
noStaoe is charged according TO the distance
Letters dropped in the T. osl oIhce Tor deiNery !"
the same place, cents each
IsItrrs advertised are charged cents each, be-
sides regular postage, or if advertised III papers,
cents. .. !
I,;,ruynrs handbills and advertisements, printed
mr. Eboorauhcd on paper not larger than quarto post
or single cap, folded and directed, but nnse"ed'
cents per sheet, any dStancej when scaled same as
Circulars ON sheets larger than cap, are rated as
On Pamphlets, magazines, periodicals, and every
other kind of printed other matter except
ners circulars handbs, and adyertisements,) uncon
nected with any manuscript communication weigh
inc one ounce or less % cents per copy Tor any DIS
lance For every additional ounce cent any
fractional excess exceeding half an ounce, to be
charged ounce; an excess ICES INA" nan d" We
TO be disrcgarded ,,,
Ne,ospapers, (when sent by the editors or publish,
ers thereof) if they do not exceed i9oO superhcaI
inches for any distance in the state where pupilsheo,
cont For any distance exceeding luo miles, out oil
the State where published, i CT. A newspaper ex-
ccediug 1900 inches, to be rated as pamphlet.
Versnnpers rrcgularly sent, that is, to a non
subscriber the person sending must prepay c's' Tor
each paper. E, ., -
when the article TO be mailed is circular, pam
inlet or newspaper, it should be so enveoped as to
be omen at one end-otherwise, ii will be charged as
a letter. e. ,,, c p.o,
n and received from England, via Halifax, (Nova
Scotia ) hv the British Mail Steam Packets twice a
month for eight months in the year. ana once mohth
for thc rour winter months Letters thus sent must
hav, their postage TO Boston pre- paid me postage
nm Shin Letters delivered at the Office where the
nsscI arrives is cents if conveyed by post,2 cents
in addition TO the ordinary postage
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
American Mail Steamers.-The following are the
rates of postage prescribed ny inc aGt o. ;g gu VI
March, $780, for malable matter sent by inns line 10
Jnon ali letters aud packages not exceeding hall an
ounce in wcght.... ..... '''..: ''''@fo'
For all letters aud packages over nan an 40.
ounce and under one ounce. .'....'.....42c'
For every additional half ounce ''oc'
For every letter, newspaper, Pamph'e'' .,
and price current ......''. - -, .'',
The act of Congress also requires hat me oh'ru
States hostage will be charged IN addition 10 ,he
a,ove uuou ali maable matter sent through inc
it ofth. limited States TO New Y ork, from whence
thr shin sails for Bremen. All mailaole mater ao
dressed to England Ireland or Scotland WIN De ietat
the British post-oice in CoWes or oouln'''p.I I
J al, for France the Netherlands, Belgium, ltaly'
Sai and Portugal and Africa, will be sent 10 Ma
vrc in France; and separate nag VIII oI hi'ue
I'm for Hamburg and delivered at bremen, raven,
And as no arrangements have yer pee" IVY
between the postolice of the United states IS a h
,LoSa IF the above countries, pre- payment OF the
ostare will he required at the office from when sent
mon all mailabe matter directed to those countries,
Upon malable matter sent to other countries on me
Eastern continent pre- payment VIII not be
:; Iii he mailed for Bremen, where all unpaid posta-
COS will he collected for the United States by the
The American postage only, is charged on letter:
and newspapers to go by the French steamers, s;or
"ostage being collected on the other side. II,
Under present arrangement, letters Tor inc ian IAN
dds and other British possessions in America VII
not he forwarded by mail unless prepaid.