Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-06-10
POST OFFICE.-MAILS
Areconveyed by Rail Road Cars and Stages daily
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Eastern, daily ,ex. Sun. ga M n Jpn M; Pm
Sunday ,.......... .....S A M.,.......l2 p M
Great Southern daily,..3 p. M......... y A. M
Washington daily, SA M. 1892 NJ. 81 .M.,3&SpM
Western daily, .........6 A. M...........b5 p, NJ.
Winchester, Va.ex Sun. g A. M.........62 p. NJ.
York, Pa. Route, ex. Sun ii A. M .o$ p NJ
Annapolis Md .ex Sun .SA M &lPM . Jam. &oP'M.
Delaware, E. ShoreofVa
Somerset & w orcester :, II n NJ
CO.. Md. Sunday Tues
day s. Thursday
Up counties of E.Shore,
Md, Monday, We'd A. M..........3 p. NJ.
tuesday, and Saturday }
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday. "Wednesday 9P. M. .....'''o A. NJ
and Friday,
PtTobac' oRoutc We'd }qp A.. NJ.
nesday and Sunday, !
Westminster Route, }
Monday, "Wednesday or "'.''...'''7 P M
Bel Air. daily ex. Sun. 8 A. M''......'...2P P M
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed of one or more pieces OF paper,
but not exceeding half ounce III weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 300 milcs..,.. ....o cents
Auy distance over 800 miles .......l ~ cents
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
any fractional of half an ounce an additional
hostage is charged according TO the distance.
Letters dropped in the Post Oillce Tor delivery IN
the same place, cents each
Letters advertised are charged cents each, be-
sides regular postage, or if advertised III papers,
cents.
CircuInrs handbills, and advertisements printed
or Iithogrdphed paper not larger than quato post
or single cap, folded and directed but unsedled, ,
cents per sheet any distance postage 10 De prepaid
when scaled, same as letters.
Circulars on sheets larger thah cap arc rateu as
pamphlets.
other kind Of printed 9th matter, (eXccpt newspa-
pcr, circulars handblls, and advertisements uncon
nccted with any manuscript communication weigh
ing one less, - cents per copy Tor any dis-
lance. For every additional ounce cent ANY
fractional excess exceeding hali an ounce, 10 oc
CHARGED as an ounce; an less than half an
to be disrcgarded. "
yp,s,nners { when sent by the editors or publish
thereby if they do not exceed ,suo surerhclal
inches for any distance in the State where published
cent For any distance exceeding 100 miles, out OF
the State where published, ; CT newspaper ex-
ceedins 1900 inches, to be rated as pamphlet.
Newspapers irregularly sent, that is, to non
subscriber the person sending must prepay cts Tor
each paper.
Whcn the article to be mailed is circular, pam
phiet or ewspapcr, it should be so enveloped as to
be open at end-otherwisc, il will be charged as
ietter
Foreign Maiis.-A mail is forwarded from Boston
and New York to- and received from f.n%iand, VIA
Halifax Nova Scota,) by the British Mail Steam
Packets weekly, alternately for eight months III The
gear and twice a mouth for the four winter mouths
Letters thus sent must have their postag" 10 New
York or Boston pre- paid. The postage on snip Let.
tcrs delivered at the Office where the vess'iarriv">
is cents; if conveyed by post cents in addition to
the ordinary postage.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION
American 1fnii Stedmers.-Thc following are the
rates If hostage prescribed BY the act Of the 3D. OF
March 1915 for maiiable matter sent by this line to
Europe =. r.
Upon all letters and packages not exceeding half an
ounce in weight.... .'..-: ''''''''='c'
For all letters and packages over half an
ounce and under ounce. ..... ...........f1c'
For every additional half ounce ...............I loo
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet
and price current .......... .'o.
The act of Congress also requires that the United
States postage will he charged in addition to the
above uuou ali maable matter sent through the
,,;Is If United States New York from whence
the shin sails for Bremen. All maable matter adj
dressed 10 England ireland orScotland, will be eitat
the british post office ia Cowes or southampton;
and all for France, the Netherlands, Belgium ltay
SPAIN aud Portugal, and Africa, VIII be sent 70 ma
vrc in France; and a separate bag will be made
nm for Hamburg and delivered at Bremen Haven.
And az no arrangements have yet been completed
between the post-oifcc Of the United States and
those of the above countries, pre- payment OF the
hostage will be required at the office from which sent
u,on all mailable matter directed to those countries
JInon maable matter sent to other countries on the
Eastern continent pre- ment will not be required
il wi be mailed for Bremen, where all unpaid posa-
.s will he collected for the United States by the
Bremen office. . - ,..
The American postage only, is charged on letters
and rewsnapers to go by the Cunard line OF British
steamers-he foreign postage being collected on the
other side. ,.. Co. a.. cou
.d.s and other British possessions IN America VIII
not be forwa rded by mail unless prepaid
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