Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-04-08
RATES OF POSTAGE.


Letters composed of one more pieces of paper,
but not exceeding half an in weight sent any
distance not exceeding 800 miles. % cents.
Auy distance over 300 miles,. 10 cents.
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
any fractional excess OF halt an ounce, an additional
hostage is charged according to the distance.
Letters dropped in the Post Office for delivery in
the same place, cents each.
Letters advertised are charged cents each. be-
sides regular postage, or if advertised in papers,
cents.
Circulars haudbills, and advertisements printed
or Autographed paper not larger than quarto post
or single cap, folded and directed, but unsedled,
cents per sheet any distance; when sealed, same as
letters.
Circulars on sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets. ;.
On Pamphlets, magazines, periodicals, and every
other kind of printed other matter Except newspa-
ners circuars handbills and advertisements, uncon.
nected with any manuscript communication, weigh
ing one ounce less - cents per copy, for any dis
lance For every additional ounce, cent Any
fractional excess exceeding halt an ounce, TO be
charged as an ounce; less than hall an OF.
to be disregarded "
Vp,,sDaners (when sent by the editors publish
ers thereby if they do not exceed i9oo superficial
inches for any distance in the State where published,
cent For any distance exceeding 100 miles, out of
the State where published, | ct. A newspaper ex-
cceding 1900 inches, to be rated as pamphlet.
Np,yspnpers irregularly sent, that is, TO non
subscriber the person sending must prepay cts for
each paper.
INLET or newspaper, it should be so enveloped as to
be open at one end-otherwse, it will be charged as
letter.
Foyeign Ma;ls.-A mail is forwarded from Boston
TO. and received from England, via Halifax, (Nova
Scotia \ by the British Mail Steam Packets, twice
month, for eight months in the year. ana once mouth
for the four winter months. Letters, thus sent, must
have their postage to Boston prepaid The postage
on Shin Letters delivered at the office where the
vessel arrives cents; if conveyed by post, cents
in addition TO the ordinary postage
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
american Mail Steamers.-The following the
rates Of hostage prescribed by the act of the Sd Of
March 1915 for mailabe matter sent by this line to
Europc:- ,r
Upon all letters and packages not exceeding half an
ounce in weight... ....- ...... ''..-''''zfc'
For all letters and packages over hall an
ounce and under one ounce. .4oc
For every additional half ounce. ..l5c
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet
and price current .-..... :..... &c:
The act of Congress also requires, that the United
States postage will be charged in addition TO the
above upon all mailablc matter sent through the
mails ofthe United States TO New York, from whence
the shin sails for Bremen. All mailabe matter ad-
dressed Eng land Ireland or Scotland wil De ietat
the British post-ofice ia Cowes or southampton;
and all for France the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy,
Spain and Portugal, and Africa will be sent TO Ha-
yre in France; and separate bag VIII be made
nm for Hamburg and delivered at Bremen Haven.
And as no arrangements have yet been completed
between the post-oilice of the United States and
those Of the above countries, pre- payment OF the
postage will be required at the office from which sent
u,on all mailabe matter directed to those countries
Union maablc matter sent to other countries on the
Eastern continent pre- payment will not be required
IL viii be mailed for Bremen, where all unpaid posa-
pes will be collected for the United States by the
Bremen office. .,
The American postage only, is charged on letters
and newspapers go by the Cunard line of British
steamers-thc foreign postage being collected on the
Under present arrangement. letters for the Can,
adas and other British possessions In America Will
not be forwarded by mail unless prePaIu.