Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-05-13
POST OFFICE.-MAILS
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CLOSE: DUE:
Eastern, daily ,ex. Sun. SA Ma SPIN 4 Jpn
Sunday. A M.-.......l2 p. NJ
Great Southern daily,...3 p. M..........t5 A. NJ
Washington, daily, sam. Asp M. M''3&9p'M
Western, daily, ........'o A. M'''''''''''o3 - W.
Winchester, VaeX. sun. % A. M........'..o2 p NJ
York Pa Route, ex. Sun.ll A. Nj. ........bs p NJ
Annapolis Md ex Sun. SA M lPM.o Am. &oP'M.
Delaware, l.. ShOrcOlNa.
Somerset & Worcester 7 -, \, Il p NJ
co. Md. Sunday Tues
day * Thursday
Up counties of E.Shorc,
Md, Monday, We'd , A M..'.....''o p d.
uesdav and Saturday }
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday Up. M ''.'.'''o A. NJ
and Friday,
PIT Tobac' Route, w ed Or NJ S A. Nj
nesddy and Sunday,
Westminster Route,
Monday, "Wednesday (6P. M''.''.''''' P NJ
Pal daily, Sun. 3 A. NJ ~ p NJ
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed Of one or more pieces OF paper,
but uot exceeding half an ounce IN weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 300 miles .....5 cents
ANY distance over 300 miles,. .......iO cents.
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
any fractional sxGes sc OF T to | the distance
Letter, tIroppcd in the Post Office for delivery i'll
the same place, cents each.
Letters advertised are charged cents cach' ne
sides regular postage, if advertised III papers,
cents. +,
Circulars, handbills, and advertisements, printed
or Ihographed. paper not larger than qnarto post
or single cap, folded and directed but unseded' Z
cents pcr sheet any distance; when sealed same as
letters. ,, -
Circulars on sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets. .:,,;..t, o,1 oro.,
other kind Of printed ermatter Except newspa-
circulars handbills and advertisements uncon-
nected with any manuscript communlca'loh' weigh
inv one ounce less - cents per copy LOT any as
,ll; ANY
fractional excess exceeding half an ounce, to be
charged as an ounce; excess less than hail an o.
to he disrcgardcd. ,.,,.,
or ,hrrnnf ! if they do not exceed 1900 superficial
cbes for any distance in the State where published
cent For any distance exceeding 100 miles, out OF
the state where published, u CT. a newspaper eX-
ccedino 1900 inches, to be rated as pamphlet
Ne,yspnpers irreguarly sent, that Is, TO non
subscriber, the person sending must prepay cts for
each paper. ., -
,bIct or uewspapcr it should be developed as to
be- oncn at one end-otherwise, it will be charged as
E,rc;yu 1TaiIs-A mail is orw ardcd from Boston
and New York 10, and received from E9s.anu' VIA
UaliC,x Nova Scotia,) by the British Mail Steam
PACKETS weekly, alternately, for eight months in the
wear, and twice a mouth for the four winter months
letters thus sent, must have their postage TO New
delivered at the office where the vessrI arrives
i; cents if conveyed by post cents in addition to
the ordinary postage
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
american lIail Sfeamers.-rhe following are the
,,cs Of hostage prescribed by the act OF the 81 oil
March 1915 for mailable matter sent by this line to
EurOpc:- . ..,; l. o,r ~
Upon all letters and packages not exceeding h"i, an
ounce in wcight.... ..... ''.'.; '''''''''@fo'
For all letters and packages over hall an
orncc and under one ounce. ..-......'.foc.
For every additional half ounce '''''''oc'
For every letter, newspaper pamphlet
and price current 49,. 49,. :''
The act of Congress also requires, that the United
c,,,s nost,oc will he charged in addition 10 the
above upon all maable matter sent through the
ii oc,h. limited States TO New York. from whence
.La .h;, sails for Bremen. All mailable matter ad-
dressed TO england Ireland or Scotland VIII DC e'tat
~ nr;,ish most Office in Cowes Southanpton
I ali for France the Netherlands, Belgium Italy,
Sain and Portugal and Africa, will be sent TO Ha-
yre in France; and separate bag VIII De maze
nm far Hamburg and delivered at Bremen Raven.
And ns no arrangements have yet been completed
between the post-oflice OF the Oniteh states anu
,ho.. of the above countries, pre- payment oil the
will he required at the office from which sent
moon all mailabe matter directed to those countries
~ nathalie matter sent TO other countries on the
Es,ern continent pre- payment Will not be required
:. Iii h.. mailed for Bremen, where all unpaid posla-
~ IN hc collected for the United States by the
The American postage only, is charged on letters
~ nowspapers TO 90 by the Cunard line oil britlsh
.ieamers-the foreign postage being collected on 'he
other side - ,,,.., 70, tho C,,
.5 o,her British possessions in America, Will
~, he forwarded by mail unless prepaid.
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