Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-06-09
POST OFFICE.-MAILS

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Washington, daily, assam, 4P, M...S4 A.Nl.SSSP.M
Western, daily, A. M..........64 p. NJ.
Winchester, Va. eX. Sun. IS A. M.........64 p. NJ.
York, Pa. Route, ex. Sun. a. M. .....64 P. NJ.
Annapolis, Md. ex. Sun. IS A. M..........SA A. NJ.
Norfolk, daily, ex Sunday, at p. NJ.
due daily, ex Monday, at s A. M.
Delaware, L. Shore of Va
Somerset = Worcester z,, In \,
counties, Md, Sunday, W. : W.
Tuesday and Thursday
Up. counties of f.. Shore,
Md, Monday, Wednes- A. M.......3 p. NJ.
day and Saturday,
Upper Marlboro Route
Monday, Wednesday and p. M........SA A. M.
Friday,
pU Sav io o"T Th Ro"1S3 ines 4rM
And on Sundays at. ......... 5A.M.S
Westminster Route, daily g ~ 7p,,
except Sunday, ........S
Bel-Air daily, ex Sum....... 3 A. M.......2 p NJ.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed of one or more pieces OF paper,
but not exceeding half an in weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 300 miles cents.
Any distance over 300 miles III cents.
On every additional weight of half an ounce, OF
any fractional of half ounce, additional
postage is charged according to the distance.
Letters dropped in the Post Office for delivery in
the same place, cents each.
Letters advertised charged cents each, be-
- ''N''~'''"~-
cents
Circulars, handbls, and advertisements, printed
Autographed, paper not larger than quaro post
or single cap, folded and directed, but unsealed
cents per sheet any distance postage to be prepaid
when sealed, same as letters.
Circulars sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets.
On Pamphlets, magazines, periodicals, and every
other kind of printed other matter, Except news
papers, circulars, handbs, and advertisements UNI
ted
weighing one ounce less, y cents per copy, Tor
any distance For every additional ounce, l cent.
Any fractional excess exceeding half ounce, to be
charged an ounce an excess less than hall an
or. to be dsrega. led
Newspapers, (yvhen sent by the editors pub
fishers thereby if they do not exceed 1900 superb
cia inches, for any distance in the State where pub
lished cent for any distance exceeding 100 miles,
out of the State where published, Il ct. news
paper exceeding 1900 inches to be rated as pamph
let.
Newspapers irrcguarly sent, that is, to a sub
scriber, the person sending must prepay the above
rates for each paper.
When the article to be mailed is a circular, pam
phlet, newspaper, it should be enyeloped as to
be open at end-oherwise, it will be charged as
Il letter.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
american Mail Steamers 10 Bremen, touching at
!Souttan,pt0n-Th following the rates of Post
age prescribed by the act Of the Sd of March, 1915
for maable matter sent by this line from New Y ork
to Europe -
Upon all letters and packages not exceeding half an
ounce in weight 24c
For all letters and packages over hall an
ounce and under one ounce 4Sc
For every additional half ounce 15c.
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet,
and price current &C.
The act of Congress also requires, that the United
States postage will be charged i'll addition to the
above upon all mailablc matter sent through the
mails of the United States to New York, from
whence the ship sails for Bremen. All maiable
matter addressed to England, Ireland or Scotland,
will be left at the British post-oflce in Covers or
Southampton and all for France, the Netherlands,
Belgium, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, and Africa,
will be sent to Iavre, in France and separate
bag will be made up for Hamburg and delivered at
Bremen Haven.
Hara1a .MaiLS.-A line is established between
Charleston and Havana, the steamers touching at
Savannah and Key West, the postage of which is
from the port of departure to Havana l24 cts ON a
single letter not exceeding half an ounce in weight,
with additional 12A cts. for each additional half
ounce, fractional excess OF hall an ounce, to be
prepaid, and the inland postage to the point of de-
parture to be paid in addition thereto. Postage on
each Newspaper to Havana cts, also to be pre-
paid as on letters.
Mails to the Pacifc.-For single letter, not
ceeding half ounce in weight-from New York,
to Chagrcs, 20 cts. to Panama, 80 cts. and to
California and Oregon 40 cts-postage to be pre-
paid as well as the inland postage to New York.
Newspapers, cts. each, postage also to be prepaid
BRITISH POSTAGE ARRANGEMENTS.
Letters posted charged in the United States
will be rated at half to the single letter,
over a half and not exceeding an ounce as a double
letter, over and not exceeding an ounce
and half a treble letter, and so on, each half
ounce or fractional excess constituting rate.
The single rates to be charged ON each letter
posted in the United States addressed TO any place
in Great Britain or Ireland is "a cents, the double
rate As cents the triple rate u cents and ac-
cording to the United States scale OF progression IN
weight
Said hostages on letters going to any place in
Great Britain or Ireland may be prepaid, If the
whole amount is rendered at the office in the
United States, where mailed, at the option of the
sender.
Newspapers may be mailed at any Office i'll the
United States to any place in the United Kingdom
on the prepayment of 2 cents, and may, on receipt
from any place in Great Britain Ireland, be de-
livered at any office in the United States pay
ment of cents. Notc.-Each Government is to
charge cents on each newspaper. These are to be
sent in bands or covers, open at the sides ends,
and to contain manuscript whatever.
On each Pamphlet to be sent to any place in the
United Kingdom, and on each Pamphlet received
thererom there is to be prepaid in the first place,
and charged and collected in the second, one cent
for each in weight, fractional excess oil an
ounce.-These are to be sent in bands or covers,
open at the ends sides, readily to be examin-
ed, and to contain manuscript whatever.
On Letters addressed to any place in British ~
America, not to be conveyed by sea, there shall be
charged postage equal to the United States post
Province combined.