Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-08-11
L. S. British
Packet. Packet.
GnaIn E.nI.
Countries


Panama, by U. S. packet from New
York .................... <...46 81
Chagres, by U. S. packet from New
York ............ .'..'..'..oo ~
Any place in the West Indies or Gulf
Of Mexico, by British packet from
New Y ork ............. ......2l
ANY place in the West Indies or Gulf
of Mexico, by British packet from
Mobile. .................. ....Zb III
g. On all letters conveyed by closed mails between
the United Kingdom and the British North Ameri-
can Provinces (the being transported by British
steamers0 the British is to account and pay to the
United States Post Office at the rate of l24 cents
for each ounce, net weight, and cents for each
newspaper.
7. On newspapers transmitted between the Uni
ted Kingdom and the United States there is sepa-
rate postage to 2 cents per newspaper, Cor stamp
duty in lieu of postage0 which is to be paid sepa-
rately in each country.
s. But newspapers may be sent transit through
the United States, and also through Great Britain,
to from foreign countries, sc. at transit charge
of 2 cents per newspaper, to be paid by the Post
Office of country to that of the other The
postage to be paid by the party sending newspaper
to receiving it from foreign country through
Great Britain is 4 cents each.
9. Periodical works and pamphlets not en-
titled by the treaty to transit conveyance but the
may be sent from the United Kingdom to the I'm,
ted States, and Uice cerSd, at cents OF United
States postage cach if they do not exceed two
III weight anu at CSHt pei ouhCt, VI idSliOH VI
an ounce, when they exceed that weight, to be
collected in all in the United States and the
same will be subject to an additional like charge
in the United Kingdom when not exceeding two
ounces; but the third raises the British charge
to pence, with an additional charge of pence for
each additional ounce.
10. All British and foreign letters and all foreign
newspapers remaining hand, refused or not call
ed for to be returned by the postmasters dead
letters and newspapers to the General Post Office,
under address to the Third Assistant Postmaster
General separately from all other letters, and as
frequently as regulations require. This is neces-
sary to enable the United States Post Office to re-
claim the amount with which it stands debited upon
each letter and newspaper.
H. Until the impractcability of forming combined
rate of postage upon the principles prescribed in the
treaty is obviated by change of the Canada and
New Brunswick rates, (Which change is confidently
expected0 postage on correspondence between the
United States and those Provinces must be prepaid
in each country.
-. The exchange Offices of the two countries, in
mailing to each other, are to post-mark the letter,
not with the entire postage, but with the credit and
debit portions of it only; if paid letter. with the
ink, and with "paid" stamp in same color; if un-
paid, with the debit amount against the other coun
try, in black ink. But before the exchange office
receiving such letter delivers it, mails it to the
interior, it is to re-stamp the letter with its own
office stamp, in all cases. and with the paid stamp
in red ink if paid; if unpaid, with the amount, in
black of the entire postage to be collected
J. COLLAMER, Postmaster-General