Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-04-21
United States Postage, according to the Act
ouDroyed March 3. 1919.

approved March 3. 1s49.
The inland postage, for 300 miles and UNDER Is
10 cents an ounce for half ounce and less is cents
The inland postage for greater distance than 3po
miles, is 20 cents an ounce; ~ cents or nan an ounce
and under.
The whole postage by the British American
mail steamers, from or TO Great Britain or Ireland is
4S cents ounce; "A cents for single hall ounce or
less.
The United States inland postage, whatever may
be the distance, letters sent by the BRUSH steam
ers to foreign countries other than Great Britain or
Ireland is 10 cents an ounce; cents the single nan
The postage by the American steamers, to foreign
couutrirs other tnan Great Britain Ireland or let
tcrs to be sent through the British mall is IL cents
an ouncc 81 cents the single halt ounce
To and BY Bremen, from the post, and the reverse
As cents ounce; "a cents the single hail ounce
The inland postage to be added $50
To and from Havana, % cents ounce; l23 cents
single. "a -.
10 and from Panama, 60 cents ounce; 80 cents
single. -,
TO and from other places the Pacific, so cents
an ounce; 40 cents single.
TO and from the West Indies (cxcept Havana)
and islands in the Gulf of Mexico, 20 cents; IL cents
single: with inland postage.
Any fractional excess over an ounce IS always 10
be regarded as an ounce.
The above postage may be prepaid or not, at the
option of the SENDER except TO foreign countries,
other than Great Britain or Ireland. And where the
letters pass thTonsh .he bremen roSa a tabie
cases, the Wt"ie Post";e nus. " r pn1,;v No D.
J, exhiOit u ot ail uor"He''' "
sum ConsIesSf: -; oonts = cbargcd on letters and
n Pos."Se go th. I-m;trd states in any pri-
T"eq"tstS sI Or carried from ont. most therein
t"tc s.'P VI - ar, ~ he delivered at The Post
70 M an1 shall arrive: and two cents
oiloe ~ ,h ratrs of nostaoc if DESIGNED TO be
'.e I -, ~ ,. ,Iocn AnI postmastcrs are TO re-
GU " az 81 vcrr Later or pacouet received
CIV oe =. .e" ~ ,,ar'd hy any fpriyatrl shin or
.! 'iiei " 80 Or fror any mort 10 another in
.'sS 81 w C 81, 49, "
'i1 o"'.eu INV, :; - ho added IN the rate of each way
one cT W - i,,ors ar. those brought TO a Post
H Hm va! 49, rilnrs and other carriers of the
ii iosn dnt,. il j, 10 receive them. when pre-
. . ', ~ ono mile from Post Office
" r. T.; l,ard unon Letters and other matter de-
-. ~ go - h,,llts ryc,nt nevsuapprs pamuh.
i, n ~, a,1 roriodras the same rates as if
- 49,, III h,a, ,r,,sr,ittrd by mail
'"i i itt,rs mr. letters plarcd IN any Post Office
Co. a. t;r,r,. tLcr, arc characd two cents each.
' ,drrtis,,I I,tI,rs are charged with thu cost Of
o,.er,isinr which is not 10 exceed four cents fJr
- 800 ' j.; Id;tior IN th. rpoular postage
NJ ,or ,ba, Two CENTS IN br paid to the letter
.i,s oroniovrl in CITIES for ill.,: delivery of let
f rc,,, inc, linen, ia be ,lepoSitcd in the
49,, a.
~ ra,,.rs If anil nnlcr the snnerficcs Of 900
- iinFhV,s n.y.. conveyed from one most ctfic. to +
d,h IN tta sa,,,r S,tr for one cent: aud any dis.
go, ot NOR, Nm, 1DO miles n the same rate, and
~ conn for any Greater distance One quarters
- :; aIu-,ts IN H.. Maid in advance by those who
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