The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-02-27

POSTAL G UlD E.
RATES OF POSTAGE WITHIN THE U. STATES


Established by the Act Of March 3, 1855
For every single letter in manuscript paper
of any kind in which information shall be asked
for. or communicated in writing, or by marks,
or signs, sent i'll the mail not exceeding 3,ovO
milss, ooo milo. % cents
Upon all letters passing through or in the mail,
except such as are from foreign country,
the postage must be pre- paid, except upon letters
and packages addressed to officers of the govern
msut official business, and so marked on the
! envelope This is not, however, to Interfere With
I the ffanEing privilege.
For a double letter there shall be charged dou
bic the above a treble letter, treble the
above rates, &c. Every letter or parcel not ex-
ceeiing half a (avoirdupoisl in weight Is
single letter, and every additional weight of half
am ounce or of less than half an ounce Is charged
/ with an additional single postage. Then adyertis-
, ed, cent additional is charged on each letter FOR
/ a letter delivered by carrier, there is an add
tional charge of not exceeding one or two cents
! be mailed each l
For all letters or packages ship letters convey
ed by any vessel not employed in conveying the
. mail
To this charge of . cents is added cents when
the letters are not transmitted through the mail
but delivered at the post office where deposit
ed and the ordinary rates Of United States post
| age are added when the letter is transmitted
through the mails.
| Each newspaper. periodical unseaed circular,
| or other article of printed matter, not exceeding
| three ounces in weight to any part OF the United
States,
For every additional fraction of an
| ounce,
quarterly or yearly in advance, at the office where the
either mailed delivered then half the above
rates charged Newspapers and periodicals not weigh
ing and half ounces, circulated IN the state
where published likewise charged but half of the
above rates.
Small newspapers and periodicals, published monthly or
oftener and pamphlets not containing more than sixteen
pages each when sent in single packages, weigh
ing at least eight address and prepaid by
axng postage stamps thereto shall be charged only half
cent for each ounce or fraction OF an ounee not%'h
standing the postage calculated on each separate article OF
such package would exceed that amount The postage on
all transient matter unless prepaid shall be charged dou
Books bound or unbound not weighing over pounds
shall be deemed mailable matter, and shall pay,
For all distances under 5000 miles, per ounce cent
For all distances over 5000 miles, "
Fifty per cent shall added in all when not pre-
pad Al printed matter chargeabe by weight shall be
weighed when dry The publishers of and
roicas may each other from their respective Off
e Of publication free Of postage copy of each publ
cation and NAV also send 10 each actual subscriber
closed their publications bills and receipts for the same
nee of ostaee The publishers of weekly newspapers may
send each actual subscriber within the county where
their papers printed and published one copy thereof
free of postage. ~
either without wrapper with one open at the ends
or sides the character Of the matter may be seen
without removing the wrapper; or if any written or print
ed communication put the same after its publication
or upon the wrapper except the name and address
Of the person whom the same is sent or if anything
enclosed in such printed paper II these conditions
are not complied with letter postage shall be charged
When any printed matter received during any quarter
quarter the postmaster shall it, and credit the
OF sales directed by the PoSt-omce
The establishment of private expresses for the convey
ance oany letters packets packages Of letters or ohe
transnissabe in the United States mail newspa
per pamphlets magazines and periodicals excepted) from
one CITY town other place other city town,
place the United States, between which the lnitet
States mail is regularly transported PROMPTED, bu
letters &c may carried by carriers in stamped nvel
opes Contractors newspapers ont OF the mail
for sale or distribution among subscribers. penalty 0
IS 900 is imposed on any person taking letters through
over any part the United States for the purpose of be
ing out of the United States without the payment
postage.
Letters addressed different persons cannot be enclose,
in the envelope or package under penalty OF tel
dollars unless addressed to foreign countries.
RATES OF FOREIGN LETTER AND NEWSPAPER
POSTAGE.
The single rate Of letter postage By either the Havre
Collins Bremen lines land the same in respect to tn
British ines to from any point in the United states
Except Oregon and California; for or from any point II
Great Britain, is "A centsre odymfnt oPonat Ee%5l1
is sent from or received in the United states Britisi
newspapers usually come British postage pau y! PS
stamp, equal to two cents Ihts mus ~ pe o i f F
bands open the ends Letters Tor the continent Vi Eu
rope pass through Great Britain IN te Vle,t mail mus
be prepaid q cents when the Atlahtic = ~
United States packets and cents when by British pack
cts except from California or oregon when me sum To "
prepaid the former instance 20 cents anu IN te iat
lev Ia cents Thus case, the Atlantic sea post
age is TO be collected at the mailing once IN te Cnet
States and the other left to be coected together w
be british transit and other foreign postage, at the Office
Of delivery Between Great Britain and Oregon and Cali
forna the single rate of letter postage is % cents.
Periodical works aud pamphlets may be sent from the
United states to the United Kingdom, and rice
two cents of United States postage each, If they do no
exceed two ounces in weight and at cents per ounce
fraction of an ounce when they exceed that weight to b
collected in all cases the United States and the SAME
will be subject additional like charge IN the unitec
Kingdom. When sent to France, Algeria or cities il
Turkey Syria and Egypt in which France has post ON
ces ria England, to other foreign countries, oho6
passing through the United Kingdom they will be charged
BILE with cent an ounce fraction of ounce, United
States postage-pre payment required. ;,
single rate Of letter postage to or from Bremen by the
Bremen hne. 10 cents-rre pdyment olNrUness NeWspa
pers each cens, being the United States and 1eIan
postage-pre payment required Letters ana he"SpSp'i