The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-09
Z OS I A L G UID E,
RATES OF POSTAGE WITHIN THE u STATES

Established by the Act Of March 8, 1855
For every single letter in manuscript, or paper
of any Kind in which information shall be asked
for, or communicated in writing Or by marks,
or signs sent in the mail not exceeding 900
miles, 8 cents
Sent over 5000 miles 10
Upon all letters passing through in the mail,
except such as are to or from foreign country,
the postage must he prepaid, except upon letters
and packages addressed TO officers of the govern
ment ON official business, and marked on the
envelope. This is not, however, to interfere with
the Thanking privilege.
For a double letter there shall be charged dou-
bic the above rates; for treble letter, treble the
above rates, &c. Every letter parcel not ex.
ceedng half an ounce (avoirdupois) in weight is
single letter, and every additional weight OF half
an ounce OF of less than half an ounce is charged
with an additional single postage. When advertis-
ed, cent additional is charged on each letter. For
a letter delivered by carrier, there is an addi-
tonal charge of not exceeding two cents
For drop letters, prepayment optional, mot to
be mailed,) each, cent
For all letters packages (ship letters convey
ell 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 are delivered at the post-offce 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, unsealed circular
or other article of printed matter, not exceeding
three ounces in weight, to any part of the United
States, "
For every additional ounce or fraction of an
ounce, "
If the postage any newspaper periodical is paid
quarterly yearly in advance at the Office where the
same is either mailed delivered then half the above
charged Newspapers and periodicals not weigh
ing and half ounces circulated in the State
where published are likewise charged but half of the
above rates
Small newspapers and periodicals. published monthly or
oitener, and pamphlets not containing than sixteen
octave each when sent in single packages weigh
ing at least eight onnces address and PREPAID by
axng postage stamps thereto shall be charged only half
cent for each ounce fraction of ounce notwith-
standing the postage calculated each separate article
such package would exceed that amount The postage
all transient matter unless prepaid shall be charged
bic the aforementioned rates.
Books, bound or unbound not weighing over pounds
shall be deemed maabe matter, and shall pay,
For all distances under 1900 miles, per ounce cent
For all distances over 900 miles 2
Fifty per cent shall he added in all when pre-
paid All printed matter chargeabe by weight shall be
weighed when dry The publishers of newspapers and pc
rodcals may send to each other from their respective
of publication free of postage copy of each publ
cation and may also send to each actual subscriber
closed in their publications, bills and receipts for same
free postage The publishers weekly newspapers NAV
send to each actual subscriber within the county where
their papers are printed and published copy thereof
free of postage.
No printed matter shall be the above rates unless
either without any wrapper with open at the ends
sides that the character of the matter be
without removing the wrapper; written print
ed communication is put the after its publication
upon the wrapper except the and address
of the person whom the is sent or if ANYTHING
else is enclosed in such printed paper If these conditions
are not complied with, letter postage shall be charged.
When any printed matter received during any quarter
has been in the pooce for the whole of the succeeding
of the sales directed by the Postoice Department
The establishment of private expresses for the convey
ance fanny letters packets packages of letters other
matter transmissabe in the United States mail newspa
pers pamphlets magazines and periodicals eXcepted from
city town, other place, to any other city, town.
place in the United States between which the United
States mail is regularly transported is prohibited but
letters &c be carried by carriers in slammed enye
opes Contractors carry ont of the mails
for sale distribution among subscribers penalty of
$1,000 is imposed any person taking letters through or
part of the United States for the purpose of be-
rnft laI Tr,f+n al
postage.
Letters addressed to different persons enclosed
in the envelope package, under penalty of ten
dollars, unless addressed to foreign countries.
RATES OF FOREIGN LETTER AND NEWSPAPER
POSTAGE.
The single rate of letter postage By either the Havre
Collins or Bremen lines land the in respect the
British lnes to or from any point in the United States
Except Oregon and California; for from any point in
pers each two cents United States and two British
each country to collect its postage whether the paper
is sent from received in the United States British
newspapers usually British postage paid by penny
stamp equal to two cents They must be sent in narrow
bands open at the ends Letters for the continent of Eu
rope pass through Great Britain in the open mail must
be prepaid q cents when the Atlantic conveyance is by
United packets and cents when by British pack
cts except from California or Oregon when the sum to be
prepaid is in the former instance % cents and in the lat
ter 10 cents Thus in the the Atlantic post
age to be collected at the mailing office, in the United
States and in the other left to be collected together with
the British other foreign postage office
of delivery Between Great Britain and Oregon Cali
fornia the single rate of letter postage is 20 cents
Periodical works and pamphlets may be sent from the
United States the United Kingdom, and rice rersa at
cents of United States postage each if they do not
exceed in weight and at per ounce or
fraction of an ounce when they exceed that weight to be
collected in all the United States; and the same
will be subject additional like charge in the United
Kingdom. When sent to France Algeria or cities in
Turkey, Syria, and Egypt in which France has posto
ces, ma England other foreign countries qc6o,a
passing through the United Kingdom they will be charged
BILE with cent fraction of an ounce United
States postage-Fre payment required
Single rate Of letter postage to from Bremen 5y the
Bremen line 10 eents-pre payment optional Newspa-
pers, each cents being the United States and German
postage-pre payment required Letters and newspapers