The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-15
POSTAL G GUIDE.
RATES OF POSTAGE WITHIN THE STATES


Established by the act Of March 8, 1855.
FOR every single letter in manuscript, paper
OF any kind in which information shall be asked
for, OF communicated in writing or by marks
Or signs, sent in the mail not exceeding 5000
miles cents
Sent over 1000 miles, 10 !"
Upon all letters passing through or in the mail
except such as are to or from a foreign country,
the postage must be 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 double letter there shall be charged dou
BILE the above rates for treble letter, treble the
above rates, &c. Every letter parcel not ex-
ceeding half an ounce tavoirdupois) in weight is
single letter, and every additional weight of half
an ounce or OF less than half ounce is charged
with an additional single postage When advertis-
ed, cent additional is charged each letter. For
letter delivered by a carrier, there is addi-
| honal charge of not exceeding two cents.
For drop letters prepayment optional, mot to
be mailed,l each, cent
For all letters OF 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 are delivered at the post-ofice 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
For every additional ounce or fraction of an
ounce,
If the postage any newspaper periodical is paid
' where
same Is either mailed delivered then half the above
rates are charged Newspapers and periodicals weigh
ing over and half ounces circulated in State
above rates.
Small newspapers and periodicals. published monthly or
oftener and pamphlets not containing than sixteen
octave pages each when sent in single packages weigh
ing at least eight Onnces to address, and prepaid by
atxng postage stamps thereto shall be charged only half
cent for each ounce or fraction of ounce nowith
standing the postage calculated each separate article
such package exceed amount The postage ON
be don
bic the aforementioned rates.
Books, bound or unbound, not weighing over pounds
shall he deemed mailable matter, and shall pay,
For all distances under 5000 miles, per ounce cent
For all distances 5000 miles, 2
Fifty per cent shall be added in all when not pre-
pad al printed matter chargeable by weight shall be
weighed when dry The publishers of newspapers and pc
nodcals may send to each other from their respective Off
ces OF puDcaon free of postage one copy of each publ
cation and may also send to each actual subscriber en-
closed IN their publications bills and receipts for the same
nee OF postage The publishers of weekly newspapers may
send to each actual subscriber within the county where
their papers are printed and published copy thereof
free of postage.
printed matter shall be the above rates unless
either without any wrapper with open at the ends
or SIDES so That the character of the matter be
without removing the wrapper or if any written print
ed communication is put the after its publication
or upon the wrapper except the and address
OF the person to whom the 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 postoce for the whole the succeeding
quarter postmaster shall sell it. and credit the amount
of the sales as directed by the Postofce Department
The establishment of private expresses for the convey
ance ofany letters packets packages of letters other
matter transmissabe in the United States mail (newspa
pamphlets magazines and periodicals excepted from
one city town, other place to other city town
place in the United States between which the United
States mail is regularly transported, is prohibited but
letters &C. may be carried by carriers in stamped enve
opes Contractors may carry newspapers the mails
for sale distribution among subscribers. penalty of
So 600 imposed any person taking letters through or
any part of the United States for the purpose of no
ing of the United States without the payment NJ
postage =
Letters addressed to different persons cannot be enclosed
IN the same envelope package under penalty of ten
dollars unless addressed to foreign countries wa
RATES OF FOREIGN LETTER AND NEWSPAPER
POSTAGE. ~
Inc single rate OF letter postage By either the Hayre
JOHNS or Bremen lines land the same in respect 10 the
British lines to from any point in the United Stat
except Oregon and California; for or from any point in
treat britain is "a centspre payment optional Newspa.
e each two cents United States and two cents British
ach country to collect ats postage whether the paper
y sent from or received an the United States british
usually come British postage paid by penny
lamp equa 70 two cents They must be sent in
open at the ends Letters for the continent of Eu
rope 70 pass through Great Britain in the open mall must