The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-27
BALTIMORE AND FREDERICKSBURG.
POSTAL GUIDE,
RATES OF POSTAGE WITHIN THE o. STATES

Established by the Act Of March 3, 1855
/ For every single letter in manuscript, Or paper
| of any kind in which information shall be asked
for, or communicated in writing, by marks,
or signs, sent i'll the mail not exceeding 5000
| miles, cents
Upon all letters passing through or in the mail,
except such as are to or from foreign country,
the postage must be pre- paid, 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 Or parcel not
ceeding half an ounce (avoirdupois) in weight is
single letter, and every additional weight of half
an ounce or of less than half an ounce is charged
with an additional single postage. When advertis-
ed, cent additional is charged on each letter. For
letter delivered by carrier, there is addi-
| tional charge of not exceeding two cents.
For drop letters, prepayment optional, mot to
l be mailed,) each, cent
For all letters or packages (ship letters convey.
ed by any vessel not employed in conveying the
mail,
To this charge of 2 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, I"
If the postage any newspaper or periodical paid
quarterly or yearly in advance the office where the
is either mailed delivered then half the above
rates are charged Newspapers and periodicals not weigh
ing over one and half ounces circulated in the State
where published are likewise charged but half of the
above rates.
Small newspapers and periodicals. published monthly
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
axing 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 dou
Bile the first mentioned rates.
Books bound unbound, not weighing over 4 pounds
shall be deemed mailable matter, and shall pay,
For all distances under 5000 miles per ounce, cent
For all distances over 1900 miles,
Fifty per cent shall added in all cases when not pre-
paid All printed matter chargeable by weight shall be
weighed when dry The publishers of newspapers
riodlcas send to each other from their respective
of publication free of postage copy of publ
cation and may also send to each actual subscriber en-
closed in their publications bills and receipts the same
free of postage The publishers of weekly newspapers may
send to each actual subscriber within the county
their papers printed and published copy thereof
free of postage.
No printed shall be the above rates. unless
either without any wrapper with open the ends
Sides that the character of the matter may
without removing the wrapper if any written print
ed communication is put the after its publication
upon the wrapper except the and
of the person to whom the is sent or if ANYTHING
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 office for the whole the succeeding
of the sales directed by the Post office Department
The establishment Of private expresses for the convey
ance any letters packets packages of letters other
matter transmissabe in the United States mail newspa
pers pamphlets magazines and periodicals excepted
city, town. other place to any other CITY, town or
place IN the United States between which the United
States mail is regularly transported is prohibited but
letters &C. be carried by carriers in stamped envel
opes Contractors may carry newspapers ont of the mails
for sale or distribution among subscribers penalty of
S5OOO imposed taking letters through or
over part of the United States for the purpose of be
ntaft Tho Iniia The nI
postage.
Letters persons be enclosed
in the veope 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 Bremen lines land the in respect the
British lines from any point in the United States
except Oregon and California; for from any point in
Great Britain is "a centspre payment optional Newsna
pers United States and cents British
each country to collect ITS ocn postage whether the paner
is sent from received the United States GBritisb
newspapers usually British postage paid nv narn
stamp equal to two cents They must be sent in narro
bands open at the ends Letters the continent ~ H.
rope, to pass through Great Britain the omen mai, s
be prepaid q cents when the Atlantic conveyance "a ~
United States packets and cents when by British mach
ets except from California or Oregon, VII the sum to be
prepaid in the former instance 2 cents and in TN. lat
ter 10 cents Thus in the one case the Atlantic ea most
age is to be collected at the mailing office in the United
states and in the other left be collected together with
the British transit and other foreign postage office
oI uehvey Between Great Britain and Oregon and CAN
fornla the single rate of letter postage is % cents.
feriodica works and pamphlets may be sent from inc
United States to the United Kingdom, and pce versa
TWO cents of United States postage each, if they 10 ar
exceed two ounces in weight and at cents per OUNCE "