The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-06
POS T AL G ID E.
RATES OF POSTAGE WITHIN THE U. STATES

| Established by the act Of March 3, 1855
for every single letter in manuscript, or paper
for, or communicated in writing, or by marks
or signs, sent in the mail not exceeding 5000
m! sent over 8 600 miles g cents q?
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 franking privilege.
For double letter there shall be charged dou-
bic the above rates; for treble letter, treble the
above rates, &c. Every letter parcel not ex-
ceeding half an ounce tavoirdupoisl 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 on each letter. For
a letter delivered by a carrier, there is an addi-
tonal charge of not exceeding one two cents
For drop letters, prepayment optional, mot to
be mailed, each, cent
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 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, 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 or periodical is paid
quarterly yearly in advance the office where the
same is either mailed delivered then half the above
rates charged Newspapers and periodicals not weigh
ing over 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
oftene and pamphlets 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 Tor each ounce or fraction of an ounce, notwth
standing the postage calculated each separate article of
such package would exceed that The postage on
all transient matter unless prepaid shall be charged dou
bic the aforementioned rates
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, 2 90
Fifty per cent shall be added all when not pre-
paid All printed matter chargeable by weight shall be
weighed when dry The publishers of newspapers and pc
rodlcas may send to each other from their respective Off
ce 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 the same
free of postage The publishers weekly newspapers may
send to each actual subscriber within county where
their papers are printed and published copy thereof
free of postage.
No printed shall be sent at the above rates unless
either without any wrapper or with one open at the ends
Sides that the character the matter NAV be seen
without removing the wrapper any written print
ed communication is put the after its publication
upon the cover wrapper except the and address
of the person to whom the is sent if anything
else enclosed in such printed paper If these conditions
not complied with letter postage shall be charged
When printed matter, received during any quarter
has been in the office whole of the succeeding
quarter the postmaster shall sell it. and credit the amount
of the sales directed by the Posoffce Department
The establishment of private expresses the convey
ofany letters packets packages of letters or other
matter transmssable in the United States mail newspa
per pamphlets magazines and periodicals excepted from
one CITY, town or other place. to any other city, town.
place in the United States between which the United
States mail regularly transported is prohibited but
letters &c may be carried by carriers in stamped
opes Contractors may carry newspapers of mails
for sale or distribution among subscribers penalty of
200 is imposed any taking letters through or
any part of the United States for the purpose of be-
sent out of the United States without payment of
postage.
Letters addressed to different persons cannot be enclosed
in the same 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 Hayre
Collins Bremen lines land in respect to the
British linesl to from any point in the United States
except Oregon and California; for from any point in
pers each two cents United States and two cents British
each country to collect ats postage whether the paper
Is sent from or received an the United States British
newspapers usually come British postage paid by penny
stamp, equal to two cents They must be sent in
bands at the ends Letters for the continent of Eu
rope to through Great Britain, in the open mail must
be prepaid Il cents when the Atlantic conveyance is by
United States packets and cents when by British pack
cts except from California Oregon when the be
prepadis in former instance cents and in the lat
ter 10 cents Thus the the Atlantic post
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, at the office
of delivery Between Great Britain and Oregon and Cali
Periodical works and pamphlets be sent from the
United States the United Kingdom and rice
two cents of United States postage each if they do not
exceed two in weight and at cents per ounce or
fraction of ounce when they exceed that weight be
collected in all in the United States; and the same
will be subject additional like charge in the United
Kingdom. When sent to France, Algeria cities in
Turkey Syria and Egypt in which France has postoi
ces England to other foreign countries achoa
passing through the United Kingdom they will be chargea
BILE with cent ounce, fraction of ounce United
States postage-prep payment required
plp eff to
Bremen line, 10 cents7re payment optional Newspa
pers each cents being the United States and German
postage-re payment required Letters and newspapers
% other parts of the continent may also go by this line
subject to various rates.
Single rate of letter postage to or from France or Age
ma, 10 cents the quarter ouncepoyent optional news
papers, periodical works. books stitched bound pam
Dhets catalogues papers ofmuc prospecuses circulars
and all other kinds of printed matter addressed to france
rcities EgEnt, in which ]