The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-14
POST Il & I'D b.
RATES OF POSTAGE WITHIN THE II STATES

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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 in the mail not exceeding 5000
miles niles 1000 cents
Sent over 5000 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 pre- paid except upon letters
and packages addressed to officers Of the govern
ment on official business, and so marked on the
! envelope This is not, however, to interfere with
! the Thanking 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 (avoirdupois) in weight is
a 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
a letter delivered by carrier, there is an addi-
uonal charge of not exceeding one two cents.
For drop letters, prepayment optional, mot to
| be malcd each, cent
For all letters packages (ship letters convey
| ed ny 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 postofce 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, 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 or periodical is pa(
quarterly or yearly in advance the office where thu
same is either mailed delivered then half the above
rates charged Newspapers and periodicals not WEIGH
ing and half ounces circulated in the STAT,
where published, are likewise charged but half of the
above rates.
Small newspapers and periodicals published monthly or
oener and pamphlets not containing than sixteen
octave pages each, when in single packages weigh
ing at least eight address prepaid by
ahxing postage stamps thereto shall be charged only halt
cent for each ounce fraction Of ounce, notwh.
standing the postage calculated each separate article OF
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 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 be added in all cases when not pre-
paid All printed matter cargeable by weight shall
weighed when dry The publishers of newspapers pc
rodcas may send to each other from their respective off
ces Of publication free of postage copy 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 of weekly newspapers may
send to each actual subscriber within the county where
free of postage.
No printed matter shall be the above rates unless
elther without any wrapper, with open at the ends
or sides so that the character of the matter may be
without removing the wrapper any written print
ed communication is put the after its publication
upon the wrapper EXCEPT and address
of the person to whom the is sent if anything
else enclosed in such printed paper If these conditions
are not complied with letter postage shall be charged
When printed matter, during any quarter
has been in the postoce for the succeeding
quarter the postmaster shall sell it, credit the amount
The establishment of private expresses for the convey
ance OF any letters packets packages of letters other
matter transmssable in the United States mail
pers pamphlets magazines and periodicals exceped from
one 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
opes Contractors carry newspapers ont of the mails
for sale distribution among subscribers penaItv of
$500 imposed any person taking letters Urob or
over part of the United States the purpose Of he
ing sent out of the United States without the payment of
postage.
Letters addressed to different persons cannot be enclosed
IN the same envelope or 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
0ohs or bremen lines land the same in respect to the
British lnes to or from any point in the United States
lexcept Oregon and California; for from any point in
Great Britain, is "a centpre payment opiioa0 Newspo
pcrs each two cents United States and two cents British
each country to collect It's 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 in
oandS open at the ends. Letters for continent
rope to pass through Great Britain in the open mail
De prepaid Il cents when the Atlantic conveyance is by
United States packets, and when by British pack
et except from California Oregon when the to be
pepds IN the former instance 20 cents, and IN the lat
ter 10 cents Thus, in the the Atlantic sea post
age is to he collected the mailing office, in the United
tates ana IN the other left to he collected togetner win
the British transit and other foreign postage at the once
of delivery. Between Great Britain and oregon and CALI
fornia the single rate of letter postage % cents
Periodical works and pamphlets may be sent from the
United States the United Kingdom and rice rerSd at
two of United States postage each they do not
exceed two ounces in weight and at cents per nnr or
fraction of an ounce when they exceed that weight to b.
collected in the United States and the same
will be subject to an additional like charge in the United
Kingdom When to France, Algeria, or cities in
Turkey Syria, and Egypt in which France has pOstoi.
ces ria England to Others foreign countries rlbog
passing through the United Kingdom they will be charpea
BILE with cent ounce fraction of an ounce United
States postage-pTe payment required
Single rate Of letter postage to from Bremen IN, the
Bremen line, 10 cents-Ire payment optional Newspa-
each cents being the United States and German
payment required. Letters and newspapers
other parts of the continent may also go by this line
subject to various rates 10y
single rate OF letter postage to from France or Alge
' 10 cents ue quarter eencepdgnlent OPTIONAL News
papers periodical works, books stitched or bound pam
catalogues papers of music prospectuses circulars
All other kinds of printed matter addressed to France
Algeria or cities of Turkey Syria Egypt, in which
rance has postofices vz: Alexandria, Aexandretta,
Deyrout Constantinope, Dardanelles Gaatz Gallpoli
Draila lneboi, Jafa Kerrasund, Laakia, Messina in