The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-01
? OST Al GUIDE,
RATES OF POSTAGE WITHIN THE u STATES

RATES OF POSTAGE WITHIN THE U. STATES
Established By the <ct Of March g. 1856
/ For every single letter in manuscript or nanar
of any kind in which information shall be asked
for, or communicated in writing or by marks
or signs, sent in the mail exceeding 8 coo
''; Sent over 5000 miles, 20 sos n
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 so marked ON the
envelope This is not, however, to interfere with
the ranking privilege.
For double letter there shall be charged dou
ole the above rates; for a treble letter treble the
above rates, &c. Every letter or parcel not ex
eeenins I nan an ounce tavoirduposl 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 adyertis
edi cent additional is charged on each letter. For
d letter delivered by carrier, there is an addi-
tl0nal charge of not exceeding one or two cents
ror .dfoP letters, prepayment optional, mot to
For all letters or packages tship letters convey.
ca by any vessel not employed in conveying the
To this charge of cents is added cents when
the letters are not transmitted through the mail
but are delivered at the postoffce 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
ounce, " , ,
"iS postage on any newspaper periodical is paid
quarterly or yearly in advance at the office where the
same either mailed delivered then half the aboue
rates are charged Newspapers and periodicals weigh
ing over one and half ounces circulated in the State
where published, likewise charged but half of the
above rates ~ Vi 'ie
Small newspapers and periodicals published mopttlv o
oener and pamphlets not containing more than sxeen
octave pages each when in single packages weigh
ing at least eight onnces to one address and repoid h.
aXng postage stamps thereto shall be charged only half
cent Tor each ounce fraction of an ounce nowitb
standing the postage calculated on each sanarst
thato
all transient matter unless prepaid shall be charged don
bic the aforementioned rates
Books, bound unbound not WEIGHING over a nopnds
snail be deemed maabe matter, and shall paw
For all distances under 1000 miles per ounce cent
For all distances 600 miles
Fifty per cent shall be added in all cases when NOT n
paid All printed matter chargeable bv weight shall ha
weighed when dry The publishers newspapers and pc
rodcas may send to each other from their respective off
OF publication free of postage copy of each publ
cation and also send each actual subscriber en-
closed IN their publications. bills and receipts the same
Tree OF postage The publishers weekly spapers
send to each actual subscriber within the county where
free of postage ~ ~
No printed matter shall be sent at the above unless
etei without any wrapper or with open the ends
sides so that the character of the NAV be seen
without removing the wrapper any written or mint
ed communication is put the after publication
upon The cover or wrapper except the address
d the person to whom the is or if anythinc
else Is enclosed in such printed paper If these conditions
are not complied with letter postage shall be charged
Nhen any printed matter received during any quarter
mas been in the postoce for the whole of the succeeding
quarter the postmaster shall sell it. credit the amonnt
If the sales directed by the Post-oice Department
The establishment of private expresses for the convey
nee oany letters packets packages of letters or other
natter transmissabe in the United States mail lnewsn.
pamphlets magazines and periodicals excepted from,
ne city town or other place, to any city town or
ttes mail Is regularly transported is prohibited but
etters &c may be carried by carriers slammed enye
pes Contractors may newspapers of the mails
Or sale or distribution among subscribers penalty of
oooo Is imposed on any taking letters hroah or
yer any part of the United States for the o no.
ostage. Ply i' vi
Letters addressed different persons cannot be enclosed
Inc, ie same envelope or package under penalty of ten
olars, unless addressed to foreign countries
ATES OF FOREIGN LETTER AND NEWSPAPER
POSTAGE.
Inc single rate of letter postage BY either the Havre
ohs OF bremen lines, and the in respect to the
ltsh nes) to or from any point in the United States
sAceP6 oregon and California; for from any point in
ers each two United States and two cents British
'ch country to collect It's postage whether the paper
sent from or received an the United States british
eWspapefs usually come British postage paid by penny
amp equal to two cents They must be sent in
ands open at the ends Letters for the continent of Eu
'pe 10 pass through Great Britain, in the open mail
prepaid q cents when the Atlantic conveyance is by
nited States packets and cents when by British pack
s. except from California Oregon when the sum to be
repaid is in the former instance 20 and in the lat
r. 10 cents. Thus, in the the Atlantic sea post
&c is to be collected the mailing Office in the Tinted
ates and in the other left be collected together with
British transit and other foreign postage at the Office
delivery Between Great Britain and Oregon and Cali
rnia. the single rate of letter postage is 20 cents
Periodical works and pamphlets may be- sent from the
ned States to the United Kingdom and rersa at
cents Of United States postage each if they do not
coed two ounces in weight and cents per ounce or
action OF ounce, when they exceed that weight In he
lected in all cases in the United States and the same
ii be subject to additional like charge in the rn;tad
ngdom When sent to France, Algeria or cities in
nhey syria and Egypt in which France has postoff
;, ria England, other foreign countries arS5
ssfng through the United Kingdom they willbe cbarrea
with cent an ounce, fraction of an ounce United
ates postage-lore payment repaired
tn
emen hne, 10 cents-rre. payment optional Newspa n
~ each CENTS oeng the United States and German al
'tage-pre payment required Letters and newspapers q