The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-12

RATES OF POSTAGE WITHIN THE U STAT

Established By the Act Of March 3, 1850
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 1000
miles, cents
| sent over 5000 miles, 10 -
Upon all letters passing through 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 so 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-
ceedng half an ounce tavordupois 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 a carrier, there is an addi-
| tional charge of not exceeding one or two cents
FOR drop letters prepayment optional, mot to
| For all letters packages (ship letters) convey
ed 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 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 on any newspaper periodical is paid
same is either mailed delivered half the above
rates are 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
otener and pamphlets not containing than sixteen
octave pages each, when in single packages weigh
ing at least eight onnce to address, prepaid by
aXlng postage stamps thereto shall charged only half
cent for each fraction of ounce notwith
standing the postage calculated separate article
such package would exceed that amount The POSTAGE
unless ba cbo
BILE the aforementioned rates.
Books, bound or unbound, not weighing over pounds
snail be deemed mailable matter, and shall pay,
For all distances under 5000 miles per ounce cent
For all distances over 5000 miles, 2
Fifty per cent shall be added in all cases when not pre-
pad All printed matter chargeable by weight shall be
weighed when dry The publishers of and ne
riodcas may send to each other from their respective
ces OF publication free of postage COPY of each pub
cation; and may also send to each actual subscriber en-
closed in their publications bills receipts for the
free of postage The publishers weekly neyspapers
send to each actual subscriber within the county where
their papers are printed and published copy thereof
free OF postage.
No printed matter shall sent at the above rates uness
either without any wrapper with open at the ends
or sides so That the character of the matter may
without removing the wrapper any written or print
ell communication is put on the after publication
or upon the cover or wrapper except the address
OF the person to whom the is sent or if ANYTHING
else 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 posoce for the whole of the succeeding
quarter the postmaster shall sell it. credit the amount
of the sales as directed by the Postoice Department
The establishment of private expresses for the
ofany letters packets packages letters other
matter transmissabe in the United States mail newspa
pers pamphlets magazines and periodicals exceped from
one city, town. other place, 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 newspapers of the mails
for sale distribution among subscribers penalty of
$4,000 is imposed any person taking letters troh or
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
dollars unless addressed to foreign countries.
RATES OF FOREIGN LETTER AND NEWSPAPER
POSTAGE.
The single rate of letter postage By either the Havre
Collins or Bremen lines land the same in respect to the
British nes to or from point in the United States
Except Oregon and California; for from any point in
treat Britain, is "A censpre payment optional Newspa
pers each two cents United States two cents British
each country to collect its postage, whether the paper
is sent from or received in the United States fRritib
newspapers usually British postage paid by a penny
stamp equal to two cents They must be in narrow
bands open at the ends Letters for the continent Eu
rope, TO pass through Great Britain, Ope mail must
be prepaid u cents when the Atlantic conveyance is v
United States packets and cents when by British pack
cts except from California Oregon, when the be
prepadis, in the former instance 26 cents and in the lat
ter 10 cents Thus in the case the Atlantic post
age Is to be collected at the mailing Office, in the United
and in the other left to be collected together with
the British transit and other foreign postage the office
OF delivery Between Great Britain and Oregon and Cali
fornia the single rate Of letter postage is 20 cents
Periodical works and pamphlets may be from the
ohted states to the United Kingdom and nice versa at
two cents of United States postage EACH if they do not
exceed two ounces in weight and at per ounce or
fraction of ounce, when they exceed that weight to b.
collected in all in the United States and the same
will be subject to additional like charge in the United
ingdom. When sent to France, Algeria or cities in
turkey, Syria, and Egypt, in which France has postoi
es ma England or to other foreign countries avif6oy
'dssng through the United Kingdom they will he oh o
ne with cent an ounce or fraction of an ounce United
states postage pre- payment required. '''"
Single rate of letter postage to or from Rremen 1 a.
7renen ttne, 10 cents-l1re payment optional Newsna
els each cents being the United States ard German
y tt payment required Letters and newspapers
ubject to various rates e. ~ 'iiis iine'
single rate OF letter postage to from France or Alge.
49, oem lne quarter o9tncefdynent optional News
periodical works, books stitched or bound pam
M G catalogues papers of music prospectuses circulars
M al otner Kinds of printed matter addressed France
sera or cities of Turkey Syria, Egypt in which
rance mas postotices, vz: Alexandria, Aexandretta,
eyr9ut Constantinople, Dardanelles Galatz, Gallpo
praiia, neboh, Jaia KeTasund, Latakia, Messina in