The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-30
POST AL GUID E.
RATES OF POSTAGE WITHIN THE U. STATES

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A''"0''''''" W "' i'' y -n"'oN o. 1000
For every single letter in manuscript or paper
of any kind in which information shall be asked
for or communicated in writing or by marks
| or spns sent in the mail not eycaad;rg OOo
miles, - '''ls wv 3 cents
| Sent over 900 miles, 10
Upon all letters passing through or in the mail
| except such as are toor 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 tojnterfere.Yiitb
the frankine privilege -
For a donhle Letter tbare shau ha cborg,eed, do,
bile the above rates. fnr treble tt,er tsbi ~
above rates &c Every letter or narcal not ~
ceeding half an ounce -iayoirSlupeisI i, y,eisft
a single letter and every additonal weight 81 ba1f
an ounce or of less than half an ounce e carSad
with an additional single nostadtel. NAn ad
ed cent additional is Charged on each letter. For
a letter delivered nv eSrr;er tll,a IL Il, a,t.ii
tiona charge of not mr. two cents.
For drop letters pre,,a ysssnt antionsf mot 10
be mailed each s,s'''' w i. cant
For all letters or ters
ed by any vessel not endowed ia eonyeyinp the
mail SCI =, = - q :" =
To this charge of Q cents is added 4eepts when
the letters are not TRANSMITTED fts62S ne nal
but delivered at the post-office wsfedepos = -
ed and the ordinary rates of limited States nsrst
age are added when the letter ia transmitted,
through the mails
Each newspaper periodical unsealed circuar 80 e-'
orstfer article of nrinted m after NOT ayceedin
three ounces in weight to any part of the United ,-,
States Il
For every additional OUNCE or fraction of an = p
ounce a
II the nostaoe on any newsnoo or eriodico, "a mid
quarterly or yearly in advance At the office where the
same is either mailed or 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 newspaners and neriodc.Is nubIabad monthly mr.
oener and pamphets not contaning more than sxfeen
octave naqes each when sent in SINGLE nactages WEIGH
ing at least eight onnces tn ono address and nrenod nv
axng postage stamps thereto shall be charged only half
cent for each ounce or fraction of an ounce notwith
standing the postage calculated on ZACH separae article of
such package would exceed that amount The postage on
all transient matter unless prenad shall he charged dom
BILE the first mentioned rates
Books bound unbound; not weighing over pounds
shall be deemed maiabe matter and shall pay,
For all distances under 5ooo miles, per ounce, cent
FOR all distances over 5'ooo miles,
mid n ,rintaJ matter cbaraa.bIa nv weiht sboI he
,ra;h ID ~ H. Tho ,,b sbars 90 ~, ~ sa, ~ ~
radicals NAV end m aocb other from their rasac,;e &
ces f nubiication fee Of nosaqa one cow ~ each bi
cston and 80 aeo sand ~ a5c ac,,bpI hih pull
ciosod ~ II ti;nanS I'm od roa;,. s @ Gu
free of nostage The nnbsbers If WEEKLY mn
sond 10 eacb actual Subscr;har within The co,nt, -
their naner, are ,rinteJ and nnhI;she6 ono 60 thaf
free Of nnstaaa - p' ''
No oater oh oil ba cont Of tho above ro too ,i
e;tber W. thou an ,ra'ner or Nth ono go at ~ s
without removing the wranner. mr. If any writer or t
oil communcoton 10 mt on tte came or,ar ;,s
or upon the cover or excent the name and ade
Of the person to whom the same is sent or If anvhn
else is enclosed in sucb nrnted naner II those cont
are not comnIied with letter nostage shall he CHARGED
When any printed matter received during any quarter
has been in the most office far the whole of the nccaed
quarter the postmaster shall sell it. and credit the
the sales directed by the office Department
The establishment of private expresses for the convey
ofany letters packets packages of letters or other
matter transmissable in the United States mail (newspa-