The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-28
RATES or POSTAGE DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN
RATES OF DOMESTIC POSTAGE.

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Leers ounce miles prepaid cents:
5000 miles prepaid 10 All letters must be prepaid by
stamps enclosed in stamp envelopes they win not be-
Te.tsa Ee~pepr, Periodical Circulars, Dc, Of
the United states weighing ounces cent and cent for
each additional ounce, prepayment required
s si , Ro Ts s ever Pos9 ode cent Per
ounce over 5000 miles required All fractions over the
Newspapers and Periodicals exceeding H.. weight,
when paid quarterly and circulated in the state where pub
sa. weekly oS; weekly sa semi monthly 81 monthly x
Newspapers and periodicals when weighing Ia double the
Newspapers published monthly otener pamphlets
not containing more than 10 octave pages in packages Of ounces
Weekly Newspapers, within The county where published Jee
Quarterly payments in advance may be made either where pub
sIied received.
RATES OF LETTER POSTAGE TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES
To England Ireland and scotland California Oregon Washing
exeeped1 "a u Prom California oregon Wash
To France Algeria by French mails q or cents
10 oerlaa states by Prussan closed mall 80 cents y o.
BY Bremen mai, (ezeepi srsnon FrankSjrt, Lux-
eaburg, wurtembnrg, Holland, and The Meth
crands) 10 cents y
Do by Hamburg mail except Hamburg Frankfort,
Ialxemburg, Wurtemburg, Holland, and the
Netlnerlands) 10 cents = OF.
To Bremen, by Bremcn mail, 10 cents Il
To Hamburg by Hamburg mail ~ or
TO Frankfort and wurtemburg by Bremen Hamburg mail %
To Ilxcmburg by Bremen or Hamburg mail % cents x o.
70 Holland and the Netherlands by French mat q cents ~
To Austria and i States, by Prssnn closed mail 4
Do do BY Bremen or Hamburg mail Is cents o.
DO do by French mall q cents Il o., 81 cents
To Russia by prussnn closed mail, 81 cents y o.
Do BY bremen or Hamburg mali, 20 cents y or
To Prussia, By Prussan closed mail, 80 cents y
% y French mai, = cents q cents oz.
10 by bremen or Hamburg NAH, 80 cents < g.
DO BY French mail q cents 4 or 81 cents ( o.
DO BY Bremen or Hamburg mai, 10 cents y
To Moiya Prussian closed mail u
DO do by French mail, q cents q o., "a cents
Do do by Bremen or Hanb re mall 20 cents i; o.
do BY French mail, q cents y o., 81 cents
Do do by Bremen or Hamburg mall 2s cents
To tho Two sccs by prussan closed mail 80 cents II ozypad
Do BY French mall 80 cents 4 or, 90 cents = %.
Spain ~ malt X or Y oz-,pepaia
% y British mail ria southampton 7s cent, z PREPAID
Do by British mail, ria southampton, 60 cents x pre-
To Denmark, by lr. ssan closed mail, 80 y OF.
DO By Bremen a or H.a ~ burg mali % cents = o.
To sweden by Prussian closed mail AZ cents y
DO by Bremen or Hamburg mail, 33 cents Il
DO by French mai so cents 4 o., &C cents y
To Norway, by Prnssian closed mail, 90 cents y
DO by Bremen or Hamburg mail, ss cents u
Do by French mail; % u or. 6G 4 o.
To West India Islands quot Brih except Cuba Turks Island Car
ono $500 niles and a Z when distance
Canada, New Brunswick capo Breton, Edwards Island
not over 1000 miles from line or crossing and Is cents 4 o.
distance exceeds 5000 miles.
Asln Panama New Granada and Mexico
when distance does exceed 500 miles 20 distance
exceeds 1900 miles-1rrad
To Ecuador Bolivia, and Chill, "a cents Il ozprpaid
indies British cxcept d) cents x o. If
lance does not exceed $500 mile and 20 cents fdance
To Sandwich Islands New south Wales and China by mail to San
Francisco thence by private snf, 10 cents u prepaid
all whore the prepaid added the pre-
payment Of the postage Is optional with the sender.