The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-23
POST AL GUIDE.
RATES OF POSTAGE WITHIN THE U. STATE

Established By the Act Of March 3, 1855.
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 signs, sent in the mail not exceeding 5000
miles, cents
Sent over 5000 miles 10 "
| Upon all letters passing through 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 marked the
envelope. This is not, however, to interfere with
the Thanking privilege.
For double letter there shall be charged dou
BILE the above rates; for treble letter, treble the
above rates, &c. Every letter parcel not
ceeding half an ounce (avoirdupois) in weight is
single letter, and every additional weight of half
an ounce or of less than half 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 add
| tional charge of not exceeding two cents.
For drop letters, prepayment OPTIONAL mot to
For all letters or packages (ship letters convey
ed by 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 post-offce 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
States,
For every additional ounce or fraction of an
ounce,
If the postage any newspaper periodical is paid
quarterly or yearly in advance at the Office where
same is either mailed delivered then half the above
rates charged Newspapers and periodicals weigh
ing and half ounces, circulated in the State
where published are likewise charged but half of the
above rates.
Small newspapers periodicals. published monthly or
oftener and pamphlets containing than sixteen
octave pages each when sent in single packages weigh
ing at least eight onnces address and prepaid
axng postage stamps thereto shall be charged only half
cent for each ounce fraction of ounce notwith
standing the postage calculated each separate article
such package would exceed that The postage
all transient matter unless prepaid shall be charged
BILE the first mentioned rates.
Books, bound or unbound, not weighing pounds.
shall 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 when not pre-
paid All printed matter chargeabe by weight shall be
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 Of each publ
cation and may also send each actual subscriber en-
closed in their publications. bills and receipts the same
free of postage The publishers of weekly newspapers
send to each actual subscriber within the county where
their papers are printed and published copy thereof
free of postage.
No printed matter shall be sent at the above rates unless
either without any wrapper or with one open at the ends
or sides so that the character of the matter be
without removing the wrapper any written print
ed communication is put the after its publication
or upon the cover or wrapper except the and address
OF the person to whom the is sent if anything
else is enclosed in such printed paper If these conditions
complied with letter postage shall be charged
When any printed matter received during any quarter
has been in the posoce fer the whole of the succeeding
quarter the postmaster shall sell it. and credit the
Of the sales directed by the Posofce Department
The establishment of private expresses for the convey
letters packets packages OF letters or other
matter transmissabe in the United States mail newspa
pers pamphlets magazines and periodicals excepted from
city, town, other place. to any other city town,
place in the United States, between which the United
States mail is regularly transported, is prohibited but
letters &C. may carried by carriers in stamped enve
opes Contractors may carry newspapers ont of the mails
for distribution among subscribers. penalty
IS imposed any person taking letters hr0Gh or
over any part the United States for the purpose of be-
ing sent United States without the payment
postage
Letters addressed to different persons cannot enclosed
in the envelope 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
Collins or Bremen lines land the in respect the
British lines to or from point in the United States
Except oregon and California, for from any point in
Great Britain, is "A cents-re payment optional Newspa
pers each two cents United States and two cents British
each country to collect ats postage whether the paper
is sent from received in the United States british
newspapers usually come British postage paid BY penny
stamp equal to two cents They must be sent IN narrow
bands open at the ends Letters for the continent OF Eu
rope, to through Great Britain, in the open mail must