The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-24
POSTAL GUIDE.
RATES OF POSTAGE WITHIN THE IT STATES

Established By the Act of March 3, 1855.
For every single letter in manuscript, paper
of any kind in which information shall be asked
for, or communicated in writing, by marks
or signs sent in the mail not exceeding 5000
miles, - 900 Iii. Scents
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 marked on the
envelope. This is not, however, to interfere with
the franking privilege.
For double letter there shall be charged dou-
BILE the above rates; for a treble letter, treble the
above rates, &c. Every letter o parcel not ex-
ceeding half an ounce (avoirdupois) in weight is
single letter, and every additional weight of half
a ounce of less than half an ounce is charged
with an additional single postage. When advertis-
ed, cent additional is charged each letter. For
letter delivered by carrier, there is an addi-
tional charge of not exceeding one or two cents
For drop letters, prepayment optional, (not to
be nailed each, 1 cent
For all letters or packages (shp letters) convey
ed by any vessel not employed in conveying the
mail, 2
To this charge of 2 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 unseaed 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, d"
If the postage on any newspaper or periodical is paid
same is either mailed delivered then half the above
rates are charged Newspapers and periodicals weigh
ing over one 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
oftener and pamphlets not containing than sixteen
octave pages EACH when sent in single packages weigh
ing at least eight onnces to address and prepaid by
axng postage stamps thereto shall be charged only half
cent for each fraction of ounce, notwith-
standing the postage calculated each separate article
such package would amount The postage on
all transient unless PREPAID shall
BILE the first mentioned rates.
Books, bound or unbound, not weighing over pounds
shall be deemed mailable matter, and shall pay,
For all distances under 5000 miles, per ounce, cent
For all distances over 1900 miles,
Fifty per cent shall be added in all when not pre-
paid All printed matter chargeable by weight shall be
weighed when dry The publishers newspapers and
rodca may send to each other from their respective Off
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 the
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.
either without wrapper with open ends
or Sides that the character of the matter may
without removing the wrapper written print
ed communication put on the same after its publication
upon the wrapper except the address
OF the person to whom the same is sent or if anything
else enclosed in such printed paper II these conditions
are not complied with letter postage shall be charged
When any printed matter, received during any quarter
has been in the for the whole of the succeeding
quarter the postmaster shall sell it, and credit the amount
Of the sales directed by the Postoffce Department
The establishment of private expresses for the convey
any letters packets packages Of or other
transmssable in the United States mail newspa
pers pamphlets magazines and periodicals excepted from
city, town. other place. to any other city town. or
place the United States, between which the United
States mail is regularly transported is prohibited but
letters &C. may be carried by carriers in stamped enve
opes Contractors may newspapers ont of the mails
for sale or distribution among subscribers penalty of
IS 900 imposed any person taking letters through or
over any part United States for the purpose Of be-
ing sent out United States without the payment of
postage.
Letters addressed to different cannot be enclosed
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 Bremen lines and the in respect to the
British ines to or from any point in the United States
Except Oregon and California; for any point
Great Britain is "a centsre payment optional Newspa
pers each two cents United States and two British
each country to collect its postage whether the paper
is sent or received in the United States british
Newspapers usually come British postage paid BY penny
stamp equal to two They must be sent in narrow
bands open at the ends Letters for the continent OF Eu
rope to pass through Great Britain in the open mall must