The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-23
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]algaEatf RATES or DOMESTIC POSTAGE.
Laiers, for each half ounce, under 5000 miles, prepaid, cents
over 5000 miles, prepaid, 10 cents. All letters must be prepaid by
stamps, or enclosed in stamp envelopes, or they viii not b"nr
TSansiaut Newspapers, Periodicals, Circulars, dc, to amy part Of
the United States, not weighing over 3 ounces, l cent and cent Tor
eaG Rao Jaa, nrsnaS Iu moi ,HegbS9 over / pounds, / cent per ounce for
any distance in the United states under 5000 miles, and 2 cents an
ounce over 200 miles, prepayment required. All fractions over the
ounce being counted az an additional ounce.
Neupdpes and Periodicals not exceeding IA ounce In weight,
when pad quarterly in advance and circulated in the State whore pub.
lshed-Daily, per quarter, 22hi six times per week, lsa, ul.weeky,
Newspapers and periodicals when weighing Ia ounce, double the
small Newspapers, published monthly, or oncner, and pamphlets
not containing more than 10 octave pages, in packages OH ounces OF
Wecaly Newspapers, within the county where published, free,
Quarterly payments, in advance, may be made either where pub.
RATES OF LETTER POSTAGE TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
To England, Ireland, and Scotland, California, Oregon, and Washing.
ton excepted9 "a cents u OK From California, Oregon, or Wash
To France and Algeria, by French mails, Is cents X OF, 80 cents
To German States, by Prusslan closed mail, 80 Cents y or
DO by French mail, q centa X OF AZ centa x o.
empurg, wurtemburs, Holland, and the Meth.
Do by na%Sqf2s ! mail Except Hamburg r=rankf,st,
To Bremen, by Bremen mail, 10 cents y OF.
10 Hamburg, by Hamburg mail, 10 cents u OF.
To f mS q M by Bremen or Hamburg mail, 2b cents 81 o.
To Holland and the Netherlands, by French mai, Fl cents u OF, az
To Austria and ia States, by Prussan closed mail, 80 cents y OF
Do do by Bremen or Hamburg mail, Is cents u or
Do do b French mail, 81 cents X o., "a cents
To Russia, BY Erussan closed mail, 81 cents x o.
To Prussia Ds g & P f1assian Gt el iiaGG %aii, n So cents nj Genus Z o. 4 o.
Do BY Bremen or Hamburg mail, Is cents = o.
To Sandman States, by Prussian closed mail, IS cents u OF.
Do by French mail, 81 cents y o. AZ cents "a OF.
To Iombardy, by Prussan closed mail, 80 cents u oz-prepaid
DO Sy Bremen o. HAMBURG man, 70 esats x o.,
To Parma and Moaena, by rrusaan closed mail as cents u o.
DO do by French mail, q cents q OF, 81 cents
81,
Do do by French mai, ~ cents = OF, 81 cents
Do ." do by Bremen or Hamburg mail, 2s cents
To the Two Settles, by Prussian closed mail, 80 cents y oz.-Prepaid
D1 - Bremen q HAMBURG S~an, % a"nae u ea
To spaln, by French mail, 81 cents n or, az cents y oz-pqspaid.
To Portugal, by French mail, q cents < o. sa cents oz-rrTaid,
Do by British mail ria southampton, 50 cent? y %, pre-
To Denmark, by Prossian closed mail, 80 cents x OF.
DO DO by by Prs%Gn S Sr Iis IN ssnss mail "a 54 70 81 Sfe esnt + %; o..
To Sweden, by Prussian closed mail, AZ cents y OF
Do by Bremen or Hamburg mail, 80 cents = OF. .
DO by French mail, SO cents y or, &C cents p OF. r#
To Norway, by Prussian closed mail, 40 cents p o. ri. .T
Do Do By Sy F Frs%sH S a ha as SSnis n%'t o. : S SS1 Seni & :. OF.
To West India Islands, nt British except Cuba, Turks Island Car
ella, and St. Thomas, "a cents = o. when distance from mailing
70 Canada, New Brunswick, Cape Breton, Prince Edwards Island,
not over 5000 miles from line of crossing, and 10 cents II or. II
distance exceeds 1000 miles. a..
when distance does not exceed $500 miles and 20 cents If distance
To Bogota and Buenaventura, New Granada, Is conts u oz.-prpaid.
10 Ecuador Bolivia, and Chill, 81 cents u oz-prtpaid. -.
To West Indies, British, except Turks Island 10 cents y OF. If dis,
lance does not exceed $500 mle', and 20 cents u or il distance
To Sandwich Islands, New South Wales, and China, by mail to San
Francisco, thence by private ship, 10 cents Il oz"-Prpaid.
NorE-In all cases where the word prepaid Is not added, the pre-
payment Of the postage Is optional with tho sender.