The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-27
RATES OF POSTAGE DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN.
RATES or DOMESTIC POSTAGE.

Letters, for each half ounce, under 5000 miles, prepaid, cents;
over 5000 miles prepaid, 70 cents. All ie'ters must be prepaid by
SsS%eSl = enclosed N stamp 'nS''op''' or 'y WI =
Traassst Newspapers, Periodicals, Cretaars, dc, 10 any part Of
the United States, NOT weighing over 3 ounces, 1 cent, and l cent for
each additional ounce, prepayment required.
any distance in the United States under 5000 miles, and 2 cents an
ounce over 1000 miles, prepayment sG%n required n@r All fractions over this
Newspapers and Periodicals not exceeding ~ ounce In weight,
when paid quarterly in adyente and circulated in the State where pub
ushcd- Daily, per quarter nv six times per week, 1917 triwoekly,
9l; semi-weekly, oHi weekly az; semi monthly, ~ monthly, x
s SsSss ra.e., ma periodicals "hsn weighing = ounce aou0'0 the
small Newspapers, published monthly, or oftener, and pamphlets
not containing more than 10 octave pages, IN PACKAGES ofS ounces or
Weekly Newspapers, within the county whore published, free.
Quarterly payinehtsJ in advance, may be made either where pub
Hshed or received,
RATES OF LETTER POSTAGE TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
To England, Ireland, and Scotland, California, Oregon, and Washing,
ton exosp.ed( "A cents u OF, From California, Oregon, or Wash
To France and Algeria, by French mails, 10 cents n Of, 80 cents
To German States, by rrusssan closed mail, 80 cents X OF.
Do by French mail, q cents q OF, AZ cents Il o.
Do by Bremen mail Except B5emen Frankfort Lux,
Do by Hamburg mail, except Hamburg, Frankfort
Netherlands) 10 cents u o.
10 Bremen, by Bremen mail, 10 cents y o.
TO Frankfort and wurterabarS, by Bremen or Hamburg mail, %
10 Luxeuburg, by Bremen or Hamburg mail, 25 cents x OF.
10 Holland and the Netherlands, by French mail, Il cents n OF, AZ
To Austria and its States, by Prussian closed mail, 80 cents Il OF.
DO do by Bremen or Hamburg mail, Is cents y or
Do do by French mail, ~ cents n or. 81 cents
TO Russia, by prussan closed mail, 81 cents y o..
Do by Bremen or Hamburg mall, 30 cents u OF.
TO Prussia, by prussian elosed mail, 80 cents u OF,
DO by Bremen or Hamburg mai, Is cents x o.
DO s,,u,. by si French b. mail p.n. q cents anns i o., OF, 42 3 cents \ o.
Do by French mai, 81 cents q o., AZ cents y or.
Do by Bremen or Hamburg mail, 80 cents x o..
TO Lombardy, by Prussinn closed mail, 33 cents u oz-preraid.
Do by French mail, ~ cents u o., 81 cents X oa
Do by Bremen or Hamburg mail, 70 tents y %.
Do do by French mail, " cents q o., "a cents
Do do by bremen or Hamburg mail, rs cents y OF.
10 Papal States and Tuscany, by Prussian closed mail, as cents y o.
Do do by French mai, 2Stcnts x o., "a cents
Do do by Bremen or Hamburg mail, 2s cents
70 tho Two scncs, by Prusaan closed mail, 80 cents 4 o~z-prepaid
Do by French mai, 80 cents u o., 90 cents y oz.
DO by Bremen or Hamburg mail, % cents % or
70 Spain, by French mail, q cents u o., AZ cents u oz-pvepaid.
To Portugal, by French mai, 81 cents 1 on, AZ cents i oz.-prepaid.
Do by British mail, ria Southampton, 60 cents x OF pre-.
To Denmark, BY Pr ssiun closed mail, 80 4 OF.
Do by Bremen or Hamburg mail, 25 cents y OF.
DO by French mail, 81 cents Z on, "a cents y OF.
To Sweden, by Prusaan closed mail, AZ cents x or
Do BY French mail, So cents 4 o., 90 cont5 x OF.
10 Norway, by Prussian closed mail, 46 cents x or
DO by French mail, s3 cents X or, 68 cents u or
TO West India Islands, not British except Cuba, Turks Island, Car
thagona, Honduras, San Juan, (Ncaragua) eanta Martha, yenczn-
ella, and 81. Thomas, 81 cents u or when distance from mailing
ONCE Is under $500 miles, and A cents u %. when distance eS.
70 Canada, New Brunswick, Cape Breton, Prince Edwards Island,
Nova Scotia, and Now Foundland, 10 cents u or. when distance is
not over 5000 miles from line of crossing, and Is cents u OF. if
distance exceeds 5000 miles. aH.
To Aspinwal and Panama, New Granada, and Mexico, 10 cents Il OF,
when distance does not exceed $500 miles, and 20 cents If distanvo
70 Bogota and Bucnavehtura New tranada, IS cents Y oz.-yoepaid.
10 Ecuador BoHvia, and Chill, "a cents u oz-prepaid.
10 West Indies, British, except Turks Island 10 cents y OF. r dis
lance does not exceed $500 mile and 20 cents x OF If distance
TO Sandwich Islands, New South Wales, and China, by mail to San
Francisco, thence by private ship, 10 cents u oze-prTafd.
NorE,-In all cases where the word prepaid is moi added, tho pro
payment Of tho postage is optional with the sender.