The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-10
RATES or posrAoE-DouESza AND FOREIGN
RATES OF DOMESTIC POSTAGE.

RATES or DOMESTIC POSTAGE
Laaas, for each half ounce, under 1900 miles, prepaid, 8 cents;
over 1000 miles, prepaid, 10 cents. All letters must be prepaid by
stamps, or enclosed in stamp envelopes, or they viii not DO Tor
TeSrseu, Ne,o,papers, Peyioaieals, Circulars, dc, TO any part OF
the United States, not weighing over 3 ounces, l cent, and ] cent for
each additional ounce. prepayment, required, can, mar oroo for
any distance in the United States under 5000 miles, and 2 cents an
ounce ounce S Sss1 aooS %dlS as a paG aaGnoaal G ospes' Nnir'''0n' y ''
,y.so IA ouar.erIy inadyance and circulated in the state whore pub,
l~shed-Duiy per quarter, 229G; six times per week, 10y, ttweekiy,
Newspapers and periodicals when weighing ~ ounce, double the
small Newspapers, published monthly, or ofener, and pamphlets
not containing more than le octave pages, IN packages Of ounces or
weekly Newspapers, within the county where published, free
Quarterly payments in advance, may be made either where pub
RATES OF LETTER POSTAGE TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES M
To England, ireland, and Scotland, California, Oregon, and Washing
ton excepted0 "a cents y or Prom California, Oregon, or Wash
TO France and Algeria, by French mails, 10 cents or, 80 cents
To German States, by Prussian closed mail, 30 cents x o.
DO by French mail q cents = o. ~ cents = o.
emCurg, wariemOaIg, Holland, aud the Meth
Do by Hamburg mail, except Hamburg, Frankfort,
Luxembourg, wurtembarg, Holland, and the
To Bremen, by Bremen mail, 10 cents u o.
To Hamburg, by Hamburg mail, 10 cents u OF.
To Frankfort and Wurtenburg, By Bremen or Hamburg mail, 22
To faSenourg, by Bremen or Hamburg mail, 2s cents X OF.
To Holland and the Netherlands, by French mail, q cents u or, ~
TO Austria IA and is States, by Prussan closed mail, 80 cents q OF,
DO do by Bremen or Hamburg mail, 10 cents y or
Io do ~. by frencn man, ~ Genus - Or VI emu
TO Russia, by prussian closed mail, 81 cents " or.
Do by Bremen or Hamburg mail, 20 cents = OF
To Prussia, BY Prusslan cloaed mail, 80 cents y o.
Do BY Bremen Or Hamburg mail, IS cents y o.
To sandman states by Prussian closed mail, 3s cents j OF.
3 ) bremen q Iaassrs mai, % cents ( 9
Do D By l Bremen % ea iis n ssnss mail 4 III . e ees Ss9' I O. { o.
TO Parma and Modena, BY Prussi1n close, lose : mail, So cents = o. .,.
DO do by French mail, q cents 4 ozi 81 cents
Az Inv Rremep n Hamburg mai. 25 cents 4 OF
ia psnat states and Tuscany, by Prussian closed mail, SO cents u OF.
Do do by French mai, q cents a or, 81 cents
Do do by bremen or Hamburg mail, % cents
~ 4. rwo sniues. bv pruss,sn closed mai, so cents oz-uepaid
DO by French mail, 80 cents v o., 60 cents Z or
Do by Bremen or Hamburg mail, az eepts u o.
To spain, by French mail, q cents x o., az cents /. oznpeS aeaa,;d
Do by British mail, ria southampton, % cents u o[-Pfe'
To Denmark, by Prussian closed mail, IS cents y OF.
Do by Bremen or Hamburg = srs mail, 70 e cents ( o.,
To Sweden, by Prussian closed mail AZ cents y o.
DO By Bremen or Hamburg mail, SO cents o.
To No, way. BY Prussian closed mail, is cents Il OF.
DO by Bremen or Hamburg mail, 3s cents u OF.
no BY French mail, 33 cents u or, Go cents y or
To west India Islands, (not British except Cusa, TgTk,s Island, Car
s shss ss - a0q qaalnas, 81 cents i o. when distance from mailing
Office is under 1850 niles, and A cents u o. when distance ex-
10 Canada ! az New w Brunsaiick, Cape Breton, Prince Edwards Island,
Nova Scotia, aud New Foundhnd 10 cents y o.; when distance y Z
80 AspinSaii and Panama, New Granada, and Mexico, 10 centsK OF,
when distance does not exceed $500 miles, and 20 cenis u distance
exceeds $500 miles prepaid
TO Ecuador, Bolivia, and Chill, "a esais Il oz-prtpaid.
70 S Indes, British, except Turks kland) 10 cents K OF. If dis.
lance does not exceed 1880 mile and 20 cents y o.. i distance
TO Sandwich islands, New South Wales, and China, by mail to San
Francisco, thence by private ship, 10 cents y oz-pepaid,
Nrs.-m all cases whore the word prepaid is not added, the pre-.
payment on the postage is or'0nal with tho sender