The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-20
RATES or POSTAGE DOMESTIC n FOREIGN
RATES OF DOMESTIC POSTAGE.


Letters, for each half ounce, under 5000 miles, prepaid, . cents;
over 5000 miles, prepaid, 10 cents. All letters must be prepaid by
sea amps or enclosed IN stamp 'HVo0p0s' o VI WIN ~ o""'
TJanssant Newspapers, Periodicals, Circulars, dc, to any part Of
The United States, not weighing over 3 ounces, | cent, and ! cent for
each additional ounce, prepayment required.
any distance in the United States under 5000 miles, and Q cena an
ounce over 1000 miles prsp sGanna required Attractions over 'e
NeesIarers and Periodicals not exceeding ~ ounce in weight,
isbed Daily, per quarter, 22k six times per week, 10y, ti,weeky,
s4i semiweekly, OK weekly, ~ semtmonlhly, y monthly, x
s NS~sp pa,es. psf'0ui'"iS S"en weighing 2 0'''9' u''0's 'A'
Small Newspapers published monthly, or ortener, and pamphlets
not containing more than l6 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
lisLod or received.
RATES OF LETTER POSTAGE TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
TO FL gland, Ireland, and Scotland, California, Oregon, and Washing
ton excepted) "a cents y o. From California, Oregon, or Wash
To France and Algeria, by French mails, Is cents n o., 80 cents
To German states, by Prussian closed mail 80 cents u or
Do by French mail, 81 cents u or AZ cents II OF.
DO by Bremen mail, except Bremen Frankfort, Lux
emouIg, wurtemo1rg, Holland and the Meth
Do by Hamburg mail, except Hamburg, Frankfort,
Luxembourg, wurtemburg, Holland, and the
Netherlands) Is cents u OF,
To Bremen, by Bremen mai, 10 cents = OF.
To Frankfort and Wurtemburg, by Bremen or Hamburg mail, ~
To Inxemburg, by Bremen or Hamburg mail, 25 cents " OF.
To Holland and the Netherlands, by French mail, q cents u or AZ
To Austria and It's States, by prussian closed mail, 80 cents K o.
Do do by Bremen or Hamburg mail, 10 cents u or
DO do by French mail, 27 cents u or, 81 cents
To Russia, by Prussian closed mail, 81 cents y OF.
DO sy Bremen Or Hamburg mail % cents a o.
Do by Bremen or Hamburg mail, Is cents u OF.
Do by French mail, q cents u or AZ cents u o.
DO BY French mail q cents \ X, or I q cents i o.
To IomDardy, by rru J closed mail, So cents nts' Z Z or mprspaid.
DO by French mail 81 cents u o. "a cents Il OF.
Do BY Bremen Or Hamburg mail, 70 cents y o.
DO do by French mail, ~ cents X o., "a cents
Do do by Bfemeno or Hamburg mail, % cents J, o.,
To papal States and Tuscany, by Prnssian closed q mail, 80 cents y %:
Do do by bremen or Hamburg mail, IS cents
To tho Two Settles, by rrusslaa sssss I mail, 80 cents I oa.-pqaia
Do by French mai, 80 cents q or, 60 cents " or
Do by Bremen or Hamburg mail, % cents u Or
To Spain, by French mai, q cents Y o. ~ cents X oz-prspaid
To Portugal, by French mail, 81 cents u or, AZ cents u oz-prs1aid.
Do by British mail, via southampton, So cents u oz-pre
10 Denmark, by Prussian closed mail, IS cents X or.
Do by Bremen or Hamburg mail, rs cents e o.
To Sweden, by Prussian closed mail, AZ cents Il or
Do by Bremen or Hamburg mail, SO cents II or,
To Norway, BY Prusaian closed mail, 40 cents y o.
DO by French mai, 50 cents 4 OF, 60 cents 4 o.
TO , Mss, India Han nsaanas' sa mo. J Baa's q c a : 9ae SAINT, aI Msr : naia1 Tan ean.
ella, and St. Thomas, "a cents or when distance from mailing
once is under 2,5oo miles, and "A cents X OF. when distance eS-
To Canada, New Brunswick, Cape Breton, Prince Edwards Island,
not ever 5000 miles from line of crossing, and Is cents " OF. If
distance exceeds 5000 miles.
10 Aspinwal and Panama, New Granada, and Mexico, 10 cents Il OF.
when distance does not exceed $500 miles, and 20 cents T distance
To Bogota and Buenaventura, New Granada, IS cents Il oz-prspaid.
10 Ecuador, Bolivia, and Chill, 81 cents y oz-prepaid.
To West Indies, British, Except Turks Isiand) 10 cents y OF. If dis
lance does not exceed $500 miles, and 20 cents u OF. If distance
To sandwich Islands, New South Wales, and China, by mail to san
Francisco. thence by private ship, 10 cents u oz.-p1aid.
NorE-In all cases where the word prepaid Is not added, tho pre-
payment of the postage is optional with the sender.