The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-26
RATES or PoSrAGE-DoMEs77 AND FOREIGN.
RATES OF DOMESTIC POSTAGE.

"a. .. "a. RATES OF DOMESTIC fOSIA6E- q a. p.
Letters, for each half ounce, under 5000 miles, prepaid, 3 cents;
over 5000 miles, prepaid, 10 cents. All letters must be prepaid by
stamps, or enclosed in stamp envelopes, or they win moi bo Tor
T"Gnstet Newspapers, Periodicals, Circulars, dc, 10 any part OF
tho &c, United lIGd,s states s, no. weighing ing oyer eo q pS50'S : cont D' ''"'' ~
Books, prepaid, not weighing over 4 pounds, Icent per ounce for
ounce over 1000 miles, prepayment required Attractions over tho
ounce being counted % an 2aliao n, ounce zee, : !, ,,d,n,
whom paid quarterly inadYance and circulated In the State where pub
ashed-pany per quarter, rs SIX ,lma, per erO %SSk' VA y n, m,STeNT'
Newspapers and periodicals when weighing Ia ounce, double the
small Newspapers, published monthly, or otcner, and pamphlets
not containing more than 10 octave pages, in packages Of ounces or
Wecfiy 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 exeepted) "a cents % OF. From California, Oregon or Wash
To France and Algeria, by French mails, Is cents 4 o., 80 cents
To German States, by prussian closed mail, 80 cents u o.
DO by French mail, q cents u OF AZ cents y OF,
Do by Bremen mail, except Bremen, Frankfort, Lux.
emburg, wurtemburE, Holland, and the Meth,
Do by Hamburg mail, except Hamburg, Frankfort,
Iuxemburg, wurtemburg, Holland, and the
Netherlands) is cents y or.
To Bremen, by Bremen mail, 10 cents y OF.
10 Frankfort and Wurtcmburg, by Bremen or Hamburg mall ~
To Inxemburg, by Bremen or Hamburg mail, IS cents u OF.
70 Holland and the Netherlands, by French mail, 81 cents p oz,4 AZ
70 Austria and is states, by Prussian closed mail, 30 cents y or.
Do do by Bremen or Hamburg mail, 10 cents u OF.
Do do BY French mail, 81 cents Il o., "a cents
To Russin, by rrusslnn closed mail, 81 cents y OF.
Do by Bremen or Hamburg mail, 20 cents y OF.
To Prussia, by Prussian closed mail, 80 cents Il OF.
Do by Bremen or Hamburg mail, 10 cents x o. .
To Sandman States, by Prussian closed mail, So cents y OF.
Do DO sy EsSnsa % oP iia N SSpa' mail q GI 80 e. eeS Ssnt ! j q! o.
10 LOmbardy, by rrussian closed mail, a3 cents n oz-prepaid,
DO BY E Bremen @ ar as - SS9s' a K Fl Is q deS Ssai Z i, q
10 Pqrma and MOa s y P5 .nnan S GlSiSd p NAL dsS 80 cents 4 O. "a
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70 papal states and Tuscany, BY Prassian closed mai, S cents x o..
Do do by French mail, q cents u or, 90 cents
Do do by Bremen or Hamburg mail, IS cents
10 III DO ''''' by French Tcnei Mali, 80 osnls Z ON % cents 4 4 q.
Do by Bremen or Hamburg mai, % cents 3oz-
To Spain, by French mall q cents X OF, AZ cents X oz.-prepata.
DO BY British mail I. ga 8 Southampton ,ot5,i q 2 cents ssn,s y Cz-prspaid,
Do by British mail, sa Southampton, 60 cents X oz-PTe-
To Denmark, BY P,"ssian closed mail, IS cents q o.,
Do BY Bremen or hamburg = mail e 81 70 Spe esni 4 q o. o.
To sweden PG ~ p Er T5snsn a @aiI' n ms sfni 4 : cents pt ! ss . o.
Do by Bremen or Hamburg mail 80 cents x o.
70 Norway 93 b Sy F rssssaa m sio.s 81 S ssnis & & cen cents g . cents os y o.
Do BY Bremen or Hamburg mai, IS cents = o..
70 West India Islands, (not British except Cuba, Turks Island, Car
thagena, Honduras, San Juan, WicaraguaD Santa Martha, venezn,
ofce is under $500 miles, and A cents 4 OF. when distance ex
70 Canada, New Brunswick, Cape Breton, Prince Edwards Island,
Nova Scotia, and New Toundland, 10 cents u OF, when distance Is
distance exceeds 5000 miles.
70 Aspinwall and Panama, New Granada, and Mckee, 10 cents 4 o..
when distance does not exceed $500 miles, and 20 cents If distance
10 Bogota and Buenayontura New Granada, IS conts u oz.-prspaid.
10 Ecuador Bolivia, and Chill, "a cents Il oz.-prepad,
10 Peru, % cents " oz.-prspaid.
lance does not exceed $500 miles, and 20 cents u or If distance
70 sandwich Islands, New south Wales, and China, by mail to San
Francisco, thence by private ship, 10 cents u oz.-prPdid
No1E.-In all cases where the word prepaid is not added, the pre-.
payment ofthe postage is optional with the sender.