The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-07-10
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CHANGES In Rates 90 PostaEe from
1872 10 1853.

II
I782 20 1868.
We are indebted TO B. T Ingraham.
ESQ, of the Dead Letter Office, for the
following interesting statistics in regard 70
the changes in the rates of domestic post
ages since the establishment OF the uov-i
eminent: "a
+. Al the session of the first Cosgssss Of
the United States, an act was passed Tor
the temporary establishment OF the Post
Office and Authorizing the appointment e
n Postmaster General. Dc, which act was
approved Sept. %, 1889,
! The rates for postage on letters convey
ed by naxl were FIRST established in the
United States BY al Act of Congress sp.
p, dyed Feb 81, l792. and are Is follows /:
Letters composed OF n single sheet for
q distance not exceeding 80 miles, eight
cents over 100 n lies and not exceeding
| $50 miles, Ia cents; over $50 and not
exceeding o0J miles, 8 cents; over 200
and moi exceeding ESQ mii--. N cents !,
over ESQ aud not exceeding $50 mills, 20
cents over $50 and not exceeding $50
miles, 2y cents over SO miles, 25 cents
The law authoriz ~ the above rates
was in force until March g. l79), when
the following rates were established
Letters composed OF Il single sheet for a
distance not exceeding 10 miles. s cents;
over 40 and not exceeding 80 nriicS. 10
cents over 40 and not exceeding $50
miles, l2l cents over Il 50 and not ex.
feeding 500 miles, II cents; over 500
aud not ,xcee,iinr 500 miles, f0 cents !;
over 500 miles, 60 Which law was in
force until April 3, 1916.
An act for establishing General Post
Office at the seat u government under the
direction OF Postmaster General passed
Congress and was approved April 30th,
1910.
DEC. %, 1914. An act providing ad
litional re, enue passed Congress. which
added 50 per c nj. TO The rates OF postage
III en- established BY INV, which act was
| repeaiat Feb /, 1916
The following changes were made in the
rates, on letters April ., 1876:
Letters composed of n single sheet for
u distance OF s.et- ee4tliRs 80 -RtIes, &
cents; over 80 and not exceeding So
miles, 10 cents over so and not exceed
ing $50 miles, Ia cents; over $50 and
not exceeding 400 miles, ,84 cents over
400 miles, g cents This law was in
force until March 8, IS45. when an act
passed Congress establishing the rates OF
postage on every single letter for any dis.
lance under 800 miles at s cents over
! al,
until March 3. 1851.
An act of Congress approved May ~,
1876, authorized the same rates Of post
age TO be charged aud collected in Texas
rs in other States of the Union.
Postage on all single letters conveyed
by the United States I,.:il from any place
on the coast Of Califoruia to any place on
the Atlantic was rated ut 40 cents and
all single letters from one part Of Calitor-
MIA TO another, i9a cents. By act OF
Congress- approved August IA, l848.
The following rates OF postage were es.
tahlished by on act approved March 3
1851
! Letters composed of a single sheet tc
any place within the United States mol
exceeding 5000 miles, 3 cents, if prepaid
when net prepaid. 5 cents For any dis
,ance exceeding 5, 900 miles, double rates
All drop letters ! cent each, and all ad
vcrtised letters one cent in addition TO the
postage.
This law was in fnrra nntil .Marvl, 9
4 1885 when Congress pissed law redu
4 icing he rates of postage on oil single let
tiers carried BY the Unitod States to any
distance between places not exceeding
3. 900 miles 10 s cents: tor any distance
exceeding 3.oe6 mira, To cents; pre-,
4 payment required These rates were il
force until March 3, 1868, when,-by ac
III Congress, the rates were stiIi further
reduced, making uniform ra'o of p 'st'
aye of : cents on al domestic latter,
transmitted IN the nails OF the United
States, and not exceeding one half ounc,
\ in weight - Drop letters to be = cent,
each, which iusur-s their delivery by car
rlers
Previous to l79e, the postage rates es
tsllished 10y the Colonial government
were in force.
Postage stamps were first introduced il
the United States by~ict Of Congress
approved March 5 l847.
Stamp envelopes were introduced b,
net Of Congress; approved Angus: 81 'oa
Tn. act authorizing tho registration u
ralusble letters passed Congress Marcel
70, 1855
Ad3M mt q ne sal r hosaa.- ana En-.
ttssna enl OF Coiorcd Troops.
! Adjutun, General Thomas. of the Uni
ted States amy, was present on Mouda,
at II me'iing OF the Philadelphia Super
visory COMMITTEE for Recruiting Colore,
Regiments, and expressed warm uppro