New-York tribune., 1867-09-18
THE NEW POSTAL TREATY WITH GREAT
BRITALN

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.-As the recently pub.
lished circular Of the PostOce Department relating 10
the treaty with Great Britain for the reduction Of
international postage contained numerous important
errors, the following statement Of its operation will DO
found valuable:
On and after october 1867 the rates Of postage TO bs
levied and collected in the United states on international
newspapers book packets dncuding printed papers Of
tOgraphs, Autographs sheets OF music c). and patterns
or samples OF lneIchandse Gneuding seeds and gran,
posted In the United states and addressed 10 the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland will be as follows
}2 Book packets cuding pud paper. Kind, maps p.us
prints enganss damlng psoSgrap hhoph sheets OF music.
cents per ounces, OF fraction OF four oulees
The above charges must Dc fully prepaid nj the Office
OF mailing by means OF United States postage stamps
affixed outside the packet or its cover aud are in full Ia
destination in the United Kingdom. Ii not prepaid,
the packet cannot be forwarded
United States with respect To international printed mat.
ter of all kinds and other postal packets hcrenbetora
enumerated, are as follows:
N,rgrpers Trisrd Mgtrc-Newspapers cirrnlirs
pamphlets periodicals books other printed yiPer 0uuig maps,
plans pnt. engans' dlHng' ph",oyphs sheets ef
admit Of the Enclosures being removed fs examination Ms
tain any communication whether by wg printing ms,.
ia n' 5eo rSa tue sSn t ''gst @ '' 9e n m % S:
printed ohe publisher OF yner who se o. r;e Of ns.-
l5 orce Of publication pni iste when subscription e,qe "a
@osar TIE law and aion Of tbs Department vi,h excludes os.
s9d G indecent o. s alse o i TIE & Of he ra s ar IS. o Z
siGi esg c e sFse % 70 the United Go ~ oi' for.
IT, Boogfo-l book packet m:y contain aayltrs t eiet
otherwise closed against Inspection nor must here be any letter os
wise unless ,hc whole Gallon 6e printed Bus
entries merely stating from hon or to hom e lle e .Ii sss
width depL Any book packet vhrh Dot orel ia
written in t. or upon Is cover De received forwarded The
mail and The duty ofPo:msr, whenever they have ground los
eI5mue book packets patterns samples other postal paeke posted
III Pat,ras or Sapiss Of Neaaaa Patterns s,nple, Q,
silable whatever may bye markes
ae so from i. & ,Ts s q pattern Or ss 81 ,s SI T,e -
great that co9d arg be considered as hag On n gI3a aa "a.
"a or Il mems m m g's @ sr C % W. E OF e ;s M is Of .bl
o fer Whom tie o intended eIee The iress Of lie sender
trade mark and nuber and the prices Of the arc IheTe must es
,rs %hh are slowed to be f1ie under tie pScces para.
s Patterns or samples must be sent covers cpen at the ends 80 ss
not be .eat in open covers, @iy bags linen
animation rss samPes or Other p'Ss containing qa. pots,
the ma bags the Of any officer OF the posee positively
~ T'5isGto c Postal O,hsr
postal packets posted in the United States and addressed TO the Cu,t
registration s Of t cents addition ordinary cSsss
ei95 6 ' teS I a tir5 Viii not Ec esS until the a Of Jaacs
1888 The registry Zee for letters viii continue " cents until Jaoay
V International Printed Mrts Re- Reord From ne Ii,,d King.
samples merchandise originating the United Kingdom aud
@ prepaid delivered charge party addressed
Al e Sse % 81 Jal yisS = 70 n be V ] sS a gs cyrt,eI.
Of the new tngego also Pscrbes tie following peac regaaoo;
he bound deliver printed papers the importation Of which may be
hb ty the laws regulations Of the country which trans
s % mpooa S 1 t a ESgi Of snv The article, Sst
sPd the recd shall accrue to Se e s,stes @ IssnI EtefP :.
Iaoua na book packets aud patterns or samples Of GeTcaa'
VII PrpqytQ Printed Mater de corPrl.ory- Postmaster,
& 5s 9'eeef % G ley a9 o or on a % % 5. % II 81 o ~
serving strictly The regulation herein established respect
c.as,ihc,tion Of the same -
rr @ eSga md S & G$ nd % FSgLee. 1t f p.ss . q:
United states and to ether Of ,-e countries %
destination % The British mall va England On pay Of ss,ita.
October to December o. 1907 snd Of g;s;n fee Of rs
cents ne state. and ssais British oHsd sasF Jsnu. 1898,
Cape Of Good Hope Gold Coast New soup wse. Geon Hong kons
Leoae Egypt sInda saes and Cairo falkland Island Gmbs
&&sAsI &&snas Iis@sf v WB 5e Is AsiS 'i' ''' ''OA
Jan 1888 other postal packets addressed to ehes
Of The M ay 19 oe sa . On q
In addition the established rates Of ordinary postage ehsrgeabls
Ros ol Postrg ~ British Mail on qr l. 1867 BrafsA
BrTSid Countries on Of South fmed drsiraIia
To B,R s1i Fan West ladies. from SrYork Juan,
%aa cents per under letters
's S s b9s g or So.S SS.S via u
cents P rate s Gse or % ad1 SoS.s 81 o Sa no % SreS
-tcrs, &c, seni, And collected letters &e, received
York Francisco via Paa a oeus per sage rate Of half az
each newspapers and 10 een pei
each fraction thereof on book pockets relue
Australia New Zealand from New York
Francisco Via Panama: = rate OF ha an ounce o1
each aad 10 ceuts per each
fraction thereof book packets prepayment required
POSTAGE INTERNATIONAL LETTERS.
much Of the new postal convention as relates to in.
tcrnationa letters exchanged with the United Kingdom
will not take effect until the st OF January 1868 and IN
the mean time the postage Chargehn letters will continue
s M present cents for single rate OF half an ounce
or under But on and after January 1868, the sngld
rate OF postage international letters VIII be reduced
TO ~ cents prepayment OF which viii be OPTIONAL az
present But unpaid, or nsuficienuy paid, International
letters will in addition 20 the deficient postage. be sub.
ect TO line on delivery. The fire TO be levied and COLI
lceted In the United states unpaid or insuiccntly
paid international letters received from the United King
dom and after January 1868, VIII be cents each
The present OF postage stated IN the Table OK
Foreign Countries" upon letters, &c., ad-
dressed and colonies by British mail VIA En-
gland will continue 70 be levied in the United States
until the lst of January, 1863
The annexed table shows the rates OF postage required
60 be levied and collected in the United states and
after the LIST of January, 1868:
on Iers Nrsrdpc Pdc,st and PetSrHs Samples Of
A,rhlnd,S, 0r1rdi pcr British Natl England the M
deTRegilQned countries and colonies
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