The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-17
NEW POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS.
Extension of Mail FRcillties-AAtes OF
Postage on Printed Matter to Europe
and Asia.

Extension of Mail FRcilitteg-hAtes OF
Postage on Printed Matter to Europe
and Asia.
The Post Office Department has made arrange
ments by which a number of European and
Asiatic countries, hitherto beyond the reach OF
our mail communication except by letter. are
brought within the range OF delivery OF all, or
nearly all, United States mail matter. 1t Is
singular fact, unknown probably to most
persons who have not had occasion to learn 1t
by unpleasant experience, that there was con-
siderable region in tn civilized world where an
American traveller might not receive news.
paper directly from home.
Under the arrangements now completed, pre-
payment OF postage, sometimes at high rates, Is
made necessary in all cases. The following Off
cial statement gives full list of the countries
with some of which there has been regular COM
munlcation-that are now included in the de-
livery by way of Hamburg and Bremen:-
Rates of postage on nelbspdpers and other printed
matter periodicals, etc., sent from The United
States 10 countries of Europe and Assd by
Bremen or Hamburg mdtL-prepdynlefa COM
pulsOTy.
NEWSPAPERS
Bremen by Bremen mail-2 cents each.
Hamburg, by Hamburg mail-2 cents each.
Prussia Austria and German States by Bre-
men and Hamburg mails cents each.
Lunenburg, by Bremen mails cents each.l
LunenbuTg, by Hamburg mails cents each,
and cent per Il ounce.
Schleswig Hostein aud Denmark, by Bremen
or Hamburg mail-3 cents each, and cent per
IL ounce.
Sweden, by Bremen or Hamburg-3 cents
each, and II cent per Ii ounce.
Norway, ny Bremen or Hamburg-3 cents
each, and 81 cents per Il ounce.
Holland, by Bremen or Hamburg-3 cents
each, and cent per II ounce.
Russia, by Bremen or Hamburg-3 cents
each, and cent per Il ounce.
Switzerland, by Bremen or Hamburg-4
Italy, by Bremen or Hambnrg-5 cents each.
Turkey, by Bremen or Hamburg-3 cents
each, and 81 cents per IL ounce.
Greece, by Bremen or Hamburg-3 cents
each, and 81 cents per Ii ounce.
Gibraltar, Spain, and Portugal, by Bremen or
Hamburg-3 cents each, and % cents per Il
ounce.
Austria, India, and China, by Bremen or
Hamburg mails, via Marseilles 3 cents EACH
and 8 cents per II ounce.
Austria India, and China, by Bremen and
Hamburg mails, via Trieste-5 cents each, and
2 cents per ounce.
PERIODICALS. ETC.
Bremen, by Bremen mall cent per ounce.
Hamburg, by Hamburg mall cent per
Prussia, Austria, and German States, by Bre-
men or mburg-l3 cent per ounce.
Lunenburg, by Bremen mail-l3 cent per
ounce.
Lunenburg, by Hamburg NALL cent per
ounce, and Il cent per II ounce,
Schleswig-H -Holstein and Denmark. by Bremen
or Hamburg-l9 cent per ounce, and l5 cent
per IL ounce.
Sweden, by Bremen or Hamburg-l3 cent per
ounce, and cents per IL ounce.
Norway. by Bremen or Ham mburg-lg cent per
ounce, and cents per IL ounce.
Holland, by Bremen or Hamburg-ls cent per
ounce, and II cent per IL ounce.
Russia, by Bremen or Hamburg-13 cent per
ounce, and II cent per Ia ounce.
Switzerland, by Bremen or Hamburg-l9 cent
per ounce, and cent per ounce.
Italy, by Bremen or Hamburg-29 cent per
ounce and cents per ounce.
Turkey, by Bremen or Hamburg-l3 cent per
ounce and 50 cents per II ounce.
Greece, by Bremen or Ham6urg-l9 cent per
ounce and 81 cents per Ii ounce.
Gibraltar. Spain, and Portugal, by bremen or
Hamburg-l9 cent per ounce AMI % cents per 1t
ounce.
Austria India, and China, by Bremen or Ham
burg mail, by way of Marsellles-l$ cent per
ounce and cents per Ii ounce.
Austria, India, and China, by Bremen or Ham
burg mail, by way of Trieste-69 cents per ounce
and cents per ounce.
These charges are in each case in full to des-
tination combining rates between the United
States and Bremen or Hamburg and the rate
beyond Bremen and Hamburg to points of de-
| livery.