Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-04
POSTAGE ON

POSTAGE ON LETTERS.
Letters for the Mails in the United States
must be prepaid three cents the half ounce
or single rate,
City letters must be prepaid two cents half
ounce or single rate.
Unpaid letters are sent directly to the Dead
Letter ONCE in Washington. Letters weigh
ing over half an ounce, and prepaid a single
rate, are forwarded, and the balance collected
ON delivery.
Revenue Stamps cannot be used for pre-
paying postage.
FORWARDING LETTERS FREE.
The law provides that prepaid and free
letters shall be forwarded, at the request of
the party addressed, from one Postonloe 10
another, without additional postage. A let
ter which has been delivered by the Postof-
he TO an authurige8 person, and by him re-
directed to another Postofice, cannot be for
warded TO It's new address without the pre-
payment of postage.
DrOp letters can be so forwarded; but they
must be charged with letter postage-three
cents for each half ounce or fraction thereof
The provisions of this act do not apply to
any mail matter except letters,
Neither paid or unpaid foreign letters can
be forwarded free.
POSTAGE on NEWSPAPERS.
Newspapers sent from the office of publiea-
ton may be prepaid at the following rates:
Dailies,, ,~S cts. per quarter
SIX times a Week.-~-~-~~.%sD
Trl-W eekLes..-..--- ..,.-.....l0
D
Semi-Monthlies, not over A
Monihiies notover 4 ounces, 3
udrteFlleS..,..... .s...----.-..--- 4
When not 50 prepaid--.~---
These rates also apply 10 newspapers pub
llshed in Canada. Papers from Germany
marked paid" in red, are not chargeable
with additional postage,
Revenue Stamps far sale at the Stamp
Window,
POSTAGE ON BOOKS.
Not exceeding four ounces in weight cents
And for each additional four ounces, or
fraction thereof. cents
Postage on Books to C~anada-Postage on
books and other printed matter, including
newspapers, can only be paid to the Canada
line.
POSTAGE ON UNsEALED CIRCULARS.
Not exceeding three in number, TO one
over three and not exceeding six, to
one Genus
Any larger number, the same proportional
rates.
TRANSIENT PRINTED MATTER POST
AGE.
One package. to one address, not ex-
Ceeding 4 OF in weight. ----...-........--- cents
And for each additional 4 o., or frae-
ton thereof. cents
Ia F1rwrnrAnd
unless prepaid.
| POSTAGE ON MISCELLANEOUS MAIL
ABLE MATTER.
Embracing all pamphlets, occasional publ
cations, transient newspapers, hand-bills,
posters, book manuscript, proof-sheets, (cor-
rected OF mott, maps, prints, engravtngs, sheet
music, blanks, flexible patterns, samples
sample cards, Photographic paper, letter en-
velopes, postal envelopes or wrappers, cards
paper. plain or ornamentaD, Photographic
representations of different types, seeds, cut
tings, bulbs. roots and scions. The postage to
be prepaid is, on one package TO one address,
not over OF. in weight, 2cents; over OF. and
not over 8 or. A cents; over 8 o., and not over
p o.. 6 cents; over l2 OF. and not over Is o.,
8 cents. The weight of packages of seeds,
cuttines. roots and scions is limited 70 ~ OF.
All mail matter except seeds, not sent at
letter rates Of postage must be wrapped or
enveloped, with open sides or ends, to enable
the Postmaster to examine the package with
out destroying the wrapper, otherwise such
package must be rated with letter postage.
No communication, in writing or print, can
be sent witt seeds, roots, cuttings or scions,
mans, engrayings or other matterHot printed,
except upon the separate payment.ofpost-
age upon each separate matter at the estsb-
nshed rates.
STAMPS CUT FROM STAMPED ENyEL-
OPEs.
Stamps cut from stamped envelopes eannot
be used to prepay postage. The use of such
stamps is punishable by a ine of $50. The
regulations of 1866 provide that "they lose
their legal value-' The postage on stamped
envelopes spoiled in directing may DO re-
funded in stamps by a Postmaster If they
have never been sent by mail, and the misdi-
reetion actually occurred at the place where
redemption is claimed, In no case IS an en-
velope 60 be redeemed at the Postofhee to