Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-05-31

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moUey.Ordor once.
Especial attention. is called TO the
inoney-ordcr system as o safe and cheap
method OF transmitting small sums Of
money through the mails. Orders are
issued in sums Of not more than $50.
Larger amounts can be transmitted to
the same person at tho same time by ad,
ditionLl orders.
The money-order office is open from
8 a. IN. TO 6 p. IN.
RATES.
On orders not exceeding $50, 10 cents.
Over $50, and not exceeding
| $50, 10 cents.
Over $50, and not exceeding
$40, = 20 cents.
Over $40, and not exceeding
$50, 20 cents.
Money orders can be obtained ON any
| post Office Of Switzerland at the above
rates.
Registry Department.
Letters may be registered by paying
postage in fall, and r, sistration fec in
| stamps, for
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Canada, New Brunswick, and
Nova Scotia, 5 cInts
England, Ireland and Scotland, $ cunts.
German Austrian Postal Union,
embracing the German and
! Austrian States, Ctnts.
Letters cannot be registered to
France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, and
Holland.
POSTAGE on PrInted Matter, Se-
Newspapers.
Newspapers sent by mail must be
\ urcpaid by stamps, unless regularly
! i,s,tod and sent TO regular Subscribers,
| when she following rates are charged,
| nAyablc esiurteTly In advance, either Mt
Inc mailing or delivery Ohce:
Dsilies IS cents.
Siv Iimes n week. 30 cents.
r.; Wecklics. 10 cents.
Semi.Weeklics, 10 cents.
Iy.rLIiesJ 8 cents.
L5omi,monthIy, not over four
annccs =. cents.
YonJhlies, not over four ounces 3 cents.
Quaftorlics, not over ionr
ounces 1 cent.
Newspapers, periodicals, aud circulars
dropped intd the Office Tor local delivery
must be prepaid The postage on regu-
lar papers, &c, r1sst be paid in advance
10 the carrier or NJ the Office, otherwise
thoy will be charged as transient rates.
Postage to CaASdd.
Postage on books and other printed
| matter, including newspapers, can only
be pdld 30 the Canada line.
.. Books,
Not exceeding four ounces in
w weight cents
And Tor each additional four
onnccs or fraction, = cents
Uaseqled Cirealdrs,
Not exceeding three in number
To one address, 2 cents
Over three and not exceeding
ak to one address, cents.
| ANY larger number the same rsOpor-
ticnate rates.
Transient Printed Halter.
Ono packare to one address, not
exceeding four ounces, cents,
And for each additional four
ounces, or fraction thereof, 2 cents.
No transient printed matter is Tor
| wurded unless prepolu'
Miscellaneous Matter,
Embracing pamphlets, occasional
publications, transient newspapers,
hand bills, posters, book manuscript,
| nrooc.sbeets, corrected or not maps,
prints, engrayings, sheet music, blanks,
! flexible patterns, sample cards, phono.
graphic paper, letter envelopes, postal
envelopes or wrappers, cards, paper,
plain or ornamental; Photographic rep
RESERVATIONS Of different types, seeds,
cuttings, bulbs, roots. and scions) the
hostage 10 be prepaid is, on one pack
I age 10 one address, not over four ounces,
! Z conts; over four ounces aud not over
eirht ounces, cents; over eight ounces
add not over twelve ounces, cents
l:over twclye ounces and not over sixteen
ooncoa, 3 cents. The weight OF pack
la4la ~ seeds, cuttings, roots, and scions
Il liIntlcd 10 thirty-twO ounces.
| NNfli Postal Rules.
4 MANY errors occur by persons not oh
serving the following regulations in de-
posting letters, papers, or miscellaneous
| publications for mailing; DO
All drop letters must boprepaid by
postage stamps. :,
letters to places within the United
1 States. ......
: Fall prepayment BY stamps required
on all transient printed matter, foreign
| and domestic. 81.
All letters not prepaid by stamps,
all such as are received in the Office with
stamps cut from stamped envelopes, or
with such postage stamps as were in use
prior TO 1861, or with revenue stamps on
Them, are treated as "unmailablc" and
sent TO the deadlettor Office.
Letters for Georgetown, pc, require
. cenis for each half ounce,
Valuable letters should be carried to
thegpost Office and registered. II money
is 10 be RENTED postal mOney-order
should be obtained, II upon points. where
there Is no money,ordGr office then the
letter should be registered Money
should never be inclosed in an ordinary
letter. wa
All letters TO be mailed must be plain
! ly addressed, and the name Of the post
Office and State clearly written, Care in
this respect will insure tho prompt deliy-
cry Of all letters, while defective nd
dress carries them invariably 10 the dead
letter office,
\ Local agents for the sale Of postage
! stamps and stamped envelopes have been
established at tho following places, where
the public can AlwaySbe supplied;