The New York herald., 1873-07-01
POSTAL AFFAIRS.

Abolition OF the Franking Privilege
The New Order OF Things-EverythinG
Passing Through the Mails Must be
Prepaid.
One of the most important enactments made BY
the last Congress was the abolishment OF sending
letters and other matter through the mails on the
"dead head" system, more generally known
under frank Of the sender entitled to such privi-
lege. To-day this sautary law goes into active
operation, and more letters OF M. C.'s or heads
Of ofices will be forwarded unless properly paid
for at current rates. Many changes are made by
the regulations which for time will embarrass,
If not absolutely cripple some Of the departments,
but soon as the new order OF things once be-
comes firmly established everything will work
smooth and satisfactory.
Postmasters are to be supplied, free OF charge,
with Official stamps to be used only for business OF
. public nature. strict account must be kept
with the Department, and record made OF tho
number OF such stamps received, used and ON
hand, in order that the amount of mail matter
passing through the mails free can be readily as
THE NEW OFFICIAL STAMPS
diner greatly from those used ordinarily by bust
ness men. These new adhesives are OF the same
size as those last named; but every departments
has different color, although all are marked
face and bust, large figure from one cent to
twenty dollars, which represents the value OF the
would be subject to If prepaid by The regular
stamps.
the following are the colors Of the new stamps
For the Executive department they are printed In
brown; war. cochlneal red; Navy blue; interior.
Color. oi and Post ONCE Department, black. . ""
For the guidance of OF officials merchants and
has issued the annexed
OFFICIAL REGULATIONS
tim asfers fled wit aIstam
Official stamps must not be used except for onciaa
stamp OF one department cannot be used for cor
s No matter can pass through the mails free.
Postage must be collected on newspapers published
4 Exch.Rses not free Publishers must pay postage
! Postal cards uncaed for not sent to the dead
10 ordinsIy cards can se % trans@itied: through the
message @ is printed The address may be Written
Letterrhrce cents for each half ounce or fraction
Drop es.crs-wnerc delivered by carriers two cents
for each halt traction thereof AT other Offices
one fen S zach half Or Traction Or
ton thereof seeds bulbs, cuttings. roots scions.
@ s unpaid aG S e.
vsrtence reaches It's destination double rates should be
The aboshment Of the franking privilege has
likewise been coupled with an enactment which
materially affects the newspaper world. The post
age OF papers must from to-day be prepaid by the
0ifice sending the same and cannot be collected at
its destination as heretofore 1t is believed that
| a large number OF exchanges between the smaller
journals Will be done away with. Tho leading
papers, however, have always paid their way. and
to them the new law will be more OF a blessing
than injury.
AS there has never existed any experience in
the Post Office Department as regards full pre-
payment OF all mail matter from onlcias, no
opinion as tc the efficacy of the act can be formed,
1t Is, however, conceded on all hands that the
| mails will not be encumbered with weighty free
| freight and embarrass the carrying CAPACITY Of
| the Department -