, 1874-12-29
NEWSPAPER POSTAGE.
Tho Instructions and Forms Of tho
Post-0flico Department.


Description OF tho New Stamps.
Tho sot Of inatructona laa,el by poat,nastor
lowell to tho olicera Of tho Department IN ro-
gard to tho now newspaper and periodical postage
law arc 30 concise In their naturo as to mako the,n
available for Tho purpose Of Extracting thero-
from gonoral information for all parties iuter-
eRtcd,
THE 1NBTnuCT1oNH.
In speaking Of Soc. Of tho act Of Iuue 23,
1874, tltoy say:
Tts soction provides that and after the 1st day
Of January, 1876 al novsparers and periodicals mill
ed from known ol1cc Of publication ngoncy,
and addressed 10 regular auhscribers agcnts,
sLa bo divided into Two olasscs, anu 1os lie poatago
Ftrst-on n nowspapcrs and periodical publications
addressed n!l mailed hbovo prescribed, and issucd
weekly or oieneF cent" pound or FRACTION thereof
Sccoha--On nnwspapers and pCriodlca1 publications
addressed and ,naedas above prescribed, and sauel
sasa sss ie9a1 than once week. cena pound or
In explanation Of Sec. Of tho act, tho in
Btructions aay:
uner s1 .hs lection, on anil after tho 1ss day Of jan
masy lso, puoliahera and newaagonla s1a1l aoudet
through tho naa ut tle oico Of ajna, properly as
sorted Into hetwo clnssca abovo 10 that hey
thereon n,s to nrepsil, acesrdina to tho Weight e
tho n s saeh, ~ er shss.vs rea
sps e.nno. se for taia rurposs, nor can tSsse
special adhesive stamps o ae for any other puroso.
going m socicn rccoised from nub,nor m tne Or
ugcnt the Postmaster Will collect Tho proper amount Of
ssps vii en a M aSs s of Fo's tbo ssesnt Tae
nd d a IT., punsh s; f. for
Tilo stnnbookB nra to b kopt permanently lu tho
rost-o1ieo, rsadyto DO produced whenever reqniroi
postuaaora Viii also DO roo,Ired to rorder nrom,,1v
es sho eoao of each qarter on blank forms fnrnihai
aak RSsa9S e asse from
TLS special adnes!ys stamps, or no"spaes and port
eafse te1. e - ', ss ss o1 s , ~
n.aner % ordinary postageatampa isued for aao to
lows: Tha nothing IN thia act shai 10 llel 10 oseo
or anond Soc, gy Of laws and regulations. follows
te.cepting weeklie periodicals. not T. o1eeealng ag''
p m sna T1
once sr s CARRIERS sa 10 nnorm m pjlssa} n ce q sae
nariotoala Weighing moro than ouneea shall 10 sub
ee to no;sae3 Of cSna eaeh and theso sases shall
Under this section, The postage on newspapers fox.
cepttnE weokltes. pertodeas and ereulaFs aeposod
Through se boz or eopcral delivery, OF BY Its
,on ,!sxspapess ts1tsspns wss9es, ghshor
treGucucy Of issue. cent each.
whether rogunr or transient, not exceeding i
o"nses n Tseas; iasa, Gsnt eael.: lt:,or .,,
vhethcr rcnu)ar or irsnslons. axcceuu o,I9,ces Il
wejgi,t racis, q ccnts carh "~~~''16 SNHeo" ~
fSurth-Clrculars utsoa,ea cont cach Theso mites
to DO nropatd by postage affixed.
kt5h-Wee.!J newspapers, excepted aboSc, tc regl-
lar , saosssers I cont H. pef pound to 30 weighed IN
co FOR AK IVA omeps nr srac,son ~ tred t m
ptspsa ~ postage .; .','ega gn 'tn1sd, Z,
,,1 GM1pana.aota ~ " occ. u ene acs o1 1uno xa'
1874. the laatfuctlona shJ:
Newspapers without regard to frequency Of fss,,c
one copy 70 oach hubscrioer actually for tho sinj
being, residing 10 10 county where tho saIae aro
~ n.ss ~ rraa of ~ r @ arc @ H.
rate Of posaee on the snle texcsn,Is @ wesEs,i' whon
Jcnose M lOttcr-carrier otiicS for delivery by tho
uttico its carriors shall 10 uniform at coit oach
Weeklies when sent through tho naila to bo deposited
N iotter,earr8es o,lieo IL ao county w;e5g the BANJO
hroa IN M0f @ oI pa o aa to 10
csrrsrs shaii be wohe lat IL but sn be sSsct II to
uostage Of cents psr pounI, 10 bs prepaid q. tns
1aliIi,ig-oIl,co by special adhesive stau,ps.
TIE following IL tho
fonM or RECEIPT
agent mailing tho matter:
| No.- pott-oeaco.
Date.
Received ....................:.N Newspaper and
psroa!:sl postage a ssanPs M ao,ntng
do!ara sld cents, 1or poatage
ponar @ anu ~ am c,,n, ~ ;ho eei'
''''''''''' .......................
-., Postmaster.
! No7E-1n caue Of uews-agont. tho apacs for the
name o. publication m.} 10 lels II n hlank The pub
asnof n, or news asens wiA psesef'e 'nns s''s'p''
Iho following ~ tho
| ronN OF THE STUN
! to which tho stamps will 10 attached:
| No. Dase...r..............
Sauo Of publication or nova hgons....
:; = 49,; !. -, !:
po,,ds a ee1ts ner er H. H. amoung 10 10
t*$s't'FSeH~" r." reaANs - - At-Aa
! es1v TMs s'tr sr4mesl E.st'''
Ags,puSE rcportor had Yesterday afternoon
tba nI,ns,,ra of axnmiuinr ,:a5 mn worth If tho
uow sts,nns rocently fnrwardo,n N" poat. ,'co
bsrs n from Tho Dsns,tment 81 W.shinrton' To
iaa7,ed tint tho Ianon,inatious to ho nSad raro
NJ fnlows. ) T canta camts / cents sn Sco conts
eonta. cents. 10 senta. II cents. Is eeuts qt
eents'' ae eeats, u cents, Go caats, 81 eontv, j.
rhc .ro,t sto,nn ia onnrovi,,D Hsro
w;, thn N""ro in a,s ~ ,ho mer enr,,nts
and tho rortia MS wo w Can Centsa G nr;ntaI a to beso
~ eson e s;da - ,rl;c s ~, Arrorieot, aai, r.
~ ~ 'est aua - "sH - ~ 1'Au.eat =. ou'u' ~