The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-27
Table of Rates of Domestic Postage.

The following are the rates of postage on Do.
nestle Mail Matter of the different classes:
Note-Al domestic mail matter Except news
papers, magazines and periodicals sent to actual
subscribers from known Office OF publication)
must be prepaid by postage stamps.
A letter on which one full rate of postage is
prepaid, but on which further postage is charge
able, will be forwarded, when deposited in a
post-ofice, charged with the unpaid postage to
be collected on delivery. If the postage is left
wholly unpaid, or is prepaid less than one full
rate, it will be held for postage and sent to the
Dead Letter Office. Should it reach its destipa-
ton by inadvertence, however, it will be charged
with double postage on delivery. Gone full
rate" means, in the case Of mail letters or other
| first class matter, three cents.
In largo cities and adjacent districts Of large
population, having two or more post-offices with
in distance of three miles of each other any let
ter posted at one ofsuch offices, and addressed to
a locality within the delivery of another of such
offices, which shall have been inadvertently pre-
paid at the drop" local letter rate of postage
only, may be forwarded to it's destination through
the proper office charged with the amount of the
deficient postage, to be collected on delivery
Ii articles chargeable with different rates of
postage are sent together in one package, the
higher rate must be paid on the entire package;
bat two or more different articles, both charge
able with the same rate Of postage, may be sent
IN one package on payment OF that rate on the
whole package.
The following articles are excluded from the
mails Liquids, Poisons, Glass, Explosive Ma
terials, Books, Pamphlets, Pictures and other
publications OF an obscene or indecent character
all letters upon the envelopes of which, and pos
tai cards upon which, scurrilous epithets are
written or printed engraved, or disloyal de-
vices printed or engraved and all articles which
from their form or nature are liable to destroy,
deface or I'M ure the contents of mail bags or the
person of any one engaged in the postal service
Postmasters are not allowed to give credit for
postage, nor to deliver any mail matter until a Il
postage due thereon has been paid.
First Class.
On letters, sealed packages, mail matter wholly
or partly in writing Except book manuscripts
and corrected proofsheets passing between a1-
thors and publishers, and except locsl or drop
letters; on all printed matter marked as to
convey any other or further information than is !
conveyed by the original print Except the cor
rectlon Of typographical errors) on all matter |
not otherwise chargeable with letter postage but
which is, so wrapped secured that it cannot be
conveniently examined by pos:masters, without |
destroying the wrapper or envelope on all news
papers, magazines and periodicals sent from pub |
fishers to subscribers and incl1sing any article |
whatever except bona tide supplements or bills |
and receipts for subscriptions and on all pack
ages matter not in itself chargeable with letter
postage, but in which is mclosed or concealed |
any letter or other thing chargeable with letter
cents for each half ounce or fraction
OF packages limited to four
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at offices where
free delivery by carriers is established cents
for each half ounce or fraction thereof-weight
Of packages limited to four pounds.
On local or :" drop" letters, at Offices where
free delivery by carriers is not established
cent per half ounce or fraction thereof-weight
OF packages limited to four pounds.
Second Class.
NoTE.-Mallable matter of this class embraces
al newspapers, magazines and periodicals ex-
ciuslvey IN print and regularly issued at stated
periods from known Office of publication, and
to regular subscribers.