The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-06-17
POSTAL RATES.
The Changes to Take Place on July l.
The Rates Established by the
Treaty Of Berne.


WASHINGTON, June 6.-The following
circular, containing important informa-
ton concerning the Postal rates establish
ed by the Treaty of Berne. has just been
issued by the Postoffice Department.:
PosToFFICE DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF
FoREIdN MAILS, WASHINGTON, d. c.,
May q, 1S75.-On and after July l.,
1875, uniform rates of postage will be
levied and collected in the United States
on correspondence to and from the
whole extent of the General Postal
Union, formed by the Treaty of Berne,
embracing within its limits the following
countries, viz: Germany, Austria, Hun
gary, Belgium, Denmark, Gncluding
Iceland and the Farce >Islands,) Egypt,
Spain, Gncluding the Balearic Isles, the
Canary Islands, the Spanish possessions
on the northern coast of Africa, and the
postal establishments of Spain upon the
western coast of Morocco,) Great Brit
ain, Gncluding the Islands of Malta, J
Greece, Italy, Luxemberg, Norway, the
Netherlands, Portugal, Gncluding the
Islands of Madeira and the Azores, J
Roumania, Russia, including the Grand
Duchy of Finland,) SeEvia, Sweden,
Switzerland, and Turkey. These rates
are as follows, viz:
a. For prepaid letters, 5 cents for
Is grammes (half ounce.)
(b.) For unpaid letters received, 10
cents per Is grammes (half ounce->
(c.) For postal cards, 2 cents each.
(d.) For newspapers, if not over four
ounces in weight, 2 cents each.
(e.) For books, other printed matter,
patterns of merchandise, legal and COM
mercial documents, music, visiting cards,
photographs, catalogues, prospectuses,
announcements, and notices of various
kinds, whether printed, engraved. or
Autographed, 2 cents per each weight of
two ounces or fraction of two ounces.
% For the registration fee on all
correspondence, s cents.
o. No fee will be charged on return
receipts for registered articles in cases
where such receipts are requested.
The same rates of union postage will
be levied and collected in the United
States on correspondence to and from
France on and after Jan. l, 1876. In
the meantime the postage rates, as fixed
by the existing postal convention with
France, will be collected on the CORES
pondence exchanged with France.
The prepayment of letters is optional,
but unpaid letters will be charged in the
rate levied on prepaid letters. The pre-
payment of postal cards, registered ar
| ticles, newspapers, and other printed
papers is compulsory. Prepayment of
postage of every description of article
can be effected only by means Of postage
stamps or stamped envelopes valid in
the country of origin. Newspapers and
other printed papers unpaid or lnsIlffi-
GENTLY prepaid cannot be forwarded.
Other articles when unpaid or INSULT
GENTLY paid will be charged as unpaid
letters, after deducting the value of the
stamped envelopes or postage stamps
employed.
No additional postage will be charged
for the transmission of postal articles
within the interior of tie Union; but in
case an article which has only passed
through the inland service of one of the
countries of the Union should by being
re-directed enter into the inland service
of another country of the Union, the
Postoffice of the country of destination
will add it's inland rate.
Official correspondence relative to the
postal service is exempt from postage,
with this exception, no franking or re-
duction of postage is allowed.
Not only letters, but legal and COM
mercial documents, patterns of merchan-
disc, newspapers stitched OF bound books
pamphlets, music, visiting cards, photo
graphs, catalogues, prospectuses, an
nouncements, and notices of various
kinds may be registered, and the pos
tage payable on registered articles is the
same as that on articles not registered.
The maximum for patterns of mer-
chandise is fixed at $50 grammes, (82
ounces,) and the maximum weight of
other articles Except letters) is 1000
grammes q pounds 3 oIlnces)