Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-30
RATES OF POSTAGE.
POSTAL CARDS.

POSTAL CARDS.
Postal cards, one cent each, go without
further charge to all parts Of the country
and to all parts of Canada.
All letters, to all parts of the United
States and Canada, cents per half-ounce.
LOCAL, OR "DRoP" LETTERS.
Local or drop" letters. that is. for the
city or town where deposited. 2 cents if de-
livered by carriers, and cent if there's 10
carrier system.
THIRD CLASS AVAILABLE MATTER.
Under the new postal law one cent per
each ounce or fraction thereof is now the
legal rate Of postage on all third class mail
abe matter.
BOOK POSTAGE.
Books, cent for each ounce or fraction
thereof, weight limited to four pounds.
PRINTED OF MISCELLANEOUS MATTER.
All other printed or miscellaneous mat
ter. a. pamphlets, transient newspapers,
handbills, circulars. proOf-sheots, book
manuscripts. &C., and also seeds, cuttings.
bulbs and roots. cent for each ounce or
fraction thereof, always to be prepaid.
On merchandise, letter envelopes and
wrappers. imprinted cards, plain and or
namental paper, photographs. and all other
articles for which other rates of postage are
not prescribed, and which are not by law
excluded from the mails-l cent for each
ounce or fraction thereoi-weight Of pack
ages limited to four pounds.
Manuscript for publication in news
papers, magazines, ETC., Is subject to letter
postage.
PRIVILEGES AND RESTRICTIONS.
Undeliyered letters cen be re-ser- to a
new address without additional charge.
Stamps cut from stamped envelopes are
rejected by the post Office.
LETTERS, NEWSPAPERS, &C., FOR THE DOMINION
OF CANADA.
Letters to all parts of the New Dominion
(Canada), 3 cents per half ounce; newspa-
pers l cent for each ounce or fraction there
o.. prepaid with U. S. postage stamps.
Patterns and samples Of merchandise for
Canada. must not exceed eight ounces, 50
wrapped as to be readily inspected. Post
age on each pattern Ur sample, 10 cents
prepaid.
POSTAL CARDS To FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Postal cards may be sent 10 Newfolud- |
land, Switzerland and Germany, by the |
payment OF additional postage OF one cent |
On each card-to be prepaid by STAMPS. To !
Canada without further charge Than tie /
original stamp ON the card.
POSTAL RATES WITH EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.
The following are tue postal rates with |
Europe. prepayment ia the cas- OF letters /
being optional, that of newspapers COM |
pulsory. Letters to France If unpaid OF
insuthciently prepaid are subject to Il fine /
on delivery. Letters to Germany, unpaid /
or partially paid are charged with double /
the amount due. Unless otherwise indi-
Gated the rates for letters are for the halt
ounce or fraction thereof, and those for
newspapers for four ounces or fraction 4
thereof.
To Great Britain and Ireland, letters e
cents, newspapers , cents; France, letters.
direct IL all. 9 cents, via England for one
third ounce and under, 10 cents. from one
third to one hall ounce, l6 cents. Hewspa-
pers 3 cents each; Spain, via New Orleans,
letters 10 cents +; VIA England, letters under
onethird ounce, Ii cents, cne-halt ounce
and under, 20 cents, newspapers cents
each; all parts OF Germany, including
Austria. letters, direct mail. + cents. closed
mail via England, cents. newspapers )
cents; Denmark, letters, direct mail.
cents. newspapers d cents cath; SSItzsr-
land, letters, direct mail. 10 cents, via Bre-
men or Hamburg, cents, newspapers
cents; Italy. letters. direet mail, 10 cents.
newspapers cents Russia. letters, direct
mail, ii cents, closed mail via Eng land, II
cents. newspapers cents; Norway. letters,
via England, 10 cents, newspapers cents
Sweden, letters, via England, . cents,
newspapers 4 cents Turkey, European and
Asiatic. letters, direct mail, IL cents, closed
mail via England, IL cents, newspapers
cents.
WITH AsIATIC COUNTRIES.
For Asiatic countries, the hali-Ouace
limit for letters, and the ounces ior news
papers, still holding good
To Australia, letters, via Southampton,
l6 cents, via Brindisi - cents, to be pre-
paid, newspapers 1 and cents by the res
pectives routes British India. letters, via
San Francisco, 10 cents. VIA South
ampton. - cents. via Brlndisl >
cents, TO be prepaid, newspapeFs. VIA
San Francisco. , cents each, ~ the
other routes and 5 cents respectively,
per four ounces or fraction China. letter.,
via Saa Francisco, 10 cents. direct -
cents, to be prepaid, newspapers, cent,
farfar. ii - Fr4utsf-fs.s | . .