The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-25
Rates of Postage.


Postal cards, one cent each, 70 without
further charge to all parts Of the country
and to all parts Of Canada.
LRTTERs.
All letters, to all parts of the United
States and Canada, 3 cents per half ounce.
LOCAL, or "DRor' LETTERS.
Local, or ''drop" letters, that is, for the
city or ;own where deposited, 9 cents if de-
liyered ny carriers. ana cent il there is no
carrier system.
TiiHD CLASS VALUABLE MATTER.
ndcr the new postal law cent per
zach ounce or fraction thereof is now the
legal rate Of postage on all third class mail
able mat or.
BOOK POSTAGE.
Books, cent for each ounce, or fraction
thereof, weight limited to four pounds.
PRINTED or MISCELLANEOUS MATTER.
All other printed or miscellaneous mat
ter, as pamphlets, transient newspapers,
handbills, circulars. proof-sheets, book
manuscripts, etc. AVID 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 nails cent for
each ounce or fraction thereof-weight of
packages limited to four pounds.
Manuscript for publication in newspa-
pers, magazines, etc.. is subject TO letter
postage.
PRIVILEGES AND RESTRICTIONS.
Undelivered letters can be resent 10 a
new address without additional charge
Stamps cut from stamped envelopes are
rejected by the post office.
LETTERS, NEWSPAPERS, ETC. FOR THE no.
MINIoN OF CANADA.
Letters to all parts of the New Dominion
(Canada), 3 cents per half ounce newspa-
pers cents each, prepaid with L. = post
age stamps.
Patterns and samples of merchandise for
Canada, must not exceed eight ounces. SO
wrapped as to be readily inspected. Post
age on each patterns or samples. 10 cents,
prepaid.
POSTAL CARDS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
Postal cards may be sent to Newfound-
land, Switzerland and Germany, by the
payment of additional postage of / cent
oH Cdou Shiu-tO Dc Dlcpulll ny SldllipS. "
Canada without further charge than the
original stamp on the card.
POSTAL RATES WITH EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.
The following are the postal rates with
Europe, prepayment in the case of letters
being optional; that of newspapers compul-
sorry. Letters to France If unpaid or in
sufficiently prepaid are subject TO a fine on
delivery. Letters TO Germany. unpaid or
partially paid are charged with double the
amount due. Unless otherwise indicated
the rates for letters are for the half ounce
or fraction thereof, and those for newspa-
pers for four ounces or fraction thereof.
To Great Britain and Ireland, letters @
cents, newspapers 9 cents France, let
tiers, direct mail. 10 cents, via England for
one-third ounce and under, 10 cents, from
one-third to one-half ounce, 16 cents,
newspapers 2 cents each Spain, via New
Orleans, letters 10 cents via England, let
tiers under one-third ounce, IA cents, one.
half ounce and under, 90 cents, newspapers
cents each al parts of Germany, in.
Guiding Austria, letters, direct mail, cents,
closed mail via England, Z cents, newspa.
pers cents; Denmark letters, direct mail,
9 cents, newspapers cents each; Switzer.
land, letters, direct mail, 10 cents, via Bre.
men or Hamburg, s cents newspapers 4
cents Italy, letters, direct mail, 10 cents,
newspapers cents Russia, letters, direct
mail, IL cents, closed mail via England, Il
cents, newspapers G cents Norway letters
direct mail, 10 cents, closed mail via Eng.
land, III cents, newspapers 8 cents; Swe
den, letters, direct mail, 10 cents, closed
mail via England, II cents, newspapers 4
cents; Turkey, European and Asia,ic, let
lers, direct mail, II cents, closed mail viz
England, II cents, newspapers cents
WITH AsIATIo COUNTRIES.
For Asiatic countries, the half-ounct
limit for letters. and the ounce for news
papers, still holding good;
Australia, letters, via Southampton, lG
cents, via Brindisi % cents. to be prepaid
newspapers and s cents by the respective
routes British India. letters, via San Fran
cisco. 10 cents, via Southampton, 90 cents
via Brindisi 20 cents, to be prepaid, news
papers, via San Francisco, 2 cents each
by the other routes G and cents respec
lively, per ounces or fraction; China, let
tiers, via San Francisco 10 cents, via Brin
dist ~ cents, to be prepaid, newspapers, :
cents each; Japan, letters, via San Fran
cisco, 10 cents, to be prepaid, newspapers