The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-06-24
POSTAL RATES.
The Changes to Take EsseCt or July
1at-Ehe Rates cstabissi.ed by
the treaty OF Eserne

I The following circular, containing i'm
portrait information concerning the postal
/ rates established by the Treaty of Berne,
has just been issued by the Postoffice De
, partment:
+ PosToFFICE DEPARTMENT, OFFICE or
FOREIGN Mhns:W AsaINJToN, d. c., May
u, ls15 On and after July |, 1873, uni
form rated of postage will be levied and
collected IN the United States on CORES
/ pDndence to and from the whole extent Of
tie e,.eIal Po- tai Uvi,n, formed by the
I Treaty. Of Berue, embracing within its
limits the following countries, VIZ: Ger
.''-,',, Auo''i.-, u-.r.rrry Be gium, Don
mark, (ucIuIi"g lceIan aud the Farce
islands, Egypt, Spain, (jucluling the
B.Hear'c Isles, the Canary Islands, the
( .ulnish POSSESSIONS on the northern coast IF
I Africa, and the postal establishments OF
Spain upon the western coast OF Morocco,)
Great Britain, (nciudIng the Island OF
/ Malta Gie, c., Italy, ,Luxemhur-, Norway,
{ he Netherlands, Portugal (lucludug the
Islands Of Madeira and the Azores, Rou
mania, Russia, (icludlng tie Grand Douchy
OF Finland, SerVla, Sweden, Switzerland,
and Turkey. These rates are as follows,
/ viz:
Ca.) For prepaid letters, cents for Is
grammes (halt ounce
+ (J) For unpaid letters received, 10 cents
/ per / > grammes (half ouuce.(
/ (c) For postal cards, ? cents each.
/ cd For newspapers, if not over four
ounces in weight, cents each.
(el For books, other printed matter, pat
/ terms OF merchandise legal and commercial
! documents, pamphlets, music, visiting cards,
photographs, catalogues, prospcCt fuses, an.
/ nOuncemant, and notices of various kluds,
whether printed, engraved, or hthograI he'd
cents per each weight Of two ounces or
! fraction Of two ounces.
/ f0 For the registration fee Oh all CORES
/ pondence, s cents.
/ CD No fee will be charged on return re
ceipts for registered articles in eases where
such receipts are requested.
The same rates OF union postage vii! be
levied and collected in the United States on
correspondence to and France on and after
Jan. |, 1876. In the meantime the postage
rates, ,as fixed by the existing postal conyen-
tIon with France, will be collected on the
correspondence exchanged with France.
The payment of letters Is optional, but
Of destination with double the rate leyied
on prepaid letters. The prepayment OF
postal cards registered articles newspapers,
ana other printed rapers ls compulsory.
Prepay of postage o every description
of article can be effected only by meaus Of
postage stamps Or stamped envelopes valid
IN the country cf origin. Newspapers and
other printed papers unpaid or insufficient
ly prepaid cannot be tOrW arded. OJher
Articles when unpaid or insuficiently paid
will be charged as unpaid letters, after &C.
ductirg fhe value of the stamped envelopes
or postage stamps employed.
No additional postage will be charged
Tor the retransmIsson of postal articles
within the interior of the Union; but in
case an article which has only passed
through the inIani service Of one Of the
c0un ries Of the Union shocld by being re
directed enter into the inland service Of an
other country of the Union, the Postoffce
of the Country Of destination VIII add its
inland rate.
Official correspondence relative tC the
postal service is exempt from postage, with
/ this exception, no franking or reduction Of
postage, is allowed.
Not only letters. but legal and CONNER
cial documents, patterns OF merchandise,
newspapers stitched or bound BOOKS pamph-
lets, music, visiting cards, photographs,
catalogues, prospectuses, announcements,
and notices, of garious kinds may be regis
ierad, and the postage payable on register
ed articles is the same as that on articles
not registered.
The maximum weight for patterns Of
merchandise is fixed at $50 grammes, 6 3-4
ounces, and the maximum weight of other
articles Except letters) is 100 grammes e
pounds and 3 ouncos
APPLICATION OF THE STAMPS.
: Correspondence of every kind must be
stamped on the upper part of the address,
with the stamp indicating the place of ori
gin and the date of posting; unpaid or in
sufficiently paid correspondence must, ir
addition, be impressed with the stamp IT
ttax to be paid. the application of wLi;l
will deyolve upon the exchanging Office q
the country OF origin. Every postal pack