The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-05-11
International Postal Rates-AmpoF
faut Order.

WASHINGTON, May 9.-Thc following I'M,
n,rtaut order was signed by the Postmest' T.
General Yesterday, and will be issued 0!
circular to all postmasters tomorrow:
Post. Office Department, Washington. May
Q 1874 The treaty concerning the lorna
t;on Of general postal union concluded al
Rernc, October 8, 1874, between the United
States of America, Germany, Austria, Hum
oary. Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, Spain,
France, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Lux
cmbourc, Norway, the Netherlands, Portu'
cal. -Roumsnia, Russia, Servia, Sweden,
Switzerland, and Turkey, having been
duIy ratified by the United States on
the 9Th day of March, 1915, and the
notifications thereof by the several con.
tracing States having been duly exchanged
at Berpe, Switzerland. on the 3D. day OF
NAV. 1876, it is hereby ordered that the uni.
form Union rates Of postage to be levied anu
collected In the United States on correspond.
ence to and from the whole extent OF the
| Postal Union, embracing the above-named
countries. without distinction, shall be as foi.
| lows: fA) For prepaid letters, cents per 10
grammes; (B) for unpaid letters, 10 cents
Der 10 grammes {C) for postal cards, 2 cents
each; (D) for newspapers, If not over iour
ounces in weight, cents each; (E) for otner
printed matter, samples of mefcnandlse,
| and all articles other than newspapers
| enumerated in article Of the treaty,
cents per each weight Of two ounces
or fraction thereof; (F) for the regl1lra-
| ton fee on all correspondence, cents;
tG) no fee will be charged for a return
| recent In cases where receipt from the
| addreSseeis rcquested; (H) no additional to
| will be collected in the tinted states on inc
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correspondence forwarded within the Union
! by sea on routes of more than 3Oo nau'icai
miles in length; (D as regards tue amounts
| to be paid Tor the territory transit according
! to Article X. Of the treaty, the United states
claims tor herself, whenever the rlght ol
transit guaranteed by that article IS e&er.
cised, feven as regards her transit lines oil
over 100 kilometres, and excepting only her
great overland railway lines, between the AL
lptic and Pacific oceans. expressly reserved
rs continuing TO form the subject OF special
arrangements with post. Offices interested) the
| minimum rateofE2 francs per kilogranme oil
| letters, and % ccnlimes per kilogramme OF
printed matter, &c., and Is ready by increas'
ing the transit rates as permitted TO. A francs
and so ceutmes respectively to meet inc
wishes of those departments Of the Union
which make the same. declaration in regard
to the United States transit correspondence
(K) the freedom Of transit correspondence
in closed mails recprocaly granted in the
existing postal convention between the
! United States and Switzerland will he main
| tained; (L) the Union rates of postage here
inbefore prescribed will be levied and col
Iected on and after July l, 1875, on the CORE
spondence TO and from all tue contracting
States except France, and on and after Janu.
AIRY l, 1876, on the correspondence to and
from France, MARSHALL JEWELL,
| PostmaSter-General.