Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-07-21
Postal Changes.

Office of and signed by E. w. Barber,
the Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral June %, has been received at the
Chicago Post Office:
The department is prepared to COM
mence the issue Of postage Of the de-
nomination Of five 60 cents, to meet
the new letter-rate Of postage, under
the treaty of Befne, to the following
countries, viz: Germany, Austria,
Hungary, Belgium Denmark (including
Iceland and the Farce Islands), Egypt
Spain (including the Belearic Isles,
the Canary Islands, the Spanish pos
sessions on the northern coast of Arr.
ca, and the postal establishments OF
Spain upon the western coast of Mo
rocco, Great Britain Gncluding the
island of Malta), Greece, Italy, Lux.
emburg, Norway, the Netherlands,
Portugal (including the Island Of Ma
deira, and the Azores). Roumania,
Russia (including the Grand Duchy of
Finland), servia, Sweden, Switzerland
and Turkey.
The new Scent stamp is designed
from a bust of General Zachary Taylor
in full face, and printed in dark-blue
color. f
The changes in foreign hostages will
render unnecessary the further issue of
the 7, II and 24-cent stamps and
stamped envelopes, and they will ac-
cordingly be discontinued.
10 order to avoid the liability to
mistake caused by the near similarity
In color between the 2-cent and To-
cent stamps, the former will in future
De printed in vermillion, the color of
the discontinued 7-cent stamp.
CHANGES IN STAMPED ENVELOPES.
The department. will also issue a re-
vised schedule of stamped envelopes, to
take effect on the lst day of July.
The changes will not be in prices,
which remain the same, but in the ad-
dltlon OF certain grades aud denomina-
tons, aud in the addition of certain
grades and denominations, and in the
discontinuance of other grades and de-
nominations which have met with little
or no demand.
Among the changes, all of which
need not be here specified, as they will
appear fully in the schedule, is the ad-
dltlon OF Decent envelopes, in suitable
sizes and qualities, for foreign hostages.
The head of Taylor on the Scent en-
velopes will be in profile, in conformity
to the general style of the series.
There will also be added, in appro-
pirate denominations, new size of en-.
velopes, 81 by 81 inches, to be desig-
mated as No. ~ Commercial. The
new size is a medium between the full
letter and extra letter, and is we'll ad.
apted to business requirements. The
attention of the public should be spec.
ia,ly invited to it.
AS before stated, the 7, II and "a.
cent envelopes will be discontinued.
The color of the third-quality envel-
opes throughout will be changed from
amber to blue, to render them less
Transparent.
In filing orders, no deviation what
ever can be made, either in size, quail
ity, color, denomination or price, from
the several kinds specified in the
schedule. ~
DISCONTINUED STOCK.
The supply of the discontinued stamps
and stamped envelopes outstanding in
the hands OF Postmasters must not be
returned to the department, but can be
used for other than the specific purpos.
es for which they were originally de-
signed.
POSTAL CARDS.
1t is expected that the issue of pos
tai cards of new design will be COM
menced on or about the 1st of August
next.
The Department will not issue 2-cent
postal cards for foreign hostages, there
being no authority under the law to do
SO. The object can be accomplished
by adding l-cent adhesive stamps to
the 1.cent cards.