The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-05-06
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disc; dry articles Of merchandise |
sample or not); sample cards,
paper, letter envel-
Dpes, postal envelopes, and wrap
pers, plain and ornamental paper,
photographs, and all other arti-
cles for which other rates Of post
age are not prescribed in this
table, and which are not by law
from the mails, l cent
for each two ounces or fraction
thereof, weight Of packages limit
ed to four pounds. On unsealed
circulars, newspapers whether
transient or addressed to regular
subscribers excepting weekly pa
pers, which may be mailed to
subscribers on prepayment OF
postage at second class ratesl, and
on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight, when any of the
same are deposited in letter-car-
rier office for delivery by the Of
fee or its carriers, 1 cent each.
On periodicals exceeding two
ounces in weight when deposited
in a leetter-carrier Office for de-
livery by the Office or its carrier,
2 cents each.
POSTAL CARDS
may be procured at any post-ofice,
at cost of cent each. The mes
sage, ETC., must be always written
on the back OF the card. If any
thing but the address is written
ON the face, letter postage must be
paid by stamps, or the card will
not be forwarded. Nothing what
ever must be attached to the card.
Postal cards will be. forwarded
from one Office to another, in case
of removal of the person address
ed, but will in no case be return
ed to writer, nor sent to Dead
Letter Office, nor advertised.
DOMESTIC MONEY ORDERS
:
are issued at any money order
pOst-Office in the United States,
payable at any other money order
post Office, in sums Of not more
than fifty dollars. Larger amounts
can be sent to the same person by
additional orders. RATES: On
orders not exceeding $40, 8 cents;
over $40 and exceeding $40, 10
cents; over $50 and not exceed
ing $50 15 cents; over $50 and
not exceeding $40, accents; over
$40 and not exceeding $50, %
cents.
FOREIGN MONEY ORDERS.
At the principal money order
pOst-Ofhces in the United States
Including all the larger post
offices), money orders, payable at
money order post Offices in Great
Britain, Ireland. and Switzerland,
may be procured at the following
rates: On orders not exceeding
1910 % cents; over so and not ex
ceeding $40, 80 cents; over $50
land not exceeding $50, % cents;
over $50 aud not exceeding $40,
| 81; over $40 and not exceeding
| $50, $1.25. Orders can also be
obtained on Germany at the fol.
lowing rates On orders not ex
ceeding 50, 10 cents; over % and
not exceeding $40, 25 cents; ovel
$40 and not exceeding $50, 5(
cents; over $40 and not exceeding
$50, 70 cents; over $50 and moi
exceeding $40, 81; over $40 and
not exceeding $50, Slips.
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.
ALI letters remaining uncalle(
for thirty days in q post-offic,
after being advertised, are sent t,
the Dead Letter Office, except lei
tiers bearing a request to return Il
: the writer ii not called for within
a specified time, and letters bear
ing the name and address Of th
writer on the outside. Such lei
tiers are returned direct to th
writer's without advertising. Th
+ use Of ssrequestr envelopes is +,
f commended to the public.
OIL FORWARDING LETTERS FREE.
: Prepaid and free letters are fo
/ warded from one p0st-0ffice /
= another, at the request of the pc
! sons addressed, without addition
: al postage. But q letter whic
9 has been once delivered to On q
= thorized person can not be renal
q Il Il ..