The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-06-03
lise: dry articles of merchandise

lise; dry articles of merchandise
sample or not); sample cards,
Photographic paper, letter envel-
opes, postal envelopes, and wrap
pers, plain and ornamental paper,
and all other arti-
cles for which other rates of post
age are not prescribed in this
table, and which are not by law
excluded from the mails, 1 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
misunderstanding weekly pa
pers, which may be mailed to
subscribers on prepayment OF
postage at second class rates and
on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight, when any of the
same are deposited in a letter-car-;
rier Office for delivery by the Of
fee or it's carriers, l 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 p0st-office,
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, 5 cents;
over $40 and exceeding $50, IL
cents; over $40 and not exceed
/ ing ESQ Is cents; over $50 and
not exceeding $40, 20 cents; over
$40 and not exceeding $50, 2
cents.
! FOREIGN MONEY ORDERS.
| At the principal money order
post.otfices in the United States
(including all the larger post
offices), money orders, payable Al
money order post offices in GreaI
Britain, Ireland, and Switzerland
may be procured at the following
rates: On orders not exceeding
$40 25 cents; over $40 and not ex
ceeding $50, 30 cents; over S2t
and not exceeding $50, 70 cents
over $50 and not exceeding $40
81; over $40 and not exceeding
$50, $1.25. Orders can also b,
, obtained on Germany at the fol
lowing rates: On orders not ex
3 ceeding So, Is cents; over $5 ant
not exceeding $40, 25 cents; owe
, $40 and not exceeding 800, 81
, cents; over 800 and not exceedin,
r $50, 70 cents; over $50 and no
, exceeding $40, 81; over 80 ant
r not exceeding $50, Sl.25.
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.
All letters remaining uncalle'
!, for thirty days in post-ofiic
after being advertised, are sent
,. the Dead Letter Office, except le
: tiers bearinga request to return
the writer if not called for with
: a specified time, and letters beal
ing the name and address Of til
writer on the outside. Such le
tiers are returned direct to til
writer's without advertising. I'll
+ use of request envelopes is r
# commended to the public.
% FORWARDING LETTERS FREE.
! Prepaid and free letters are 70
!. warded from one post-office
? another, at the request OF the pc
= sons addressed, without additio