The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-02-16
PosToYFIcE DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF FoREIGY MAILS.
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WASHINGTON, May ID, 10 10.
On and after July l, 1875 uniform rates Of
postage will be levied and collected in the Unit.
ed States on the correspondence TO aud from the
following countries, constituting, with the Unit
ed States, the General Postal Union, formed by
the treaty of Berne, viz: Germany, Austria
! Hungary. Belgium, Denmark, Gncluding Iceland
and the Farce lsands). Egypt, Spain (Including
the Balearic Isles, the Canary Islands, the Span
ish possession on the northern coast of Africa
and the postal establishments of SPAN upon the
western coast Of Morocco Great Britain, I'm
Guiding the Island of Malta, Greece, Italy Lux
emburg, Norway, the Netherlands, Portugal, Gin
Guiding the Island OF Madeira and the Azores
Roumania Russia, (ncludiug the Grand Duchy
of Finland). Servia. Sweden, Switzerland and
Turkey. These rates are as follows, viz:
For prepaid letters, 5 cents per fifteen grannies
| U5 ounce.)
For unpaid letters received, 10 cents per fifteen
grammes, u ounce.l
For postal cards, cents each.
For newspapers, if not over ounces in weight
2 cents each.
For books, other printed matter, patterns Of
merchandise, legal and commercial document
pamphlets, music, visiting cards, photographs
catalogues prOspectuses, announcements and no
tees OF various kinds whether printed. engraved
or Autographed, cents per each weight of 2
ounces or fraction of ounces
For the registration fee on all correspondence,
cents.
No fee will be charged on return receipts for
registered articles in cases where such receipts
are requested.
The same rates of Union postage will be levied
or collected in the United States on correspond
ence to and from France on and after January l.
1876. In the meantime the postage rates, as fix
ed by the Postal Convention with France will
be collected on the correspondence exchange
with France.
The prepayment of letters is optional. but un-
paid letters will be charged in the country OF des-
tination with double the rate levied on prepaid
letters. The prepayment Of postal cards. regis
tered articles, newspapers and other printed pa
pers is compulsory.
Prepayment of postage Of every description Of
article can be affected only by means Of postage
stamps, or stamped envelopes valid in the coun-
try of origin.
Newspapers and other printed papers unpaid
or insafficentIy prepaid cannot be forwarded
Other articles when unpaid or nsntficiently paid
will be charged unpaid letters. after deductng
the value Of the stamped envelopes or postage
stamp employed. .
No additional postage will be charged for the
re,transmsson of postal articles within the in.
terror of the Union but in case an article which
has only passed through the inland service of one
ofthe countries Of the Bnioushoud, by being re.
directed, enter into the inland service Of another
country of the Union, the post-ofioe of the coun-
| try Of destination will add its inland rate.
Official correspondence relative to the postal
service is exempt from postage. With this ex-
ception no ranking or reduction OF postage is
| allowed.
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documents, pamphlets, music visiting cards pho
tographs, catalogues, prespectuses announcements
and notices of various kinds may be registered
and the postage payable on registered articles is
| the same as that on articles not registered.
The maximum weight for patterns of merchan
disc is fxed at $50 grammes, 49, ounces.1 and
the maximum weight of other articles Except
letters) is LOCO grammes q pounds Ounces.]
APPLICATION OF THE STAMPS.
Correspondence of every kind must be stamp
ed on the upper part OF the address, with STAMP
indicating the place Of origin, and the date Of
posting. Unpaid or insuficisntly paid cores
pondence must, in addition, be impressed with
the stamp " I tax to be paid), the application
of which will devolve upon the exchanging ofies
of the country of origin. Every postal packet
which does not bear the stamp T :" will be con
sidered as paid to destination aud treated accord
ingIY.
NEWSPAPERS AND PRINTED PAPERS
Books, newspapers. printed papers and othel
similar articles must be placed under bands o. in
an envelope open, or simply folded so as to admit
of their being easily examined and, except IN the
following particulars. they must contain no Ms
writing, figures, or marks whatever:
Proofs ofpfnting or OF music may bear eorTec
tons made with the pen relating exclusively tc
the text or to the execution Of the work. Il
shall be allowed to annex MSS. to them.
Circulars, notices, ETC., may bear the signature
Of the sender. with his trade or profession, and
may also indicate the place Of origin aud the
date
Books shall be admitted with manuscript
dedication or complimentary Inscription from
the author. g.ffsf issdaE uEf aArE
/ 1t shall be permitted to mark with singll
stroke the nassagea in the text 10 which Il is de