St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-05

THE RATES OF POSTAGE.

THE RATES OF POSTAGE.
Postal cards. one cent each, 60 without further
charge to all parts of the United States and Cana
All letters to all parts of the United States and
Canada, three cents per half-ounce.
Local drop" letters, that is, for the city OF
town where deposited, cents if delivered by car
riers and one cent if there is no carrier system.
Newspapers, daily, semi-weekly, tri-weekly and
weekles, regularly issued and sent to regular sub
scribers cents per pound payable at the office Of
publication; newspapers and magazines published
less frequently than once week, cents pei
pound.
Single copies of the Caledonian, one cent each
Third class matter is divided as follows:
One cent for tlOO OILnceS.-Almanacs, books (print
ed), calendars, catalogues, corrected proofs hand
bills, magazines, when not sent to regular sub
scribers, maps-hthographed engraved-musiC
(printed sheet), newspapers, when not sent to reg
ular subscribers occasional publications, pamph
let's posters, prOof-sheets prOspectuses, and regu
lar publications designed primarily for advertising
purposes, or for free circulation for circulation
at nominal rates.
One cent for each ounce-Blank books, blank
cards, book manuscript card boards and othel
flexible material, chrome autographs, circulars
engravings envelopes, flexible patterns, heotypes
letter envelopes, letter paper, Autographs, mer
chandlse, models Ornamented paper, postal cards
when sent in bulk and not addressed, photograph
ic views, Photographic paper, printed blanks
printed cards, sample cards. samples of ores, met
ais, minerals, and merchandise, seeds, cuttings
bulbs, roots, and sciOns, stereOscOpic views.
Manuscript for publication in newspapers, maga
zines etc, is subject to letter postage.
dress without additional charge.
Stamps cut from stamped envelopes are rejected
by the post-otfce. Envelopes spoiled in directing
will be redeemed at the post office ifreturned in
whole condition.
Rates on letters and papers to all parts of tn,
New Dominion (Canada) the same as in the United
States
The following are the postal rates with Europe
The rates for letters for the halfOunce frac
ton thereof, and those for newspapers for fouI
ounces or fraction thereof
To Great Britain and Ireland, letters 5 cents
newspapers cents; France letters cents, news
papers cents Spain, letters cents, newspaper
. cents all parts of Germany including Austria
letters, cents, newspapers cents Denmark
letters cts. newspapers cts; Switzerland, letter
cents. newspapers, cents Italy, letters cents
newspapers cents, Russia, letters cents, news
papers 2 cents; Norway, letters cents, newspa
pers cents Sweden, letters cents, newspaper
cents; Turkey, European and Asiatic, letters
cents, newspapers cents Greece, letters
cents, newspapers, cents.
For Asiatic Countries, the halfounce limit fo
letters and the four ounces for newspapers still
holding good, the rates are =
To Australia, letters, via San Francisco (excep
to New South Wales) cents, via Southampton 1
cents, via Brindisi 10 cents; newspapers, via Sal
Francisco cents, via Southampton, 4 CENTS vi
Brindisi cents China, except Hong Kong and de
pendant ports, via Southampton Is cents, via Brin
disi 19 cents, newspapers. 4and cents, by the re
spective routes; Japan, letters, via San Francisc
5 cents, newspapers, via Francisco 2 cents.