St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-03-01
THE RATES OF POSTAGE.

Postal cards, one cent each, go without further
charge to all parts of the United States and Cana
da.
All letters to all parts of the United States and
Canada three cents per halfounce.
Local or drop" letters that is, for the city or
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, 3 cents per
pound.
Single copies of the Oaledonian, one cent each.
Third class matter is divided as follows:
One cent for tlCO OunceS.-Almanacs, books (print-
ed), calendars, catalogues corrected proofs. hand
bills, magazines, when not sent to regular sub
scribers maps-hthOgraphed or engraved-music
(printed sheet), newspapers when not sent to reg
uar subscribers occasional publications. pamph-
let's, posters, prOOfsheets, prospectuses and regu-
lar publications designed primarily for advertising
purposes for free circulation or for circulation
at nominal rates.
One cent for each ounce-Blank books, blank
cards, book manuscript card boards and other
flexible material chrome Autographs, circulars,
engravings envelopes, flexible patterns heliotypes
letter envelopes, letter paper, Autographs, mer-
%en sent IN bn and net
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.
Undelivered letters can be resent to new ad-
dress without additional charge.
Stamps cut from stamped envelopes are rejected
by the post-of1ce. Envelopes spoiled in directing
will be redeemed at the post office ifreturned in
whole condition.
Rates on letters and papers to all parts of the
New Dominion (Canada) the same as in the United
States.
The following are the postal rates with Europe
The rates for letters for the hafounce or frac
ton thereof, and those for newspapers for foul
ounces or fraction thereof:-
To Great Britain and Ireland, letters cents
newspapers cents; France, letters cents, news
papers cents Spain, letters cents. newspapers
cents; all parts of Germany including Austria
letters, cents, newspapers, cents Denmark
letters cts, newspapers cts Switzerland letters
) cents newspapers cents Italy, letters cents
newspapers 2 cents Russia, letters 5 cents, news
papers cents; Norway, letters cents, newspa
pers cents Sweden, letters cents, newspapers
, cents; Turkey, European and Asiatic letters
cents, newspapers cents Greece, letters
| cents newspapers, 2 cents.
For Asiatic Countries, the halfounce limit fol
| letters and the four ounces for newspapers still
| holding good, the rates are =
To Australia, letters, via San Francisco (excep
| to New South Walesl cents, via Southampton l.
cents via Brindisi, 10 cents; newspapers, via Sa1
| Francisco cents, via Southampton, cents, vi;
| Brindsi cents China, except Hong Kong and de
pendant ports, via Southampton Is cents, via Brin
| dist 10 cents newspapers. and cents, by the re
spective routes; Japan, letters, via San Francisc
5 cents, newspapers, via Francisco cents.