The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-09-24
oyr CENT POSTAGE FOR LETTERS.
..-sumsu Kobinson's Views on the Prac.
disability of the Chunge.

r,,, Enron OIL, TIE StS SIR. Allow
~ ,,o.Iopdorso vo,r nro,osi,io, 20 ro.
N" s' u',,oa Of nos,apo nnd nat vou 10 ~,
dueo wv s,c, fprtber Won ,dvoo,to n ro.
win NV ~ rostope on letters from ,brco ccn,s
ducVV" WV nnuse Mt two ccnts2 Can Won
10 'Wo' ,i,,,i, nrpum,n, In favor ~ , mt
produce Il" ,nnt hostage TINT docs no. ,n,Ir
!or'h '""',t,noI f,r., to nanny nos.,,o, Nv
win "a',., If ,ho last session for tho Intro
the hr'' ub Introduced hill, to reduce ,ho
1ucuoh " Ill l,ttors yoiybi,,, bo,, ~, ,,,,ao
postage U" ant Nh, co., ,a.' AZ" ,I,m ",
mr. less 10 ono cen' no sa'ne u'y MT. mn OF
Now -non two or three occasions In ond
cents opVn ,n,a,,,'s H., So o "'''
have made oriei speeches III favor OF our sew
eta p,I yp",h,.,f nhinct If INV worl, in ,b.ra
sitoL the cI''cI oy.'. VI my "V,h III ''ie ncNt
,sars will elapse before We have u penny
ye"i' p,r, roduo,ion q, ,oo.or, h,, 90
POSTAGE hNo,' ,oeon VI pos''so mas ro-
suited and will result In an increase OF rev.
.rro and the larger tho reduction the larger
enu.. "ns A radrn,io,, q, ,,r, 60, ,,,a,,,,,
the increase a reuuc'ion 10 TWO cents wo"io
result in two letters to one; reduction to one
.an, would result In ton to one.
ctn ..,,oa tho first post Onicc IN tb;s country
S, .sSbt Years after that path for n horse.
back mail was MARKED OUT by piazed trees from
Jersey City to Philadelphia. by which mails
war. conveyed at irregular intervals and NJ
teen years later Benjamin Franklin was made
DEPUTY Postmaster General for the Colonies.
4, ,be establi shment of the constitutional
AZ 'lo es'ao9 .,. ~, .e o' u'm
Government Oh inc ohi'eu states. oa'huei Us
good was appointed POSTMASTER 1,, General, with
one rerA W " ssn nm. ne.e Mo.o '''on
Post oihces' i.eoo mics Oh post routes ana
10 ooo Post Offices 3i2 600 miles of most routes
~voV fos' o"'eoe' @ ~ Poa. iou'oe'
master General and AGO clerks and assistants
mud over ii 900 employees throughout the
country.
Postage laws we're enacted in 1899. 1890. and
1871 the latter allowing the ranking privilege
TO the Treasurer, Comptroller and Auditor Of
tSe 'rreasnry md to the Secretary's Assistant
on letters OH the public service but there was
no rate of postage fixed till the act Of Feb.
BY land from six cents Tor thirty miles To-
twenty-tve cents for distances over four hun.
drcd and fifty miles and for double and triple
letters at double and riple those rates letters by
sea- eight. sixteen, and twenty-four cents for
single. double. and triple letters newspapers.
one cent each under one hundred miles and
one and a half cent over that distance News
paper publishers were allowed to send one copy
sosed letters were to mail them that they
Tbn Nc sct nf sWarcb 100 uoros tho rata .,
nos,nes ON sinSie shaat jcitnr Tor ies tSo VI
IN "a $50 3oO and hoo miles rasnpctiveiv y
~ III. II AMI Oh con+s. oyar an No. o.,
80. ON nIIi,ionni a. -, 80
sheet or niece III ma nor Mail on yyriers w ra.
eve ana Cent additf"poi Tor a,tar $1,000 az
snu n nc ee's for et,ers uoiiVeinu pe,ween
snd2 cents Der shest ancordina to diStnpces
Tha aa, ~ nsa 90 ~, ,..,. ~. ,i
a, me az, "a no 90 tne rn1es
Snnsd and ra3,epp ala nv iba act ~ nri IS1s
Wnich rroyidad that after Nav / 81 I'M, ynar
single Sheet letters should be a IN ID. ynnd
isie oanfu for Iis,annaS ~ III NJ 1 ~
and 400 miles respectively and.over sthat dis,
Wsrch Isriers ~ baf mn iof S or nv na der
we're charged and 10 cents postage J. for dis
A nee undera and oyer SO niles or,,,
Post Ottices On nr nawIv acnnirod nossessinna
thliher from the Eastern States al 40 cents. and
cents.
the 3oth 81 june in that YEAR posf u '' on
single letters OF half an ounce or under and
under 5000 miles should be- 3 cents prepaid. 5
rates eYrv n s pP ", fnri tnese
10 cents under 400 miles. and 20 cents over
mat distance II liked "A complicated postage
sa,e on newspapers &C. payable Ill advance
an sioa ae' az aron o. 100, naet the postage
at and 10 cents prepaid under anal an n6e
The act OF March q 1894 exos H.. r,,xi,,rr,
standard Weight Tor the sin,,i IT, az ,t
pSsIass 4. ons;haif ounce aS9Iaapos and Tor
an additional rate nj three Giants each On ali 10
nestle letters without resnact to di .tanco
drop letters mt two cents ali To he nranaii hv
postage STAMPS nfilxed' VA ~ 10 'i''"'0 ~
The act of June s. 1872. provides for the is
sue and transmission by mail OF postai @ ards at
one cent each ~ 1850 - ~ "
Numerous changes have bean maJo mora or
less, almost every year. but the FOREGOING ara
the substantial changes Az the hostage rates
now exist there are Jour classes Of nailahle
matter
Letters or sealed packages to any part OF tn. United
drop letters cents at free delivery ocer cent at
other Offices, all pre-. aid by postage stamps Affixed
weight OF package not limited Postal card. cent to
IN a,, OF 'ns .npn Ees'srsd letters 10 cents IN
eSsy Which sr in ba Postal nion snis bbs
ounce cents each postal card and cent Tor each
two ounce newspaper. To Canada. letters, cents;
he",,apers, cent
~; Newsbap.r. ana periodlcals regularly issued from
went ~ nnrk ay, ut p"II'' vi ''"N"'h '"ereoi
s. Books transient newspapers circulars. proof
sheets. handb.Ms, tngruvlnss, printed matter, &c
pakase to be open a, sie or emi geat for sach tyo
ounces or traction thereof prepaid limitation p"lnd.
nn iof 's'e 'o'u'es '' ooo"s' "' 'o' p"oic "o'u'
! Blank card. patterns envelopes and letter pancr
merchandise. n,odti- metals ores cuttings roots &c.
cen, for each ounce or fraction thereof prepaid !im
"loh OF package pounds
The frankng privilege has been varied. cur
tailed. abolished or extended from time to
time. AS | have stated the law of 1891 con-