Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-25
rHr posrAGE REpucTIoN.
More About the Change-What viii De
Done with the Three-Cent stamps
Foreign and Canadian Postage

Foreign and Canadian Postage
The reduction in postage, to take place
next week. is an event Of general interest
all over the country. and great many
questions are asked concerning the
change.
What is going to be done about re-
deeming the scent postage stamps on
October Ists'' inquired MORNING NEWS
reporter of a post office official yesterday.
I'VE have received no definite instTuc-
tons on that point" was the reply.
There viii, however. be little difficulty.
At present We cannot issue 2-cent
stamps in exchange for the 3, but some
arrangement for the exchange VIII pToba-
bly be made. All that we can do Is to eX-
change the scent stamped envelope at
the cost Of postage. The instructions
received last July in regard 10 the reduce
ton Of stamp orders read: ''All pOstmas-
tors are instructed 10 limit their Tequlsl-
tiOn for scent stamps and envelopes 10
quantities that. on "A careful estimate
may be deemed sufficient to last until Oc-
tOber 1st To the same end the depart
ment will. whenever il is deemed proper.
curtail the acquisitions for that denOmlna-
ton. OF substitute a suitable amount Of
the ! and 2-cent denominations. POstmas-
tiers will take all available means Of call
ing public attention to the coming reduc-
tiOn Of postage, 50 that purchasers may
not accumulate an unnecessary supply Of
scent stamps or stamped envelopes
The same circular states that no arrange
ment had been made for the redemption Of
the old stamps. and directs pOstmasters to
make no exchanges for the public, and
not to return 10 the department the stock
remaining on their hands after October l."
From this 1t may be inferred, then,
that the department will get rid OF the
old stamps in some way
Probably that is the case. They can
be utilized very easily in paying postage
on overweight matter and for other pur-
poses"
-Will there be any change in foreign
pOstage:"
sNOne at all. There could be none.
The rate is fixed by the postal union and
it could not be changed.
AS to the postage on mail matter be-
tween the United States and Canada a
somewhat curious complication was dis
covered. By the postal convention be-
tween Canada and the United states it Is
provided that all articles Of mail matter
except samples must be fully prepaid at
the domestic rates of the country OF origin.
and are deliverable free Of charge in the
country Of destination 1t will be seen
that. under this article, letter mailed in
any part Of the United states for any part
Of Canada will require cents postage,
which is the rate in the country Of ORR
gin Canada, however. has, it is under
stood. refused to reduce its domestic post
age. the rate Of which is still cents. A
letter. therefore, mailed in Canada for a
point in the United States will require 3
cents postage, which is the rate Of the
country Of origin"
when will the change take place"
"At midnight on September Both. All
letters mailed up to that time will re-
quire the old stamp, the rate Of postage,
by rule Of the Department, being fixed
at the mailing office and not at the de-
ivory -