The Wichita city eagle., 1883-03-29
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LIST Class.-Letters in the United
States per half ounce or fraction
thereof, three cents.
First-class matter only is retnrnable
to the persons name on card indors-
ed on envelopes.
Drop-letter af carrier Offices, per
half ounce or fraction thereof, two
cents one cent per half ounce where
there are no carriers.
I'd Class.-Refers entirely to news
papers and periodicals from Office of
publication.
81 Class.-For each two ounces or
fraction thereof. one cent. Includes
books, printed and blank /; transient
newspapers, periodicals, circulars and
other printed matter; proof sheets
and corrected proof with accompany
ing manuscript; prices current, with
prices filed out in writing deeds, le-
gal proceedings, way bills, bills OF lad
ing, invoices, insurance policies, hand
bills, posters, chromos, engravings,
printed envelopes, Autographs, photo
graphic and siereoscopic views with
written titles printed blanks and
blanks Of all kinds filed up in writing,
provided.the writing is not Of per-
sonal nature, matter not to be sealed
up close, but open for easy inspection.
A brief inscription or dedication
may be written ON or with package
of the third or fourth class but any
writing in the nature Of personal cor
respondence will subject the package
TO letter postage of three cents per
half ounce.
4ih Class.-For each ounce or frac-
tion thereof, one cent. Consisting Of
blank cards, card board and other flex-
iblc material; patterns, blank envel-
opcs and paper merchandise, models,
sample cards, ores, minerals, seeds,
cuttings, bulbs. roots, scions, designs,
paintings. Nothing must be sealed up
close, but so as TO he inspected easily.
Al mailable matter can be registered
and insured safe delivery by paying
postage in full and registration fee
of ten cents.
Money orders are issued in sums
not exceeding fifty dollars each. For
an order not exceeding fifteen dollars,
ten cents for an order not exceeding
thirty dollars, fifteen cents: or an or
der not exceeding forty dollars, twen-
ty cents; for an order not exceeding
fifty dollars, twenty-five cents.
Foreign Postagc.-To countries en-
braced in the Universal Postal Union,
for every half ounce or fraction there
of, five cents: newspapers one cent
per each two ounces merchandise one
cent per ounce, which must not weigh
over eight and three-quaricr ounces,
nor be more than 8x4x2 inches in size.
and have no salable value, unless paid
at letter rates, Il. C. five cents per half
onnce). Gifts, no matter how small.
are not admissible al sample rates and
conditions.
II the sender's name and address be
endorsed on the outside of mail mat
ter, il win be returned if the party TO
whom il is addressed is not found.
The name and address of the sender
Of all first, third and fourth-class mat
ter should lie written or printed upon
the upper left-hand corner, thereby
saving loss and delay by being return
ed, if unclaimed or misdirected, etc.
No package, 10 pass through the
mail, must weigh over four pounds,
except in single book, upon which
there is no limit.
All mail matter must be prepaid by
stamps.
On iirst-class matter, il one rate
(three cents) is paid, it will be for
warded, and balance collected on de-
livery.
On third and fourth-class matter
double postage will be collected if not
prepaid in full.
Mail matter once delivered from
hand of post-office officials requires
repayment of full additional postage
to be again forwarded.
Liquids, poisons, glass, explosive
chemicals, sharp-pointed or edged in.
struments, fatty substances, -four,
sugar, or any other powdered SUBJ
stances liable TO delace or injnre the
contents of the mail, can be mailed
when put in metallic boxes.
Somples Of merchandise are subject
TO postage at the rate Of one cent for
each ounce or fraction thereof, when
wrapped so rs 10 admit examination.