, 1883-11-24
POSTAL RULES.
Haeh and Figures fer Ready
Reference.
An Invaiaable Guide for Families
ana Business Men.

FIRST CLASS-wRITTKs MATTER
MaIatle matter vi The First Class eU.-
braces letters, postal cards. and al mat
ter wholly or partly IN writing; except az
Third Clas. regarding ploof-.heeis, etc.
Lstters-Tso cents Tor tach half sunce
o. fraction thereof.
Postal cards-0ae cent each, which IL
ciudes coat % card.
Drop letters. including delivery a. let
ter carrier ofices-tSo cents for sach
half ouncs CT fraction thereof.
Drop letters, shere free delivery by
carrier is not esab!.sn done cent for
each hslt ounce or fraction thereof.
SECOND CLASS PERIODICAL PUELICa-
TIcSA
nailabie matter OF the Second Cisss
srlbrsces al neKspaPers and o;her peri-
0dical publications, Which arc issued al
stated intervals, from q known Office OF
publication or news agency, 10 regular
subssribers or news agents, and az fre-
quea'iy as icu- times year; which must
bear ds.o Of Issue, ald be Numbered
eorsscuIyeiy Pos'sge therein is TWO
cents for each pound OF fraction thereof.
THIRD SS-M1scELLiNEous PRINT
Ii MATER
Mailabls matter # the Third Class en-
braces books, transient negspapers, snd
periodicals, circulars. and otter matter
wholly in prin; (not Included in the Sec.
ond CiaEs), Proof-shee;s, corrected proof
sheets, anu ,naruscrIpt copy accompany
ing the same, acknowledgements, engra-
,ings, printed envtlcpss, blank books,
heliot,pss, Autographs, Photographic ana
srersoscopic views with the tirle written
thereon. Packages are not 10 e1cseG
four poundl in weight Postage Thereon
IL one cen; To- each two cuaces or fraction
thereof
Upon msilaLIs matter OF me Th!gI
Clsss, or upon the W-rpper including the
asme, the sender may write his oWu nEne
or address there n, with the sori ''iro..
above ans preceding ,hs same, and II 81
ther case may make simple Inarks intend
ed TO designate sord or paassse Of thc
text &h'c ch Il Is desired 70 cali attention.
Thsrs raay te tlaeed apon he cover ..
blank leaves # any book OF Of any prin'-
ed mat r # the Third C.ass a single m.l.
uscripr ded otti n or ms Tip;ion that dee
not partxke Of ths nsluIe ot q personal
Correspondence
FOURTH CLASS-NfRcnaSpiss.
Mater It The Foui,h Glass embrace
eli not lnciuded III tie FIST, second o.
thft class, which is not in lis form 6.
nature l'.b- To des ry. defsce, "r Other
wise damage ihe coa;eurs of ths ,ns,
bag, or hsim the pers0a of any ous en-
ysged in the pos al service, aud /. no'
above the weight prOv.Jei By law, uhIcA
il not to exceed four pouEd, for eac'
PACK age thereof, except that single books
wi,hou: regard - wight are admissible
rs FouotE C.ass marter Tne pos.sse o.
matter oi the Four h Class Is che ceIt
for each ounce or irzction thereof
Upon any package If matter Of the
Fourth Glass the sender rIsy wr.te o.
print hi7 Own na,Ge AID address. preceded
ty the word iron, and ,hese msy also
be written or PAINTED ,hs number AID
names at the sr.iol,s incloss6: ard .ke
sender thereof nlsy write or print upeu
OF arisch 10 any such article by tag CT
label max, nunbgr. name, or lettal
tor purpose # ;deat,fsa'ion.
Nte-Misiirect-i Matter Matter cf
snv class not Containing the name of the
Stats ny Cor;,.f3y in The address will b.
selt te the Dad Letter omce,
DEGIsrRArIoS.
TIE fee for registering letter il tsr
cents III addition 10 the regular rates O;
postage. Thv fee for ree,ieiing matter
Of The 'hi'd class is ten cents for esv.,
package Ia a4iii.on 10 the regular ra,vs
OF pos age.
POSTAL V TES AID MONEY ORDERS.
Pos-a! Eo-es are issnei N sums from
ene csnt up Ia 81 90. payable 70 hea-er.
An order n,ay be issn,d Tor soy amount,
from one CENT 10 ore hundred dnllars, liz
elusive. bu, ffac,lon,l parts Of cent csn-
net be included The fees fer orders ard
nOtse s-e as follows:
Postal zr,ss nos 5So,sdins "a 80. : cents
On c-fsrs n y sy. selin, SlO s cent.