CHAPTER XL.

RATES OF POSTAGE IN THE UNITED STATES

On each letter weighing not more than one-half ounce three cents, and for each additional half-ounce or fraction thereof, three cents.

All packages containing matter not in itself chargeable with letter postage, but in which is enclosed or concealed any letter, memorandum, or other thing chargeable with letter postage, or upon which is any writing or memorandum; and manuscripts for publication in newspapers, magazines, or periodicals—three cents for each half-ounce or fraction thereof. Weight of packages limited to four pounds.

On local or drop letters, at offices where free delivery by carriers is established, two cents for each half ounce or fraction thereof; and where free delivery has not been established, one cent for each half ounce or fraction thereof.

On seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots and scions, one cent for each ounce or fraction thereof. Weight of packages limited to four pounds.

On pamphlets and occasional publications, all transient printed matter, unsealed circulars, book manuscripts, proof sheets, corrected proof sheets, maps, prints, engravings, etc., one cent for each ounce or fraction thereof. Weight of packages limited to four pounds.

On samples of ores, metals, minerals, and merchandise, one cent for each ounce or fraction thereof. Weight of packages limited to four pounds.

On books, one cent for each ounce or fraction thereof. Weight of packages limited to four pounds.

All domestic matter, including newspapers, magazines and periodicals sent to actual subscribers from a known office of publication, must be prepaid by postage stamps affixed thereto.

Newspapers issued weekly, or oftener, and sent from publishers or news agents, to subscribers or dealers, two cents per pound; and if not issued as often as weekly, three cents per pound.

Papers sent miscellaneously, and not regularly, postage the same as on books.

FOREIGN POSTAGE.

-----------------------------------------------------+--------+--------- | | News |Letters |papers FOREIGN COUNTRIES. | per | not | ½ oz. |exceed’g | | 4 oz. -----------------------------------------------------+--------+--------- Alexandria, Egypt, British closed mail via | | Southampton | 16 | 4 Aspinwall, U. S. packet * | 10 | 2 Australia, British mail via Southampton | 16 | 4 ” ” ” Brindisi | 22 | 8 ” German mail, direct, via Brindisi | † 20 | 12 Austria, including Hungary, German mail, direct | † 6 | 3 ” ” ” ” closed mail via | | England | † 7 | 4 Belgium, by direct steamers | † 6 | 3 ” via Great Britain | † 8 | 4 Bermuda, U. S. packet * | 10 | 2 Brazil | 15 | 3 ” British mail | 28 | 4 British Columbia (Letters unpaid 10 cents per ½ oz.) | † 6 | 2 Canada, England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland (unpaid | | 10c. per ½ oz.) | † 6 | 2 Postal Cards to Canada or British Columbia one | | cent extra. | | Central America * | 10 | 2 Chili, via Panama | 22 | 4 China, via San Francisco | 19 | 2 ” Southampton | 28 | 6 ” Brindisi | 34 | 8 Constantinople, German mail, direct | 10 | 6 ” ” closed mail, via England | 11 | 7 Cuba, U. S. packet * | 10 | 2 Denmark * | 7 | 4 East India, British, via San Francisco | 10 | — ” ” ” British mail, via Southampton | 22 | ” ” ” ” ” Brindisi | 28 | 8 Ecuador | 20 | * 2 Egypt, except Alexandria British mail, via | | Southampton | 20 | 6 Falkland Islands, British mail, via Southampton | 16 | 4 France, direct * | 10 | 2 Germany, via Hamburg or Bremen, direct | † 6 | ” closed mail, via England | † 7 | Postal Cards to Germany one cent additional. | | Gibraltar, British mail, via Southampton | 16 | 4 Gold Coast, ” ” ” | 16 | 4 Great Britain and Ireland | † 6 | 2 Greece, German mail, direct | † 14 | 9 Guatemala, U. S. packet * | 10 | 2 Havana, U. S. packet * | 10 | 2 Hawaiian Islands, U. S. packet (Newspapers one cent | | per ounce) | 6 | — Holland | 10 | 4 Honduras, via St. Thomas | 18 | 4 Hong Kong, including Canton, Amoy, Swatow, and | | Foo-Chow, U. S. packet | 10 | 2 Hong Kong, British mail, via Southampton | 28 | 6 Italy * | † 10 | 4 Jamaica, U. S. packet * | 10 | 2 Japan, U. S. packet | 10 | — Java, British mail, via Southampton | 28 | 6 Jerusalem, German mail, direct | † 11 | 7 ” ” closed, via England | † 12 | 8 Malta, British mail, via Southampton | 16 | 4 Mexico, U. S. packet (by sea) | 10 | 3 Morocco, British mail, via Southampton | 16 | 4 Natal, ” ” ” | 28 | 4 Netherlands, same as Holland. | | Newfoundland | 6 | 2 New South Wales, British mail, via Southampton | 16 | 4 New Zealand, ” ” ” | 16 | 4 Norway, via England and Christiana | 10 | 4 Panama, U. S. packet | 10 | 3 Paraguay, U. S. packet (Newspapers 4 cents each) | 18 | 4 Peru, British mail, via Panama, ” | 22 | 4 Portugal, British mail, via Southampton | 16 | 6 Prince Edward Island (Unpaid letters 10 cents each | | ½ oz.) | 6 | 2 Russia, German mail, direct | 10 | 6 ” ” closed mail, via England | † 11 | 7 Sandwich Islands (Newspapers one cent per two ounces)| 6 | — Shanghai, U. S. packet | 10 | 2 Sierra Leone, British mail, via Southampton | 16 | 4 Spain, German mail, direct | 11 | 6 ” via New Orleans * | 10 | 2 Sweden and Norway, by direct steamers for U. S. | † 6 | 2 Sweden, via England and Christiana | 9 | 4 Switzerland, via England | † 10 | 4 ” ” Germany | † 8 | 3 Vancouver’s Island (Letters, if unpaid, 10 cents per | | ½ oz.) | † 6 | 2 West Indies, except otherwise stated, via St. Thomas | 18 | 4 -----------------------------------------------------+--------+---------

* Denotes that the postage is the United States postage only, which must be prepaid on matter sent and collected on matter received.

† Denotes that prepayment of postage is optional; in all other cases it is compulsory.

GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.—Letters wholly unpaid or insufficiently prepaid are subject on delivery, in addition to the deficient postage, to a fine of 6 cents in the United States and 3d. in Great Britain. Book manuscript and corrected proof may be sent at book-packet rate of postage.