/*
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| FOR A LETTER. | | FOR A BOOK PACKET.|
|--------------------------- --------------------|
|A |B | C | D | E | F | FOR EACH |G |H |I |J |K | L |
COUNTRIES. | | | | | | | NEWSPAPER.| | | | | | |
---------------+--+--+----+----+----+-----+-----------+--+--+--+--+--+----|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Aden |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | 5 cents |15|15|30|60|90|1.20|
Africa, West |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 |Letter rate| Letter rate |
Coast of | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Algeria |17|34| 51| 68|1.36| 17 | Book rate |*5|10|20|40|60| 80|
| | | | | |1/4 oz.| | | | | | | |
Ascension |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | 3 cents |13|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Australia, |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | 5 cents |15|15|30|60|90|1.20|
South. | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Australia, |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | 5 cents |15|15|30|60|90|1.20|
Western | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Austria |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | Book rate | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Azores |19|27| 46| 54| 83| 25 | 5 cents |11|15|30|60|90|1.20|
Baden |19|38| 57| 76| 95| 19 | Book rate |*5|10|20|40|60| 80|
| | | | | |1/4 oz.| | | | | | | |
Bavaria |19|38| 57| 76| 95| 19 | Book rate |*5|10|20|40|60| 80|
| | | | | |1/4 oz.| | | | | | | |
Belgium |19|19| 38| 38| 76| 25 | Book rate | 5|10|20|40|60| 80|
Belize |19|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | 3 cents | 3|10|25|50|75|1.00|
(Honduras) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Borneo |35|35| 70| 70|1.40| 25 |Letter rate| Letter rate |
Bourbon |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 |Letter rate| Letter rate |
Brazil |35|35| 70| 70|1.40| 25 |Letter rate| Letter rate |
Bremen |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | Book rate | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Brunswick |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | Book rate | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Buenos Ayres |35|35| 70| 70|1.40| 25 |Letter rate| Letter rate |
Cape de Verde |19|27| 46| 54| 88| 25 | 5 cents |11|15|30|60|90|1.20|
Cape of Good | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Hope |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | 3 cents |13|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Canary Islands |23|35| 58| 70|1.05| 25 | Book rate | 6|13|25|38|50| 62|
Ceylon |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | 5 cents |15|15|30|60|90|1.20|
Chili |60|60|1.20|1.20|2.40| 25 |Letter rate| Letter rate |
China |35|35| 70| 70|1.40| 25 |Letter rate| Letter rate |
Constantinople |21|42| 63| 84|1.05| 25 | Book rate |*5|10|20|40|60| 80|
Dardanelles |21|42| 63| 84|1.05| 21 | Book rate |*5|10|20|40|60| 80|
| | | | | |1/4 oz.| | | | | | | |
Denmark |29|29| 58| 58|1.16| 25 | Book rate | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Egypt |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | Book rate | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Falkland |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | 3 cents |13|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Islands | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fernando Po |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 |Letter rate| Letter rate |
France |17|34| 51| 68|1.36| 17 | Book rate |*5|10|20|40|60| 80|
| | | | | |1/4 oz.| | | | | | | |
Frankfort |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | Book rate | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Galatz |21|42| 63| 84|1.05| 21 | Book rate |*5|10|20|40|60| 80|
| | | | | |1/4 oz.| | | | | | | |
Gallipoli |21|42| 63| 84|1.05| 21 | Book rate |*5|10|20|40|60| 80|
Gambia |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | 3 cents |13|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Gibraltar |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | 3 cents |13|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Gold Coast |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | 3 cents |13|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Greece |29|58| 87|1.16|1.45| 29 | Book rate |*5|10|20|40|60| 80|
| | | | | |1/4 oz.| | | | | | | |
Hamburg |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | Book rate | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Hanover |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | Book rate | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Hayti |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 |Letter rate| Letter rate |
Heligoland |27|27| 54| 54|1.08| 25 | Book rate | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Hesse |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | Book rate | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Hesse Homburg |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | Book rate | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Holland |19|19| 38| 38| 76| 25 | 3 cents | 5|10|20|40|60| 80|
Hong Kong |35|35| 70| 70|1.40| 25 | 5 cents |15|15|30|60|90|1.20|
India |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | 5 cents |15|15|30|60|90|1.20|
Ionian Islands |31|31| 62| 62|1.22| 25 | 3 cents |13|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Italy |21|31| 52| 62| 93| 25 | Book rate | 6|13|25|38|50| 62|
Lauenburg |25|25| 50| 50|1.00| 25 | Book rate | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Liberia |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 |Letter rate| Letter rate |
Lippe Detmold |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | Book rate | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Lubeck |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | Book rate | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Madeira |19|27| 46| 54| 83| 25 | 5 cents |11|15|30|60|90|1.20|
Malta |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | 3 cents |13|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Mauritius |28|28| 46| 46| 92| 25 | 5 cents |15|15|30|60|90|1.20|
Mecklenburg |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | Book rate | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Moldavia |35|35| 70| 70|1.40| 25 | ditto | 6| 1|25|50|75|1.00|
Mytelene |21|42| 63| 84|1.05| 21 | ditto |*5|10|20|40|60| 80|
| | | | | |1/4 oz.| | | | | | | |
Monte Video |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 |Letter rate| Letter rate |
Nassau, | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Duchy of |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | Book rate | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Natal |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | 3 cents |13|13|25|50|75|1.00|
New South Wales|23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | 5 " |15|15|30|60|90|1.20|
New Zealand |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | 5 " |15|15|30|60|90|1.20|
Norway |40|40| 80| 80|1.60| 25 | Book rate | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Oldenburg |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | ditto | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Papal States |29|58| 87|1.16|1.45| 29 | ditto |*5|10|20|40|60| 80|
| | | | | |1/4 oz.| | | | | | | |
Penang |35|35| 70| 70|1.40| 25 | 5 cents |15|15|30|60|90|1.20|
Poland |31|31| 62| 62|1.22|25 & | Book rate | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
| | | | | |81/4 oz. | | | | | | |
Portugal |23|35| 58| 70|1.05| 23 | 5 cents |11|15|30|60|90|1.20|
| | | | | |1/4 oz.| | | | | | | |
Prussia |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | Book rate | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Reuss |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | ditto | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Rhodes |21|42| 63| 84|1.05| 21 | ditto |*5|10|20|40|60| 80|
| | | | | |1/4 oz.| | | | | | | |
Russia |31|31| 62| 62|1.22|25 & | ditto | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
| | | | | |81/4 oz. | | | | | | |
St. Helena |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | 3 cents |13|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Samsoun |21|42| 63| 84|1.05| 21 | Book rate | 5|10|20|40|60| 80|
| | | | | |1/4 oz.| | | | | | | |
Salonica |21|42| 63| 84|1.05| 21 | ditto | 5|10|20|40|60| 80|
| | | | | |1/4 oz.| | | | | | | |
Sardinia | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(see Italy) |--|--| -- | --| --| -- | -- |--|--|--|--|--| -- |
Saxe Altenburg |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | ditto | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Cobourg Gotha|23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | ditto | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Meiningen |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | ditto | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Weimar |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | ditto | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Saxony |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | Book rate | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Schaumburg |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | ditto | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Lippe | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Schwartzburg | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Rudolstadt |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | ditto | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Sondershausen|23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | ditto | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Seutari |29|29| 58| 58|1.16| 25 | ditto | 5|10|20|40|60| 80|
Seres |29|29| 58| 58|1.16| 25 | ditto | 5|10|20|40|60| 80|
Sicilies, Two |--|--| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |--|--|--|--|--| -- |
(see Italy) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Singapore |35|35| 70| 70|1.40| 25 | 5 cents |15|15|30|60|90|1.80|
Sierra Leone |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | 3 " |13|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Smyrna |21|42| 63| 84|1.05| 21 |Book rate |*5|10|20|40|60| 80|
| | | | | |1/4 oz.| | | | | | | |
Spain |23|35| 58| 70|1.05| 25 | ditto |*6|13|25|38|50| 62|
Surinam |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 |Letter rate| Letter rate |
Sweden |35|35| 70| 70|1.40| 25 | Book rate | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Switzerland |19|38| 57| 76| 95| 19 | ditto |*5|10|20|40|60| 80|
| | | | | |1/4 oz.| | | | | | | |
Syria |21|42| 63| 84|1.05| 25 | ditto |*5|10|20|40|60| 80|
Tasmania |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | 5 cents |15|15|30|60|90|1.20|
Trebizond |21|42| 63| 84|1.05| 21 | Book rate | 5|10|20|40|60| 80|
| | | | | |1/4 oz.| | | | | | | |
Tultcha |21|42| 63| 84|1.05| 21 | ditto | 5|10|20|40|60| 80|
| | | | | |1/4 oz.| | | | | | | |
Tunis |19|38| 57| 76| 95| 25 | ditto |*5|10|20|40|60| 80|
Turkey in |29|29| 58| 58|1.16| 29 | ditto | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Europe | | | | | |1/4 oz.| | | | | | | |
(except | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
places | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
specified) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Varna |21|42| 63| 84|1.05| 21 | ditto | 5|10|20|40|60| 80|
| | | | | |1/4 oz.| | | | | | | |
Venezuela |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 |Letter rate| Letter rate |
Victoria |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | 5 cents |15|15|30|60|90|1.20|
Wallachia |40|40| 80| 80|1.60| 25 | Book rate | 6|13|25|50|75|1.00|
(except | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
places | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
specified) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
West Indies, | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
British |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 | 5 cents |13|13|25|50|75|1.00|
Foreign |23|23| 46| 46| 92| 25 |Letter rate| Letter rate |
(except | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
places | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
specified) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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*/
<b>By CUNARD STEAMERS, sailing every WEDNESDAY from New York and Boston
alternately</b>.
Add to the rates by Canadian Ocean Steamers 5 cents per half-ounce for
Letters and 2 cents each for Newspapers. The registration fees are the
same as by Canadian Steamers. Book Packets are not forwarded by the
Cunard Line of Steamers.
/*
<b>BY UNITED STATES</b>.
Letters intended to be forwarded "<i>Via</i> the United States," should be so
addressed. Prepayment required in all cases except in those marked with
an asterisk (*).
KEY:
A: Not exceeding 1/2 oz.
B: Above 1/2 oz. and not exceeding 1 oz.
C: Registration fee on each.
D: For each Newspaper.
E: Pamphlets. Postage per oz.
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| LETTER RATE. | |
|------------------------| |
COUNTRIES. | A | B | C | D | E
-------------------------------+--------+--------+------+------------------
| cents. | cents. | cts. | cents. | cents.
Acapulco | 20 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 2
Aspinwall | 20 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 2
Bahamas | 15 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 2
Bermuda | 20 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 2
Bogota | 28 | 56 | 5 | 7 | 5
Bolivia | 44 | 88 | 5 | 7 | 5
British Columbia | 25 | 50 | 5 | 2 | --
California | *15 | *30 | 5 | 1 | 1
Central America--Pacific | | | | |
Slope, <i>via</i> Panama | 30 | 60 | 5 | 3 | 2
Chagres, New Granada | 20 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 2
Chili | 44 | 88 | 5 | 7 | 5
Costa Rica | 44 | 88 | 5 | 7 | --
Cuba | 20 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 2
Ecuador | 44 | 88 | 5 | 7 | 5
Greytown | 44 | 88 | 5 | 7 | --
Guatemala | 44 | 88 | 5 | 7 | --
Havana | 20 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 2
Honduras | 44 | 88 | 5 | 7 | --
Mexico | 30 | 60 | 5 | 3 | 2
Nassau | 15 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 2
Newfoundland (in closed Mail) | | | | |
<i>via</i> Boston | 20 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 1
New Granada | 30 | 60 | 5 | 7 | --
Nova Scotia (in closed Mail) | | | | |
<i>via</i> Boston | 13 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1
Oregon | 15 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1
Panama | 30 | 60 | 5 | 3 | 2
Peru | 32 | 64 | 5 | 7 | 5
Porto Rico | 44 | 88 | 5 | 7 | 5
Red River | *10 | *20 | 5 | 1 | 1
Sandwich Islands <i>via</i> | | | | |
San Francisco | 20 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 2
St. Thomas <i>via</i> Jamaica | 23 | 56 | 5 | 7 | --
Do. <i>via</i> Havana | 44 | 88 | 5 | 7 | --
United States: | | | | |
Not exceeding 2,500 miles | *10 | *20 | 5 | 1 | 1
Exceeding 2,500 do. | *15 | *30 | 5 | 1 | 1
Vancouver's Island | 25 | 50 | 5 | 2 | 1
West Indies, British | 20 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 2
Do. Foreign, except Cuba | 44 | 88 | 5 | 7 | 2
*/