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Show POSTAL AFFAIRS. RATES OF DOMESTIC POSTAGE. Lbttebb: The standard singla rata weight is or. avoirdupois. Single rate lettor throughout the United States, . Soenti For each additional oi. or fraction frac-tion . .. S " Drop letters, single rate 1 Neivsfapshb isd PKEioniciLB- Tho postage post-age on nowspapers has to be paid at tho Ifico of publication, INewBpapers are not oharged postage wbon ant from tbo publication oEoe to subscribers in tha county whore tli ul-ci Is pubUaLuU. Single Newspapers, not exceeding 2 ounces In weight, 1 cent to any part of the United States, prepaid. Packages. Parcels, unae&lod, 1 cent for two ounces. The maximum weirt of any package el printed or miscellaneous matter is i ICs, avoirdupois, avoir-dupois, RKOISTKHED LETTHRH AiVD MONEY ORDERS. Rkoistratior: Letteis may bo registered on paymont of a fee of eight cents, but the government takes no responsibility for safe carriage or compansacion in case of loss. If on by UBDEEa: All principal post-offices now receive small sums of money and issue drafts for the same upon other post-offices, suhjoot to the following charces and regulations: On orders not exceeding tlti 5 cents On ordors act exceeding SU. 10 Over S'AI and not oicoo'iing &0 15 " Over $'M and not exceoding 10 20 " Over and not oicoeiing S50 25 " 'Tntomatianal Monoy Orders on Groat Britain. Germany oi Switzerland may bo obtained upon tuti laymont of the foilowini fees, via GREAT BKITACi: On orders not oxc ceding 3IU 23 cte. Over ?10 and not oicoeling 820 60 " Over 8'2U and not exccc-lm;; 8-"W 75 Over t0 and not exceedtti; 81 00 Over 640 and not oicoadine 1 35 GE1UIA.TT. Tecs same as Groat Britain, BTIT EJEBLA!) D i -Aatos of commission, in United States Car-rency, Car-rency, onargod for issuing International "Monoy Orders, to bo transmitted by the Postms-lor at Now York to Switzerland: On orders cot exceeding 9v 1U cents. (Svor ;iio and nut exceeding tJO. lfi " Qvor $'M and not exsooding S-:0. 2fl " -Ovor 80 and not oxoeeding (50 35 " RATE3 OF FOREIGN POSTAGE. Tbo standard aingio rate to Groat Britain Is hsJfan ounce avoirdupois; to Franoe and tha Continent lly Froncti mails) it is 15 grammes r ono-ijuartur ounco avoirdupois. The astor bis () Indicate that prepayment is optional. tailor not tlawt- Kn gland, Ireland, Scotland and Waiee 6 0U. Hota dor man bin tea and Uroe oitiee, including Austria, Bavaria-Baden, Bavaria-Baden, Bremen, Urunswiok, Frankfort, Hamburg. Hanover, Han-over, Ludoo, Luxemburg, Mecklenburg, Oldonbrg, Prussia, Saxo-A Ron burg, Co-burg-Gotha, Moiningon, Weimar, Wei-mar, Baxony, and Wurtom-burg, Wurtom-burg, by Worth German Union ots. 8 ota. By closod mail; via England,... 1 cts. i ots. Australia, British mail via Southampton, 16 ots. lots. Belgium 10 cts. i cts. Oentral AmoricafPaoificcoaflt) lOcta, SoU. China, American Packet, via San Francisco, 10 ote. 3 ots. Cuba 10 ota. 2 ots. Don mark, via North Gorman Union Cts. 0 ots. Denmark, closed mail via England, Eng-land, iOeti. 7 ots. Kost Indies, British Mail via tian Francisco 1 cts. Sots. Franoe, direct packot, It ots. 2 ots. ttrooce via North Gorman Union diroot, - 1 cts, 9 ets. Sroeco, closod mall via England, Eng-land, 15 ots, 10 ota. fiongkong, American paokct, via San Francisco 11 ots. Sots. Italy, direct closod moil via England, l('0te. 4 ots. Italy, via North German Union "d&cot lQots, Sots, Japan, Amorican packot via Ban Francisco -.. 10 cts. 2 ots1 Moxico 10 cts. 8 cts. Now Holland, via Southampton ltictfl, tots. Union diroctf. .. lOcts. tfa. Norway, dosed mail via England Eng-land - 11 tfc 7 cta Portugal, via England -2U ots. Bets Hum in. ti North Gorman Union diroot 10 ots. 8 oU. Russls- closed mil via ling-land, ling-land, i - ...'llots. Sets. Sandwich Islands, by mail from an Francibco 6 ct& 2 ota, 8outh Amuriaan Slates, Atlantic Atlan-tic Coait.via England, 2SIots. i ots Bnwil alone, from Now York, 16.ots. 2 ots. Acgontlno Ropublic and Uruguay, Uru-guay, via Atnooan packet from Now York Jficts, i Ots. Pacific Coast, i'oru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Chill 22 ots, 4 eta. Spain, viu N ow Orleans,. 10 ots, 2 cts. Bjiain, open mail l ots, gwodon, via North Gorman Union diroot,. 10 ots. 8 ots. Swodon. closed mail via Ens-land Ens-land '11 ets. 0 ota NowspaorsundeT2oz- "ota, oacu by direct mail, and 7 oti. by olosed mail via England). Eng-land). Switzerland, direct closed mail via Kngl:md, ..lOcta. Iota. 8witzori;uid, by North German Unijn direct' flats .8 cts &t Indies iIirilinhandl)aE- ish,) American packotl'rom Now York. lOats. '2cta. (British), British mail via St. Ihomas 10 otj. 2 ota. 1 Nrtl Until!)) 18 cts. lota. UNITED STATES AND BKITIS1I.NORTH AftiKKICAN PROVINCES. Lett kw. Tho atan;iard singlo rato is oa avoirdupois. To or from tho Dominion of C.inaJn. irroai)colivo of distanco.il prepaid, U oonu: ohorwwoi 10 cents. To and from other British Nortb American Provinces, for distance of not over 'J, WW miles, 10 coots. |