Salt Lake Tribune | 1908-10-02 | Page 14 | Change Announced in Foreign Rates

CHAISE AlUl - ii miu mil First-Class Mail Matter Can Be Sent Over Sea Without Extra Charge. A chanse Is announced In tho foreign postal rates applying to first-class matter. mat-ter. The rates havo twice been changed, from R cents per one-half ounce to 5 cents per ounce, with 3 cents for each additional ad-ditional ounce, and now to 2 cents per ounce, which, however, applies only to first-class matter. Tlio department's order is as follows: Order No. 1CC7. August 21, 1908. Tho postal administration of Great Britain having concurred therein, it Is hereby ordered or-dered that, commencing on tho first dav of October, 1008, the postage rate applicable ap-plicable to letters mailed In the United States, nddressed for delivery at any place In the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, shall bo two (2) cents an ounce or fraction of an ounce. Lotters unpaid or short paid shall be .dispatched to destination, hut double the deficient postage, calculated at said rate, shall be collectable of the addressees upon the delivery of tho unpaid or short-paid letters. August 2-1, 100S Referlng to the postmaster-general's order No. 16G7 of the 21st Instant, notice 13 hereby given that commencing on the 1st of October, 1D0S, tho rate of postage applicable to letters mailed In the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, addressed for delivery deliv-ery In the United States, will be one penny for each ounce or fraction thereof. Unpaid or short-paid letters will be liable lia-ble on delivery to a charge equal to double dou-ble the amount of tho deficient postage, calculated at tho rate above named.