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Show DOMESTIC POSTAGE. FIRST CLASS.- Letters and all written matter, whether sealed or unsealed, and all other matter sealed, nailed, sewed, tied, or fastened in any manner, so that it cannot be easily examined, two cents per ounce or fraction thereof. A " Special Delivery " ten-cent stamp, when attached to a letter in addition to the lawful postage, shall entitle the letter to immediate delivery at, or within one mile of, any post-office. Postal cards, one cent each; with paid reply, two cents each. SECOND CLASS.-All regular newspapers,magazines,and other periodicals issued at intervals not exceeding three months; the postage is one cent for each four ounces, payable by postage stamps. THIRD CLASS.-Embraces printed books, pamphlets, circulars, engravings, lithographs, proof-sheets and manuscript accompanying the same, and all matter of the same general character, and not having the character of personal correspondence. Circulars produced by hektograph or similar process, or by electric pen, are rated as third class. The limit of weight for mail matter of the third class is four pounds, except in the case of single books exceeding that weight. The rate of postage on mail matter of the third class is one cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof. FOURTH CLASS.-All mailable matter not included in the three preceding classes, which is so prepared for mailing as to be easily taken from the wrapper and examined. Rate, one cent per ounce or fraction thereof, except seeds, roots, cuttings, bulbs, plants and scions, which are 1 cent per two ounces. Limit of weight, 4 lbs. Full prepayment compulsory. Liquids, and other like injurious matter, not admitted, except under conditions which may be learned at any post-office. Direct your mail matter to a post-office, writing the name of the State plainly; and if to a city, add the street and number or post-office box of the person addressed. Matter not addressed to a post-office cannot be forwarded. Write or print your name and address, and the contents, if a package, upon the upper left-hand corner of all mail matter. This will insure its immediate return to you for correction, if improperly addressed or insufficiently paid; and if it is not called for at destination it can be returned to you without going to the Dead Letter office. If a letter, it will be returned free. Register all valuable letters and packages. Registry fee, eight cents, which, with the postage, must be fully prepaid. FEES CHARGED FOR MONEY-ORDERS.-For Money Orders in denominations of $100 or less, the following fees are charged : For Orders for sums not exceeding $2.50, 3 cents ; $2.50 to $5, 5 cents ; $5 to $10, 8 cents ; $10 to $20, 10 cents; $20 to $30,12 cents ; $30 to $40, 15 cents; $40 to $50, 18 cents; $50 to $60, 20 cents : $60 to $75, 25 cents; $75 to $100, 30 cents. FOREIGN POSTAGE. To all Foreign Countries (except Canada and Mexico): On Letters, five cents for each half ounce or fraction thereof- prepayment optional. Double rates are collected on delivery of unpaid or short-paid letters. On newspapers, books, pamphlets, photographs, sheet music, maps, engravings, and similar printed matter, one cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof. To CANADA (including Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Manitoba, and Prince Edward Island): LETTERS, two cents for each ounce or fraction thereof: Books, Circulars, and similar printed matter, one cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof; SECOND CLASS MATTER, same as in the United States: Samples, 1 cent per 2 ounces (must be paid at least 2 cents); MERCHANDISE, one cent per ounce. Packages must not exceed 4 lbs. 6 ozs. in weight- prepayment compulsory. No sealed packages other than letters in their usual and ordinary form may be sent by mail to Canada. TO MEXICO: Letters, Postal Cards, and printed matter, same rates as in the United States. SAMPLES, one cent per two ounces; MERCHANDISE other than Samples can only be sent by Parcel Post. No sealed packages other than letters in their usual and ordinary form may be sent by mail to Mexico. LIMITS OF SIZE AND WEIGHT : Packages of samples of merchandise to the countries named above (except Great Britain, France, Belgium, and Switzerland) must not exceed 8 3/4 ozs., nor measure more than 12 in. in length, 8 in breadth, and 4 in depth; and packages of printed matter must not exceed 4 lbs. 6 ozs. Packages of merchandise samples to Great Britain, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Hawaii, and Argentine Republic are limited to 12 ozs. in weight, 12 in. in length, 8 in width, and 4 in depth. Packages of printed matter to Germany and Great Britain are limited to 2 ft. in length and 1 ft. in each other dimension. INTERNATIONAL OR FOREIGN MONEY-ORDER FEES. On Money Orders payable in foreign countries the following fees are charged: For Orders for sums of $10 or less 10 cents. Over $10 and not exceeding $20.. 20 cents. Over 20 and not exceeding 30 30 cents. Over 30 and not exceeding 40 40 cents. Over 40 and not exceeding 50 50 cents. Over 50 and not exceeding 60 60 cents. Over 60 and not exceeding 70 70 cents Over 70 and not exceeding 80 80 cents. Over 80 and not exceeding 90 90 cents. Over 90 and not exceeding 100 $1.00. |