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Show RATES OF POSTAGE. Postal Cards. 1 cent each, go without further charge to all parts of the United States and Canada. Cards for foreign countries (within the Postal Union) 2 cents each. Postal Cards are unmailable with any writing or printing on the address side, except the direction, or with anything pasted upon or attached to them. Local, or "Drop" Letters, that is, for the city or town where deposited, 2 cents where the carrier system is adopted, and 1 cent where there is no carrier system. All Letters, to all parts of the United States, Canada and Mexico, 2 cents for each ounce or fraction thereof. v First Class. Letters and all other written matter, whether sealed or unsealed, and all other matter, sealed, nailed, sewed, or fastened in any manner so that it cannot be quickly examined, 2 cents for each ounce or fraction thereof. Second Class. Only for publishers and news agents, 1 cent per pound. Newspap s and Periodicals (regular publications) can be mailed by the public at the rate of 1 cent for each 4 ounces or fraction thereof. Third Class. Printed matter, in unsealed wrappers only(allmatter enclosedin notched envelopes must pay letter rates), 1 cent for each 2 ounces or fraction thereof, which must be fully prepaid. This includes books, circulars, chromos, engravings, handbills, lithographs, music, pamphlets, proof-sheets and manuscript accompanying the same, reproductions by the electric pen, hectograph, metallograph, papyrograph, and in short any reproduction upon paper, by any process except handwriting, the copying press, typewriter and the neostyle process. Limit of , weight 4 lbs., except for a single book, which may weigh more. Fourth Class. All mailable matter not included in the three preceding classes which is so prepared for mailing as to be easily withdrawn from the wrapper and examined, 1 cent per ounce or fraction thereof. Limit of weight 4 lbs. Full prepayment compulsory. |
