All Transient Matter must be prepaid by stamps. 
Packages •weighing over fotir pounds cannot be sent by 
mail. 
Valuable Letters may be registered; Fee, 15 cts. 
A ll Letters containing money should be registered. 
DOMESTIC. 
On all Letters throughout the United States, 3 cts. 
for each half ounce or fraction thereof. 
Drop or Local Letters, 2 cts. where there is a free 
carriers’ delivery. At other offices, 1 ct. 
Printed Books, in one package, to one address, 4 cts. 
for each 4 oz. or fraction thereof. 
Circulars, unsealed, not exceeding three in number to 
one address, 2 cts.; the same rate for every three or less 
number additional. 
On all Transient Newspapers, or other Printed 
Matter (Books and Circulars excepted) and on all Seeds, 
Cuttings. &c., Pamphlets, Book MSS. and Proof Sheets, 
Maps, Engravings. Blanks. Patterns, Envelopes, and 
Photographs, contained in one package, to one address, 
2 cts. for each 4 ounces or fraction thereof. 
On all Matter not above specified, same rate as letters. 
FOREIGN. 
On Letters to Great Britain and Ireland. —For 
every half ounce or fraction thereof, 6 cts. if prepaid. If 
not prepaid, 12 cts. 
On Newspapers and Circulars, 2 cts. each. 
On Letters to the Dominion of Canada, except 
Newfoundland, per half ounce, any distance, 6 cts. if pre¬ 
paid; if not prepaid, 10 cts. 
On Letters to Newfoundland, 10 cts. per half ounce. 
Prepayment compulsory. 
On Letters to the German States. —For every half 
ounce or fraction thereof, via N. German Union, direct, 
6 cts.; close mail, via England, 7 cts. Prepayment 
optional. 
On Letters to France. —By direct mail, 10 cts. for 
each half ounce or fraction thereof. Prepayment com¬ 
pulsory. Via England, 4 cts. for each half ounce or frac¬ 
tion thereof. Prepayment optional. 
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Money Order Post Offices are established in most of the 
large cities and towns, at which orders can be obtained 
upon any other office. 
RATES OF COMMISSION. 
On Orders not exceeding.$20 00.. 10 cents. 
Over $20 00 and not exceeding 3° 00 • *5 
“ 3000 “ “ “ 4000..20 
“ 4000 “ “ “ 5000....25 
No single order issued for more than fifty dollars, and 
not more than three orders for fifty dollars eacn will be 
issued on the same day, payable to the same party. 
United States Treasury Notes or National Bank Notes 
only received or paid. 
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omgn poncg. 
Pound Sterling, Eng. $4.84 
Sovereign, do. 4-84 
Guinea, do. 5.05 
Crown, do. 1.21 
5 h illing, do. .22 
Louis d’ Or, of France 4.52 
Napoleon, do. 3.84 
Five Praties, do. .93 
Franc do. .18% 
Frederic d’ Or, Prus. 3.95 
Thaler, do., Sax., etc. .68 
Florin, do.,Neth., etc. .40 
Ducat, of Austria- 2.28 
Rix Dollar, do. .... .97 
Guilder, do.48^ 
Doubloon, Sp’n,(i8oo) 15.54 
Pistareen, do. .... .19^ 
Real, do.05 
Five Rubles, of Russia 3.95 
Ruble, do. . 75 
Johannes , of Brazil 17.04 
6 . 
Moidore, of Brazil..$6. 
Franc , of Belgium.. . 
Ducat, of Bavaria... 2. 
Ryder, of Holland.. 
Marc Banco, of Ham. 
Franc, of Switzerl’d 
Rix Dollar, of Sax’y 
Ducat, of Naples... 
Scudo, of Rome.... 
Lira, of Lombardy. 
Crown, of Tuscany. 
Livre, of Genoa.... 
Pezzo, of Leghorn.. 
Lira , of Sardinia... 
MUrea, of Portugal. 
Two Rigsdaler , Den. 
Doubloon, of Mexico 15 
Tale, of China. 1 
Rupee, of India. 
Ecu, of Egypt. 1 
Itzebu, of J apan.... 
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