NEW POSTAL TREATY.-

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 10, 1875

NEW POSTAL TREATY.—

A treaty providing for uniform postal rates between the United States of America, Germany, Austro-Hungary, Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, France, Spain, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Luxemburg, Norway, the Netherlands, Portugal, Roumania, Russia, Servia, Sweden, Switzerland, and Turkey, has been ratified. The rates for the above-named countries are, without distinction, as follows: For prepaid letters, 10 cents per 15 grammes. For unpaid letters, 10 cents per 15 grammes. For postal cards, 2 cents each. For newspapers, if not over 4 ounces in weight, 2 cents each. For other printed matter, samples of merchandise, and all other articles than newspapers enumerated in article IV. of the treaty, 2 cents per each weight of two ounces or fraction thereof. For the registration fee on all correspondence, 8 cents. No fee will be charged for a return receipt in cases where a receipt from the address is requested. These rates will be in force on and after July 1st in all the countries mentioned except France.