FOREIGN      POSTAGE TABLES, IN            FORCE, MARCH         I, 1876.                    177
Showing the Rates of Postage
Chargeable in the United States; on Letters, Newspapers, etc., sent in the Mails to Foreign Countries.
By the action of the Postal Convention held at Berne, Switzerland, 5 cents became the uniform charge on written matter,
weighing half an ounce, in the following countries: Germany, Austria, Hungary, Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, United States of
America, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, The Netherlands, Portugal, Roumania, Russia, Servia, Sweden,
Switzerland and Turkey.
After January 7, 1876, the rate in France and Spain becomes uniform with that of the others.
ONDK-Y  Lcru               LRFnG . .   N.W.    . Pr            SA0PLPS O
o .... Ler easo.                     JEWrNe        MAwsa     Mscass.. .
Ptag.e       P-stage
coutriesor plateof Destlnation.                      PosRegis. Limit                          charge      charge
P-t. Potal Reitrau., eight P.,tage Weight or each Weight fec etch
Condition of  Limit of  age Postal Itrao  fee on  for . on each of a  weight of a  weight
Payment.  Payment.  far %  carde fee on  other  single paper. single  Or  single  .
oUace.  eac.ti  letters, arttiles,  paper.  paeket.  fraction  packet.  fraction
thereef.     thereof.
CTS. CTS . CTS. CTs.    oz.  CTS.   0Z.   0Th.  O     ITI.
Africa.west coast of, Br. Possessions, Br. mail.. Optional.... Destination . .15.. ...... ...... .. ..  ....2...   4...
Port of de-
Foreign Possessions, Br, mall Compulsory barkatlou. ..15 ......... .... ..... .4...... ...... . 4 ... 4....  2... 4 ...
Aspinwall, N. G., direct mall .................do ............ do ..... ..... . ... ........8.......... c ..... .. 2 ...  .. 2... ................
Australia. except New South Wales, via San
Franciso .......................... ..........   .. . ostin..in .. 5. ..... ............... . 2 ... ....  2...  2 ... ........ ........
Belgium...............  .........      Optional   Destination             8.   8.    4.         .2.    2.    2.2..
Port of de-
Bermuda. direct mail .................... Cornior  .akai... 2..........................2.2.             2...........
do!  barkation.. i .. ....... ....... ........ .......2 ..........
Bolivia, British mall via Colon............ .d.odo .          17......... .. 8 ........ ....  .. . ..... 10 ....... 4 ..... 10...
Borneo, British mail via Southampton ............do do.       27...          ........ ....  ..... . .2.. 5... ....
Br. mal     .Va Brindisi...................... do do ....... ......... . ... ..4 8 .. .... 2..... S ....8..... ...
Brazil, direct mall .................... .............. ...do ........ Destination  ..15 .. .......  ..10...  ..10 .............. . 2.............
uruai, permnan mail..................                           ...... Optional.   do. 17 .                   ... .. 5...
Canada, including New Brunswick and Nova
Scotia .................................. .......... Compulsory  ...do. .. S.  ...1.....                   S...::::: .  1 I..10...
..              o.. . .  . ..  ....            4 . ....4 ...  .... 2...°.  4 ...  .... 2_   ...  0 .
Cape of Good Hope, British  ail ............ ...do. do.       27        ,2.....4.4..2.. 2...4...
PrtvatestIpfrom England ...do  ...do .......... 11 ......... 12...2.. ....4... 4....2 ..... 4 ....... 2... 4...
Port of de-
Chill, Br. mall via Colon .... .............   ... .... do. barkation. ..17 .. ....... .  8 ..............  4 ... . ...4 ..... 10. .. .... 4...  10...
British mail via Southampton ............. Optional .... Destination  . ..... .. 12.... ......... .4. ..2..  5..
viaBrindisl ......... ..............            o ...do. do..... ::84 .. ..  ..12. ... .... ... . 2  8  2    . 8 ...
Cuba, direct mall..........................do.      do............... .. ........ ........ .... 2_ ....2...2 2. ................
Denmark ...............................  .........do .. do ........    . 8     , ....4........ 2     2...... 2  ...
East Indies, British mail viaSouthampton ....... do ........... do... 21........12..........4 .. .      6.   ..    5...
Ecuador, closed mall via Panama ........... Compulsory ...do .dA......20 ......... ..... ... ..  2..  4  .............
Port of de-
Br. miall viaColon .............. ...do..  barkation .17.. .       ...  . ...      .4..        1      41.....
t. ....         ............    ... Optional ... Destination  5 ....2...  ..  8... 4.2.      2.    2.    2..   2...
Fg aId Island. British mall via Sutampton   ........... do . ... 15 .........  ... .. ._.4 .    2. . 4 ......      2  ...
Roo ds, British: mai via                                          ...........
Port of de-    I
Fiji Islands, direct, via San Francisco ............Compulsory  barkaton.                         2.    2.............
France .............................................. Optional.... Destination  9 . .   .......... ..4.   ... 4...  6. ....
Germuany and Austria ....................onpulaory ... do ...5.. ...2...  8... ..8                         ...  4..
Gibratar British mall via Southampton ......... .. do ........o   ..  .. 8 ... ........ .. 4 ... ....2....   2..   2...
Great Britain, Ireland awl Scotland............... do ... ...  do  ........   .2.  .. S...  ....4... ....2..2. 2  . 2...
Greece .............................................do  . ..o .......   ...  .. .2.... ..  ...2 ,..... 2. .  2..2....
Gu  amalila, direct mail ...............................do. do .. 10 .............. ....... . .... ..I  ...........
Guiana, British, French slid Dutch via St.
Thomas.                            ...  do ........... do ........ 13 ........... 8.........4. . 4.   10.    4... . 10...
HawaiIan Kingdom, direct mal ..............   do .......... do ....... 6.. ............ ... .1. ...... .. ... ........ ..
Holland ............................................. Optional.... . do ... ....... .8_  .. 8  . 4  2. 2. 2.  2  .  2...
Hong Kong and Chinese ports of Canton, Swa-
tow Amoy, and Foo-Chow via San Francisco. CompuIlsory °..do ..........10 ......... ............ * ....... 2... ... .. 10....... ......
Hindoostan, except Ceylon,) German mail ..... Optional ....do ........ ..17 ..  .. ..   ...  2... ....5....2 ... .. ....2 ..... 2..
Italy ............ ......................... ... (.o .... do . . :2.......  ... ....4 ....2...2... 2 ....2...2 ...
Port of de
Jamaica, direct mall ............................ Compulsory barkation .. 5.. ..... ...2.
Japan, direct nalil via San Francisco .............  Destination ..15 ......10...... ..   .......4. 4  ... .. . ... ..
Br. mall via Southampton .................  tioal. do             ..12. ............4.  4.   .. .. 5.. .... 2:.: 5 ...
Dr. ma v   a  Brindisi ..........  .....!  .. :, ... ... ... do . .......33.  ....  .. 1   ... ........  .... 4...  .::4 :  ,'  "  8 ..  ..   8 ...:
.............d   .     .:::: .... ..12..........4.S                            2..8..
Liberia British mald via Southampto .........do ...... do .......... 15 ......... 12 ...........  .... 4... ....2 ..  .2...  4...
Port of de-            I
Mexico, direct by sea .............................. Compulsory barkation. ..10 ...................... ..:: :::  :. ........... ......
by land routes ........ ........... ..do ....Front'r tine .. 3 .. ..... .... ..... .......1.I.... ...........
Port of de-
Morocco, British mail l......................... .  dop.barkation  .15    4.....4.... ...    ...                     ...
by~~ la dr ue...                ..     ...                    ... ... ..... .r '  2l...
Newfoundland ............................... ..1do . .......Destinatio ..                 2... .....2. 2 ..    W  :.
Ntw South Waesdirect mall  ...............do.     .do..     1    ...  .,,   ,._... . ,... ...2...4., 4  .,. *  ..... ...
Britishmall via Southampton ...do ........... do ...... . 5 .......12...........  . 4..:  .   . 2..
Birt   mall...Brinds ......... 0o ........ ...do .. 0 ......0........ .. .... ... ...........2 ..... 8_
New Zealand, direct mall .........n.................... do .....  . ............  ............ ... *
British mafl via Southampton . do.      do.      5.........    ..... .. 4 ....4.   ....2...  b..2....     .
British mai via Brndisi  .........do . do .      2.. ......12......... ..4. .          .... 2         8,,
Norway ......................................... I Optional ....   ......  ..... 8   ... .,...2 ....2   2.    ..   2...