RATES FOR FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND BRITISH POSSESSIONS BEYOND SEA.—Table No. 1. BY CANADIAN OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
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Table showing the Total Amount of Postage, to be collected in Canada, upon Letters, Newspapers and Book Packets forwarded through the United Kingdom, addressed to the under-mentioned Colonies and Foreign Countries.
Mem.—The Postage upon Letters, Newspapers, or Book Packets for any of the destinations included in this Table must be prepaid, or they cannot be forwarded.
COUNTRY, &c. FOR A LETTER For each Newspaper. FOR A BOOK PACKET.
Not exceeding ¼ oz. Above ¼ oz. and not exceeding ½ oz. Above ½ oz. and not exceeding ¾ oz. Above ¾ oz. and not exceeding 1 oz. Above 1 oz. and not exceeding 1¼ oz. Registration Fee for Letters. Not exceeding 2 ozs. 2 ozs. to 4 ozs. 4 ozs. to 8 ozs. 8 ozs. to 1 lb. 1 lb. to 1½ lb. 1½ lb. to 2 lbs.
cts. cts. cts. cts. cts. cts. cts. cts. cts. cts. cts. $ cts.
Aden 23 23 46 46 92 25 5 cts. 15 15 30 60 90 1 20
Africa, West Coast of 23 23 46 46 92 25 3 ” Letter rate.
Algeria 17 34 51 68 85 17 per ¼ oz. addit. Book rate. 5 10 20 40 60 80
Ascension 35 35 70 70 1 40 25 3 cts. 13 13 25 50 75 1 00
Australia, South 23 23 46 46 92 25 5 ” 15 15 30 60 90 1 20
Australia, Western 23 23 46 46 92 25 5 ” 15 15 30 60 90 1 20
* Austria 23 23 46 46 92 25 Book rate. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
Azores 19 27 46 54 83 25 3 cts. 11 15 30 60 90 1 20
* Baden 23 23 46 46 92 25 Book rate. 5 10 20 40 60 80
* Bavaria 23 23 46 46 92 25 ditto. 5 10 20 40 60 80
* Belgium 19 19 38 38 76 25 ditto. 5 10 20 40 60 80
Borneo 35 35 70 70 1 40 25 5 cts. Letter rate.
Bourbon 35 35 70 70 1 40 25 ditto. ditto.
Brazil 35 35 70 70 1 40 25 3 cts. ditto.
* Bremen 23 23 46 46 92 25 Book rate. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
* Brunswick 23 23 46 46 92 25 ditto. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
Buenos Ayres 35 35 70 70 1 40 25 3 cts. Letter rate.
Cape de Verds 19 27 46 54 83 25 3 ” 11 15 30 60 90 1 20
Cape of Good Hope 35 35 70 70 1 40 25 3 ” 13 13 25 50 75 1 00
Canary Islands 23 35 58 70 1 05 25 Book rate. 6 13 25 38 50 63
Ceylon 23 23 46 46 92 25 5 cts. 15 15 30 60 90 1 20
Chili 60 60 1 20 1 20 2 40 25 7 ” Letter rate.
China 35 35 70 70 1 40 25 5 cts. ditto.
Constantinople 23 46 70 93 1 16 23 per ¼ oz. addit. Book rate. 5 10 20 40 60 80
Costa Rica 64 64 1 28 1 28 2 56 25 3 cts. Letter rate.
Dardanelles 23 46 70 93 1 16 23 ditto. 5 10 20 40 60 80
* Denmark 19 19 38 38 57 25 ditto. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
Ecuador 60 60 1 20 1 20 2 40 25 7 cts. Letter rate.
Egypt 23 23 46 46 92 25 3 cts. ditto.
Falkland Islands 23 23 46 46 92 25 3 ” 13 13 25 50 75 1 00
Fernando Po 23 23 46 46 92 25 3 ” Letter rate.
* France 17 34 51 68 85 17 per ¼ oz. addit. Book rate. 5 10 20 40 60 80
* Frankfort 23 23 46 46 92 25 ditto. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
Galatz 23 46 70 93 1 16 23 per ¼ oz. addit. ditto. 5 10 20 40 60 80
Gallipoli 23 46 70 93 1 16 23 ditto ditto. 5 10 20 40 60 80
Gambia 23 23 46 46 92 25 3 cts. 13 13 25 50 75 1 00
Gibraltar 23 23 46 46 92 25 3 ” 13 13 25 50 75 1 00
Gold Coast 23 23 46 1 46 92 25 3 ” 13 13 25 50 75 1 00
Greece 29 58 87 16 1 45 29 per ¼ oz. addit. Book rate. 5 10 20 40 60 80
Grey Town 36 36 72 72 1 44 25 3 cts. Letter rate.
Guatemala 36 36 72 72 1 44 25 3 cts. ditto.
* Hamburg 23 23 46 46 1 92 25 Book rate. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
* Hanover 23 23 46 46 1 92 25 ditto. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
Hayti 35 35 70 70 40 25 3 cts. Letter rate.
Heligoland 27 27 54 54 08 25 Book rate. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
* Hesse 23 23 46 46 92 25 ditto. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
* Hesse Homburg 23 23 46 46 1 92 25 ditto. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
Holland 17 17 34 34 68 25 3 cts. 5 10 20 40 60 80
Hong Kong 35 35 70 70 1 40 25 5 ” 15 15 30 60 90 1 20
India 23 23 46 46 92 25 5 ” 15 15 30 60 90 1 20
Ionian Islands 31 31 62 62 1 22 25 3 ” 13 13 25 50 75 1 00
* Italy 23 23 46 46 1 92 25 Book rate. 6 13 25 38 50 62
Japan 35 35 70 70 1 40 25 7 cts. Letter rate.
Jerusalem 23 46 70 93 1 16 23 per ¼ oz. addit. Book rate. 13 13 25 50 75 1 00
Labuan 35 35 70 70 1 40 25 5 cts. 13 13 25 50 75 1 00
Lauenburg 25 25 50 50 1 00 25 Book rate. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
Liberia 23 23 46 46 92 25 3 cts. Letter rate.
* Lippe Detmold 23 23 46 46 92 25 Book rate. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
* Lubeck 23 23 46 46 92 25 ditto. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
Madeira 19 27 46 54 83 25 3 cts. 11 15 30 60 90 1 20
Malta 23 23 46 46 92 25 3 ” 13 13 25 50 75 1 00
Mauritius 23 23 46 46 1 92 25 5 cts. 15 15 30 60 90 1 20
* Mecklenburg 23 23 46 46 1 92 25 Book rate. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
Mexico 36 36 72 72 1 44 25 3 cts. Letter rate.
Moldavia 35 35 70 70 40 25 ditto. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
Mytelene 23 46 70 93 16 23 per ¼ oz. addit. ditto. 5 10 20 40 60 80
Monte Video 23 23 46 46 1 92 25 3 cts. Letter rate.
* Nassau, Duchy of 23 23 46 46 92 25 Book rate. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
Natal 35 35 70 70 40 25 3 cts. 13 13 25 50 75 1 00
New Granada 36 36 72 72 1 44 25 3 ” Letter rate.
New South Wales 23 23 46 46 92 25 5 ” 15 15 30 60 90 1 20
New Zealand 23 23 46 46 92 25 5 cts. 15 15 30 60 90 1 20
Norway 27 27 54 54 81 25 Book rate. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
* Oldenburg 23 23 46 46 92 25 ditto. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
Panama 36 36 72 72 1 44 25 3 cts. Letter rate.
Papal States 29 58 87 1 16 1 45 29 per ¼ oz. addit. ditto. 5 10 20 40 60 80
Penang 35 35 70 70 1 40 25 5 cts. 15 15 30 60 90 1 20
Peru 60 60 1 20 1 20 2 40 25 6 cts. Letter rate.
Poland 31 31 62 62 1 22 25 & 8 cts. p. ¼ oz. ad. Book rate. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
Portugal 19 38 57 76 95 19 per ¼ oz. addit. 3 cts. 11 15 30 50 90 1 20
* Prussia 23 23 46 46 92 25 Book rate. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
* Reuss 23 23 46 46 92 25 ditto. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
Rhodes 23 46 70 93 1 16 23 per ¼ oz. addit. Book rate. 5 10 20 40 60 80
Russia 31 31 62 62 1 22 25 & 8 cts. p. ¼ oz. ad. ditto. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
St. Helena 35 35 70 70 1 40 25 3 cts. 13 13 25 50 75 1 00
Samsoun 23 46 70 93 1 16 23 per ¼ oz. addit. Book rate. 5 10 20 40 60 80
Salonica 23 46 70 93 1 16 23 ditto. ditto. 5 10 20 40 60 80
Saxe Altenburg 23 23 46 46 92 25 ditto. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
* Saxe Coburg Gotha 23 23 46 46 92 25 ditto. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
* Saxe Meiningen 23 23 46 46 92 25 ditto. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
* Saxe Weimar 23 23 46 46 92 25 ditto. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
* Saxony 23 23 46 46 92 25 ditto. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
* Schaumburg Lippe 23 23 46 46 92 25 ditto. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
* Schwartzburg Rudolstadt 23 23 46 46 92 25 ditto. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
* Schwartzburg Sonderhausen 23 23 46 46 92 25 ditto. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
Scutari 23 46 70 93 1 16 25 ditto. 5 10 20 40 60 80
Seres 34 34 68 68 1 36 25 ditto. Letter rate.
Singapore 35 35 70 70 1 40 25 5 cts. 15 15 30 50 90 1 80
Sierra Leone 23 23 46 46 92 25 3 ” 13 13 25 50 75 1 00
Smyrna 23 46 70 93 1 16 23 per ¼ oz. addit. Book rate. 5 10 20 40 60 80
Spain 23 35 58 70 1 05 25 ditto. 6 13 25 50 50 62
Surinam 35 35 70 70 1 40 25 3 cts. Letter rate.
Sweden 23 23 46 46 69 25 Book rate. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
* Switzerland 26 26 52 52 78 26 per ¼ oz. addit. ditto. 6 13 25 50 75 1 00
Syria 23 46 70 93 1 16 23 ditto. ditto. 5 10 20 40 60 80
Tasmania 23 23 46 46 92 25 5 cts. 15 15 30 60 90 1 20
Trebizond 23 46 70 93 1 16 23 per ¼ oz. addit. Book rate. 5 10 20 40 60 80
Tultcha 23 46 70 93 1 16 23 ditto. ditto. 5 10 20 40 60 80
Tunis 23 46 70 93 1 16 23 ditto. 5 10 20 40 60 80
Turkey in Europe (except places specified) 23 46 70 93 1 16 23 per ¼ oz. addit. ditto. 5 10 20 40 60 80
Varna 23 46 70 93 1 16 23 ditto. ditto. 5 10 20 40 60 80
Venezuela 35 35 70 70 1 40 25 3 cts. Letter rate.
Victoria 23 23 46 46 92 25 5 ” 15 15 30 60 90 1 20
Wallachia (except places specified) 40 40 80 80 1 60 25 Book rate. 6 13 25 50 75 1 20
Places in Turkey, Moldavia, Wallachia, Servia, and the Levant, in which Austria maintains Post Offices:—
Belgrade 23 23 46 46 92 25 6 cts. not exceeding 2 ozs. 13 c. 2 ozs to 4 Letter rate.
Botuschany & Plojeshte 25 25 50 50 1 00 25 ditto.
Antivari, Bakau, Berlad, Bucharest, Durazzo, Fookschan, Jassy, Piatra, Roman, Tekutsch, and Valona 29 29 58 58 1 16 25 ditto. ditto.
Adrianople, Bourgas, Caifa, Candia, Canea, Cavalla, Chio, (Tchesme), Kustendjie, Larnaka, Retimo, Seres, Tenedos, and Tchernavoda 34 34 68 68 1 36 25 ditto. ditto.
Janina 35 35 70 70 1 40 25 ditto. ditto.
Mostar 29 29 58 58 1 16 25 ditto. ditto.
Philippopel, Prevesa, Rutschuk, & Sofia 31 31 62 62 1 22 25 ditto. ditto.
Note.—Upon Letters or Newspapers forwarded through the United States, for conveyance by the British Cunard line of Steamers, the United States Transit Rates must be collected in addition to the above Rates of Postage. These Transit Rates are:—5 cents per half ounce for Letters, and 2 cents each for Newspapers. Book Packets are not forwarded by the Cunard line of Steamers.
Patterns of Merchandize and samples may be sent between Canada and the Countries marked * at the same rate of postage as Books. For further information see page 96.