postage 音标拼音: [p'ostədʒ] [p'ostɪdʒ]
n .
U 邮费,邮资
U 邮费,邮资
postage n 1 :
the charge for mailing something 2 :
a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid [
synonym :
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Postage \
Post "
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n .
The price established by law to be paid for the conveyance of a letter or other mailable matter by a public post .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Postage stamp },
a government stamp required to be put upon articles sent by mail in payment of the postage ,
esp .
an adhesive stamp issued and sold for that purpose .
[
1913 Webster ]
POSTAGE .
The money charged by law for carrying letters ,
packets and documents by mail .
By act of congress of March 3 ,
1851 ,
Minot '
s Statute at Large ,
U .
S .
587 ,
it is enacted as follows :
2 .-
Sec .
1 .
That from and after the thirtieth day of June ,
eighteen hundred and fifty -
one ,
in lieu of the rates of postage now established by law ,
there shall be charged the following rates ,
to with or every single letter in manuscript ,
or paper of any kind ,
upon which information shall be asked for ,
or communicated ,
in writing ,
or ,
by marks or signs ,
conveyed in the mail for any distance between places within the United State '
s ,
not exceeding three thousand miles ,
when the postage upon such letter shall have been prepaid ,
three cents ,
and five cents when the postage thereon shall not have been prepaid ;
and for any distance exceeding three thousand miles ,
double those rates .
For every such ,
single letter or paper when conveyed wholly or in part by sea ,
and to or from a foreign country ,
for any distance over twenty -
five hundred miles ,
twenty cents ,
and for any distance under twenty -
five hundred miles ,
ten cents , (
excepting ,
however ,
all cases where such postages have been or shall be adjusted at different rates ,
by postal treaty or convention already concluded or hereafter to be made ;)
and for a double letter there shall be charged double the rates above specified ;
and for a treble letter ,
treble those rates ;
and for a quadruple letter ,
quadruple those rates ;
and every letter or parcel not exceeding half an ounce in weight shall be deemed a single letter ,
and every additional weight of half an ounce ,
or additional weight of less than half an ounce ,
shall be charged with an additional single postage .
And all drop letters ,
or letters placed in any post office ,
not for transmission ,
but for delivery only ,
shall be charged with postage at the rate of one cent each ;
and all letters which shall hereafter be advertised as remaining over or uncalled for in any post office ,
shall be charged with one cent in addition to the regular postage ,
both to be accounted for as other postages are .
3 .-
Sec .
2 .
That all newspapers not exceeding three ounces in weight ,
sent from the office of publication to actual and bona fide subscribers ,
shall be charged with postage as follows ,
to wit :
All newspapers published weekly only ,
shall circulate in the mail free of postage within the county where published ,
and that the postage on the regular numbers of a newspaper published weekly ,
for any distance not exceeding fifty miles out of the county where published ,
shall be five cents per quarter ;
for any distance exceeding fifty miles and not exceeding three hundred miles ,
ten cents per quarter ;
for any distance exceeding three hundred miles and not exceeding one thousand miles ,
fifteen cents per quarter ;
for any distance exceeding one thousand miles and not exceeding two thousand miles ,
twenty cents per quarter ;
for any distance exceeding two thousand miles and not exceeding four thousand miles ,
twenty -
five cents per quarter ;
for any distance exceeding four thousand miles ,
thirty cents per quarter ;
and all newspapers published monthly ,
and sent to actual and bona fide subscribers ,
shall be charged with one -
fourth the foregoing rates ;
and on all such newspapers published semi -
monthly shall be charged with one -
half the foregoing rates ;
and papers published semi -
weekly shall be charged double those rates ;
triweekly ,
treble those rates ;
and oftener than tri -
weekly ,
five times ,
those rates .
And there shall be charged upon every other newspaper ,
and each circular not sealed ,
handbill ,
engraving ,
pamphlet ,
periodical ,
magazine ,
book ,
and every other description of printed matter ,
which shall be unconnected with any manuscript or written matter ,
and which it may be lawful to transmit through the mail ,
of no greater weight than one ounce ,
for any distance not exceeding five hundred miles ,
one cent ;
and for each additional ounce or fraction of an ounce ,
one cent ;
for any distance exceeding five hundred miles and not exceeding one thousand five hundred miles ,
double those rates ;
for any distance ,
exceeding one thousand five hundred miles and not exceeding two thousand five hundred miles ,
treble those rates ;
for any distance exceeding two thousand five hundred miles and not exceeding three thousand five hundred miles ,
four times those rates ;
for any distance exceeding three thousand five hundred miles ,
five times those rates .
Subscribers to all periodicals shall be required to pay one quarter '
s postage in advance ,
and in all such cases the postage shall be one -
half the foregoing rates .
Bound books ,
and parcels of printed matter not weighing over thirty -
two ounces ,
shall be deemed mailable matter under the provisions of this section .
And the postage on all printed matter other than newspapers and periodicals published at intervals not exceeding three months ,
and sent from the office of publication ,
to actual and bona fide subscribers ,
to be prepaid ;
and in ascertaining the weight of newspapers for the purpose of determining the amount of postage chargeable thereon ,
they shall be weighed when in a dry state ,
And whenever any printed matter on which the postage is required by this section to be prepaid ,
shall ,
through the inattention of postmasters or otherwise ,
be sent without prepayment ,
the same shall be charged with double the amount of postage which would have been chargeable thereon if the postage had been prepaid ;
but nothing in this act contained shall subject to postage any matter which is exempted from the payment of postage by any existing law ,
And the postmaster general ,
by and with the advice and consent of the president of the United States ,
shall be ,
and he hereby is ,
authorized to reduce or enlarge ,
from time to time ,
the rates of postage upon all letters .
and other mailable matter conveyed between the United States and any foreign country for the purpose of making better postal arrangements with other governments ,
or counteracting any adverse measures affecting our postal intercourse with foreign countries ,
and postmasters at the office of delivery are hereby authorized ,
and it shall be their duty ,
to remove the wrappers and envelopes from all printed matter and pamphlets not charged with letter postage ,
for the purpose of ascertaining whether there is upon or connected with any such printed matter ,
or in such package ,
any matter or thing which would authorize or require the charge of a higher rate of postage thereon .
And all publishers of pamphlets ,
periodicals ,
magazines ,
and newspapers ,
which shall not exceed sixteen ounces in weight ,
shall be allowed .
to interchange their publications reciprocally ,
free of postage :
Provided ,
That such interchange shall be confined to a single copy of each publication :
And provided ,
also ,
That said publishers may enclose in their publications the bills for subscriptions thereto ,
without any additional charge for postage ;
And provided ,
further ,
Thai in all cases where newspapers shall not contain over three hundred square inches ,
they may be transmitted through the mails by the publishers to bona fide subscribers ,
at one -
fourth the rates fixed by this act .
5 .
By the act of March 3 ,
1845 ,
providing for the transportation of the mail between the United States and foreign countries ,
it is enacted by the 3d section ,
that the rates of postage to be charged and collected on all letters ,
packages ,
newspapers ,
and pamphlets ,
or other printed matter ,
between the ports of the United States and the ports of foreign governments enumerated herein ,
transported in the United States mail under the provisions of this act ,
shall be as follows :
Upon all letters and packages not exceeding one -
half ounce in weight ,
between any of the ports of the United States and the ports of England or France ,
or any other foreign port not less than three thousand miles distant twenty -
four cents ,
with the inland postage of the United States added when sent through the United States mail to or from the post office at a port of the United States ;
upon letters and packets over one -
half an ounce in weight ,
and not exceeding one ounce ,
forty -
eight cents ;
and for every additional half ounce or fraction of an ounce ,
fifteen cents ;
upon all letters and packets not ,
exceeding one -
half ounce ,
gent through the United States mail between the ports of the United States and any of the West India islands ,
or islands in the Gulf of Mexico ,
ten cents ;
and twenty cents upon letters and packets not exceeding one ounce ;
and five cents for every additional half ounce or fraction of an ounce ;
upon each newspaper ,
pamphlet ,
and price current ,
sent in the mail between the United States and any of the ports and places above enumerated ,
three cents ,
with inland United States postage added when the same is transported to or from said port of the United States in the United States mail .
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