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RATES OF POSTAGE

AT THE BRITISH POST OFFICES IN CHINA.

I.-TO COUNTRIES OF THE POSTAL UNION.

General Bates of Postage

to or from the Countries of the Postal Union .....

Exceptional Rates to or from

the Countries marked (16) viên Brindisi only...

LETTERS, PER OZ.

PAID 12 cents UNPAID 18

NEWSPAPERS AND BOOKS AND PATTERNS,

PRICES CURRENT.

REGISTRATION.

PER Z OZ.

8 cents.

"

2 cents. Cannot be sent.

4 cents. Letter Rate.

PAID 16 cents. UNFAID 22

T

8 cents.

4 cents. Cannot be sent.

6 cents. Letter Rate.

J

*****

Less the value of the Stamps, if any.

THE COUNTRIES OF THE POSTAL UNION ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Aden

Holland

Senegal

(16)

Africa, West Coast.... (16)

Honduras

(16)

Servia

Algeria

Hongkong and Agencies

Seychelles

Angola

(16)

Hungary

Sierra Leone

(16)

Annobon

Iceland

Spain and Colonies

Argentine Republic... (16)

India

St. Pierre et Miquelon

Austria

Italy

Straits Settlements

Azores Islands

(16)

Japan (Local Rates)

Surinam ...

(16)

*Bagdad

Karikal

Sweden

Balearic Islands

*Kashmir

Switzerland

Barbary (Via Brindisi)

Labuan

Tahiti

*Bassora

Lagos....

(16)

Tangiers

Batavia

*Ladak

Tetuan

Belgium

*Linga

Timor

Bermuda

(16)

Low Islands

Brazil

(16)

Luxemburg

British Guiana

(16)

Madagascar

Tripoli Tunis Turkey

Buenos Ayres

(16)

Mahé

United Kingdom

(16)

*Bunder Abas

Madeira

(16)

United States

(16)

*Bushire

Malta

Vancouver's I.......

(16)

*Cabul

Manila (Local Rates)

Canada

Canary Islands

99

(16)

Mandalay

WEST INDIES, viz :-

(16)

Marian Islands

Buen Ayre...

(16)

Carerde Islands

Marquesas Islands

Cuba

(16)

Cryenne

(16)

Mauritius

Curaçoa

(16)

Ceylon

Mayotte

Desirade..

(16)

Chandernagore

Mozambique

Guadeloupe

(16)

Dutch Guiana

Egypt

Faroe Islands

Denmark and Colonies

Falkland Islands ...... (16)

Fernando Po............ (16)

*Muscat

Isle of Pines

(16)

(16)

Netherlands and Colonies

Netherlands India

Jamaica

(16)

Les Saintes

(16)

New Brunswick

***

(16)

Marie Galante

(16)

New Caledonia

Martinique

(16)

Newfoundland

(16)

Oruba ......

(16)

Finland

Norway

Porto Rico

(16)

France and Colonies

Nova Scotia

..... (16)

Saba

R

(16)

French Guiana ..................

(16)

Persia

St. Croix....

(16)

Gaboon

(16)

Peru

(16)

St. Eustatius..........

(16)

Gambia

(16)

Germany

Gibraltar

Philippine Islands (Local) Pondicherry

Portugal and Colonies

St. John....

(16)

St. Martin

(16)

St. Thomas

(16)

Goa

Prince Edward's I. (16)

Trinidad............... (16)

Gold Coast

(16)

Réunion

Yanaon

Greece

Roumania

*Zanzibar

Greenland

(16)

Russia

*Gwadur

Saigon (also see Local)