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POSTAGE DIRECTOKY FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.
RATES OF POSTAGE ON LETTERS AND NEWSPAPERS TO THE
COLONIES AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
* To those Places, and hy the Route marked *, the Letter Postage must he paid in advance.
Newspapers to the Colonies and Foreign Countries must be posted within Seven Days after
their pubhcation ; and to all places to which they are not forwarded free, the Postage on
them must be paid in advance.
Newspaper
3d each
Free
2d each,
Brit. Settlmt
Free
Id each
Free
3d each
2d —
2d —
Id —
3d —
2d —
5d —
4d —
Id —
Free
3d each
Id —
Free
Id each
The First Route given in this List is that hy which Let-
ters are forwarded m a mutter of course ; if wished to be
sentother^vise, they must be addressed accordingly.
*AccRA, Bee Africa, west coast of.
*Aden, Arabia, by British packet, via Mar-
seilles,
Aden, do., via Southampton,
*Africa, west coast of, by packet,
Africa, other places not British (except Alge-
ria, which see), by private ship, •
Agra, see India, East.
Algeria,
Alexandria, Egypt, by closed mail, via Mar-
seilles,
Alexandria, via Southampton,
Alexancbia, by French packet, via Mar-
seilles,
America, see United States of.
Amsterdam, Holland, ....
Antigua, see West Indies, British,
Anguella, see West Indies, British.
"Arabia, by closed mail, via Marseilles, .
Arabia, via Southampton,
Archipelago (Grecian), see Greece.
*Archipelago (Indian), (except the Dutch pos-
sessions, see Java), by private ship, .
*Ai'chipelago (Indian), (except as above), by
packet, via Marseilles and India,
*Archipelago (except as above), by packet, via
Southampton and India,
Athens, see Greece.
*Ascension Island, by private ship,
*AustraHa (except Western, see below), by
direct packet, and Southampton and India,
on alternate months, ....
*Australia, via Marseilles and India, every
second month,
*AustraHa, Western, by private ship, .
*AustraUa, Western, by packet,
*AustraHa, generally (except New So. Wales,
which see), if specially addressed by private
ship,
Austria (except Lombardy), via Belgium,
Letter Postage.
Under
i oz.
S. d.
1 10
10
1 8
1 3
1 10
2 2
1 10
Under
Joz.
S. d.
2 3
1
1
8
1 3
2 1
1 6
2 1
8
2 3
1
8
2 7
1 4
8
1
Under
f oz.
S. d.
4 1
2 1
2 9
3 4
4 1
4 9
4 1
Under
1 oz.
s. d.
4 6
2
2
1 4
2 6
4 2
3
4 2
1 4
4 6
2
1 4
5 2
2 8
1 4
2
1 4
1 4
POSTAGE DIRECTOKY FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.
RATES OF POSTAGE ON LETTERS AND NEWSPAPERS TO THE
COLONIES AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
* To those Places, and hy the Route marked *, the Letter Postage must he paid in advance.
Newspapers to the Colonies and Foreign Countries must be posted within Seven Days after
their pubhcation ; and to all places to which they are not forwarded free, the Postage on
them must be paid in advance.
Newspaper
3d each
Free
2d each,
Brit. Settlmt
Free
Id each
Free
3d each
2d —
2d —
Id —
3d —
2d —
5d —
4d —
Id —
Free
3d each
Id —
Free
Id each
The First Route given in this List is that hy which Let-
ters are forwarded m a mutter of course ; if wished to be
sentother^vise, they must be addressed accordingly.
*AccRA, Bee Africa, west coast of.
*Aden, Arabia, by British packet, via Mar-
seilles,
Aden, do., via Southampton,
*Africa, west coast of, by packet,
Africa, other places not British (except Alge-
ria, which see), by private ship, •
Agra, see India, East.
Algeria,
Alexandria, Egypt, by closed mail, via Mar-
seilles,
Alexandria, via Southampton,
Alexancbia, by French packet, via Mar-
seilles,
America, see United States of.
Amsterdam, Holland, ....
Antigua, see West Indies, British,
Anguella, see West Indies, British.
"Arabia, by closed mail, via Marseilles, .
Arabia, via Southampton,
Archipelago (Grecian), see Greece.
*Archipelago (Indian), (except the Dutch pos-
sessions, see Java), by private ship, .
*Ai'chipelago (Indian), (except as above), by
packet, via Marseilles and India,
*Archipelago (except as above), by packet, via
Southampton and India,
Athens, see Greece.
*Ascension Island, by private ship,
*AustraHa (except Western, see below), by
direct packet, and Southampton and India,
on alternate months, ....
*Australia, via Marseilles and India, every
second month,
*AustraHa, Western, by private ship, .
*AustraUa, Western, by packet,
*AustraHa, generally (except New So. Wales,
which see), if specially addressed by private
ship,
Austria (except Lombardy), via Belgium,
Letter Postage.
Under
i oz.
S. d.
1 10
10
1 8
1 3
1 10
2 2
1 10
Under
Joz.
S. d.
2 3
1
1
8
1 3
2 1
1 6
2 1
8
2 3
1
8
2 7
1 4
8
1
Under
f oz.
S. d.
4 1
2 1
2 9
3 4
4 1
4 9
4 1
Under
1 oz.
s. d.
4 6
2
2
1 4
2 6
4 2
3
4 2
1 4
4 6
2
1 4
5 2
2 8
1 4
2
1 4
1 4
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| Scottish Post Office Directories > Towns > Edinburgh > Post Office Edinburgh and Leith directory > 1854-1855 > (388) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/83097793 |
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| Description | Post-Office Edinburgh & Leith directory 1854-55 |
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| Shelfmark | POE |
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| Description | Edinburgh : Postmaster General, [1846-1975]. Preceded by: Edinburgh & Leith Post Office Directory Limited. |
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| Shelfmark | Various |
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| Description | Directories of individual Scottish towns and their suburbs. |
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| Description | Around 700 Scottish directories published annually by the Post Office or private publishers between 1773 and 1911. Most of Scotland covered, with a focus on Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen. Most volumes include a general directory (A-Z by surname), street directory (A-Z by street) and trade directory (A-Z by trade). |
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