little use, as the insurgents examine, and often confiscate, the correspondence.
At present, the rates for postage in the interior of Mexico are so high that letter-writing is rather expensive. The foreign are much lower than the domestic rates.
Stamp-tariff.—For single letters to points in the interior of the country, not exceeding 16 leagues, the rate is 10 cents for each quarter of an ounce; 25 cents for half an ounce; 35 cents for three-quarters of an ounce; 50 cents for each ounce.
Single letters to points exceeding 16 leagues, 25 cents[1] for each quarter of an ounce; 35 cents for half an ounce; 50 cents for three quarters of an ounce; and 6O cents for each ounce.
Printed matter in unsealed wrappers, 5 cents a pound, or $1.25 for a package weighing one arroba (25 pounds).
Unsealed business circulars, 5 cents each, or $4 a hundred. Printed or engraved cards on pasteboard or vellum, 75 cents a pound.
For Foreign Letters.—Each half ounce (15 grammes), 5 cents; postal-cards, 2 cents each.
Printed matter of all kinds:
1 cent for 50 grammes or less.
2 cents for 100 grammes.
3 cents for 150 grammes.
4 cents for 200 grammes and up to 2 kilogrammes.
Each State in the Republic has its own stamps, with particular numbers marked on them. No stamps are allowed to be taken outside of the post-office, except in the city of Vera Cruz. The rules of the department require that letters must be delivered at the stamp-window,[2] where
