New York, and found it contained a play by a young lady, who requested him to add a prologue, etc., and make arrangements for production. He had to pay nearly £5 for postage. A week later he (again absently) opened a similar package, and found a duplicate copy of the drama, sent in case the first should miscarry. He had to pay a second time. Dr. Johnson was more wary. He received a packet from Lisbon, on which he was invited to pay about £10, but he flatly refused to part with the money.
1797. Postage from Great Britain to:
Portugal, single letter. 1s.; 1 ounce, 4s.
British America, single letter. 1s.; 1 ounce, 4s.
Gibraltar, single letter. 1s. 9d.; 1 ounce, 7s.
Malta, single letter, 2s. 1d.; 1 ounce, 8s. 4d.
In 1825 the postage on a letter was to:
s. d. France 1 2 Holland 1 4 Italy 1 11 Spain 2 2 Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, and Russia 1 8
The inland rate was also payable on such letters if posted in the provinces.
s. d. Portugal 2 6 Gibraltar 2 10 Malta and Corfu 3 2 Madeira 2 7 Brazil 3 6 Buenos Ayres 3 6 America 2 2 Jamaica and Leeward Islands 2 2 Mexico 3 0 La Guayra 3 0
s. d. 1887. To France 0 10 1887.„ To„ North Germany 1 8 1887.„ To„ South America 4 6
