Text Box: Table V.--SECOND-CLASS MAIL 1 Dots (...)= Absence of rate.  Dashes (---)=Continuance of rate. 1792-1878
Magazines, periodicals, Circulars, handbills,
Year Newspapers and pamphlets and other printed Books
matter (2)
1792 Not over 100 miles, 1 cent ... ... ...
  each
Over 100 miles, 1 1/2 cents
  each ... ... ...
1794 Not over 100 miles, no Not over 50 miles, 1 cent
  change   per sheet. (3) ... ...
Over 100 miles no change 51 to 100 miles, 1 1/2 cents
  per sheet ... ...
Single newspapers within Over 100 miles,  2 cents
  State, 1 cent each.   per sheet ... ...
1815 Single newspapers within Over 100 miles, 50 per- 50 percent increase 50 percent increase
  State, 50 percent increase.   cent increase
1816 Single newspapers within Above increase repealed Above increase re- Above increase re-
  State. above increase re-   pealed   pealed
  pealed.....................................
1825 Not over 100 miles, no Published periodically:
  change    Not over 100 miles. ... ...
Over 100 miles, no change    1 1/2 cents per sheet
Single newspapers within   Over 100 miles, 2 1/2
  State, no change.    cents per sheet.
  Not published periodic-
  ally:
    Not over 100 miles ... ...
     4 cents per sheet
    Over 100 miles,   6
       cents per sheet.
1845 Not over 1,900 square inches:
    Within 30 miles, free............ .................................................... .........................................
     31 to 100 miles, 1 cent each .................................................... ......................................... ...
       Over 100 miles, 1 1/2 cents Not over 1 ounce any Same as magazine
      each.     distance, 2 1/2 cents per     rate but if not
    Single newspapers within     copy.     larger than single-
      State, 1 cent each.     cap paper, 2 cents
    a sheet any dis-
    tance.
Over 1,900 square inches: Each additional ounce
  Not over 1 ounce any dis-     or fraction not less
    tance, 2 1/2 cents per copy     than 1/2 ounce, 1 cent
  Each additional ounce, 1     per ounce.
    cent per ounce.
1847 Transient newspapers (4)  3 .....do.......................................... Not over 1 sheet, 3 ...
  cents each (prepaid)(other   cents each (pre-
  rates same as 1845).   paid).
Text Box:   Text Box: 1.  Actually there was no "second-class mail" category until 1863.  Prior to 1863 specific rates were estab-      lished for various kinds of mail matter.  Shown on this chart are rates for matter much of which was       eventually classified as second class.  The rates quoted do not include the additional 1/2-cent carrier      delivery charge which was presumable collected until 1863.  This fee accrued to the carrier. 2.  For the most part, this matter eventually was classified as third-class mail.  It is included on this chart      because of the rate relationships with other printed matter during the period covered. 3.  Every folio pages, or quarto pages, or 16 octavo pages of a magazine or pamphlet was considered a      sheet as defined in 1816. 4.  Newspapers not sent from office of publication.