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 1/1/1847
First Class RateNot over 300 miles, per ½ oz.: 5 cents. Collect: 5 cents. Over 300 miles, per ½ oz.: 10 cents. Collect: 10 cents. Drop letters: 2 cents.
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Air Mail Rate 
CommentsTo or from Pacific Coast, per 1/2 oz.: 40 cents. Collect: 40 cents. Along the Pacific, per 1/2 oz.: Collect: 12 1/2 cents