Chapter II: Preface: v

INTRODUCTION xi

I. THE RATE FOR LETTERS--
Letter Post in England 1
Letter Post in Canada 37
Letter Post in the United States of America 59
Letter Post in France 78
Letter Post in Germany 97

II. THE RATE FOR NEWSPAPERS--
Newspaper Post in England 111
Newspaper Post in Canada 136
Newspaper Post (Second-class Mail) in the United States of America 148
Newspaper Post in France 164
Newspaper Post in Germany 173

III. THE RATE FOR PARCELS--
Parcel Post in England 183
Parcel Post in the United States of America 191
Parcel Post in France 204
Parcel Post in Germany 209

IV. MINOR RATES--
(i) Book Post 220
(ii) Samples 229
(iii) Commercial Papers 238
(iv) Postcards 241
(v) Rate for Printed Matter for the Blind 244
(vi) Minor Rates in the United States and Canada 244

V. LOCAL RATES 247

VI. INTERNATIONAL RATES--
(i) International Letter Post 263
(ii) International Parcel Post 277

VII. AN ANALYSIS OF COST--
Method 283
Cost 289