(1893) Almanack

ALMANACK FOR

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Kate Greenaways

ALMANACK for

1893

GEORGE ROUTLEDGE &

SONS, Limited

JANUARY.

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Easter Sunday.

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2nd Sunday after Easter.

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3rd Sunday after Easter.

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4th Sunday after Easter.

Full Moon. ist day, 7 h. 17 m. a.m. Last Quarter. 9th day, 11 h. 35 m. a.m. New Moon. 16th. day, 2 h. 34 m. p.m. /"/W^ Quarter. 22nd day, 5 h. 26 m. p.m Full Moon. 30th day, 11 h. 23 m. p.m.

MAY. !

St. Philip

and

St. James.

Invent, of Cross. St. John.

Rogation Sunday.

Holy Thursday.

Ascension Day.

Sunday after Ascension.

St.

Dunstan.

Whit Sunday.

Pentecost.

Queen Victoria Born. St. Augustin.

Venerable Bede. Trinity Sunday.

Last Quarter. q\h day, 2 h. 24 m. a.m. New Moon. 15th day, 10 h. 46 m. p.m. 22nd day, 2 h. 51m. p.m. Full Moon. 30th day, 3 h. 22 m. p.m. First Quarter.

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AUTUMN

POSTAL INFORMATION. Letter Post.

In the United Kingdom, including the Channel Islands: for letters and parcels not exceeding one ounce, id. not exceeding two ounces, \\d.\ and \d. for every additional two ounces or fraction of two ounces. No letter may exceed 18 inches in length, 9 inches in width, or 6 inches in depth. Unstamped or unpaid letters are charged double postage on delivery those insufficiently stamped, double the deficiency. Book Post. The postage on any book packet within the United Kingdom, in a cover open at the ends, and not exceeding 18 inches in length, 9 inches in width, 6 inches in depth, and 5 pounds in weight, is \d. for every two ounces, or fraction of two ounces. Newspaper Post. Newspapers registered as such at the General Post Office, and so marked, can be sent through the inland post for id., and abroad, if posted within eight days of publication, at slightly increased rates. ;

;

stout cards, Post Cards are sold as under ten for 6d., one hundred for 5s.; thin cards, ten for 240 for 11s. Reply post cards: stout cards, five for 6d., fifty for 55.; thin cards, five for 5^/., parcel of 120 for us. :

55^/.,

Registration. Any letter, newspaper, book, packet, or parcel, duly stamped, may be registered to any place in the United Kingdom and to nearly All letters unquestionably conall places abroad. taining coin, posted without registration, are charged on delivery w ith a fee of 8d., in addition to postage on inland letters, &c, a fee of id. gives compensa;

tion for 10, 4d. 5, 15, $a, 20, 3^. Fee to Colonies and Foreign Countries 2d.

Telegrams. each

6d.jzs,

6d. for first 12 words, and id. for additional word addresses to be paid for. ;

Parcels Post. Parcels must bear the words "Parcels Post" clearly written in the left-hand top corner. The parcel must not exceed 3 ft. 6 in. in length or 6 ft. for greatest length and girth comNot bined, or nibs, in weight. The rates are: exceeding ilb., 3d. and i\d. for every additional ;

or part of a

lb.

up

lb.

to

n lbs.

Pattern Post. Packets weighing not more than 40Z., id. over 402. but not more than 6oz., No i\d.\ over6oz. but not more than 8oz., 2d. packet to exceed 8 oz. in weight or 12 in. by 8 in. ;

by

4

in. in

bulk.

are issued for fixed sums ; those 6d. at a charge of \d.; 2s., 2s. 6d., 10s. and 10s. 6d., 45-. 6d., $s., 7s. 6d., Stamps to the id.; those of 15s. and 20s., i\d. amount of $d. may be affixed to the face of an order amounts. to make up broken

Postal Orders

of

is.

and

is.

3s., 3s. 6d., 4s.,

Money Orders. orders is:

exceeding exceeding

The commission on inland For sums not exceeding 1, 2d.; not 4, ^d.; not 2, 3d.; not exceeding not exceeding .10, 6d. j, $d. ;

Telegraph Money Orders. to

jio, and are issued between

offices

all

These are limited head and branch

authorized to transact telegraph and

money

order business.

Foreign Postage.

Letters can be sent at the rate of 2\d. per half-ounce to all countries in the world, id. post cards are now available to all places abroad to which post cards are transmissible, and reply post cards at 2d. each for all destinations to which the reply card arrangement at present applies. Newspapers, books, and printed papers generally, Patterns and samples, \d. per \d. per two ounces. two ounces, with a minimum charge of id. Commercial papers, \d. per two ounces, with a minimum charge of 2\d.