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Kate Greenaways
ALMANACK
for
1893

GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & SONS, Limited

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Sb Low Sunday.
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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.

Ascension Day. Holy Thursday.

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.
First Quarter. 22nd day, 2 h. 51m. p.m.
Full Moon. 30th day, 3 h. 22 m. p.m.
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 POSTAL INFORMATION.
Letter Post. In the United Kingdom, in-
cluding the Channel Islands: for letters and par-
cels 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 insuffi-
;

ciently 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.
Post Cards are sold as under stout cards,
:

ten for 6d., one hundred for 5s.; thin cards, ten for
55^/.,240 for 11s. Reply post cards: stout cards,
five for 6d., fifty for 55.; thin cards, five for 5^/.,
parcel of 120 for us.
Registration. Any letter, newspaper, book,
packet, or parcel, duly stamped, may be registered
to any place in the United Kingdom and to nearly
all places abroad. All letters unquestionably con-
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 5, 3^. 10, 4d. 15, $a, 20, 6d.jzs,
Fee to Colonies and Foreign Countries 2d.
Telegrams. 6d. for first 12 words, and id. for
each 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 com-
bined, or nibs, in weight. The rates are: Not
exceeding ilb., 3d. and i\d. for every additional
;

lb. or part of a lb. up to n lbs.

Pattern Post. Packets weighing not more
than 40Z., id. over 402. but not more than 6oz.,
;

i\d.\ over6oz. but not more than 8oz., 2d. No

packet to exceed 8 oz. in weight or 12 in. by 8 in.
by 4 in. in bulk.

Postal Orders are issued for fixed sums ; those

of is. and6d. at a charge of \d.; 2s., 2s. 6d.,
is.

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

45-. 6d., $s., 7s. 6d.,
10s. and 10s. 6d.,
id.; those of 15s. and 20s., i\d. Stamps to the
amount of $d. may be affixed to the face of an order
to make up broken amounts.
Money Orders. The commission on inland
orders is: For sums not exceeding 1, 2d.; not
exceeding 2, 3d.; not exceeding 4, ^d.; not
exceeding j, $d. not exceeding .10, 6d.
;

Telegraph Money Orders. These are limited

to jio, and are issued between all head and branch
offices 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,
\d. per two ounces. Patterns and samples, \d. per
two ounces, with a minimum charge of id. Com-
mercial papers, \d. per two ounces, with a minimum
charge of 2\d.