CopenhagenAndItsEnvirons_A

43

p a p e rs are forw arded free; bu t b y O stend they are ■charged as letters. L etters m u st be p osted a t the Gr. P . 0 . an h o u r before the d ep artu re of the S te am e rs; b u t they can be posted a t the P . 0 . at the Custom H ouse h a lf an h ou r later. L etters can be pre-p aid . T h e P en n y P o stag e System has lately been in tro d u ced , so th at a single letter (Vs ounce) can in the tow n and C h ristian shavn be franked b y a 2 Skilling p o s t-s ta m p , (blue): to or from any p a r t o f the kingdom by a 4 Skilling p o st-stam p , (red ): to or from Slesw ig by 2 p o s t-s ta m p s : to or from H olstein by 3 p o st-stam p s; (probably these w ill shortly be re d u ce d ): and to or from H am b urg b y 4 p o st-stam p s, or 1 Mark D anish. In the P o st Office Y ard, and in v ario u s p a rts o f the to w n , are suspended tin boxes in w hich fran k ed or unfranked letters m ay be deposited.