POSTAGE RATES FROM NOVA SCOTIA IN THE YEAR 1854.
LIMIT OF WEIGHT ¼ OUNCE.
| | s. | d. |
|---|
| To | Alexandria | 2 | 3 |
| Algeria | 1 | 10 |
| Austria | 2 | 8 |
| Bavaria | 2 | 2 |
| Belgium | 2 | 3 |
| China | 2 | 10 |
| France | 2 | 3 |
| Gibraltar | 2 | 1 |
| Holland | 2 | 2 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 10 |
| India | 2 | 10 |
| Norway | 2 | 7 |
| Portugal | 2 | 1 |
| Prussia | 2 | 2 |
| Russia | 2 | 6 |
| Spain | 2 | 2 |
| Sweden | 2 | 2 |
| Turkey | 3 | 0 |
LIMIT OF WEIGHT ½ OUNCE.
| | s. | d. |
|---|
| To | Adelaide | 2 | 0 |
| Antigua | 1 | 8 |
| Australia | 2 | 1 |
| Bermuda | 0 | 8 |
| Brazil | 3 | 9 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 10 |
| Cape of Good Hope | 2 | 0 |
| Chili | 1 | 7 |
| Cuba | 1 | 3 |
| Denmark | 1 | 10 |
The following figures show the increase in the sale of postage stamps in Nova Scotia in the first four years after their introduction, viz.:
| | £ | s. | d. |
|---|
| 1852 | Amount sold | 325 | 2 | 6 |
| 1853 | ” | 473 | 4 | 8 |
| 1854 | ” | 898 | 0 | 6 |
| 1855 | ” | 1656 | 16 | 3 |
An increase of five hundred per cent.—The Halifax Philatelist, vol. ii., page 7.