All the rates shown are for single letters. This is a ingle sheet of paper folded to form the entire with the address written on the outside. Two sheet of paper were charged at double and three sheets at treble the rates shown. Quadruple rates were applied to letters above one ounce in weight and ths again was doubled up for each additional ounce or part of.

From 1784 distances were in Irish miles.

Charge                    Distance

    2d                       Upto 7 miles
    3d                       Between 7 and 15 miles
    4d                       Between 15 and 25 miles
    5d                       Between 25 and 35 miles
    6d                       Between 35 and 45 miles
    7d                       Between 45 and 55 miles
    8d                       Between 55 and 65 miles
    9d                       Between 65 and 95 miles
    10d                     Between 95 and 120 miles
    11d                     Between 120 and 150 miles
    1/-                      Between 150 and 200 miles
    1/1d                    Between 200 and 250 miles
    1/2d                    Between 250 and 300 miles

     An additional 1d was chargedfor each additional 100 miles (or part of).