The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-01-09
POSTAL CONVENTION.

Convention between her Majesty the uniied States Of
America, for the Improvement of The Commuu by
| Post between their respective Territories. Sgrpd az
! London, December 10, 1873.
Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom or Great
Britain and Ireland, and the United States OF America be-
ing desrons t. promote the friendly relations existing be-
tween their respective subjects and citizens by
communications by Post between the territories OF her
more liberal and advantageous footing have resolved
conclude Convention for this purpose and have named
Hes Majesty the Queen Of The United Kingdom of Great
Britain aud Leland the Right Honorable Henry John Vs-
Der of her Britannia Majesys Most Honorable Pry Coan
81 member Of Parliament Kaigh, Grand Cross of the
Most Honorable Order OF the Bath, and her Brtannic Ma
ljesys PRINCIPAL Secretary Of State for Foreign Alas
And the President OF HE United States. by aud with the
citizen Of the United States their Envoy Ext aordnary
Who, after having communicated 10 each other their
agreed upon aud concluded the following Articles:
Article /.
There shall be charged upon u letters exceeding half
an onnee in weight conveyed either by British or by Uni
ted States packets, between port in the United rgdom
and port IN the United States uniform eight
The country by which the packet conveying the letters
furnished.
ARTICLE H.
There shall be charged by the Post Office Of The United
Kingdom upon ell letters not exceeding half in
The United States; or brought from he United States, and
delivered in the United Kingdom whether such letters shall
be conveyed by Brush by United States packets
land postage rate OF one penny half penn,
There shall be charged by the Post ice of the United
weight posed in the United States aud forwarded the
United Kingdom, or brought from ,he United Kingdom, and
delivered IN the United States whether such shall be
conveyed by United States by British packets an inland
postage rate OF five cents
Upon all letters posted in one country and delivered in
the other these rates of postage, both and inland shall
be combined INTO one rate of which payment in advance
shall be optional in either country 1t SHALL however,
be permitted pay less than the whole combined
ARTICLE ".
With respect above the weight of half ounce
each country shall be at liberty to employ, regards the
OF the of
sion in operation in its own territory for charging inland
rates OF postage
The United states engage TO grant to the United kingdom
ted States Of the spondence and newspapers from The
United Kingdom to the British North American provinces,
and from those provinces the United Kingdom. the
of inland postage be charged under this
for letters and newspapers between the United kngdom
British officer shall be permitted to accompany the
closed mails during their transit
On the other hand, Her Britannia Majesty engages
grant the United States the in closed mails through
the British North American provinces, of the correspond
and newspapers from part OF The territory of the
United states any other part Of The territory Of The United
charged, to be hereafter charged, in the North
mails may be conveyed within the North American provin
An officer of the United States shall be permitted to ac
company the closed mails during their transit.
ARTICLE VII
Theun,ed States further engage TO grant 70 the United
States through country where the romunica-
States ofIeters and newspapers forwarded United
Kngdom its colonies possessions, to other British
any foreign country or British colony possession to the
United Kingdom, is colonies or possessions
ARTICLE VIII
Her Britannia Majesty engages her part, to grant to
The United States the transit in closed mails through the
United kinsdom or through any country where the post
United Kingdom, of letters and forwarded
o H colony or of the United States or amy
foreign country and from any foreign coany from any
colony possession OF the United States, TO the United
States, their colonies or possessions
ARTICLE TX.
When letters shall be forwarded in closed mails under
the stpnatons ct articles " vi VIZ or VII OF the present
conventon the payment to be made to the Post Office of the
be, shall be made by the ounce, according the nett
weight of The letters at two rates to the with the adj
the loss hat would otherwe be sustained by
this mode OF computation.
ARTICLE X.
The country which sends or receives closed mails
through the other 10 render of the letters and
spapers received in such closed mails and
account such country for the postage due thereon
ARTICLE XII.
Letters posted in the United States addressed foreign
Kingdom, shall be delivered the British Post Office
ali United States postage whether packet or inland and
passing in transit through the United Kingdom shall be de-
postage whether packet or inland
In the OF those counties to which letters be
such British postage shall be collected in the United slatcs
Tin addition 10 the United States OF posage and
In the of those countries to which letters be
forwarded unless the United States postage be paid
vance, such United States postage shall be coec ed in
United Kingdoms Tin addition the British postagc) and
accounted for to the United States Post Office.
ARTICLE XII.
The of postage be taken by the British Post Office
upon letters arriving in the United Kingdom the Uni
ted States either by British by United States packets
be forwarded through the United Kingdom to colo
MES posse sons OF the United kngdom Of the United
the which is now, which may hereafter be,
by the British Post Office upon such
colonies possessions or foreign countries respectively,
when posted at the port of arrival delivered the port
OF departure of the packets conveying the mails between
the United Kingdom and the United States
The above postage Irrespective of and beyond the in
be the United States
posted delivered therein according TO the stipnlatons
article this convention, and also and
beyond the such letters payable according
the stipuations OF article l.
postage be taken by the United States Post
Office upon letters arriving la the United States by
British United States packets from the United King
DOM and TO be forwarded through the United
colonies OF the United States, United
Kingdom, TO those territories which, according tho
law OF the United States are beyond the limit their
rsa,-shail be the the which is now or
which may hereafter he, taken by the Uned States Post
Office letters conveyed, wheier by land
from such colonies possessions territories foreign
vered at the port of departure of the packets conveying
the mails between the United States and United King
dom.
The above postage irrespective of and beyond the in
land rate be taken in the United Kingdom npon such
letters posted delivered therein according to inc sup
uions OF article OF this convention, aud also irrespective
OF and beyond the upon such letters payable ac
cordpg to the s,ipulations of article
There SHALL be excepted from the above spni ons let
and nesp pers passing through the United Kingdom,
and as which rates nxed by