The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-23
Postal Arrnn. emen,s with Bremen.

Additional articles agreed upon between the Post Office
Of the United States and she Post Office De
ing for the registration of valuable Letters to be
by the United States and Bremen lines of steamers
direct, between New York and Bremerha ven:-
Article Letters alleged to be valuable posted at any
post Office in the United States and addressed to any
part of the German Austrian Postal Union or posted in
United States and deliverable at the respective exchange
Offices of New York Bremen. to be thence conveyed
by the United States and Bremen lines Of steamers,
shall from and after the first day OF August 1855, be
registered at the Office OF mailing on the application Of
postsgs charseabe thereon to desnaton together with
registration fee Of Ave cents each letter, be pre-
paid at such mailing Offices And provided, also, That
render the respective post Office departments Of the Uni
ted States Bremen their revenues, liable for the
Art q All such letters or packets msiled in the In
terror of the United States or Of the German Austrian
Postal Union respectively shall bs received registered
and recepted directed in the regulations
issued in each country in regard to the registration OF
valuable letters, and shall DO sent to the exchange
Offices of New York Bremen respectively, for the pur
poee of being forwarded thence by the next direct
steamer.
Art 8. The respective exchange offices of New York
and Bremen shall make separate letter bill for each
registered letter. parcel Of registered letters originally
maled at said exchange ofces sent to them to be
forwarded prescribed BY the regulations referred TO
in article 2 and shall enter therein the name Of the
person addressed, the post Office to which 1t is to DO
mailed for delivery, and the rate OF postage for each
letter. The postmaster OF said exchange office will then
all each such letter, parcel of letters In separate
package from the unres letters and seal each
package, after tying il the usual manner. The let.
ter bills such registered letters shA not be enclosed
in the packsges containing them but shall be enclosed
separate wrapper envelope sealed and addresses
TO the postmaster Of the corresponding exchange Office
Of Bremen New York.
On the receipt Of registered letters for deli
very distribution at either Of the respective exchange
Offices of Bremen New York; the postmaster Of such
receiving office will compare the Letters with the bill,
and it "cofrect" If 1t Ia found So will note
error there be one, in the prescribed with
registered letters received from inland post
Office. He will then oil up the corresponding return dill,
noting upon whether correct otherwise and will
that il Is returned by the first NAL thereafter to the
office Of mailing, (New York or Bremen, as the ease
may be.)
Art g. Registered letters received ut New York from
Bremen received ut Bremen from New York and des
tined INLAND post Office, sbal be for warded 10 the
other registered letters sinay mailed
at either Office.
Art. g. The United States and Brsmen post Offices
shall ciprocally account to each other upon such
gistered letters shall be exchanged between them Ia
the same manner prescribed in the postal conven
ton concluded the 4th of August, 1885, but the
gistraton Of i've cents shall to the United
States Post Office Department upon all registered letters
from tire United States to Bremen and to the Bre
Poet Office Department upon all registered letters
sent from Bre men TO the United States.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our names
snd affixed the seals OF resp active Offices this
teentb day Of May, one thousand eight hundred and
fnyfve, at the city of Washington
JAMES CAMPBELL, Postmaster General.
X SCHLEtDEN,
Minister Resident OF the Republic of Bremen.