Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-15
OFFICIAL.
Postal Convention between the United
states and France

Postal Convention betweeR the Cuitea
states and France.
AYfieI,s aoresd spOn betlcees tie General Post
once Of the Uslted States Of Lmer,ca bv J,m,,
CamPoeu, Psstnsaster Gsserui, ~ Virtue of his
s0asnfHtsondf PolCeTs, and tie General Post.
0fee Of France, BY Cosnt de Sartiges. kinis-
tr q hi Imperial kejesty the Emperor of
Ae frsncH, and inreseed tcih special Porers
to thts Erect, to ttt-
ARTICLs 1. There shall be an exchange Of
correspondence between the French Post. once
snd Ine United States Post-Orics oy rhe mean s
OF communication and Of trans nsporta,ion mere.
matter designated, to wit
lst BY packets and other steam -vess els per.
1crmiRg regular service between the ports of
France and the ports Of the United States.
ID. By United States m all packets p,vine b.
tween he ports OF the United State and n a
ports Of Great Britain.
30. And, finally, by British packets and
service between the ports Of Great Britain an d
The ports Of the United States.
pay the expenses resulting from the transpor-
fation between the United States and France of
all mails which shall be transported BY pack
cts and other steam vessels depart.u ug nom or
bound for France, except those which shall be
brought 10 France or sent from France BY the
United States Tuaii packers.
The French Post-O Offi ce shall paw, besides an
follows
lst The expenses esultine from the trans.
mails which shall be exchanged oct ween the
fTssen and United States Post Ofices by way
Of England
I'd. The transit charges due 10 the british
Post Once for the said mails
I'D. And, finally, the expenses Of sea trans.
portation due to the same ONCE for mails ex-
changed between the French Post ONCE aud the
United States Post Office by means of British
packets and otner British vessels bound for or
departing from the ports of Great Britain.
On its side the United States Post Once shall
pay as follows:
Ist. The expenses resulting from the trans.
portaiion between the United States and France
of mails which shall be dispatched from one Of
the two countries 70 the other by United States
United States -Et
I'd. The expenses resulting from the trauspor.
taiion between the United States and Great
Britain OF mails which shall be exchanged be.
tween the French and United States Post
Omces by means OF United States mail pac kets
plying between the ports OF the United states
and the ports Of Great Britain.
ARTICLE Ill. The exchange Of correspond.
ence between the French and United States
Post Office Departments snail take place
through the following post Offices:
On the side of France.-l. Havre; 9. The
travelling once from Paris TO Calais
On the side Of the United S;ates-I. New
cisco.
Independently of the aboye.dessuatsd of,css
OF exchange, others may be established by q
mutual understanding between the respective
Post-Onice Departments at any other points in
ine terntories OF the two countries at which
direct relations may hereafter be deemed neces.
sary.
ARTICLE ~. The relations betwesn the
iss iTenen and me United States exchange post.
omces Designated In the preceding article shall
be established In the following manner
LIST. The Hayre ONCE shall correspond with
the New YORK, Boston. Philadeiphia, and San
francisco ofhces, as well by the packets and
other steam-yeesels plying between Havrs and
New York as by the United States packets and
the British packets and other British steam.
vessels plying between Southampton and New
York, between Liverpool and New York, and
between Liverpool and Boston.
I'd The travelling ONCE from Paris to Calais
shall correspond with the New York, Boston,
Philadelphia, and San Francisco offices by the
United States mail packets and the British
packets and other British steam vessels plying
between Southampton and New YORK, betweea
Liverpool and New York, and between Liver.
changed between the French Post.Omce and
United States Post Office shall be directed
conformably 70 Table A. annexed to the pres
ARTICLE VI. Persons who shall wish 10 send
ordinary letters, that Is 10 say, unregistered
letters, either from France and Algeria TO the
United States and their territories, or from the
United States and their territories to France
and Algeria, may, at their choice, leave the
postage TO be paid by the person addressed.
OF pay in advance the postage 10 the place Of
destination.
The posts ge to be levied in France and in
Algeria on letters for the United States and
tneir Territories, paid to destination, as well as
on unpaid letters coming from the United
STATES and their Territories shall be established
according 70 the weight of each letter, AT the
rate Of eighty centimes per seven grammes and
half
Reciprocally, the postage TO be levied in the
United States and In the Territories Of the
United States on letters for Fran ce and Algeria
paid 10 destination, as we'll as on unpaid let
ters coming from France and Algeria, shall be
established according TO the weight Of each let
ter. at the rate Of nfteen cents per American
quarter ounce, or fraction Of American quarter
ounce.
ARTICLE VII. The rates Of postage 70 be
paid by the French Post Once 70 the United
States Post Once, as we'll on prepaid letters
sent from France and Algeria for the United
States as on unpaid letters sent TO France and
Algeria from the United States, are fxed as
follows, viz:
1. At the sum Of three cents per seven gram
mes and a half, or fraction of seven grammes
and q half, on each letter transported between
the French frontier and the American frontier
al the expense or ON account OF the French
Post Ofice.
,. At the sum CT nine cents per seven gram
mes and half, or fraction Of seven grammes
and half. for each letter transported between
the American frontier and the British froatier
for or from France at the expense OF the United
States Post Office
Frammes and q half, OF fraction OF seven
grammes and q halt. for each letter transport
ed between the American frontier and the
French frontier direct, or when touching only
at one intermediate English por, without pass
ing through England, at the expense of the
United States.
As 10 tne rdles Ol pOstdKe 70 Dc pku oy tne
United > ates Post-O1ice 10 the French Post
once, as well for prepaid letters sent from the
United States for France and Algeria as for
unpaid letters sent from France and Algeria for
the United States, they are fixed as follows:
4. At the sum Of three cents per American
quarter ounce, or fraction Of American quar-
ter-ounce, for each letter transported between
the American frontier and the French frontier
direct. or when touching only at ons Interme-
date English port without passing through
England, at the expense Of the United States.
2. At the sum Of six cents Per American
quarter-ounce, or fraction Of American quar-
ter-ounce, for each letter transported between
the American frontier and the British frontier,
for or from France, as the expense Of the Uni
ted States Post-Omce.
.. And as the sum Of twelve cents per Amer.
lean Quarter-oance, or fractiou Of American
Quarter-ounee, TOR each letter transported BE-
tween the French frontier and the American
frontier. &C the expense or on account OF the
French Post-Ofnce.
ARrrcLI VIII. Ordinary lettsrs SAINT by way
of France either from the United States and
their territories for the countries mentioned in
Table 3, ANNEXED to the present articles, or
from these same countries for the United States
and their territories, shall be exchanged be-
tween the French Post-Omcs and the United
Stass Post.Ofnce on ths conditions stated In
the said table.
Ordinary lettsrs sent by way Of the Unitsd
States, either from France and Algeria, tor the
eountr,es m ntionsd in Table Q, annexed 70 the