Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-16
OFFICIAL.
Postal Csnventisa between the U,ised
states and Bremen.

IOst.0Tee Department of ns Hanseatic R.nrS.
he u Bremen, modifying the Arransc ment en-.
tsred ,nto oy said Post Departments IN Isi7 70,
the reciprocal Receipt and Delivery of Naas 4,
Dc conreyed by he United States dsd Bressss
LtaeS 81 Nedmers, direct, betcees Nc,o Yorl
and BTemenhdrea. q. 5sF
ARTICLE 1. The post oface Of New Yo-n
snail be the United States once Of exchanye
eno brtmen the office Of exchange of that r }.
pubic for all mails transmitted under this ur.
Iangement .--F t|0 -T-7 : =
ARTICLE III. The international corrs,pou
renee, conveyed either by United States or OF
Bremen steamers, as hereinafter stated, bet ween
! the United States or its Territories, and Bre.
men, viii be SUBJECT to the following postags
charges. viz: Postage on each letter or packet
not exceeding half an ounce in weight, 10 cents
above half aD ounce, ana not over one ounce,
two ounces, 40 cents. And the postage will
increase In this seals Of progression, to wit:
Additional 20 cents Tor each additional on q ce,
or fraction of an ounce.
Payment in advance shall be optioual IN
either country. Ii shall not. however, be per.
mitted to pay less than the whole rate; ana no
account shall BE- takes OF the prepayment OF
ARTICLE Ill. All the States belonging to the
German Austrian Postal Union respect yeiy,
are 10 have the advantage of the rate of ten
Gents, established BY the precedipg article,
(second,) whenever their postage 70 and from
Bremen, for letters to and from the United
States. shall be reduced TO the uniform rate OF
nv nve e csn., OF iess. Qn an eorresPondence for
duce their rates. the charge between the United
States and Bremen, by ether Of the two lines,
will be hfteen cents the single rate. m.
And optional prepayment, . regular pro.
gressive scale, &C., upon the same principles
as In Article II. shall be admitted ana ob.
served. -
ARTIcLsIv On all letters ORIGINATING and
posted in other countries beyond the United
States, and mailed 10 and deliverable in Rre.
men, or originating and posted in countries
beyond Bremen, and mailed to and deliverable
In The United States, Ats Territories, the for.
eign postage (other than that of Bremen, an d
other than that Of the United States) is to be
III. as the case may be. And the two Post.
Once Departments are mutually to furnish
each other with lists stating the foreign couu.
uies: or places In foreiGn countries, to which
tne foreign postage, and the amount thereof
must be absolutely prepaid, or must be lett
unpaid. And until such lists are duly fur.
nisned neItner country Is to mail to the other
any letter from foreign countries beyond it, or
for foreign countries beyond the country 10
which the mail is sent.
ARTICLE Newspapers not weighing more
United States and Bremen steamers when the
whole postage OF two cents Is prepaid thereon n
al the mailing ONCE. The postage on PAM
phlets and magazines, per ounce or fraction of
an ounce, shall be one cent, prepayment of
which shall likewise be REQ uired in both con n /.
ules Said newspapers. pamphlets, aod mag.
azines are to be subject TO the laws and eguls.
tons Of each country, respectively, in regard
10 their liability 10 be rated with letter postage
Wnen containing written matter, or FOR any
o'her cause specified in said laws and reguIs.
tons. They must BE- sent In narrow bands
open al the sides or ends.
ARTICLE VI. The postage for which tie
United States and Bremen poss Offices shall
which shall be exchanged bet ween them. snail
De established, letter by letter, according 10 the
scales OF progression determined By the pre-
ceding second and third articles, as follows
viz: The Bremen Office snail pay to the United
states off1ce for each unpaid letter, weIgnjng
half an ounce, or less, originating In the United
States ana destined Tor Bremen, as well as tor
and destined for the United States, when con.
veyed, under Article IL, BY United States
cents; when con veyed. under Article III by
United States steamer, IL cente; and when by
Bremen steamer, ) cents. .sleA .En.ll
The United States once shall pay to the Bre.
men once for each unpaid letter, weighing
halt an ounce, OF less, originating in Bremen
and destined for the United States, as well rs
o ss in %.
conveyed, under Article H., by United States
steamer, cent; and when by Bremen steamer,
cents: when conveyed, under Article ILL.,, by
UnIteo States steamer, cent; and when by
Bremen steamer, ~ cents I'll.
Respecting the postage for newspapers,
pamphlets, and magazines received in either
country, the whole Is TO be paid 70 the United
States office when the same are sent by United
States steamers, and one half to the United
States and the other half to the Bremen ONCE
1t u Understood and agreed that, Of the por.
ticn Of the postage for which the United States
ofhce il to account TO Bremen, - well a. of
what Bremen may collect, all but one cant .
prletors Of the Bremen line Of steamers.
Letter bills and acknowledgements, a. well
as forms Of account shall be made to conform
ARTICLE VII. The accounts between the two
departments shall be closed at the expiration
of each quarter Of the CALENDAR year, BY guar.
tar 49, md "a vAA ~.
General Post. Once in Washin gton; aud. hav.
ing been examined, compared, and settled BY
the Post Once Of Bremen, the balance shall be
shall be found indebted to the other. II the
balance 10 in favor OF Bremen, It shall be paid
over Dy the United states at Bremen; and il In
favor of the United States, II shall oe paid over
by Bremen at Washington, or to the General
Post Office at London, to the credit OF tue
United States. as the Postmaster General of
the United States shall direct. Neither ONCE
any postage ii may collect. The 20 per cent
com mission to the postmaster at Bremen, stip.
nlated in Article vi. Of the arrangement Of
1Si7 is to cease from and after the date when
these articles take effect; and Bremen Is to re-
ceive no other compensation for the services
required by the arrangement Of 1e47 than as
provided in Article vi. of the present conven-
IIon.
ARTICLE VIII. The steamers of the two lines
shall be required to convey all dead aud re-
turned letters, and the official communications
of tbe respective post departments OF the United
States and Bremen, free Of charge.
ARTICLHIX. This arrangeunent which super.
sedes the temporary arrangement OF 9th July,
1853, is TO go into effect on the 18th of August
1853, and II Is TO be coptiE ued In force until
annulled by mutual consent, or by either post
department after the expiration Of three
months previous notlce TO the other, and IL may
also cease whenever the Bremen steamers
cease running.
In witness whereof, we have hereto set oar
names and afhxed the seals OF our respective
offices, this ith day of August, one thousand
eight hundred and ffty.three, at the city of
Washington. JAMES CAMPBELL,
Postmdster. General.
r ...Ift RUD0LPH SCuLBfDnN
Kinister Resident VI the Rspstlic Of Bremen.
Additional Articles agreed upon between tse Post.
Office Department cf ne U.ifsd States and the
Post. Office Department Of he HaasedtSe Republic
of Bremen, prociding for the Re2tstration Of val-
sable Lssters, % Be conveyed by a United &stes
and Bremen Lines of Steamers, direct, betuesn
yess York and Bremerhauea.
ARTICLE /. Letters, alleged 70 b valuable,
posted at any post.o0ce IN the United States,
and addressed 70 any part Of the German Aus
uian Postal Union, or posted IN the German
Austrian Postal Union, and addressed TO the
United States, and aehvelaols at The Sespectiy We
exchange Offices OF NsW Yorx or Bremsn, to be
thence conveyed by the United States and
Bre men lines OF steamers, sLsll, from and Alter
the frst day Of August, one thousand eight
hundred aid ffsy.1ye, - regtsssQed as the
once OF mailing, on the application Of the per.
con posting the same: Prortded, That the fall
postage charReable thereon TO destination,
io~ashsr ~-,th = rs~tafrAfiou fee of I've cent? ON