Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-18
OFFICIAL.
Postal Convention between the United
states and Hamburg.

fsstai Convehuon between the United
states and Hamburg.
The undersigned, being duly authorized for
that purpose, have agree1 upon the folio wing
articles, providing for the reciprocal exchange
OF mails between the United States and the
danseatic Republic Of Hamburg, to witt
ARTlCLH 1. The post once of New York
shall be the United States once of exchange,
and Hamburg the office Of exchange OF that Re.
rangement.
ARTICLE II. The International corre.pon.
dence, conveyed either by United States or by
tween me United States or its Territories, and
Hamburg, will be SUBJECT to the following post
age charges, VIZ: Postage on each letter or packet
above half an ounce, ana not over one ounce,
20 cents; above one ounce, but not exceeding
two ounces, 40 cents. And the postage will
increase in this scale Of progression, TO Wit:
Additional 20 cents for each additional ounce.
or fraction of an ounce.
Payment in advance shall be optional in
either country. Ii shall not, however, be per-
mitted to pay less than the whole rate; ana no
account shall be taken OF the prepayment of
any fraction Of that rate.
ARTICLE Ill. All the States belonging to the
German Austrian Postal Union, res pectively
are to have the advantage of the rate of ten
Gems, established by the preceding article,
4secondO whenever their postage to and from
Hamburg, for letters to and from the United
states, shall be reduced to the uniform rate Of
five cents, or less. On all correspondence for
or from such of said States as shall not so re.
duce their rates. the charge between the United
Siaes and Hamburg, by either Of the two lines,
will be fifteen cents the single rate.
And optional prepayment 2 regular pro-
as in Article II. shall be admitted and OBJ.
served.
ARTICLE Nv. On all letters originating and
posted in other countries beyond the United
states, and mailed to and deliverable In Ham.
burg, or originating and posted in countries
beyond Hamburg,and mailed to and deliverable
IN The United States, or Its Territories the for.
eiyn postage (other than that Of Hamburg, and
other than that Of the United States) IS TO be
added TO the postage stated In Article IL. or
Ill, as the case may be. And the two Post.
Once Departments are mutually to furnish
each other with lists stating the foreign coun.
tries. or places In foreign con utries, to which
must be absolutely prepaid, or must bs lett
unpaid. And until such lists are duly fur.
nished neither country Is to mail to the other
for foreign countries beyond the country to
which the mail Is sent.
1t is further understood and agreed that no
correspondence for or from countries beyond
ran aDgement, unless the rates Of postage to and
from such countries, via Hamburg, are identi.
cally he same as the rates charged wa Bre-
men. under the United States and Bremen
postal arrangement
ARTICLE v. Newspapers, not weighing more
than three ounces each, mailed in the United
States and destined to Hamburg, or mailed in
hamburg and destined for the United States
may be sent by the United States and Ham.
burg steamers, when the whole postage OF
two cents Is prepaid thereon at the mailing
office; and newspapers oflike weight, done up
singiy, may be sent to any part of the German
Postal Union, via Hamburg, on prepayment Of
United States, which shall be in full of the
postage to destination; the German postage be.
yond Hamburg to be one cent each In addition
70 the two cents chsrgeable to Hamburg. The
postage on pamphlets and magazines, per
ounce, or fraction Of an ounce, shall be one
cent, prepayment Of which shall likewise be
required in both countries. SAID newspapers,
pamphlets, and magazines are to be subject to
the laws and regulations Of each country, re-
spectively, in regard to their liability TO be
written matter, or for any other cause specified
in said laws and regulations. They must be
sent In narrow bands, open at the sides or
ends.
ARTICLE VI. The postage for which the
United States and Hamburg post oficss shall
reciprosaIiy account 70 each other upon letters
be established, letter by letter, according to the
scales of progression determined by the preced.
ing second and third articles, as follows, viz:
States office for each unpaid letter, weighing
half an ounce, or less, originating In he United
States and destined for Hamburg, as we'll as tor
and destined for the United States, when CON.
veyed, under Article H., by United States
steamer, cents; and when by Hamburg steam.
er, cents; when conveyed, under Article III.
BY United States steamer, IA cents; and when
by Hamburg steamer, cents.
The United States ONCE shall pay to the Ham.
ourg ONCE for each unpaid letter, weighing
and destined for the United States, a. well as
for each letter of like weight prepaid In the
United States and destined tor Hamburg, when
conveyed, under Article H., by United States
steamer, cent; and when by Hamburg steamer,
cents; when conveyed, under Article ILL.,, by
United States steamer, 1 cent and when by
Hamburg steamer, 10 cents.
Respecting the postage for newspapers,
pamphlets, and magazines received in eth "
country, the whole Is 10 be paid TO 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 Hamburg ONCE
when sent by Hamburg steamers.
as forms Of account, shall be made to conform
to these articles.
ARrIcLR VII. The accounts between the two
departments shall be closed at the expiration
nrly statements and accounts prepared by the
General Post Office in Washington; ana, hav-
ing been examined, compared, and settled by
the Post Once of Hamburg, the balance shall be
paid. without delay, by that department which
shall be found indebted TO the other. II the
balance is in favor OF Hamburg, it SHALL be paid
over py the United States AZ Hamburg; and IL In
favor of the United States, II shall De paid over
by Hamburg at Washington, or to The General
Post-Ofice at London, to the credit Of tue
United States. as the Postmas.er-General of
the United states shall direct. Neither Office
is to charge to the other any commissions upon
any postage it may collect.
ernment plying between New York and Ham,
burg shall be required TO convey all dead and
returned letters, and the official communica-
tions OF the respective Post Departments Of the
United States and Hamburg, free Of charge.
ARTICLElX The sailing days OF the steamers
carrying the mail between New York and
Hamburg under this arrangement shall be so
arranged as not TO conflict with the schedule
days Of sailing Of the United States mail
steamers plying between New York and
Bremen, and between New York and Havre;
and also Of the Bremen mail steamships ply.
ingsbetween New York and Bremen; and shall
as near as practicable, alternate at regular in.
tervals with the days Of sailing Of the steamers
conveying the mail to and from Bremen ana
Havre.
ARTICLE x. This arrangement is to 60 into
effect on the first day OF July, 1857, and Is to be
continued in force until snAulled By mutual
consent, or by either Post Department, after the
expiration Of three months previous notice to
the other; and it may cease whenever all the
direct steamers between New York and Ham.
burg cease running.
Done in duplicate and signed at Washington
ON the twelfth day Of June, and at New York
on the thirtieth day OF June, one thousand
eieht hundred and fifty .seven.