The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-12-18
POSTAL CONVENTION
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND PRUSSIA. ARTICLES

greed upon between the General post~Oifcs of the United S'at-s of America ard the Gen eral Post Office o Prussia, f0" ths reclprct a Receipt a nd Daive:y ot etters and PacAet, in closed N&Ilz, to be conveyed througa England under .ue 6th article of he 'os 9 Treaty between ihe United States and Grcat Britain, of the 10th of December, l648, and through Belgium as well in Virtue ot Con-
 ventiou between Prussia and Belgium, as
 be ween Great Britain and BeIgium, the beu-
 eft of lhe Latter iuuring in this Respect to the Uni.sd States by Virtue of the afjresai,i Postal Treaty of 1jth December l946 h
 Pursuance of ard under the au horiiy above
 cited, rhe following details .or such closed
 Mdls between inc United States and Prussia
 gre here5g agreel upon, viz. =
 ARTICLE 1. The post. offices Of New York and B)sso4 shall be the Unitad States offices of ev- change. and Aachen (Aix-ia Chapeie} snail De h. Pru.siau office ot exchange of al closed malls between the TWO countries, by means of the American aud English, and the English anu Belgian ,hai lines.
 Additional CT different offices of exchange may hereafter be selected in either or both countries by mutual agreement of the two Post Administrations.
 ART. II. The international correspondence, s hereinafter stated between the United States 3r its Territories, and Prussia including all ihe Sta es now b. longing to, or which may here aflei join the German-hustrian Postal Union. vii os subject to the following postal charges, 7iz:
 ie United States postage on each letter or packet no; exceeding halt an ounce iu weight wi! be cents. ihe charge imposed to meet the ex- peuse of transmission in closed mails between he two countries, incudipg saa anI British and Belgian transit poS'age, will ba 20 The ErUssian postage, 5 or which is practically equivalent thereto in Prussian com
 30 cents
 Upon all letters originating and posted in one country and deliverable in the other, these r. tes of postage shall be combined into oue rate, ot whlch payment in advance shall be op tGuol in either country It shall not however be permitted to pay less than the whole com o'nc rate. Ii the l-ttac IS of the weight of halt an ounce or under, the combined rae wiu be 8 cents.
 Above half an ounce and not over ore ounce, 50 cents
 Above one ounce, but net exceeding two onncAs, $l 20
 And the postage will increase in ths scale of to wit: An additional GO cents for each additional ounce or fraction of an ounce
 ART. Ill The United States offices Of ex- change, in charging postages due to the post office Of Prussia, sinai! unitJrm.y make use oi we ghts having the American ounce for unit, ~iih its dri'io into haitand quarter ounces and tl- Pcu,sian offices ot exchange in charg ins the postage due to the Un'e4 States, .hali uui or,n make Use Of weights having ths Pr ss.nn Loth for uni, (t.o L9M being con siderrd sdhal to ore uu"re American
 Agr IF. On a! ieiteIs originating and pes ej in other countries ey9nd ;h, Uni;e ota'e- ardi a'aile1 to and deiiv-fabl. iil Plus s,a or in any other of the States fosmiug the Gsra&r Postal Union; or originating and post