The Weekly Arizonian., 1870-01-08
POSTAL CONVENTION
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND ITALY ARTICLES

ARTICLES Agreed upon between John A. Kasssn, Esq,
 invested with special Powers to this End, and
 Signor Commander Don Giovanni Barbavara,
 Directer> General of Posts of Italy, by Virtue
 of his full powers, in order to establish
 regular Exchange of Correspondence be-
 tween the United States of America and
 Italy.
 ARTICLE l. There shall be regular ex- change of correspondence in closed naIs, be- tween the Post Department of the United States and Post Department of Italy, upon the con- ditions set forth in the following articles ;-
 ART H. The exchange of mails shall be eff fectad by means of the transatlantic steamers and of .he intermediate rontes of transit upon which the two postal administrations shall here after agree or, in the absence of such agree nent, each postal administration shall deslg~ natss he steamers and the route of transit by which the mails which it dispatches shall be conveyed,
 ART. III. The offices for tho exchange of uais on the part of the United States are
 Ist, New York.
 2d. Boston.
 On the part of Italy, ars-
 Ist The travelling office from Turin to Susa when ths transit Is by way of France and Eng land.
 2d. The travelling office from Milan to Camcrlata, or the travelling office from Aroaa 10 Magadno, when the transit Is by way of Germany and Switzerland
 The Post Departments ofths United States and ofItaly, whenever they shall find it neces- sary, may agree upon other offices of ex~ change.
 ART The following articles shall be admit ted into the mails exchanged between the two countries. to wit; CD Ordinary letters @ Registered letters (3) Documents of business and other written documents which have not the character of direct personal correspond- once, corrected proofa, samples of merchaR- disc, including grains and seeds, and not hav- ing a mercantile value in themselves; (I Newspapers and prints of all kinds, in sheets, in pamphlets, and in books sheets of music, engravings, Autographs, photographs, drawings, maps, and plans.
 ART V. The weight of each packet of sam ples of merchandise shall not exceed 500 grammss. The weight of any other packet of mailable articles shall not exceed 1000 grammea and the form of the packet shall be regulated by the practice of the. despatching department.
 ART VI All mailsble articles, except let ters, shall be sent under band, or so enclosed that postal agents in both countries msy read fly verify the contents of the packet
 ART VII The standard weight and progress sion for the single ate of postage upon all ar- tcles enumerated in Article " of this con- ventiou are establ shed as follows: CD For letters, Is grammes; @ For documentary manuscripts not having the character of direct personal correspondence, for corrected proofs, and for samples of merchandise, 40 grammes; @ For newspapers and prints of all kinds, embracing all mailable articles not otherwise assigned, the standard shall oat be less than 40 graUlmes in Italy, or one ounce and halt iu the United States but each post department may establish higher stand and weight of progression adapted to it's intsr' for requirements for articles of this class which it dsspatehss.