New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-15

| ARTICLE l.
The single rate Of letter postage on the
direct correspondence exchanged between
the two administrations, b.- closed mail. via
England. shall be as follows:
For letters from the United States, ten
| cents.
FOR letters from Italy. tifty-fve centesina
| ana Tor the sea conveyance of letters, in
closed mail, across the waters of the At
iantlc Ocean, the United States Office shall
receive SIX cents per ounce, or per thirty
Sramnes.
The conditions OF articles five and twelve
OF the convention agreed upon between the
| Post Department OF the United States OF
America and the Postal Administration of
| the Kingdom Of Italy. signed at Florence
the eighth day of November, A. d., eighteen
| hundred and sixt y-se ven, so far as they are
contrary to the preceding article, are re-
| pealed.
| The present convention. which shall be
! considered ;ls additional to the convention
OF the eighth OF November. 1867. shall come
into operation on the fifteenth day of Feb
r'iary, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy.
| Done in duplicate, and signed in Florence
! the sixteenth day OF January one thousand
eight hundred and seventy and in Wash
! ineton the eighth day OF February. one
| thousand eight hundred and seventy.
| lsEAL. JOHN A. J. CRESWEL
| Postmaster General of the United States
BARBAVARA,
Director General
L hereby approve the foregoing cenven-
! ton. and in testimony thereof have caused
| the seal of the United States to be affixed
SEAL L. 5. GRANT.
| b. the President:
n
Washington, February 5. 1870.
ADDITIONAL CONVENTION to the
convention for the regulation of the postal
intercourse between the United States OF
America and Belgium signed at Brussels
the twenty-tirst OF August. A. D. 1867
An additional convention between the
General Post Office OF the United States of
America and the General Post Office of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire
land having established u reduced charge of
SIX cents per ounce or per thirty grammcs,
for the sea conveyance across the Atlantic
of letters sent i'll closed mails through the
Cnltcd Kingdom the undersigned, duly All
thorzed by their respective governments.
have agreed upon the following articles:
ARTICLE l.
The single rate Of postage on the direct
correspondence exchanged between the
nlted States and Belgium shall he follows:
!. On prepaid letters Irom the United
States, ten cents.
:. On prepaid letters from Belgium, fifty
centimc-.
And. for the sea conveyance OF letters. in
closed mails, across the waters OF the AT
ldntic Ocean. the United States Office shall
receive SIX cents per ounce, OK per thirty
granlne5.
ARTICLE II.
The conditions of Articles ) and /; Of the
convention between the United States and
Belgium signed i'll Brussels the tWenty-tirs
day OF August. IL the wear OF our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven so
far as they are contrary 20 the preceding
article, are repealed.
ARTICLE ~.
The present convention. which shall be
considered as additional to the convention
OF the twenty first OF August. 1867. shall
cone into operation on the fifteenth day of
March. one thousand eight hundred and
seventy.
Done in duplicate. and signed in Wash
ington this first day OF March. one thousand
eight hundred and seventy.
l>EAL.l JOHN A. J. CRESWELL.
Postmaster General Of the United States.
tsEAL.j MAURICE DELFOsSE
hereby approve the aforegoing conven-
ton. amt in testimony thereof | have
caused the seal OF the United States to be
affixed. [. S. GRANT.
SEAL
By III" President:
HAMILTON FISH. Secretary o. State.
Washington, March /. 1870
Additional Convention to the Convention
between the General Post Once of the
United States of America and the General
Post Office of the Netherlands. signed at
the Hague the tWcnty-slXth day OF Sep
tembcr, in the year 1867.
An Additional Convention. between the
General Post Office OF the United States of
America and the General Post Office Of the
United Kingdom of Greal Britain and Ire
land. having established a reduced charge
OF six cents per ounce. or per thirty gram
mes, for the sea conveyance across the
Atlantic Of letters sent il closed mails |
through the United Kingdom. the under |
signed. duly authorized by their respective |
governments. have agreed upon the follow
lag articles:
ARTICLE I. !
The single rate ot letter postage on the |
direct correspondence exchanged between !
the two administrations by closed mail, via |
England. subject to the reserve mentioned |
i'll Article 5 ot the convention OF the twenty |
sixth day OF September, 1867. shall be us
follows:
|. On letters from the United States, ten
cents. u. s.
J. On letters from the Netherlands,
twenty-five cents, (Dutch
And for the sea conveyance OF letters in
closed mails across the waters OF the At
lantic Ocean. the United States office shall
receive six cents per ounce, o. per thirty
= famlnas.
ARTICLE II.
The conditions OF articles + and IA
OF the convention between the General |
postottice OF the United States of America
and the general postoTiice OF the Neither
lands signed at the Hague the tventv-sixth
day of September. IN III" year 1867, so far as
they are contrary to the preceding article,
are repealed.
ARTICLE III.
Tie present convention. which shall be
a. additional 10 the convention
of the twcnty-sixth OF September. 1867.
shall come into operation on the first day of
next.
Done in duplicate, and signed at the
EarRe the tenth day of JANUARY. one tbo,,
sand eight hundred and seventy. and in
Wa; ington the twenty-ninth day of the
same month.
Postmaster General Of the United States.
j. T. HOFSTEDE.
Chief Director of Posts of the Netherlands.
I hereby approve the aforegoing conven-
ton. and in testimony thereof 7 have
caused the seal OF the United States to be
affixed.
lsEAL.I U. S. GRANT.
BY the President:
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary of State.
Washington, January -, 1870.