Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-02

Additional Convention to the Convention concluded
on he 1th-24th Norember, 1858, between the Gem
erdl Post Ottce Of the United States Of AMsriea
and the General Post Office Of the United King
dom Of Great Britain and Ireland.
The General Post Office Of the United States
OF America and the General Post Ofice Of the
United Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ireland
being desirous Of effecting, by means Of an ad-
ditional convention, reduction in the rate OF
postage ehargeable upon letters conveyed be-
States, the undersigned, duly authorized for
that purpose by their respective governments,
have agrees upon the following articles:
ARTICLE 1.
The postage to be collected in the United
Kingdom upon paid letters posted in the United
Kingdom addressed to the United States, as well
as upon unpaid letters posted in the United
States addressed to the United Kingdom, shall
half an ounce. Reciprocally, the postage to be
collected In the United States upon paid letters
posted in the United States addressed to the
United Kingdom, as well as upon unpaid letters
posted in the United Kingdom addressed to the
United States, shall be six cents per fifteen
grammes or fraction OF ffteenIgrammes.
ARTICLE 2.
The British Post Office shall account to the
United States Post Office for ten cents an ounce
on all paid international letters sent to the
United States, and for ten cents an ounce on
all unpaid international letters received from
the nlted States; and the United States Post
once shall account to the British Post Office
for ten cents an ounce on all paid international
letters sent to the United Kingdom, and for ten
cents an ounce for all unpaid international iet-
.crs receiys,. q. ..;:. c:.. the United Kingdom.
ARTICLE 8.
Every international letter insuffciently paid,
or wholly unpaid, received in the United King
dom from the United States shall, in addition to
three pence, to be retained by the British Post
Once; and every international letter insult
fciently paid, or wholly unpaid, received in the
United States from the United Kingdom shall,
to fine OF SIX cents, such fine to be retained by
the United States Post once.
ARTICLE 4.
The charge for the sea conveyance across the
Atlantic Of letters sent in closed mails through
the United Kingdom, or through the United
States, shall be computed at six cents per ounce
or per thirty grammes.
ARTICLR5.
The conditions Of the convention between the
General Post Once OF the United Kingdom and
the General Post Once OF the United States,
signed In wsa Lohdon the seventh day Of November.
November, one thousand eight hundred and
sixty eight, 50 far as they are contrary to the
preceding articles, xss,Csssl ARE ss1esled.
The present convention, which shall be con-
sidered as additional TO the convention of Ith-
24th November, 1868, shall como into opera
ton on the ist Of Jsnsasy, $50:
the third day of December, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty y-nine, and in London the four.
teenth day Of the same month.
(L.sl JNo. A. j. CRKswRIL,
Postmaster General Of the United States.
Isl HARRINGTON,
Postmaster General Of the United Kingdom.
hereby approve the foregoing convention,
and In testimony thereof have caused the seal
Of the United Stats to be afixed.
Z. g.. U. 8. GRANT.
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State.
Washington, December 3, 1869.