New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-07

| of january, 1870.
Done in duplicate, and signed in Wash
| ington the third day Of December, one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty-nine, and in
| month.
Postmaster General of the United States.
(L.s1 HARRINGTON,
Postmaster General Of the United Kingdom.
hereby approve the aforegoing conven,
ton, and in testimony thereof have caused
the seal Of the United States to be affixed.
ifs u. 8. GRANT.
BY the President:
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State.
Washington, December 3, 1869.
ADDITIONAL CONVENTION to the con-
vention agreed upon between the Post De
partment of the United States of America
and the Postal Administration Of the king
dom of Italy, signd at Florence the eighth
day of November, A. D. eighteen hun
bred and sixty-seven.
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
Ireland having established reduced charge
of six cents per ounce, or per thirty gram
mes, for the sea conveyance across the
Atlantic of letters sent in closed mails
signed duly authorized by their respective
governments, have agreed upon the follow
ing articles:
The single rate OF letter postage on the
direct correspondence exchanged between
the two administrations, by closed mall via
England, shall be as follows:
For letters from the United States, ten
cents.
- vtn1, Ex,a c1y,,S
And for the sea conveyance OF letters, in
closed mail, across the waters of the At
lantic Ocean, the United States Office shall
receive six cents per ounce, or per thirty
grammes.
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 sixty seven, SO far as they are
contrary to the preceding article, are re-
pealed.
The present convention, which shall be
considered as additional to the convention
of the eighth of November, 1867, shall come
into operation on the fifteenth day of Feb
ruary, 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
ington the eighth day Of February, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy.
[sEAL.] JOHN A. j. -CRESWELL,
Postmaster General Ofthe United States.
BARBAVARA,
Director General.
hereby approve the foregoing conven-
anI II. / haV
the seal of the United States to be affixed.
isEAL. U. S. GRANT.
BY the President:
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State.
Washington, February 8, 1870.
ADDITIONAL CONVENTION to the
convention for the regulation of the postal
intercourse between the United States ot
America and Belgium, signed at Brussels
the twenty-first 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 reduced charge of
six cents per ounce, or per thirty grammes,
for the sea conveyance across the Atlantic
of letters sent i'll closed mails through the
United Kingdom, the undersigned, duly au-
thorized by their respective governments.
ARTICLE /.
Tie single rate of postage on the direct
correspondence exchanged between the
United States and Bel GUM shall be follows:
/. On prepaid letters from the United
States, ten cents.
,. On prepaid letters from Belgium, fifty
confines.
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, or per thirty
grammeS.
ARTICLE II.
The conditions of Articles and IA of the
convention between the United States and
Belgium, signed in Brussels the twenty-first
day of August, ir the year of eur Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, SO
far as they are contrary to the preceding
article, are repealed.
ARTICLE Ill.,
The present convention, which shall be
considered as additional to the convention
of the twenty-trst of August, 1867, shall
come into operation on the fifteenth day of
March, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy.
Done in duplicates and signed in Wash
ington this first day of March, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy.
[sEALJ JOHN A. j. CRESWELL,
Postmaster General of the United States.
[sEAL] MAURICE DELFOSSE.
hereby approve the aforegoing conven-
ton, and, in testimony thereof, l have
the seal Of the United States to be
affixed. u. S. GRANT
[sEALl
BY the President:
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State.
Washington, March /, 1870.
Additional Convention TO the Convention |