New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-14

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
Oh SIX cents per ounce, or per thirty gram
mes, Tor the sea conveyance across tho
Atlantic of letters sent in closed mails
through the United Kingdom, the under
signed duly authorized by their respective
governments, have agreed upon the follow
ing articles:
ARTICLE I.
The single rate of letter postage on the
direct correspondence exchanged between
the two administrations, by closed mail, via
England. shall be as follows:
For letters from the United States, ten
cents
For letters from Italy ffty-fve centesim.
anu Tor the sea conveyance of letters in
closed mail. across the waters of the At
iantic Ocean, the United States Office shall
receive six cents per ounce, or per thirty
grammes. .
ARTICLE II.
The conditions OF articles five AMI 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.
ARTICLE III.
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 ami seventy. and in Wash
ington the eighth day OF February, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy
sEAL.I JOHN A. j. CRE>WELL,
Postmaster General of the United States.
BARBAEARA.
Director General.
l hereby approve the foregoing cenven-
ton. and in testimony thereof nave caused
the seal OF the United States to be affixed.
L,EAL.I L. 5. GRANT
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State.
W ashlngton, February 3, 1870.
ADDITIONAL CONVENTION 10 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
nlted Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire
land having established a reduced charge of
SIX cents per ounce or per thirty gramnes
tor the sea conveyance across the Atlantic
OF letters sent in closed mails through the
I nited Kingdom, the undersigned. duly au-
thor!zed by their respective governments, ,
have agreed upon the following articles:
ARTICLE I.
The single rate OF postage on the direct
exchanged between the |
United States ana Belgium shall DE follows: !
L. Oh prepaid letters from the United |
States. ten cents.
=. On prepaid letters from Belgium, fifty |
confines.
And. for the sea conveyance of letters. in |
:l0>cd mails, across the waters OF the At |
antic Ocean. the United States Office shall |
receive SIX cents per ounce, or per thirty |
ARTICLE II.
ne CCnultiOnS OF Articles y and IL OF the
convention between the United States and |
Belgium, signed in Brussels the twen.v-tirst
lay ot August IL the year Of -ur Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven. so
ar as they are contrary to the preceding
article, are repealed.
ARTICLE III.
The present convention. which shall be
considered as additional to the convention
II the twenty-tirs. of August. 1867, shall
ONE into operation on the fifteenth day OF
March, one thousand eight hundred and
evenly.
Done in duplicate, and signed in Wash
ngton this first day Of March one thousand
light hundred and seventy
[sEAL.l JOHN A. j. CRESyVELL,
postmaster General OF the United States.
[sEAL.l MAURICE DELF0SSE.
l hereby approve the aforegoing conven-
ion. and. in testimony thereof, l have
aused the seal OF the United States to be
fixed. T.. S. GRANT
EsEAL.
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary Of State.
Washington, iarch |, 1870.