Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-27
Additional COnyentton

To the COHrent,on agreed befloeen the Pos. ID,
NOTth German LHtCH, for the dI1eiioraftON Of tbs
postal Seruiee tettCesH the fco countries Si9R,d at
etghf hundred ant StIty-SsreH.
As, by an additional convention concluded between
ihe etc Geaera fCSt once Of the United states OF
Shltd hhgdom OF Great Britain and Ire
convey the Atlantic Ocean of such itter
as are sent In closed msls from aud 20 the United
States Of America, through the United Kingdom has
been fixed at six cents per ounce or per thiIty
grhnmt 5, and as the companies Of the regular steam
tween Hamburg and New York have aSreed S1a 10 be-
drce the compensation which they receive for the
ports and New York the undersigned dulv sn.
ih2dted a by iheir resPectiye goysrnments have
lS67. INV 'i'' o''ooet'
ARrICLEl. The single letter rate On the CARA
spondence exchanged directly between The twn a5
ministratiOns shall be: WV 'u
In the direct s1ehdHgs pId Bremen or Hq,1Lvyg.
]. For letters from the North German Union.
Wben bsi IN m Germany, sl6ergroschen
2. For letters from the United States:
a. When prepaid In America, cents
D. W hen paid In Germany, 8 silbergroscben
IL In the d'Teef exchange closed tranSif tiToagh
J. For letters from the North German Upisn.
When prepaid in Germany 4 siIberaroscha,
q when paid in the United States, a cents.
T. For letters from the United states
a. When PREPAID in America, 10 cshts.
b. When paid In Germany, 8 silbergroschen
charged with the postage ior unpaid letter. after
eductlon Of the prepaid amount.
0ARTiCLE 5. Newspapers, other printi matter
and samples, shall also have the benefit of a M pie-
rated postage such articles, moreover, can only
be dispatched when they are fully prepaid TO the
place OF Destination, or 10 the point to which pre-
payment is possible. ~
ARTICLE Z. The total proceeds of the Common
portage and Of the register fees shall be addei
together The cost OF transit through intermediary
territory and the cost of the ocean transpOr- alton
shall be brought into mutual account. and the net
proceeds shall be divided equally between the two
administrations In order to state the total receints
as simply as possible, the two Administrations agree
that the reciprocal delivery OF the dispatches shall
as FAR AZ practicable take place according to Tho
NEE OF the total weight and the preparation OF
the accounts according to the measure Of average
correspondence in open transit shall be
accounted for at the full rates.
ARTICLE >. The foregoing articles shall replace
the PROV isions contained in article 5, sub Is AMI
1867 - " NO'0o'i' '
The present additional convention goes into oner
alton the lst OF July 1870, and from that date for
ward has the same duration the above named con-
yentiOn.
Done in duplicate and signed in Washington the
seventh day OF April, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy and In Berlin the twenty ythird day OF
April, one thousand eight hundred and seventy
IL. 81 JNo. A. J.. CREswELL,
Postmaster General of the United States
IL. 81 r. Won PHILIPsBoRN,
1 hereby approve the aforegoing convention. and
in testimony thereof have caused the seal of ths
Ipitea p sIetss 70 DC am2eo q. y. GRANT.
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary Of State.
tL's 81 WAsHIhSroN, April :, ls.O