New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-03
Aerr Orleans Republican.
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
Postal .Conventions-United states and
Denmarlx-Inited STATES and Ecuador.

Denmark-United States and Ecuador.
Postmaster Lowell furnishes Us with
copies of postal conventions between the
United States and the kingdom of Denmark
and the United States ard the Republic OF
Ecuador, as follows:
PosToFFCE DEPARTMENT }
Office of Foreign Mails,
Washington, December 3, 1871.
A postal convention establishing and
regulating an exchange of correspondence
between the United States and Denmark
has been concluded, and will be carried
into operation Oh the first OF January next.
1t provides for a direct exchange OF core
sDondence in closed mails. between the
two countries by means pf the steamers
in regular service between their territories.
as well as by the steamers employed IN
transporting mails between New York on
the one side and Hamburg and Bremen on
the other, embracing letters. newspapers,
book packets, prints of all kinds. and pat
terms or samples OF merchandise.
The international postage ON ordinary
letters IS established at seven cents in the
United States, and twelve shilling rigsmont
in Denmark, per each single rate Of fifteen
grammes lone-half ounce or fraction there
of, prepayment optional: and the letters so
prepaid in one country are to he delivered
free of all charges whatsoever il the other.
But if any letter should be forwarded IN
pad, or insutficicntly paid, it will be charged
on delivery, beside the unpaid or deficient
postage. with a fine or additional postage OF
four cents in the United States, and six
shilling rigsmont in Denmark. 1t is par
ticularly to be observed. however, that the
maximum weight Of letters thus exchanged
between the Emitted States and Denmark
is fixed at 80 grammes (eight and three
quarter ounces(. Other classes of CORE
sp0ndence. wien posted III the United
States for transmission in the closed mails
to Denmark, Will be subject 10 the follow
ing rates OF postage, the prepayment Of
which is compulsory, viz: Newspapers, four
cents each. if not exceeding four ounces
in weight and an additional rate of four
cents for each additional weight OF four
ounces, or fraction thereof.
Book-pac kcts. prin,s of all other kinds,
and patterns or samples Of merchandise,
when not exceeding one ounce in weight,
three cents: when exceeding one ounce and
not exceeding two ounces in weight, SIX
cents; when exccedin. two ounces and not
exceeding four ounces in weight. eight cents:
and for packets exceeding four ounces n
weight an additional rate of eight cents tor
every four ounces or fraction OF four ounces.
But, if the postage on this correspondence
should not be wholly prepaid, it will, never
thelcss, be forwarded 10 destination.
charged WITH the deficient postage; anu III
addition thereto. fine or additional post
age of tour cents in the United States. and
six shilling rigsmont. in Denmark, Will lie
collected on delivery.
ANY international correspondence, as
we'll printed matter and samples as let
tiers, may be registered and the cor
respondence SO registered will, in addition
TO the rates Of ordinary postage; be sub
ject to an international registration fee
of ten cents in the United States, and eight
shilling rig sInont in Denmark: and the fee
rs well as the ordinary postage on all
matter so registered shall always be pre-
paid.
New York and Chicago arc the Offices Of
exchange on the side Of the United States.
for all mails forwarded 10 or received
from Denmark under the provisions Of this
convention.
Postmasters VIII take notice hereof, and
govern themselves accordingly in leyying
and collecting postage ON the correspond
cnce exchanged with Denmark on and al
ter the first Of January next.
BY order of the Postmaster General.
JOSEPH II. BLACkFAN.
Superintendent Foreign Mails.