The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-09-20
OFFICIAL.

| SECOND ADDITIONAL CONVENTION
| ~ TO THE, POSTAL CONVENTION OF
AUGUST q, 1857, BETWEEN THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA AND BELGIUM
The General PostOffice of the United State,
and the Postal Administration of Belgium hay.
| ing recognized the propriety of reducing this
| rates OF postage fixed by the convention of 2isi
| of LIST March, 1870, the undersigned, duly autho-
rized by their respective governments, have
agreed upon the following articles:
ARTICLE i.
The international single rate unon Ieltars nv
changed in direct mails, via Great Britain, be-
tween Belgium and the United States is fl xed as
follows:
J.. At4o confines for prepaid letters origina.
ting in Belgium.
2. AT s cents for prepaid letters originating in
the United States.
ARTICLE g.
The International single rate for prepaid let
tiers sent by the direct steamship lines TO be es
tablished between the two countries, in conform.
ity with article six of the convention of oist
August, 1867, is fixed at 80 Confines for letters
sent from Belgium, and at cents for letters sent
from the United States, of which 10 confines u
eents) shall represent the sea postage.
ARTICLE g.
Wnen one ,of the two contracting offices shall
consider it advisable to exchange closed mails
with foreign country to which these offices
may respectively serve as Intermediates by tbe
DIRECT packets which the other contracting office
shall have established between Belgium and the
United States, it shall pay to the other office for
the maritime transportation of said mails be.
tween Belgian ports and those of the United
l. Three cents 10 centimes) per 80 grams for
letters.
O. Ten cents (5D centimes) per kilogram for
other correspondence,
And the same rates of sea postage are also
fixed for the closed mails conveyed by any line
of direct mailsteamers between the two coun-
tries. tE
Aprrctp
The present convention shall be considered as
additional to those of August q, 1867, and March
l. 1870, and shall take effect from the date agre ed
upon by the two administrations.
Done in duplicate and signed in Washington
this 9th day of May, 1873.
[sEAL.l JNO. A. ]. CRESWELL,
Postmaster General Of the United States.
lsEAL MAURICE DELFOSSE.
hereby approve the aforegoing convention.
and in testimony thereof have caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed.
BY the President; y INFANT.
HAMILTON FISH,
-r Secretary Of State.
WAsHISGros, May u, 1873.
ADDITIONAL ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE PUST-OFFICE DEPART
M ME- NT Of THE UNITED STATES OF
CANADA, ESTAB LISHIN G. AN Elk
CHANGE OF POSTAL CARDS BETWEEN
THE TWO COUNTRIES. 0l
ARTIcLR J. & ---
For the purpose of affording additional facil-
tiles of mail communication between the United
States and Canada, tits hereby mutually agreed
thai United States postal cards mailed at any
postoiiice in the United States and addressed to
Canada, and Canadian postal cards mailed at
any post-o in Canada and addressed to the
United States, when prepaid an additional post
age OF one cent, by affixing thereto an ordinary
one cent postage-stamp of the country of origin.
In addition to the stamp printed or impressed on
the card, shall be reciprocally forwarded and
delivered in the country of destination free al
charge. Postal cards not SO prepaid will moi be
forwarded in the mails between the two conn
tries.
H ARTICLE 2.
The regulations and instructions governing
the use and treatment of postal cards in the do.
smestic mails of the United States and of CANADA
respectively, shall apply equally 10 the postal
cards mailed in either country and addressed to
the other country.