The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-11-20

lsEAL,1 seventy-three, and of the Independ
ence of the United States the ninety
eighth.
| us. GRANT.
I By the President;
J. C. BANCROFT DAVIS,
/ Acting Secretary Of State.
| ADDITIONAL ARTICLES OF AGREE
MENT BETWEEN THE POST. OFFICI
| DEPARTMENTS OF THE UNITEI
STATES OF AMERICA AND OF TIKI
DOMINION OF CANADA, ESTAB
LISHING AN EXCHANGE OF POS
tai CARDS BETWEEN THE two
COUNTRIES.
ARTICLE |.
For the purpose of providing additional "a
cilities of mail communication between the
/ United States aud Canada. it is hereby mu.
tually agreed that United States postal card.
mailed at any post Office in the United States
aud addressed to Csnada, and Canadian post
al cards mailed at any post.ofiice in Canada
and addressed to the United States. when
prepaid an additional postage Of one cent, by
afixing thereto an ordinary one cent postage
stamp Of the country Of oFigiu, in addition
to the stamp printed or impressed on tbs
card. shall be reciprocaly forV,rded and de-
livered in the country Of destination free Of
charge. Postal cards not SO prepaid will not
be forwarded in the mails between the two
countries
| ARTICLE 2
| The regulations and Instructions govern
ing the use and treatment ef postal cards in
the domestic mails Of the Unted States and
Of Canada, respectively, shan apply equally
to the postal cards mailed il either country
and addressed to the other country.
ARTICLES
Each country will retain to i's own use the
postage it collects, at ths prescribed rate on
postal cards forwarded to the other country
ARTICLE
The present articles shall be considered
| dditional to those agreed upon between the
t~o Offices on the 25lh oe March, A. D
1851. aud on the 18th and 18th of August.
1855 and shall come in.e operation GU the
lat dag Of July A D 1873.
Ia witness whereof the Postmaster Gener-
al of the United States Of America an the
Postmaster-G General OF the Dominion of
Canada, have hereto set their hands aud af-
fixed their seals, ct the date set opposite to
each respectively.
JNO A. j CRES WE'LL.
[sEAL ] Postmaster General If tie q. s
June 10, 1873.
q CAMPBELL.
[sEAL ] Postmaster Gessrat IF Canada.
June 26, 1885,. a~
hereby approve the aforegoing conven-
ton, and in testimony thereof hava caused
the seal Of the United States to be affixed
U. S. GRANT.
BY TIE President:
HAMILTON FISH.
Secretary Of State. SEAL ]
WAsHINGToN, June 10 1873.
SECOND ADDITIONAL CONVENTION
TO THE POSTAL CONVENTION OF
AUGUST 81. 1867. BETWEEN THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND
BELGIUM.
The General Post.ofice of the United
States and the Postal Administration of Bel
GUM having recognized the propriety Of re-
ducing the rates Of postage fixed by the soi
ventlon of Slst August. 1867. and by the
additional convention of 1st March. 1870,
the undersigned duly authorized by their
respective governments, have agreed upon
the following articles:
ARTICLE /.
The international single rate uron letters
exchanged in direct mails. via Great Britain
between Belgium and the United States. is
fixed as follows:
!, At 10 centinnes for prepaid letters orig
mating in Belgium
2 At s cents for prepaid letters orgiua-
ting in tbs Uuitsa States.
ARTIcLE2.
The International single rate for prepaid
letters sent by the direct steamship lines to
be established between the two countries. in
| conformity with article six ofthe convention
Of 2lst August. 1867, is fixed ut 80 centmes
for letters sent from Belgium and at 6 cents
for letters sent from the United States Of
which 10 centilnes e cents) shall represent
the sea postage.
ARTICLE 3.
When one of the two contracting office,
shall consider it advisable to exchange clos.
ed mails with foreign couotry to which
these offices may respectively serve as inter
mediaries by the direct packets which the
other con racing Office shall have established
hetwcen Belgium and the United States. it
shall pay to the other office. for the maritime
transportation Of said mails, between Belgian
ports and those Of the United States, fxed
| fee Of: ~
! /: Three cents q centimes) per 80 grams
fer letters.
2. Ten cents $50 centimes) per kilocram
for other correspondence.
| And the same rates Of sea-postaee are also
| fixed tor the closed mails convened bv any
line Of direct mail-steamers between the two
countries.
| ARTICLE 4.
The present convention shall be considered
as additional to those Of August 81. 1887
and MarGh |, 1870 and shall take effect
from 'ea date asseud spou by the two ad
minisfrations.
| Done ia duplicate and aigned in W,shinu.
too this Oh day Of Nav, 1873.
[sEAL JNQ. A j. CRESWELL
! Postmaster General Of The U. Stote,'
EsrArl MAURICE NJ. DEtFo s'l;'