Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-22
OFFICIAL,
Postal Convention Between the United
states and Newfoundland


The undersigned, being thereunto duly an
thorized by their respective governments, have
agreed upon the following articles, establishing
and regulating the exchange of correspondence
Newfoundland.
ARTICLE I.
There shall be an exchange of mails between
the United States of America and Newfound-
land by such means OF transportation as are
now. or shall hereafter be, established with tLe
approval Of the respective Post Departments of
the two countries, comprising letters, news
papers, books, printed matter of every kind,
anu patterns or samples of merchandise OIL GIN
ating In either country and addressed to and
deliverable in the other country.
ARTICLE g
The post offices Of Boston and New York shall
he the exchange-ofices on the side of the United
states, and the post Office of st: Johns shall be
foundland. for all mails transmitted between
the two countries under this arrangement; and
all mail matter transmitted in either direction
between the respective offices Of exchange, snail
be orwarded in closed bags or pouches under
seal, addressed to the corresponding exchange
office. Each mail shall be ACCOMPANIED by
letter or Post-bi showing in separate columns
the NUMBER oil letters, newspapers, and other
articles embraced therein, and the hostages
thereon.
ARTICLE g.
No accounts shall be kent between the Post
Departments of the two countries upon the
International correspondence, written or print
ca, eHchanged between them, but each Depart
meni snaii retain to ITS own use all the hostages
The single rate of international letter-post-
age, in full, to destination, shall be six cents
ON each letter weighing half an ounce rs
gramsl or less, and an additional rate of Six
cents for each additional weight of half an
ounce 10 grams) or fraction thereof, the pre-
payment of which shall be compulsory at the
office of mailing in either country.
The United States post Office shall levy and
collect to its own use a postage-charge OF two
cents on each newspaper mailed in the United
postage-charge Of two cents for each two
ounces, or fraction thereof, ON pamphlets
periodicals. books, other articles Of printed
matter. and patterns or samples of merchandise
addressed to or received from Newfoundland.
The post office of Newfoundland shall levy
and collect to its own use postage-charge of
Two Gents on each newspaper mailed in New
foundland and addressed to the United States
ard the established rates Of domestic o,staee
chargeable in Newfoundland on pamnUl(ss.
periodicals, books, other articles Of printed
matter, ana patterns or samples of merchan.
States.
Every International letter or newspaper shall
be plainly stamped with the words ssPaid ali.
in red ink, by the dspatching- office of ex-
change, and shall be delivered free of any
charge whatever in the country of destination.
Newspapers, and all other kinds of printed
matter, shall be subject to the laws and regula-
tons OF each country, respectively, in regard to
their liability to be rated with letter-postage
when containing written matter, or for any
tiVis, as well as in regard to their liability to
customs duty under the revenue laws.
ARTICLE 4.
The two Post Departments shall establish by
agreement, and i'm conformity with arrange
ments in force at the time, the conditions upon
which the two offices may reciprocally ex-
change In open mails the correspondence origin
ating in or destined to other foreign countries
TO which they may respectively serve as inter-
Either country forwarding or receiving sucb
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other, shall account TO such other country for
such postage rates as are chargeable thereon
for exterior service, by its laws and regulations.
or the requirements of its foreign pOstal ar.
rangements
ARTICLE s.
The two Post Departments may, by mutual
registered letters in the mails exchanged be-
tween the two countries, and NAV settle nv
agreement between them all measures of detail
and arrangements required to carry this con-
same in like manner, from time to time, as the
exigencies OF theservioe may require.
ARTICLE 6.
Dead letters which cannot be delivered.
from whatever cause, shall be mutually re,
turned without charge, monthly, or more fire.
quently, IS the regulations OF the respective
ARTICLE
This convention shall come into operation the
hrst day Of December, 1877, and shall be term
inasle at any time on notice, by either party,
Done in duplicate and signed at washington
the twentieth day Of November, and Al Saint
Johns the thirteenth day of November, one
Thousand eight hundred ana sevenfy-two.
tsEAL. j. W. MARSHALL,
Acting Postnoster General.
tsEAI.l JOHN DRLANr,
Posfmasfer General.
thereby approve the aforegcing convention.
and, In testimony thereof, I have caused tie
seal Of the United States to be afixed.
BInhe the President:
| HAMILTON FlsH, rsrA,1
| Secretary II State.
WASHINGTON, November q, lss2