The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-02-26
ADDITIONAL ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT-
between
THE PosT-oYFIcR pEPARTNRNTs OF THE ufIrxp
States OF AMERICA AND OF EXTRAORDINARILY
establishing
Al Exchange u Postal Cards 5et,ossn MS two
Countries i7i
ARTICLE I.

cliltles OF mail communication between the Uni
ted States and Newfoundland, it is hereby Ihutu
ally agreed that United States postal cards mail
ed at any post-otice in the United States and ad
dressed to Newfoundland, AMI Newfoundland pos
tai Cards mailed at aDy&post- office in Neivfodnd
land and addressed to the United States, wher
prepaid an additional postage of one-cent, By
affxing thereto an ordinary s.cent postage
stamp Of the country Of origin in addition to thu
stamp printed or impressed ON the card. saall 0e
reciprocally forwarded and delivered in the coup.
try of destination, free of charge. Postal cards
not SO prepaid will not be forwarded in the mails
between the two countries.
ARTICLE II.
The regulations and instructions g5verning the
use and treatment Of postal cards In the domes.
tic mails Of the United State. and u Newfonnd.
land, respectively, shall apply equally to the
postal cards mailed in either country and ad
dressed to the other country. bend.
ARTICLE III
Each country will retain to its own use the
postage it collects at the prescribed rate on pos
tal cards forwarded to the other country.
ARTICLE Nv.
The present articles shall be considered add.
tional to those agreed upon between the two off
ces on the 1920 Of November, A. D. 1872, aud
shall come into operation on the LIST of 0cto-
Der. 1873.
In witness whereof the Postmaster General Of
the United States of America and the Postmaster
General OF Newfoundland have hereto set their
hands and affixed their seals, at the date set op-
posite to each respectively.
Postmaster General Of the United States
AuaUsr 81, 1873.
JOHN DELANEY.
Postmaster. General Of Newfoundland.
. SEPTEMBER Is, 1873
hereby approve the aforegoing convention,
and in testimony thereof have caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed.
u. S. GRANT.
By the President:
W. HUNTER, (ssALoYa
Aeting Secretary Of State. w..
WAsH,NcToN, september 2G, 1878.
ADDITIONAL ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT.
betwesn
THs Post Department of the United States of
America and tue Post Department of the
German Empire, establishing an exchange
Of Postal Cards between the two countries !.
ARTICLE /.
For the purpose Of providing additional facili-
ties of mail communication between the United
States of America and the German Empire, it Is
hereby mutually agreed that United States pos
tai cards mailed ct any post-ofice in the United
States and addressed to Germany, and German
postal cards maied at any post. Office in Germa-
ny aud addressed to the United States, the pos.
tage on which shall have been fully prepaid to
destination, at the rates hereinafter stated can
hehceior'u o1 eAonanseu oet"een tne lnhaot-'
tants OF the United States and Of Germany. But
ho raea in tha Y.;1s ~ ~
tries.
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two post departments shall pay the entire expen-
seq Of the sea transport for the postal cards
which are sent from its territory.
For the purpose Of this article. the charge for
the sea transportation! across the Atlantic Of the
postal cards sent by direct steamers from the
United States to Germany, is fixed at one cent
an ounce, (avolrdupols,) net weight.
ARTICLE 8.
-
Aue pos'ase " poo."i 0"ius Sens Ii eacn d1rec-
lioh 10 naeu as ioiio"s'
a. s' 800 80, = - - 'ne 3.li . 'atss
OF Amerlca:
.. n' : e'ioe' sioS'nen "Aen sent IRON uer-
Prepayment At. thereof to be made by affxing to
eael on.Ieu o.a.es Pos'ai cary an orainary one
cent postage s.amp ~ auoilion 70 tne stamp
primes a y, .mp.esseI Nh III nv Gsia
usa the postage which it collects st the nrssarh
al rates IN The postal cards sant from r. ,s,.;
tor1 -
ARTICLE 4.
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me use anu ersa. ~. =. ,pos.sl c'rus N t1e 40
mes.ic mans 81 a LIZ. sases ana Q. asfma