Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 16.djvu/856

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822 POSTAL CONVENTION WITH GREAT BRITAIN. Msn. 20&Arn. 9, 1856. Sw 816 ACKNOWLEDGMENT 0F RECEIPT p. . IOB THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE UNITED STATES. Posr-Orrrca -—--, the —-— day of -——-, 185 The mail from -——— to -—-—— by the ——-— packet of the --·- of --1 185 has been received containin the ollo-win articles viz: 1 2 2 r Statement by the Verldcation by the British 0E0e. United States oillce. 51. Unpaid letters ge. to be placed to the credit ` qfuw Bmish 0 mourn-. suousr. 1. Unpaid letters from me umm Kingdom rm- me Dollars. Gents- Dollars- Ceuta United States, at ——- cents the single rate . . . 2. Unpaid letters from foreign countries, and Brltish colonies and possessions, In transit through the United Kingdom for the United States . 8. Newspapers in transit through the United Kingdom for the United States, at 2 cents each . . . 4. Missent, redirected, and returned letters received from the United States .. 5. Closed inails for the United States omcein transit through the United Kingdom . . . . _ The weight of letters Omam and the number of newspapers contained in the closed Net weight Number mails are to be en- of letters in of newstered in the veritl- ouncw. papers. cation column by the United States oliloe.

§II. Paid letters, §·c. to be placed to the credit suomrr. smoeur. of the United States office. o. rm letters from me Umm Kingdom ror me I><>11=¤·¤- Cents- Dollars- Cents- United States, at — cents the single rate . . . 7. Paid registered letters irom the United Kingdom for the United States, at —— cents the single rate, and including one half of the registration fee . . 8. Paid letters from foreign countries for the United States upon which the sea. rate has been paid . . 9. Paid letters for foreign countries, United States possessions, Src., in transit through the United States 10. Paid newspapers for foreign countries. UnitedStates possessions, &c., in transit through the United ta.t.es,at2contseaoh . . . . . . ._ . . . 11. Closed malls from the British odlce in transit through the United States . pnmunom Net weight of letters Number of newsin ounces. papers.

§ III. Letters, newspapers, yo. on which the Brit- Numberzkh postage has been paid, and which form no charge between the two ojiees. 12. Letters from foreign countries, Bw., in transit through the United Kingdom for the United States 13. Letters from the United Kingdom for foreign countries, Bro., in transit through the United States . 14. Newspapers, periodical works, pamphlets, ko. . .

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