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 POSTAL CONVENTION WITH BRAZIL. MARCH 14, 1870. 1109 Postal Oortventton between the United States of America and the Empire March 14, 1870. of Brazil: btgned at Rao de ./(metro, Brazil, on the 14th day of March, """"""`_ 1870; Approved by the President of the United States on the 9th day oflllay, 1870. Tri United States of America and his Majesty the Emperor of Brazil Preamble. being desirous to promote the friendly relations existing between their respective citizens and subjects, by placing the communications by post between the two countries upon an advantageous footing, have resolved to conclude a convention for this purpose, and have named as their plenipotentiaries, ———that is to say: The President of the United States, Henry T. Blow, a citizen of the Contracting United States, their Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary P¤¤”*i¢¤· near the court of his Imperial Majesty; His Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, the most illustrious and lmost excellent Joio Mauricio Wanderley, Baron de Cotegipe, Senator and Grandee of the Empire, member of his council, commander of his Order of the Rose, Minister and Secretary of State for the Marine Department in charge of the foreign affairs, &c. ; who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon and concluded the following articles :'—— ARTICLE I. An exchange of correspondence shall hereafter take place Correspondbetween the United States of America and the Empire of Brazil by °‘;°°*°dlf° °" means of the line of mail packets, subsidized by the respective govern- ° any ’ ments, plying monthly between the port of New York and the ports of St. Thomas, in the West Indies, and Para, Pernambuco, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil, as well as by such other means of transportation between the seaports of the two countries as shall hereafter be established with the approval of the respective Post Departments of the United States and Brazil; and this correspondence shall embrace -— go i¤°l¤d° 1st. Letters and manuscripts subject by the laws of either country to W “°‘ letter rate of postage. 2d. Newspapers and prints of all kinds, in sheets, in pamphlets, and in books, sheets of music, engravings, lithographs, photographs, drawings, maps, and plans; and such correspondence may be exchanged, whether originating in either of said countries, and destined for the other, or originating in or destined for foreign countries to which they may respectively serve as intermediaries. _ Anricmc II. New York shall be the office of exchange on the side of Othees of exthe United States, and Para, Bahia, Pernambuco, and Rio de Janeiro °h”g°' shall be the offices of exchange on the side of Brazil for all mails transmitted between the two countries under this arrangement, and all mail matter transmitted in either direction between the respective offices of ex— change shall be forwarded in closed bags or pouches under seal, addressed to the corresponding exchange office. _ _ The two Post Departments may at any time discontinue either of said offices of exchange or establish others. ARTICLE III. The standard weight for the single rate of postage and Rags of postrule of progression shall be:- age' c` lst. For letters or manuscript subject by law to letter rate of postage, 15 grammes. 2d. For all other correspondence mentioned in the second paragraph Iof the first article, that which each department shall adopt for the mails which