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 908 POSTAL CONVENTION —-DENMARK. Nov. 7 & Dao. 1, 1871. Detailed Regulations arranged between the Post-office Department of the Sm P_ 906 United States of America and the Post-qfice Department of Denmark, for the Execution of the Postal Convention signed at Washington the Ist dag of December, 1871, and at Copenhagen the 7th dag of November, 1871. Anrionn I. Omces for The offices for the exchange of the mails shall be: On the part of the °x°§“f“8€ °*` United States, (1) New York; (2) Chicago. On the part of Denmark: me s’ (1) Copenhagen; (2) the travelling office between Korsoer and Kiel. for closed The exchange offices of New York and Chicago shall make up closed m°·llS· mails for the exchange offices of (1) Copenhagen, (2) the travelling omce between Korsoer and Kiel; and these Danish exchange offices shall make up closed mails for New York and Chicago. Aarrcnn IL Letter-bills, Each mail exchanged between the two administrations shall be accomf‘é¤¤» 8*612 914 panied with a letter-bill, showing the postages, &c., accruing to each °° pp' ’office upon the different kinds of correspondence. The form of this letterbill shall follow the models A and B, hereto annexed, and shall, consecutively, be numbered by the dispatching office during each calendar year. The receiving office shall acknowledge its receipt by the next dispatch. Anrxcrn III. Correspondence The exchange offices shall divide the correspondence which they dis- 2:; d‘;’;‘i°d mm patch into a suitable number of separate packages, according to the let- P agter-bill. Each of these packages shall bear the proper etiquette and number corresponding to the letter-bill. Anrxcnn IV. Number of _ When more than a single rate is chargeable upon any letter or other Yms *0 b° *1***8* article, the number of rates to which it is sub`ect shall be indicated b the nated. J y ` dispatching office, by a. figure in the upper left corner of the address. Axrrxcnn V. Registered cor- Registered correspondence shall be described in a register-list, follow- '°§’£‘d°’;?; ing the models C and D, hereto annexed. P`All registered letters shall be enveloped together in a strong paper, securely fastened, and the packet inscribed with the words “Registered " or “Rec0m»nanderet," and placed in the mail. The blank in the 1etter—bill for expressing the number of registered articles shall be filled by letters and figures expressing the number. In case no registered articles are sent, the proper blank of the letterbill shall be filled with the word " niltil " or " niZ." Aarxcnn VI. Registered The registered letters dispatched shall be acknowledged immediately lettsrsto be by the receiving office. If the verification by the receiving office shall