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 (JONVENTION—SWEDEN AND NORWAY.- MARGH 15, 1873. 783 Anrrcrn. 8. All letters exchanged between the two countries shall indicate by swaps or marks stamp or writing thereon the office of origin; and the unpaid letters so on correspondence- ` exchanged shall also be stamped with the name of the dispatching office ‘ of exchange. _ Correspondence fully paid to 'destination shall be stamped in the United States “Paid all," and in Norway “Fwmco." I Registered articles shall be stamped ·“ Registered " in the United . __ States, and “Anbefalet" in Norway. ‘ Correspondence insufficiently paid shall be stamped in the United States ‘*Insuj7ic·lcntly paid," and in Norway *‘ Utilstrdkkcligt frankerct," gud the amount of deficient postage expressed in figures (black) on the ace. . ` Correspondence` dispatched by a direct line between the respective countries shall be stamped “Direct sm··¤éce” or *‘ Service direct.? . ·When dispatched via England or via Germany, it shall be stamped to indicate British or German transit. Amircmt 9. The respective Postal Administrations are mutually to furnish each Lists or ltrcagu other with lists stating the foreign countries to which the foreign post- ¤¤¤¤fri<=¤r ie which age, and the amount thereof, must be absolutely prepaid or can be left P°?Q’“*g’c *° l’° *"`°' unpaid; and until such lists are furnished, neither country is to mail to P""' ' the other any correspondence for foreign countries beyond thecountry to which the mail is` sent. Such lists shall also indicate the foreign countries with whichregistered correspondence may be exchanged in the open mails between the several offices and the conditions thereof. Ancrroma 10. The respective exchange officcs shall mark in »»-cd inkin the upper Extreuetivvql corner of the address at the right hand, of prepaid letters sent for transit £;;;‘§"h:; r:,‘;E,‘A’ in the open mail the amount of the extranational postage due to the 0,,1,,,,,Q,,._ country through which the same are forwarded; and in the same manner and place but in black ink shall mark the amount of the extranational postage due to the forwarding country upon the unpaidietters sent in transit. · r _ ARTICLE 11. _ » _ . Articles under band, which do not conform to the conditiousmcn- Ar!>i¤l¤¤ Mt <>¤¤3- tioncd in Article 11 of the convention, or which are in no part prepaid, *9 °°"d" shall be retained by the Administration of origin, and shall remain sub- -f ject to its disposal. _, Anrrom 12. _ ·Letters originating in or destined for foreign countries, sent ns the Lciqggpg g·m-musty open mail for transit through the United States or through Norway, and insufhciently paid. which are insufficiently paid shall be transmitted as who ly unpaid, and no account taken between the respective Administrations of the amount prepaid.` Anmrotn 13. Letters and all registered articles not deliverable shall berespectively Letters, &.c., not returned to the dimatching Administration at the end of every month; d·=l¤*$¤·‘>1°'°°“'°°** (see exhibits Ol an _C’.) But all other articlesof correspoudencenot "‘°“ Y' registered, which, from any cause cannot be delivered, shall be retained at the dispositionof the receiving country. The unpa.id postages on the letters so returned shall be deducted from the account against the office originally charged therewith. _ _ · . The prepaid postages on the letters so returned shall remain in the account as originally entered. "