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 1414 POSTAL CONVENTION-—CANADA. JANUARY 12, 1888. (b) Full prepayment of postage shall be required in both countries upon correspondence 0; ai kinds, lpzggept letters iiipon wlipch prepay; ment of at least one u rate s a e compu sory. aymen o postage and registration fees shall be certified by afnxing the approriat stam s of the country o origin. P (c) (lEach Iinsufficiently prepaid letter shall have stamped on its . cover the capital letter T, and shall have indicated plainly thereon, in figures, on the upper left-hand corner of the address, by the postal officials of the country of origin, the amount of the deficient postage, and only the amount so indicated shall be collected of addressees on delivery, except in cases of obvious error. . ARTICLE 3. rmpam mmm-. No postage charges shall be levied in either country on fully prepaid correspondence originating in the other, nor shall any c arge ww mmpond. eil made ian the country of deistinatiomupon official cgrrespondence ¤¤<=¤· w ich un er the posta regu ations o the country o origin is entitled to freedom from postage ; but the country of destination will receive, forward and deliver the same free of charge. Anrrom 4. Evading postage. In case ariy corresplondence is tendereddfoiilmglilmlg in either cogntry obvious y with the intention to eva e the ig er ostage ra es applicable to it in the other country, it shall be refused; unless pay- ment be made of such higher rates. ARTICLE 5. Ex¤¤¤¤c<>¤· (a,) Exchanges of mails under this convention, whether by sea or overland, shal be effected through the Hpostpilices of both countries already designated as exchange post—o ces, or through such others as may be hereafter aglreed upon, under such regulations relative to the details of the exc anges as may be mutual y determined to be essentialftohthe security and expedition of the mails and the protection o the customs revenues. rzxpem or wuvey- (b) Each country shall provide for and bear the expense of the con- “‘°°· veyance of its mai s to the other; or if by agreement the conveyance in both directions in overland exchanges, other than by railway, is provided by one of them, the expense of transportation shal be gharcgd betyveenhthem in proportion to the distance traveled over the erri ory o eac. Anriom 6. ·r»¤m cr uma The United States of America and the Dominion of Canada each "‘““·* grants to the other, free of any charges, detention, or examination whatsoever, the transit across its territory, of the closed mails made up by any authorized exchange office of either country, addressed to guy oétlggr extglhange oizice of the same country, or to any exchange ofce o e o er coun ry. Anrrcnu 7. Bcmstry. (ct) Any packet of inailable corresfiondencemay be registered upon payment o the rate of postage an the registration fee applicable thereto in the country o origin., (b) An acknowledgment of the delivery of a registered article shall be returned to the sender when requested; but either country may reqmre of the sender prepayment of a fee therefor not exceeding five cen s.