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 D!!|!lb!1'7, 1914. PARCEL POST CONVENTION—GIBRALTAR. 1877 Parcel gist convention between the United States and Gibraltar. Signed www ’· lmat Gi altar December 7, 1914, and at Washington January 8, 1915; J¤·¤¤¤¤'8» 1916- approved  the President January 16, 1.915 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMER- ICA AND GIBRALTAR POST OFFICES CONCERNING THE EXCHANGE OF PARCELS BY PARCEL POST BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND GIBRALTAR. For the purpose of making better ostal arra ements between the P¤¤=°l P°¤* Wim United States of America. and Gibrelltar, the Pligtal Administrations Giiidiiiiiie. of the United States of America and Gibraltar, represented b the Postmaster General of the United States of America, and the Postmaster General of Gibraltar, have agreed as follows, as regards the establishment of a. parcel post system of exchanges between the two countries: ARTICLE I. The provisions of this a eement relate only to arcels of mail mat- ¤°°P°°*°°°'°'°*·*°¤- ter to e exchanged by tile system herein provid)ed for, and do not affect the arrangements now existing under the Universal Postal Convention which will continue as heretofore; and all the agreements hereinafter contained a ply exclusive] to Mails exchanged under these articles, directly Between the Oéce of New York, and such other Offices within the United States of America as ma be hereafter designated by the Postmaster General of the United Sltates and the Oflice of Gibraltar., ARTICLE II. There shall be admitted to the mails exchanged under this Agree- ,h‘§§,*°,}§ ‘°"m°° °°’ ment articles of merchandise and mail matter-—except letters, other than old correspondence, post cards, other than unused pictorial or plain post cards, and written matter of all kinds that are admitted under any conditions to the domestic mails of the country of origin R Www. except that no packet may exceed ll (Eleven) Bounds in weig t, °° ' (5 Eilogrammes), nor the followin dimensions: reatest lenvth in any direction, three feet six inches 505 centimetres); eatest length and girth combined, six feet_ (180 centimetres) ; anglr must be so wra pcd or enclosed as to germit theircontents to be easily examined by Uustoms Officers and ostal Officials dulgi authorize to do so; and except that the following articles are pro bitedz Publications which violate the copyrig t laws of the country of ’“’“°‘°° p'°"“’“°‘· destination; opium, oisons, and explosive or inflammable substances; liquids, and those which easily liquefv; live or dead animals, excgpt insects and reptiles when thoroughly dried; fruit and vegetab es which easily decompose and substances which exhale a ba odour; lottery tickets, lottery advertisements, or lottery circulars; all obscene or immoral articles; articles which in any way may damage or destroy the mails or injure the persons handling them. Arms, parts of tirearms, ammunition, utensils of war, naval or military stores, unless special permission has been obtained. Articles the admission of ghich is not authorized by the Customs Laws or Regulations of either ountr. Y ARTICLE III. Every parcel must bear the exact address of the addressee and m:d¤*;;°d¤¤¤ v•¤1r· must be packed in a manner adequate for the length of the journey M ` and protection of its contents.