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 1878 PARCEL Posr coNvaN*r1oN-GIBRALTAR. L°*°¤*S ¤<>*= te ¤¤· A letter or communication of the nature of personal correspondence www NME must not accompany, be written on, or enclosed with_any Parcel. If such be found, the letter will be placed in the mails if separable, and if the communication be inseparably attached, the entire Parcel shall be rejected. If, however, any such Parcels should be forwarded inadvertently, the country of destination will collect upon the letter or letters double rates of postage, according to the Umversal Postal Union Convention. _ f A parcel may, however, contain an open invoice in its simplest orm. ,,,§,‘},,d*',}°‘,,,2,‘g‘}" '°" No *£arce1 may contain an enclosure which bears an address other than at borne by the arcel itself. If such a parcel is despatched ‘ however, the country of destination, upon detection of the enclosed packages, may send them forward sing y charged with new and dismsmmw of W tinct parcel ost rates. mmm parcels upm- If a parcel) contravening any of the forrigoing prohibitions or not Administration to the other, the latter shall proceed in the manner and with the formalities prescribed by its laws or regulations. ARTICLE IV. 1¢¤¤1¤¤¤s¤¤. The Parcels shall be exchanged by means of the Lines of steamers agreed iapon and shall be subéeugt to all Customs Duties in the country of estination and all toms Regulations in force in that country for the fprotection of its Customs Revenues, and to the {pllowing rates o postage, wlpclg in all case? shall be prepaid fully 8 ymeanso ost estampso thecountryo ori : il¤%°¤iii$°§i';£. In the Unged 8§ates for a parcel not exceediglgl one pound (455 grams) in weight 12 cents; and for each additional pound (455 · grams) or fraction of a pound, 12 cents. I° °“"**“°’· In Gibraltar, for a parcel weighing not more than 3 pounds, ls. 6d. ; for garcel weighing more than 3 pounds but not more than 7 pounds, 2s. .; and for a parcel weighing more than 7 pounds but not more than 11 pounds, 3a. 6d. ARTICLE V. ,,§E"°‘”’ "°°‘“" The sender of each parcel must make a custom declaration, in P*>¤!»p-1881. duplicate, upon a special form provided for the pu ose (see Form 1. A annexed hereto) giving the address, a genercllp description of the parcel, an accurate statement of the contents and value, date of _ posting and the senders signature and the place of residence, which ,0,"‘§,‘;§“,§{§‘;’,j,‘f**"’ eclaration must accompany the plarcel to destination. The Administrations decline all responsib `ties for the correctness of the customs declaration. m;T'"°“‘° °' "°°" Either country may authorise the post office where the parcel is °”· P— *882- posted to deliver to e sender of the parcel at the time of posting a certificate of posting on a form (see Form 2 annexed). ARTICLE VI. °'""°"· The parcels shall be delivered to addressees at the Post Offices of address in the country of destination free of char e for postages; but the customs duties properly ch cable thereon siall be collected in accordance with the customs reggations of the country of destination. The country of destination may, at its option, levy and collect from the addressee for internal service and delivery a charge not exceeding 5 cents in the United States and 2·}d. in Gibraltar on each single parcel of whatever weight.
 * },*,2,*,; p_ ,8,, conforming to the stipulations of Article I . be handed over by one