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 ri 1, 19. 1662 POSTAL coiwaivrron-winowann rsramns. M¤r1¤.1919- Signed at St. Georges April 21 1919, at Washington, May 10, 1919; approved by the President, July 9, 1.919. POSTAL CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE WTNDWARD ISLANDS. P°"*‘ °g’°°‘“°“° B virtue of authorit vested in them and in the exercise of the Télgdghg Lugilglg 0 tibn granted by Sectibn 2 of Article ·21 of the Universal Postal mtu °°St°g°’ Cldnvention of Rome, Albert Sidney Burleson, Postmaster General of the United States of America and G. B. Haddon-Smith, Governor of the Windward Islands (includin Grenada, St. Vincent, the Grenadines and St. Lucia) have mutugly agreed that the prepaid postage rate applicable to letters mailed in the United States addressed for delivery in the Windward Islands shall be the rate (two cents an ounce) ap licable to letters in the domestic service of the United States, and to letters mailed in the Windward Islands addressed for delivery in the United States the rate (one penny up to one ormce) applicable to letters in the domestic service 0 the Windward Islands. Letters unpaid or short-paid shall be dispatched to destination, but double the amount of the deficient postage, calculated at said rates shall be collected of the addressees upon the delivery of such unpaid or short-paid letters. F~w¤i1>¤=· Each country shall retain to its own use the postage collected on the letters in question. E¤9¤*¤¤¤d¤¤*¢i<>¤· This convention shall take effect and 0 erations thereunder shall begin on the first day of July, 1919, and slliall continue in force until terminated lgy mutual agreement; or may be annulled at the desire of the Post Administration of either country upon six months' _ previous notice given to the other. sigmmm. Done in dvéplicate and signed at Washington the 10tl1 day of May, one thousan nine hundred and nineteen; and at St. Georges the 21st day of April, one thousand nine hundred and nineteen. [san.,] ALBERT Sinner Bvnmzson Postmaster General of the United States of America. G. B. HADDON·SMITI{, Wt Governor of the Windward Islands. 1 ness: K. Fnaouson, Ooknéwgnggamm, r a. America and the Windward Islands has been ne otiated and concluded with my advice and consent and is h91‘B% a roved and ratiiiied. · y pp n testimony whereof I have caused the seal of the Unit d States to be hereunto affixed. G [sen,.] Woonnow Winsor: By the President: Fnamr L. Pour Acting Secretary of State. Wasmxorozv, July 9, 1919.
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