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 ranoun POST CONVENTION-NETHERLANDS. 2483 Parcel post convention between United States and The Netherlands. ii; %%g; Signed at The Hague November 16, 1926 at Washington Decent- ' ` ber 11, 1926; approved bg the Preeiklent, llecentber 17, 1926. PARCEL POST CONVENTION BETVVEEN THE UNITED _STATES OF AMERICA AND ’1‘HE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS. For the purpose of concludin arrangements for the exchange of ,i§Q°$§*§h‘?f·’§,Q §°§‘{§'$Z parcel-post packgges between tie United States of America (in- ****1;***- bl cluding Alaska, awaii, Porto Rico, Guam, Samoa, and the Virgin mm °‘ Islands of the United States) and the Kingdom of The Netherlands, the undersigned, Harry S. New, Postmaster General of the United States of America, and Ir. M. H. Damme, Director—General of Posts and Telegraphs of The Netherlands, by virtue of authority vested in them, ave agreed upon the following articles: 1. Lirnits of wears and sae. .,;;;·;·:$· °' M Md 1. No arcel shall exceed twenty·two pounds (ten kilograms; in Sm- weight, tliree feet six inches (one hundred and five centimeters in lencgth, or six feet (one hundredand eighty centimeters) in length an girth combined. 2. As regards the exact calculation of the weight and dimensions w°‘*"‘· of parcels, the view of the despatching office shall be accepted, except in cases of obvious error. II. Postage and Fees. P°Sm° °mH°°s` 1. The Administration of origin is entitled to collect from the ,,,?d‘f,}.l°°"°“ "°m sender of each parcel such postage, and, in case of registered parcels mailed in the United States of America and insured parcels mailed in either the .United States of America or the Kinfgdom of The Netherlands, such registration and insurance fees and ees for return receipts and requests for information as to the disposal of a parcel made after it Fhas been posted, as may from time to time be pre- scribed by its regulations. » P t Y 2; Except -in the case .of returned or redirected parcels, the postage r°°°ym°° ` and such of the fees mentioned in the preceding section as are applicable, must be prepaid. III. Preparation of Parcels. cei;i°°mu°° °f D"` 1. The name and address of the sender and of the addressee must Nam and mmm be legibly and correctly written in every case when possible on the parce itself, or on a label gummed thereto, and must also be written on a separate slipwhich slip must. be enclosed in the package. Par-— eels _-will.  accepted when sent b or addressed to initials, unless the mitials are the adopted trade name of the senders or addressees. i » _ Addresses in ordinary pencil are not allowed, but co ying ink or gmdelible pencilgon a surface previously dampened may be used. ‘ 2. The sender shall prepare one customs declaration for each par- C““°m°d°°1“”°i°°‘ cel sent from the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and two customs

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