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 ramen POST—IRISH FREE s·rA*rE. 2415 IX. Responsibility not Accepted for Ordinary Parcels R°°¥’°“°*"“"Y· Neither the sender nor the addressee of an ordinary (uninsured) ,_,§’°§{’c‘ff°§}‘“*g§‘,;°,§‘,,f§,§ parcel shall be entitled to compensation for the loss of the parcel numis- or for the abstraction of or damage to its contents. X. Insurance ¥¤¤¤¤*¤<>¤· 1. The sender of a parcel may have the same insured by pgying ·““‘°““‘““‘“°°‘ in addition to the postage such insurance fee as is prescri by the country of origin, and in the event of loss, riding, or damage, indemnity shall be aid for the actual amount, based on the actual value at the time ofp mailing, of the loss, rifling, or damage, up to a sum not exceeding $100 gold, when mailed in the Unite States of America., or the equivalent thereof, £20 sterling, when mailed in the Irish Free State. No insured parcel shall be indemnified for an amount above the real value of its contents. Both Administrations reserve the right to arrange by mutual agreement through correspondence for a higher or lower limit of indemnity than t at mentioned in this Convention. R _ _ 2. The insurance of all parcels containing coin, bullion, valuable ¤,,ig‘i°§8`{‘§°{,l_°f°”°°‘°°s jewelry, or any other precious article exchanged between the two Administrations is obligatory. If a parcel containing coin, bullion, jewelry, or any other precious article is mailed uninsured, it shall be placed under insurance by the post (qflice which first observes the fact of its having been mailed iminsure . 3. The Administration of origin is entitled to fix its own fees for F°°’· different limits of indemnity within the maximum provided. XI. Return Receipts and Inquiries ,,,§f,,"}gf ‘°°°‘*"° °"d 1. The sender of an insured parcel may obtain an advice of ·*d"*°° °"’°“"°"’· delivery upon payment of such additional charge, if any, as the country of origin of the parcel shall stipulate. 2. A fee may be charged, at the option of the country of origin, F°°’· on a request for information as to the disposal of an ordinary parcel * and also of an insured parcel made after it has been posted if the aexfgler has not already paid the special fee to obtain an advice of e ivery. _ A fee may also be charged, at the option of the countr of origin, in connection with any complaint of any irregilarity which prima facie was not due to the fault of the Postal ervice. F §. When an advice of deliver is desired, the sender or oilice of °°°' origin shall write or stamp on die parcel in a conspicuous manner, the words, " Return receipt requested," “ Advice of delivery re- quested," or, boldly, the letters " A. R." XII. Indemnity I°d°'°““’· 1. Except in cases of loss or damage through force majeure ,,§‘°"*“°“ ‘°' ’°°°· (causes beyond control) as that term is defined by the legal decisions or rulings of the country in which the loss or damage occurs, when an insured parcel has been lost or damaged or all or part of its contents riiled the sender, or other rightful claimant, shall be entitled - to an idemnity corresponding to the actual amount, based on the actual value at the time of mailing, of the loss, rifling, or damage, i unless the loss, riding, or dama e has arisen from the fault or negligence of the sender or the addressee or of the representative of

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