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 Advice of delivery applied for after post- ing. Indleston of In- mred value. Iouranoa numbers, labels and seal. Sealing of insured parcel INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [54 STAT. following. In that case a second fee shall not be charged, and the office of origin shall enter at the top of the form the words "Duplicate advice of delivery". ARTICLE 9. Advice of delivery applied for after posting. When the sender applies for an advice of delivery after an insured parcel has been posted, the office of origin or any other office appointed by the Administration of origin shall fill up an advice of delivery form and shall attach it to a form of inquiry to which postage stamps representing the fee prescribed by the Convention of the Universal Postal Union have been affixed. The form of inquiry accompanied by the advice of delivery form shall be treated according to the provisions of Article 18 with the single exception that, in the case of the due delivery of the parcel, the office of destination shall withdraw the form of inquiry afid shall re- turn the advice of delivery form in the manner prescribed in para- graph 3 of the preceding Article. ARTICL 10. Indication of insured uvalue. Every insured parcel and the relative dispatch note shall bear an indication of the insured value in the currency of the country of origin. The indication on the parcel shall be both in words and in figures. ARTILE 11. Insurancenumbers, labels, and seals. Every insured parcel and its dispatch note as well shall bear on the address side an insurance number and a small red label with the indi- cation "Insured" or "Valeur declaree" in large letters or these words shall be marked or stamped on the parcel and on the dispatch note. The wax or other seals, the labels of whatever kind, and any postage stamps affixed to insured parcels shall be so spaced that they cannot conceal injuries to the cover. Moreover, the labels and postage stamps, if any, shall not be folded over two sides of the cover so as to hide the edge. ARnCLB 12. Sealing of parcels. Every insured parcel shall be sealed by means of wax or by lead or other seals, the seals being sufficient in number to render it im- possible to tamper with the contents without leaving an obvious trace of violation. Either Administration may require a special design or mark of the sender on the sealing of insured parcels mailed in its service, as a means of protection. The Customs Administration of the country of destination is authorized to open the parcels. To that end, the seals or other fastenings may be broken. Parcels opened by the Customs must be refastened and also officially resealed. The senders of insured parcels shall be strongly recommended to furnish the relative dispatch note, whenever possible, with an exact reproduction of the seal referred to above.

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