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UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION. June 28, 1929. 2549 2. -80nt consideres comme dfi- mentaffranchis: lescartes-reponse portant, imprimes ou colles, des timbres-poste du pays d'emission de ces cartes, les envois reguliere- ment affanchis pour leur premier parcours et dont Ie complement de taxe a eM aC<J.uitte avant leur reexpedition, amsi que les journaux ou paquets de journaux et ecrits periodiques dont la sus- cription porte la mention "Abon- nement-poste" et qui sont expe- dies en vertu de l'Arrangement concernant les abonnements aux journaux et eerits periodiques. 3. - Les correspondances de- posees en pleine mer dans la boite d'un navire ou entre les mains des agents des postes embarques ou des commandants de navires peuvent ~tre affran- chies, sauf arrangement contraire entre les Administrations interes- sees, au moyen de timbres-poste et d'apres Ie tarif du pays auquel appartient ou dont depend ledit navire. Si Ie depot a bord a lieu pendant Ie stationnement aux deux points extr~mes du parcours ou dans l'une des eseaIes inter- mediaires, l'affranchissement n'est valable qu'autant qu'll est effec- tue au moyen de timbres-poste et d'apres Ie tarif du pays dans les eaux duquel se trouve Ie namre. ARTICLE 47. Franchise postale. 1.- - Sont exonerees de toutes taxes postales les correspondances relatives au service postal echan- gees entre les Administrations des postes, entre ces Administrations et Ie Bureau international, entre les bureaux de poste des pays de l'Union, et entre ces bureaux et les Admjnistrations ainsi que celles dont Ie transport en fran- chise est espressement prevu par les dispositions de Ia Convention, des Arrangements et de leurs Reglements. 2.-Les correspondances, al'ex- ception des envois greves de remboursement, destinees aux pri- 80nniers de guerre ou expediees 2. The following are considered pai";[tlcles deemed pre- as duly prepaid: Reply post cards bearing printed or adh~sive post- age stamps of the country of issue of the cards; articles regularly prepaid for their first transmis- sion and on which the additional postage has been paid before their redirection; as well as newspapers and packages of newspapers and periodicals whose address bears the words "Abonnement-poste" (Subscription by mail) sent und~r the Ag:reement concerning sub- scriptions to newspapers and peri- odicals. 3. Correspondence mailed on Ship postage require- the high seas, in the box on board moots. a vessel, or handed to postal agents on board or to the com- manders of vessels, may be pre- paid, barring contrary ~reement between the AdministratIOns con- cerned, by means of the postage stamps and according to the posta6 e rates of the country to which the said vessel belongs or by which it is maintained. If the mailing on board takes riace dur- ing the stay at one 0 the two terminal fomts of the voyage or at one 0 the ports of call, the prepayment is valid only if it is effected by means of the postage stamps and according to the postage rates of the country in whose waters the vessel happens to be. ARTICLE 47 Franking privilege Franking privilege. h 1. Corrlespon~en(.e hrelating bto s~:~ce~stal corre- t e posta servIce exc anged e- tween Postal Administrations, be- tween those Administrations and the International Bureau, be- tween post offices of countries of the Union, and between those offices and Administrations, as well as that for which the frank- ing privilege is expressly provided by the provisions of the Conven- tion and Agreements ami their Regulations, is exempt from all postal charges. 2. Correspondence, with the Prisonersofwarmail exception of collect-on -delivery articles, addressed to prisoners of war or mailed by them, is likewise