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Record 1 2011-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Correspondence
CONT

Carriage of postal matter as air freight: Nothing in the nature of a "letter" may be accepted as air freight. ... Generally speaking, a letter is classified as anything that is enclosed in an addressed envelope.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets de correspondance (Postes)
CONT

Les objets postaux se divisent en deux catégories : les envois de la poste aux lettres dénommés «Correspondances-avion» lorsqu'ils sont admis au transport aérien; les colis postaux. Les modalités du transport des objets postaux sont définies par la Convention postale universelle. Ce transport fait l'objet d'un monopole d'État [...]

OBS

objet postal; objet de correspondance; effet postal : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel, comme collectifs.

Key term(s)
  • objets postaux
  • objets de correspondance
  • effets postaux

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