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HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE
There is also a Letter Box fixed in the Charge Room at Tsim Sha-tsui Police Station. Letters containing any article of value should not be posted in these boxes, but should be registered at the General Post Office.
Persons posting in these boxes may cancel their stamps by writing the date across
them.
POSTAGE STAMPS,
7.- Hongkong Postage Stamps of the following values can be purchased and are available at any British Post Office or Agency in Hongkong or China:—
2 cents.
4
5
19
19
10
97
20
30
**
50 cents.
I dollar.
2 dollars.
3
་་
5
畅畅
Post Cards--
1 cent.
2 cents (reply paid).
4 cents.
8 cents (with reply paid).
8. --Boxholders are at liberty to mark their Postage Stamps on the back or face or by perforation, so as to prevent their being stolen. If the mark be on the face, it must be such as not to interfere with the clean appearance of the stamp.
9.--Correspondence will not be stamped at the Post Office and charged to a boxholder's account, except as provided by paragraph 11.
RATES OF POSTAGE,
10.--Rates of Postage in Hongkong and at British Post Offices in China :-
· UNION COUNTRIES
TO
LETTERS
PER OZ.
MINGUR REPLY
PORT POST CARDS CARDN
each.
ench.
BOOKS NEWSPI PTERNS
ETC. PER 2 07.
RETURN
REGIN- | RECEIPT FOR TRATION, REGISTERKD
ARTICLE.
COMMER- CIAL
PAPERS
cente. 10
cents.
B
centr.
cents. | cents.
2
10
2
5
10 )
10 (e)
20 (ra).
NOKN
10 in) 10/
10
10 cix)
except z
Macao
| Nox-Usios COUNTRIES :
!
i
Abyssinia..
Afghanistan
Afrion (West Coast, Native Possessions). Arabia.
Bechuuriland Protectorate, including
Kanye, Lake Ngami, Mueloutsie, Mole- . polole, Palichwe (Khamas Town), Rhode- sia (comprising Mashonal ind, Marabule- land, and Northern Zambesi), Shoshong, I
and Tati River,
British Central Africa, including
British
Nyassaland, Barotse, Lake Moero, Tan- ganyika, and Upper Zambesi .. China or from China to Hongkong) Chungchow
Corea
Friendly Islands (Tonga Islands).
Madagascar(except French Establishments, viz., Ambositra, Andevovante, Autan- anarivo, Diego Suarez, Fenerive, Fiara- nantson. Foulpointe, Ivondro, Maevata- nana, Mahamubo, Mahianoro, Mahela, Ma- intirano, Majunga, Mananjary, Moranda- va, M rotsigana, Nossi về, St. Mary, Tamratave, Vatomindry and Vohemar).... Morocco (except Casablanca, El-ksar-el- } khir, Fez, Läraiche, Mazogan, Mogador, Rabut, Sudhi, Tangier and Tetuan, at eich of which places the Gibraltar Post Office or French Post Oille maintains an agen- cy under the Postal Union regulations).... Navigators Islands (Sunoa) Niger Const Protectorate, viz :
10 7/
20
10
5 (0)
2
10 C)
56
10
10 (6)
10.c.
6710
N
NINN
10
10
5(b)
5
10 (in)
10
10 (in)
10
10
Benin, Bonny, Briss, Calabar, Opobo, and Warree or Forendos
20
10
Orange Free State
Society Islands
Other parte..
BETWEEN HONGKONG AND ('ANTON, AND FOR LOCAL
DELIVERY
ASE N
20
| 10
10 )
10
299
10 (c)
10 (in)
2
Б
I
Same as for Books, except that the lowest charge is 10 centa
fa.). An additional charge is made on delivery.
Ch. Registration in China through British Offices extends to Hoihow, Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, Shanghai and Hankow only.
(e. Prepayment is compulsory.
(in.) Registration is incomplete, not extending beyond Port of Arrival.
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