74 Overseas Post
ADEN (including Kamaran Island and Mukalla)
LETTER POST
Postage:
Surface
Air mail
Letters Postcards
Letters
First oz., 20c.. 15c.
each oz, after, 15c.
Postcards
Each 1 oz., $1.30
65c.
Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter and sample post. (2) Registration. (3) Insured letters, Surface only, limit $1,600 (Aden, Aden-Camp, Little Aden, Maalla, Mukalla, Sheikh Othman and Kamaran only). (4) Insured boxes, surface only, limit $1,600 (Aden, Aden-Camp, Little Aden, Maalla, Mukalla. Sheikh Othman and Kamaran only). (5) Printed papers. (6) Commercial papers, limit 5 lb. (7) Samples, limit 5 lb. (8) Small Packets. (9) Blind literature. Customs declarations: (1) and (8) Green label. (4) One non-adhesive form.
Prohibitions: Arms and parts thereof (including imitation and toy pistols and revolvers) and sulphur, unless imported by or on behalf of the Government of Aden; celluloid and articles made entirely or in part of celluloid, such as cinc- matograph and photographic films. Non-inflammable or safety cinematograph films are, however, admitted provided that they are contained in a strong metal box packed in a solid wooden or thick cardboard receptacle. A label bearing the indication, Contains Only Non-inflammable Films, printed or written very clearly in red, must be affixed to each packet.
PARCEL POST
Supplemental service available: Insurance, surface only, limit $1,600 (Aden, Aden-Camp, Little Aden, Maalla, Mukalla, Sheikh Othman and Kamaran only);
Customs declaration: One adhesive form.
Prohibitions: Letters, except one for the addressee; arms and parts thereof (including imitation and toy pistols and revolvers) and sulphur, unless imported by or on behalf of the Government of Aden; labels or woven goods bearing designs in imitation of paper money; quinine coloured pink; celluloid and articles manu- factured entirely or in part of celluloid, such as cinematograph and photographic films, unless packed in a strong wooden box bearing a label CELLULOID in plain letters.
Restrictions apply to the importation of plants. Certain article may only be imported under licence from the Controller of Civil Supplies, Aden,
Route: Parcels for Mukalla should be addressed Pin Aden.
Compensation is not payable for damage to porcelain. glassware and other exceptionally fragile articles.
ADMIRALTY ISLANDS Same as NEW GUINEA TERRITORY
AEGEAN ISLANDS Same as GREECE
AFGHANISTAN
LETTER POST
Postage:
Surface
Air mail
Letters Postcards
Letters
First oz., 40c..
each oz. after, 25c.
25c.
Each 4 oz., $1.30
Postcards
65c.
Supplemental services available ; (1) Green label service, letter and sample post. (2) Registration, (3) Printed papers. (4) Commercial papers, limit 4 lb. (5) Samples, limit 1 lb. (6) Small Packets.
(6) Small Packets. (7) Blind literature. Customs declarations :
(1) and (6) Green label.
Prohibitions: Bank-notes, coin, currency notes, documents payable to bearer gold, jewellery, platinum, precious stones, silver and other precious articles; pearl necklaces; silk and artistic articles in silk.
The importation of many classes of goods is prohibited.
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