204 Overseas Post
ZANZIBAR (continued)
Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter and sample post. (2) Registration. (3) Insured letters, surface only, limit $1,600 (principal towns only). (4) Printed papers. (5) Commercial papers, limit 5 lb. (6) Samples. limit 5 lb. (7) Small Packets. (8) Blind literature.
Customs declarations: (1) and (7) Green label.
Prohibitions: Charged butane gas lighters and refills (uncharged lighters are admitted); coin, gold, jewellery, platinum, precious stones, silver; packets of pictorial postcards by printed papers post.
PARCEL POST
Supplemental services available: Insurance, surface only, limit $1,600.
Customs declaration : One adhesive form.
Prohibitions: Letters, except one for the addressee; arms, except under permit ; trade and immature spirits.
Restrictions apply to the importation of: Used clothing and bedding.
Import licences are required for some classes of goods.
SERVICES TO H.M. FORCES ABROAD
Address
Air mail
rate oz.
B.A.O.R. (British Army of the Rhine)
$1.30
British Forces Post Offices, 6, 8, 10, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 37, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 51, 53, 55, 56, 57. 58. 59. 60. 61, 62, 63, 64, 69, 150, 151, 152, 501, 504
1.30
British Forces Post Office, 3
.50
British Forces Post Office, 9
2.50
British Army Post Office, 2 and British Forces Post Offices. 170 & 171
Parcels: For rates see Supplement to this Guide.
2.00
Customs declarations required: One adhesive form.
Parcels for members of H.M. Forces using the addresses B.A.O.R., British Forces Post Offices 19, 31, 37, 40, 43, or 45 or for their wives and families or for members of civilian organizations (except the United Kingdom High Commission in Germany) or for civilian personnel who are entitled to use the above military addresses, may not contain cigars, cigarettes, tobacco or tobacco products, coffee or coffee products, or tea or tea products.
This prohibition does not apply to parcels for the United Kingdom High Commission in Germany; but an addressee may receive per month in gift parcels not more than 600 cigarettes, 2 lb. tobacco, 2 lb. (net weight) of coffee or coffee products and 2 lb. (net weight) of tea or tea products.
Subject to the preceding specific regulations regarding tobacco, coffee, tea, and their products, parcels bearing the addresses B.A.O.R., British Forces Post Offices 19, 31, 37, 40 43, or 45 and containing foodstuffs are not subject to the Western German import regulations which require that certain commodities, such as cocoa chocolate, must be accompanied by other goods.
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