Overseas Post
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CUBA (continued)
Supplemental services available: None.
Customs declaration : One adhesive form.
Prohibitions, Restrictions and so on: Same as United States of America, omitting the paragraphs relating to Invoice, Delivery charges and Customs duty.
Route: Parcels for the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay must be pre-paid in accordance with the postage rates for Cuba even if they are consigned to an address in New York.
CURACAO See NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
CYPRUS
LETTER POST
Postage:
Surface
Air mail
Letters Postcards
Letters
Postcards
First oz., 20c., 15c. Each 1 oz.,
65c.
each oz. after, 15c.
$1.30
Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter post. (2) Regis- tration. (3) Insured letters, surface only, limit $320 (certain places only, see list under PARCEL POST). (4) Insured boxes, surface only, limit $320 (certain places only, see list under PARCEL POST). (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: Bank-notes, coin (exceeding £5 in value), currency notes, negotiable instruments payable to bearer; charged butane gas lighters and refills (uncharged lighters are admitted); platinum, gold or silver, manufactured or not, precious stones, jewels and other precious articles if sent in unregistered packets.
Restrictions apply to the importation of: Cigarette papers and picture postcards.
PARCEL POST
Postage:
Surface
Air mail
Not over 2lb.
3lb.
7lb. 11lb. 221b. $7.50 8.00 9.50 11.50 19.50
No service
Supplemental services available: Insurance, surface only, limit $320 (see Insurance below);
Customs declaration : Two non-adhesive forms and despatch note.
Prohibitions: Letters, except one for the addressee; arms and parts thereof, except on permit from the Chief Constable, Cyprus; charged butane gas lighters and refills are prohibited (uncharged lighters are admitted and should be declared as such on the customs declaration forms); coins of silver or copper; daggers; toy pistols.
Restrictions apply to the importation of: Bees; cigarette papers; cinematograph films; fresh fruit and vegetables; honey; picture postcards; saccharin.
Old or used clothing for private use or for sale or trade purposes is liable to disinfection by the Medical and Health Services, Cyprus. Parcels containing such clothing belonging to a passenger and arriving within six months prior to or after his arrival in Cyprus are permitted without restriction.
Insurance: List of places for which insured letters, boxes and parcels may be accepted:-
Famagusta
Kakopetria
Kyrenia
Lapithos Larnaca
Lafka Lefkara
Lefkoniko
Limassol
Morphou
Nicosia
Paphos
*Pedhoulas
*Platres
Polis
*Prodhromos
Rizokarpaso
*Troodos
Yialousa
*Open June to September only.
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