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Overseas Post
VENEZUELA (Republic of) (continued)
Venezuelan customs tariff. For goods such as liquids, fats, tobacco, and so on, customs declarations should show the weight of the goods including immediate containers, in addition to the gross and net weights as provided for on the form. Prohibitions: Letters; arms (except sporting guns admitted under permit) except for the Government; cigarette papers; copper, nickel and silver coins, except for the Government.
Restrictions apply to the importation of:
Patent medicines; plants and parts of plants and products from plants, such as wheaten flour, except when preserved in tins or previously cooked. Certain articles are subject to import licence, and parcels containing them should not be despatched until the necessary licence has been obtained by the addressee.
Packing: Parcels must be packed in strong cloth or in strong wooden or cardboard boxes and must be sealed, and those containing gold, silver, or other precious articles should bear on the cover the words Objetos Preciosos (precious articles) written in letters not less than 1 centimetre in height.
Delivery: Parcels are not delivered to the place of address. Addressees are notified of the arrival of parcels and collect them from the relative Customs depot after payment of customs dues.
VIET-NAM (North)
Service limited to Letters. First oz. 40c, each oz. after 25c. Postcards 25c., and printed papers; commercial papers, limit 4 lb.; Samples, limit 1 lb., Blind literature.
VIET-NAM (South)
LETTER POST
Postage:
Surface
Air mail
Letters
First oz., 40c.,
25c.
each oz. after, 25c.
25c.
Postcards Letters Each oz., 50c.
Postcards
Supplemental services available: (1) Printed papers. (2) Commercial papers, limit 4 lb. (3) Samples, limit 1 lb. (4) Blind literature. (5) Green label service, letter and sample post. (6) Registration. (7) Small Packets.
Customs declarations: (5) and (7) Green label.
Prohibitions: Charged butane gas lighters and refills (uncharged lighters are admitted); current coin, gold, jewellery, platinum, precious stones, silver and other precious objects.
Address: The address should include the words the Republic of Viet-Nam (i.e. South).
PARCEL POST
Parcels are accepted only for the Republic of Viet-Nam (i.e. South) (see below).
Postage:
Surface
Air mail
Not over 2lb. 3lb. 7lb. 11lb. 221b.
$4.00 5.00 5.50 7.00 12.50 Each lb., $3.00
Supplemental services available: None.
Customs declaration: One non-adhesive form and despatch note.
Prohibitions : Any letter, note, or document having the character of an actual and personal correspondence or packets of any kind bearing an address other than that of the addressee of the parcel or of persons dwelling with him. It is however permissable to enclose in a parcel an open invoice confined to the particulars which constitute an invoice; articles which from their nature or packing may be a source of danger to the officers of the Post Office or may soil or damage other parcels; explosive, inflammable, or dangerous substances (including loaded metal caps, live cartridges and matches); live animals, except bees which must be