Overseas Post 87
BAHRAIN, BRITISH POSTAL AGENCY (continued)
Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter post (except insured letters) and sample post. (2) Registration. (3) Insured letters, surface only, limit $1,840. (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: Arms and ammunition (or parts thereof); charged butane gas lighters and refills (uncharged lighters are admitted); cultured, imitation, artificial and bleached pearls.
Restrictions: A licence or certificate for the importation of the following items must be obtained from H.M. Political Agent: alcoholic drink; drugs; industrial alcohol (including denatured, methylated or medicated spirits and methyl alcohol). Address: The inclusion of Persian Gulf or Arabian Gulf in the address is unnecessary.
PARCEL POST
Postage:
Surface
Not over 2lb. 3lb. 7lb. Tilb. 2216.
$4.50 4.50 6.00 8.00 12.00
Air mail Each lb., $5.00
Supplemental services available: Insurance, surface only, limit $1,840.
Customs declaration: One adhesive form.
Prohibitions: Letters, except one for the addressee; arms and ammunition (or parts thereof); charged butane gas lighters and refills (uncharged lighters are admitted); cultured, imitation, artificial and bleached pearls.
Restrictions: A licence or certificate for the importation of the following items must be obtained from H.M. Political Agent: alcoholic drink; drugs; industrial alcohol (including denatured, methylated or medicated spirits and methyl alcohol). Certificate of origin: All parcels containing commercial goods should be accom- panied by a certified invoice stating the origin of the goods.
Packing: Parcels should be very strongly packed.
Address: See under LETTER POST.
Delivery:
Parcels are not delivered but have to be collected from the Post Office by the addressees.
BALEARIC ISLANDS
LETTER POST
Same as Spain.
PARCEL POST
Postage:
21b. 3lb. 716. Tulb. 22lb.
$8.00 9.00 10.50 12.50 22.50
Surface (via Marseille)
Air mail
Not over
No service.
Supplemental services available: Insurance, surface only, limit $1,840.
Customs declaration and language: Four non-adhesive forms and despatch note. Spanish or French as well as English. Customs declarations must bear the Post Office serial number of the parcel.
Prohibitions: Letters; charged butane gas lighters and refills (uncharged lighters are admitted and should be declared as such on the customs declaration forms); military weapons and air-guns; playing cards; potatoes; rosaries, relics and similar articles; Spanish bank-notes; tobacco.
Restrictions apply to the importation of: Jewellery, precious metals and precious stones; pharmaceutical preparations; plants and parts of plants.
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