142 Overseas Post
GREECE (continued)
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. (7) Blind literature.
Customs declarations: (1) and (6) Green label and one non-adhesive form.
Customs duty: Except for items sent by the Small Packet service, articles liable to customs duty sent to Greece by letter post may be subject to double the normal customs charges.
Prohibitions: Cigarette papers; coin, gold, jewellery, platinum, precious stones, silver; Greek bank-notes; playing cards; printed matter which is prohibited from circulation in Greece; saccharin; salt; tobacco in any form.
Restrictions apply to the importation of: Patent medicines; plants and parts of plants, tins of condensed milk; worn clothing.
PARCEL POST
Postage:
Surface
(via Genoa)
Not over 21b. 3lb. 7ib. Illb. 22lb. $6.00 9.50 11.00 13.00 24.00
Air mail
Each lb., $9.00
Supplemental services available:
towns only).
Insurance, surface only, limit $1,840 (principal
Customs declaration and language: Three non-adhesive forms and despatch note. French or Greek as well as English.
Prohibitions: Letters; arms (except sporting guns under permit); charged butane gas lighters and refills if sent via France (uncharged lighters are admitted and should be declared as such on the customs declaration forms); playing cards; printed matter which is prohibited from circulation in Greece; saccharin; salt. Restrictions apply to the importation of: Cigarette papers; patent medicines; plants, and parts of plants; tins of condensed milk; tobacco in any form; worn clothing and footwear, and used bed linen.
Customs duty: All goods, including items sent in gift parcels, are subject to payment in Greece of customs duty at current rates.
Commercial parcels are, in general, subject to import restrictions and senders are advised to ascertain from the addressees, before despatching such parcels, whether an import licence, if required, has been obtained. A copy of the relative invoice should be enclosed in each parcel.
Compensation is not payable for damage to parcels containing liquids, fragile articles or perishable goods if the damage occurs in the Italian service.
GREENLAND
LETTER POST
Postage:
Surface
Letters
Postcards
First oz., 40c., each oz. after, 25c.
25c.
Air mail
Letters Each oz., $1.30
65c.
Postcards
Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter post (except insured letters) and sample post. (2) Registration, air mail service to certain places only, see below. (3) Insured letters, surface only, limit $1,840. (4) Insured boxes, surface only, limit $1,840. (5) Printed papers. (6) Commercial papers, limit 4 lb. (7) Samples, limit 1 lb. (8) Small packets. (9) Blind literature.
Customs declarations: (1) and (8) Green label. (4) One non-adhesive form.
Restrictions apply to the importation of: Almanacs; butane gas lighters and refills; Danish stock and share certificates; medicines.
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