228 Overseas Post
TRIPOLITANIA See LIBYA
TRUCIAL STATES, BRITISH POSTAL AGENCY (serving DUBAI and SHARJAH)
LETTER POST
Postage:
Surface
Air mail
Letters Postcards Letters
First oz., 20c.,
each oz. after, 15c.
15c.
Each oz., $1.30
Postcards
65c.
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 (not available to Sharjah). (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 un- necessary.
PARCEL POST
Postage:
Surface
(via Bahrain) Air mail
Not over 2lb. 3lb. 7lb. 11lb. 221b. $4.50 4.50 6.00 8.00 12.00 Each lb., $5.00
Supplemental services available: Insurance, surface only, limit $1,840 (not avail- able to Sharjah).
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). 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.
TUNISIA
LETTER POST
Postage:
Surface
Air mail
First oz., 40c..
each oz. after, 25c.
25c.
65c.
Letters Postcards Letters Each oz., $1.30 Postcards
Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter and sample post. (2) Registration. (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 and language: (1) and (8) Green label and one non- adhesive form. (4) One non-adhesive form. French as well as English. Prohibitions: Charged butane gas lighters and refills (uncharged lighters are admitted); gold; jewellery, platinum, precious stones, silver except in insured boxes; currency notes, except in insured letters; coin; playing cards. Restrictions apply to the importation of: Cigarettes, cigars and tobacco.