Postal_Guide_1939 — Page 146

IMPERIAL AND FOREIGN LETTER POST

Customs

declara-

tions and

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(a) Green label.

(a) Green lab. & C. 1.

Prohibitions and restrictions

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RESTRICTIONS apply to the importation of drugs. GIFTS from friends (except advertising matter, tobacco

or

alcoholic beverages) of which the value in any individual case does not exceed five dollars are admitted free of duty. Goods valued at not more than $16 (H.K.) would generally be admitted free of duty under this concession. Packets should bear the words CASUAL DONATION or words of similar purport and be provided with the green Customs label. RESTRICTIONS apply to the importation of bank-notes (Spanish), jewels, pharmaceutical preparations, plants and parts of plants, precious stones.

PROHIBITIONS. Bank-notes, currency notes and documents pay- able to bearer, except in insured letters. Gold, jewellery, platinum, precious stones, silver, except in insured boxes.

(b) C. 2.

(a) Green lab. & C. 1.

(a) Green label.

PROHIBITIONS. Bank-notes, coin, currency notes, documents payable to bearer, gold, jewellery, platinum, precious stones, silver.

ADDRESS.

Packets containing articles of celluloid must be clearly marked CELLULOID in red characters. See also page 96.

(b) Green label.

(a) Green label.

(b) C. 2.

(c) Green label.

RESTRICTIONS apply to the importation of plants and seeds.

GREEN LAPEL SERVICE. All letters containing goods having a commercial value must be provided with the green label used for the transmission of dutiable articles by letter post.