Postal_Guide_1939 — Page 160

IMPERIAL AND FOREIGN LETTER POST

Customs

declara-

tions and

language

5

Prohibitions and restrictions

6

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French.

(a) Green label.

(b) C. 2.

(c) Green lab. & C. 1.

PROHIBITIONS. Plants, playing cards.

RESTRICTIONS. Apply to the importation of medicines, serums

and so on (including insulin).

CUSTOMS DUTY. Printed matter, especially books, is liable to

Customs duty, but newspapers and periodicals are exempt,

French.

(a) Green lab. & C. 1.

(b) C. 2.

French. (a) Green lab. & C. 1.

(b) C. 2.

PROHIBITIONS. Bank-notes, currency notes, documents payable to bearer, except in insured letters; Gold, jewellery, platinum, precious stones, silver, except in insured boxes; plants, playing cards.

INSURANCE. The service is available to the principal towns only

and the limit for Brazzaville,

for Brazzaville, Brazzaville-Plateau and Bangui is $1,000. For the other principal towns the limit is :

Insured Letters $3,000

Insured Boxes $2,500

PROHIBITIONS. Plants, playing cards.

French. (a) Green lab. & C. 1.

(b) C. 2.

(c) Green lab. & C. 1.

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