Postal_Guide_1939 — Page 170

IMPERIAL AND FOREIGN LETTER POST

Customs

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declara-

tions and

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(a) Green lab. & C. 1. (See col. 6)

(b) C. 2.

French. (a) Green lab. & C. 1. (b) C. 2.

(a) Green lab. & C. 1. (b) C. 2.

French.

(a) Green lab. & C. 1.

(a) Green label.

PROHIBITIONS.

Prohibitions and restrictions

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Account and manuscript books, advertising matter (with the exception of trade catalogues and circulars), almanacs, cards in general, labels, photographs, picture books, printed forms, works of art, when sent as merchandise, and packets of picture postcards, are pro- hibited from importation by printed papers post. Celluloid and articles wholly or partly made of celluloid, such as photograph films (non-inflammable cinematograph films are, however, admitted by the letter post provided that the packets bear a label clearly marked in red characters THIS CONTAINS NON-INFLAMMABLE FILMS ONLY).

REGISTERED and insured packets bearing a post box address must in addition bear the actual address of the addressee. CUSTOMS DECLARATION. A non-adhesive Customs declaration must be attached by means of string to postal packets containing dutiable articles in respect of which preferential rate of duty is desired; and the country of origin or manu- facture of the articles must be stated.

CUSTOMS DUTY. When the total Customs duty payable on a letter or other packet does not exceed 12 annas, the whole of the duty is waived.

PRINTED MATTER liable to Customs duty must bear a green

Customs label.

PROHILITIONS. Articles of celluloid and films, coin, medicines.

PROHIBITIONS, Gold, jewellery, platinum, precious stones, silver, except in insured boxes. Bank-notes, currency PROHIBITIONS. Articles of celluloid and films, coin medicines.

PROHIBITIONS. Bnk-notes, currency nctes, bills, drafts, and so on, and all forms of securities unless addressed to the authorised banks (National Bank of Iran and Imperial Bank of Iran) or sent in insured letters with full particu- lars of the contents and value on the envelope; gold, jewellery, platinum, precious stones, silver. GREEN LAFEL SERVICE. Packets sent under the green label service should preferably be registered, and are subject to additional charges in Iran.

PROHIBITIONS. Coin, gold, jewellery, platinum, precious stones, silver. Packets of coloured pictorial postcards by printed papers poɛt.

RESTRICTIONS apply to the importation of plants and parts of

plants.

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