Postal_Guide_1939 — Page 218

IMPERIAL AND FOREIGN LETTER POST

Customs

declara-

tions and

language

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Prohibitions and restrictions

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(a) Green label.

(b) C. 2.

(c) Green label.

PROHIBITIONS. Coin, gold,

Coin, gold, jewellery, platinum, precious stones, silver; corrected proofs and printed matter with marked words or phrases; postage stamps, and so on, addressed to private individuals. RESTRICTIONS. The undermentioned articles are admitted only by authority of the Soviet Government bonds, coupons, share certificates, and so on; drawings, films, manuscripts, medicines, photographs, printed matter, printers' blocks. Exceptionally, however, catalogues, price lists and prospec- tuses may be sent without permits to Soviet trusts, syndicates and Government Departments, and single copies of books, periodicals, and so on, except fashion papers, sent by publi- shers, booksellers and other firms to private persons, are admitted without permit.

A postal fee of Gd for Custom clearance is charged on delivery of each green label letter, small packet, and insured box in which customs is levied irrespective of the amount of duty. PROHIBITIONS. Dutiable articles in the sample post except genuine trade samples. (See page 91 to 95) Gold, silver, jewellery, precious stones except in insured boxes. ADDRESS. Packets containing articles of celluloid must bear a white label with the word CELLULOID in BLACK LETTERS. See also page 96.

(a) Green lab. & C. 1.

(b) Green lab. & C. 1.

PROHIBITIONS. Wedding cake not securely packed in tin boxes. RESTRICTIONS apply to the importation of cigarettes and cigars,

plants and parts of plants, seeds.

ORIGIN. Every article (except books imported by or for the account of any public library association) capable of being stamped, branded or labelled at the time of its manufacture, without suffering damage, must be conspicuously and inde- libly stamped er branded, and so on, in English characters with an indication of the country of origin.

INVOICE. An invoice must be enclosed in all packets containing

either merchandise or books for sale; and a statement (giv ing accurate particula:s of contents and value) in all packets containing merchandise, or books not sent in execution of an order or not for sale. Each packet should be marked on the address side INVOICE ENCLOSED. If the total value of the goods contained in a packet or in several packets sent at the same time by the same sender to the same addressee exceeds 100 dollars, the invoice (or statement) should be certified by a United States Consul. Sample packets should be marked TRADE SAMPLES.