Postal_Guide_1939 — Page 332

IMPERIAL AND FOREIGN PARCEL POST

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Limitations of service and special conditions

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(1) The principal islands are Savaii and Upolu. The chief town is Apia. PROHIBITIONS letters; firearms, except to an authorised dealer, or under

permit. RESTRICTIONS apply to the importation of animal hair and articles (for

example brushes) containing animal hair; bees and bee-keeping appliances; bulbs; fruit; plants; clothing which has ceased to be in actual wear. COMPENSATION is not payable.

(2) The principal islands are Manua and Tutuila. The chief town is Pago-

Pago.

PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS: same as Sandwich Islands below. COMPENSATION is not payable.

PROHIBITIONS: letters; bees; cotton seed, cotton and cotton seed products (except oil, unmanufactured cotton and cotton waste: see below); feathers and skins of wild birds (except ostrich feathers) unless for educational or scientific purposes; films or pictorial representations of prize fights; intoxicating liquors; potatoes.

RESTRICTIONS apply to the importation of: arms; bulbs; cereals; cigars, cigarettes and cheroots; cotton waste and unmanufactured cotton; plants and parts of plants; sealskin in any form; virus, serums and toxins. INVOICE an invoice or statement giving accurately the value of the contents for Customs purposes should be enclosed in every parcel containing books and also in every sealed parcel containing merchandise; and the parcel should be marked on the address side INVOICE ENCLOSED. If, however, the invoice or statement relates to more parcels than one, it should be enclosed in parcel No. 1, and the remaining parcels should be marked INVOICE ENCLOSED IN PARCEL No. 1.

If the value of the goods contained in a parcel or in several parcels sent at the same time by one sender to the same addressee exceeds 100 dollars, an invoice certified by a United States consul should be furnished. This invoice should be enclosed in the relative parcel, the Customs declaration being noted CONSULAR INVOICE ENCLOSED. When the consular invoice relates to more parcels than one, it should be enclosed in parcel No. 1, the Customs declaration being noted accordingly. The Customs declarations or covers of the remaining parcels should be marked CONSULAR INVOICE IN PARCEL NO. 1. If the sender prefers, however, the consular invoice may be sent separately to the addressee, the relative Customs declaration being [Continued on next page