Postal_Guide_January_1953 — Page 104

HKPost Annual Reports & Postal Guides 香港郵政年報指南 All

PARCELS

Postage

not over 3 lb.

7 lb.

11 lb.

Fanning and Washington Islands

via Sydney $7.00

$10.50

$16.00

All other destinations

$4.00

$ 8.00

$11.50

Supplemental services available: Insurance, limit $800 (to Fanning and Washington Islands only).

Customs declarations:

1A.

Prohibitions:

Letters; arms, except under permit.

GOLD COAST COLONY (including Ashanti, British Togoland and the Northern Territories).

LETTERS

Postage: first oz. 20c; each additional oz. 15c.

Services available: (1) Green label service, letter and sample post (2) Printed papers (3) Commercial papers, samples, limit 5 lb. (4) Small packets.

Customs declarations: (1) and (4) Green label.

Prohibitions: Bank-notes and currency notes, unless sent by a bank to a bank at Accra or Sekondi; coin, but coin of gold or silver declared to be for purposes of ornament is admitted if not exceeding $80 in value.

Restrictions apply to

apply to the importation of: Saccharine and similar substances.

PARCELS

Postage:

via London

not over 3 lb. 7 lb. 11 lb. 22 lb. $5.00 $8.00 $11.50 $18.00

Supplemental services available: Insurance, limit $960.

Customs declarations: 1A, Prohibitions: Letters, except one for the addressee; cinemato- graph films unless addressed to Accra; firearms, airguns and accessories; narcotics unless accompanied by a certificate issued by the Director of Medical Services, Accra; paper money. Restrictions apply to the importation of saccharine and similar substances.

Invoices: Invoices are required for all commercial parcels. Senders are advised to despatch the invoices in advance of the parcels. The importation of all parcels containing goods except bona fide gifts is subject to the production by the addressee of an import licence, in the absence of which parcels will be con- fiscated; and no parcels (other than those containing bona fide gifts) should therefore be posted unless it is known that the addressee is in possession of the required licence.

Delivery: Parcels are accepted for any place on the under- standing that they are called for by the addressee at the nearest post office.

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