Postal_Guide_January_1953 — Page 138

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Restrictions apply to the importation of medicines.

Prohibitions: Coin,

Coin, gold, jewellery, platinum, precious stones, silver, except in insured boxes; tobacco,

Customs duty: Bound or sewn books are liable to customs duty.

PARCELS

Postage:

via London

not over 3 lb.

$6.00

7 lb. 11 lb. 22 lb. $8.50 $11.50 $19.50

Supplemental services available: Insurance, limit $1,600.

Customs declarations: 1C., 1DN.

Prohibitions: Letters; gold; golddust; ostrich feathers not made up; oilskins and similar oiled goods; tobacco; unobliterated post- age and other stamps, and bonds and orders payable to bearer, except in insured parcels.

Packing: Celluloid (seasoned), films and other articles made of celluloid must be packed in soldered tin boxes enclosed in strong wooden boxes.

MALAYA (Federation of) Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Selangor, Trengganu, Province Wellesley, and Malacca and the Colony of Singapore including Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands).

LETTERS

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

Services available: (1) Green label service, letter and sample post (2) Insured letters, limit $1,600 to Johore Bahru, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Alor Star, Kota Bharu (Kelantan), Kuala Trengganu, Malacca and Penang, and $960 to all other places (3) Insured boxes, same limits as for insured letters. (4) Printed papers (5) Commercial papers, samples, limit 5 lb. (6) Small packets.

Customs declarations: (1) and (6) Green label; (3) 1C.

Prohibitions: Coin, platinum, gold, silver, precious stones, jewellery an other precious articles, except in insured boxes; plants and seeds except under licence issued by the Director of Agriculture, Singapore.

Restrictions: Commercial goods can only be sent under a licence issued by the Controller of Customs and goods should not be sent unless it is known that the addressee is in possession of such a licence.

PARCELS

Postage: direct service

not over 3 lb.

$2.00

7 lb. $3.60

11 lb. $5.15

22 lb. $8.55

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