valuable articles; postage stamps whether obliterated or not, or any paper representing a monetary value; letters, notes or documents having the character of actual and personal correspondence, but an open invoice as well as a copy of the name and address of the sender and addressee may be enclosed.
EXTENT OF THE SERVICE
Small packets may be sent to the places indicated by the entry Small Packets in the table commencing on page 58.
CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS
A green customs label must, without exception, be affixed to the address side of the packet, and, if the country of destination so requires, the packet must also be accompanied by one or more non- adhesive customs declarations enclosed in the packet. In some cases the country of destination requires that the customs declarations should be made out in a language other than English. Details of these requirements are shown in the table commencing on page 59.
PRINTED PAPERS
RATE OF POSTAGE
The prepaid rates of postage are:
Hong Kong, China and Macau:
All other places:
The postage must be fully prepaid.
WEIGHT AND SIZE
The limit of weight is 61 lb.
First 2 oz., 5c; each additional
2 oz. 5c.
First 2 oz., 15c; each additional
2 oz. 10c.
A single printed volume may weigh as much as 11 lb.
The limits of size are:
British Commonwealth. depth.
2 feet in length and 18 inches in width or
Foreign countries. 3 feet in length, width and depth combined, the maximum dimension in any one direction not to exceed 2 feet.
Packets in the form of a roll. The length and twice the diameter combined must not exceed 3 feet 3 inches, and the greatest dimension must not exceed 2 feet 8 inches.
Printed matter sent unenclosed in the form of a card. Whether folded or not, unenclosed cards may not measure less than 4 inches in length by 22 inches in width,
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