Postal_Guide_January_1953 — Page 161

The Department of LORETO includes Caballococha, Calzada, Chazuta, Contamana, Habana,

Habana, Iquitos, Masisea, Moyabama, Nauta, Nazareth (Rio Yavari), Rioja, San Jose de Sioa, Saposoa, Soritor, Tarapoto, Yurimaguas.

Supplemental services available: None.

Customs declarations: 1C., 1DN.

Prohibitions: Letters; arms and parts thereof; cigars, cigarettes and tobacco; worn clothing unless accompanied by a certificate of disinfection from a competent authority; playing cards.

Restrictions apply to the importation of: Patent medicines; plants, parts of plants, bulbs, seeds and so on; saccharine.

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Invoice: An invoice is required for every parcel or signment of parcels posted at the same time to one addressee. The invoice should be sent under separate cover to the addressee; it should be certified by the Chamber of Commerce or by two business men of good repute whose signatures should in turn be certified by a public functionary. An invoice may, however, be dispensed with where the contents of the parcel (or parcels) do not exceed 49 dollars (Peruvian) or the equvialent thereof in value; but a commercial invoice must then be forwarded with the parcel (or parcels) and the relative charges will be levied on delivery.

PHILIPPINES (Republic of the)

LETTERS

Postage: first oz. 40c.; each additional oz. 25c.

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

Customs declarations: (1) and (4) Green label and 10.

PARCELS

Postage:

direct service

not over 3 lb. 7 lb.

$5.35 $5.50

11 lb.

22 lb.

$5.70 $11.30

Limit of weight: Parcels exceeding 11 lb. are accepted for Baguio, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Manila, Tacloban and Zamboanga only.

Supplemental services available: None.

Customs declarations: 1A.

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