Postal_Guide_January_1953 — Page 187

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

PARCELS

Postage:

direct service

not over 3 lb.

7 lb.

11 lb.

22 lb.

$3.00

$5.95

$8.90

$10.95

Supplemental services available: None,

Customs declarations:

1A.

Prohibitions: Letters.

Restrictions apply to the importation of: Firearms, airguns and their accessories; foreign currency, except through an authorised bank.

TIMOR, NETHERLANDS, same as INDONESIA

TOBAGO See TRINIDAD

TOGO, BRITISH SPHERE See GOLD COAST COLONY

TOGO, FRENCH SPHERE See DAHOMEY

TONGA (FRIENDLY ISLANDS)

LETTERS

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

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

Customs declarations: (1) and (5) Green label.

Prohibitions: Jewellery; perfumes; spirits and essences.

Restrictions apply to the importation of: Watches and photo- graphic goods.

Celluloid: Packets containing articles of celluloid or cinemato- graph films must bear a white label with the words CELLULOID or FILMS in black letters.

PARCELS

Postage:

via Sydney

Customs declarations: 1A.

not over 3 lb.

$4.00

7 lb. $8.00

11 lb.

$11.50

Supplemental services available: None.

Prohibitions: Letters; gramophone records; jewellery; musical instruments; perfumes; spirits and essences; tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and snuff in parcels over 11 lb. in weight or packed with other goods.

Restrictions apply to the importation of: Clocks and watches; foodstuffs; photographic goods; plants.

Compensation is not payable.

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