Postal_Guide_July_1957 — Page 146

MALTA

LETTER POST

Postage:

Overseas Post 145

Surface

Air mail

Letters Postcards Letters

Postcards

First oz., 20c., 15c. Each 1 oz.,

65c.

each oz, after, 15c.

$1.30

Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service. letter post (except insured letters) and sample post. (2) Registration. (3) Insured letters, surface only, limit $1,600, see Insurance below. (4) Insured boxes, surface only, limit $1,600, see Insurance below. (5) Printed papers. (6) Commercial papers, limit 5 lb. (7) Samples, limit 5 lb. (8) Small Packets. (9) Blind literature. Customs declarations: (1) and (8) Green label. (4) One non-adhesive form. Prohibitions: Charged butane gas lighters and refills (uncharged lighters are admitted); coin; gold, jewellery, platinum, precious stones and silver, except in insured boxes; contraceptives; football pool coupons.

Restrictions: See PARCEL POST.

Insurance: As insurance is not available from Malta to this Colony an insured letter or box which cannot be delivered to the addressee in Malta will be returned to this Colony as a registered packet. On the return journey compensation will normally be payable only in the event of the loss of the entire packet and may not exceed the amount payable for a registered packet.

PARCEL POST

Supplemental services available: Insurance, surface only, limit $1,600 via London only.

Customs declaration: One adhesive form for insured parcels, Three non-adhesive forms and despatch note for ordinary parcels.

Prohibitions: Letters, except one for the addressee; aims, except under permit : contraceptives; football pool coupons.

Restrictions : The importation of goods other than those covered by open General Licence, bona fide gifts, samples and articles of no commercial value is allowed only under licence issued by the Food and Commerce Control Office, Malta. Goods which require a licence should not be sent unless it is known that the addressee is in possession of the relative import licence.

Insurance: Any insured parcels which cannot be delivered to the addressees in Malta will be returned as ordinary uninsured parcels. In the event of loss or damage on the return journey compensation within the normal limits for uninsured parcels only will be payable.

Batches of parcels : If more than one parcel is sent at one time to one addressee, the sender should number the parcels consecutively, and should indicate on each parcel the number of parcels forming the consignment, For instance, if the con- signment consists of three parcels, the parcels should be numbered 1/3, 2/3 and 3/3 respectively.

Preferential Tariffs apply under certain conditions to British goods. Enquiries should be addressed to Department of Commerce and Industry.

MARIAN ISLANDS

LETTER POST

Postage:

Surface

Air mail

Letters Postcards

Letters

First oz., 40c..

each oz, after, 25c.

Postcards

25c.

25c. Each oz., 50c.

Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter post. (2) Regis- tration. (3) Printed papers.

(4) Commercial papers, limit 4 lb. (5) Samples,

lirnit 1 lb. (6) Small Packets. (7) Blind literature.

Customs declarations: (1) and (6) Green label and one non-adhesive form.

General conditions: Same as U.S.A.