Postal_Guide_July_1957 — Page 156

Overseas Post 155

NIGER (continued)

PARCEL POST

Supplemental services available: Insurance, surface only, limit $1,600 to Niamey R.P. and Zinder only).

Customs declaration and language: Four non-adhesive forms and despatch note. French as well as English.

Prohibitions: Letters charged butane gas lighters and refills (uncharged lighters are admitted and should be declared as such on the customs declaration forms); counters resembling coin; weights and measures not of the decimal system; and, in addition, all goods bearing indications which suggest they are of French origin or manufacture when they are not.

Restrictions apply to the importation of: Arms, including air-guns; books and printed matter in Arabic; mineral waters; preserved plums, sardines and vegetables; saccharin and similar substances; spirits.

Address: Parcels are accepted for all places, but they must be claimed at the nearest of the following offices, of which the name should, if possible, appear in the address:

Agadoz

Filingué

Bilma

Gaya

Birni N'Konni

Gouré

Mainé-Soroa Maradi N'Guigmi

Tahoua

Tanout

Tera

Dogondoutchi

Dosso

NIGERIA

LETTER POST

Madaoua

Magaria

Niamey R.P. Say

Tessaoua

Tillabery

Zinder

Postage:

Surface

Letters

First oz., 20c..

each oz. after, 15c.

Air mail

Postcards Letters

Postcards

15c. Each 1 oz., $1.30

65c.

Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter post. (2) Regis- tration. (3) Insured letters, surface only, limit $960. (4) Printed papers. (5) Commercial papers, limit 5 lb. (6) Samples, limit 5 lb. (7) Small Packets. (8) Blind literature.

Customs declarations: (1) and (7) Green label.

Prohibitions: Coin; beads composed of inflammable celluloid or similar substance; penicillin, streptomycin and similar substances except under licence. Articles of a charlanatic nature.

Restrictions: Jewellery, precious stones and manufactured gold, platinum or silver are admitted if not more than $80 in value.

PARCEL POST

Supplemental services available: Insurance, surface only, limit $960.

Customs declaration: One adhesive form.

Prohibitions: Letters, except one for the addressee; arms including shotguns; beads composed of inflammable celluloid or similar substance; cotton seed; penicillin, streptomycin and similar substances except under licence; spirits; wines. Articles of a charlanatic nature.

Restrictions: Import licences are required for a few classes of goods, but not for items enclosed in bona fide gift parcels.

Invoice: An invoice showing details of the cost of the goods including insurance etc. and indicating their country of origin, should be attached to commercial parcels.

Packing: Waterproof covers must be used for parcels for places beyond the services of the Nigerian Railway; foodstuffs must be packed in metal containers. Compensation is not payable for damage to parcels containing fragile articles, or for damage by water to a parcel transported by carrier, runner or canoe.. Delivery: Addressees are notified of arrival of parcels and are required to arrange for their collection.