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PERSIAN GULF (continued)

Customs declaration : One non-adhesive form and despatch note. Prohibitions: Arms and ammunition; cultured, imitation, artificial and bleached pearls.

Restrictions: A licence or certificate for the importation of alcoholic and intoxicating liquors and drugs, including methylated spirits, must be obtained from H.M. Political Agent.

Certificate of origin: All parcels containing commercial goods for Bahrain should be accompanied by a certified invoice stating the origin of the goods. Packing: Parcels should be very strongly packed.

Delivery: Parcels are not delivered but have to be collected from the Post Office by the addressees.

PERU

LETTER POST

Postage:

Surface

Letters Postcards

First oz., 40c.. each oz. after, 25c.

25c.

Air mail

Letters

Postcards

$1.25

Each 1 oz., $2.50

Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, registered letter post. (2) Registration. (3) Printed papers. (4) Commercial papers, limit 4 lb. (5) Samples, limit 1 lb. (6) Blind literature.

Customs declarations and language: (1) Green label and one non-adhesive form for green label packets. Spanish or French as well as English.

Prohibitions: Samples of cigars, cigarettes and tobacco; bank-notes, coin, documents payable to bearer; platinum, gold or silver whether manufactured or not; precious stones, jewels and other precious objects; playing cards. Restrictions apply to the importation of pharmaceutical specialities.

PARCEL POST

Supplemental services available : None.

Customs declaration and language: One non-adhesive form and despatch note. Spanish or French as well as English.

Prohibitions: Letters; arms and parts thereof; cigars, cigarettes and tobacco; worn clothing, unless accompanied by a certificate of disinfection from a competent authority and authenticated by a Peruvian consular officer; playing cards. Restrictions apply to the importation of: Pharmaceutical specialities; plants, parts of plants, bulbs, seeds and so on; saccharin.

Invoice: A consular invoice is required for each parcel, or consignment of parcels posted at the same time to one addressee, if there is a Peruvian consulate in the locality and the value of the goods is 50 or more U.S. dollars or the equivalent in other currencies. In places where there is no Peruvian consulate, the consular invoice may be dispensed with, but a charge equal to 25 per cent. of the value of the goods is then levied in Peru on each parcel or consignment worth 50 or more U.S. dollars or the equivalent in other currencies. Delivery: Parcels are not delivered to the place of address. Addressees are notified of the arrival of parcels and are advised to collect them from the Post Office. Delivery charges are not levied.

PHILIPPINES (Republic of the)

LETTER POST

Postage:

Surface

Air mail

Letters Postcards

Letters

First oz., 40c., 25c. Each oz., 50c.

each oz. after, 25c.

Postcards

25c.

Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter and sample post. (2) Registration. (3) Printed papers. (4) Commercial papers, limit 4 lb. (5) Samples, limit 1 lb. (6) Small Packets.

(6) Small Packets. (7) Blind literature.