Postal_Guide_July_1957 — Page 188

Overseas Post 187

SWITZERLAND

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Prohibitions: Letters; bees and crude beeswax; charged butane gas lighters and refills (uncharged lighters are admitted and should be declared as such on the customs declaration form).

Restrictions apply to the importation of: Fish, meat and preparations thereof; poultry; grapes; plants; spirits.

Address: The name of the canton should be included.

SYRIA (Republic of)

LETTER POST

Postage:

Surface

Letters

Air mail

Postcards Letters

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

25c.

Postcards

65c.

Each 1⁄2 oz., $1.30

Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter post. (2) Regis- tration. (3) Insured letters, surface only, limit $1,600. (4) Insured boxes, surface only, limit $1,600. (5) Printed papers. (6) Commercial papers, limit 4 lb. (7) Samples, limit 1 lb. (8) Small Packets. (9) Blind literature.

Customs declarations and language: (1) and (8) Green label. (4) One non- adhesive form. French or Arabic as well as English.

Prohibitions: Charged butane gas lighters and refills uncharged lighters are admitted); cigarette papers; articles and machines used for the manufacture of cigarettes and tobacco; saccharin; salt; contraceptives and publications relating thereto.

The importation of many other items is also prohibited. Senders should ascertain before posting whether the contents are admissible.

PARCEL POST

*Limit of weight: Parcels exceeding 11 lb. in weight may not be sent to Chahba and Salkhad.

Supplemental services available: Insurance, limit $1,280, surface only.

Customs declaration: Three non-adhesive forms and despatch note.

Prohibitions: Letters; cigarette papers; articles and machines used for the manufacture of cigarettes and tobacco; saccharin; salt, contraceptives and publications relating thereto,

The importation of many other items is also prohibited. Senders should ascertain before posting whether the contents are admissible.

Import licence: The importation of all saleable goods over £200 (Syrian) in value is subject to the production of an import licence by the addressee in Syria.

Certification of invoice: The importation of all dutiable goods over £100 (Syrian) in value is subject to the production of a certified commercial invoice. Production of such an invoice for goods of less than this value is not obligatory but failure to furnish it renders the addressee liable to the payment of a fine.

TAIWAN (including Pescadores and Quemoy Islands)

LETTER POST

Postage:

Each oz., 50c.

Surface

Letters Postcards

Each oz. or part of an oz. 10c.

Sc.

Air mail

Letters

Postcards

25c.

(1) Registration.

Supplemental services available:

(2) Insured letters, surface

only, limit $800, see Insurance. (3) Insured boxes, surface only, limit $800, see Insurance. (4) Printed papers. (5) Commercial papers, limit 4 lb. (6) Samples, limit 1 lb. (7) Blind literature.

Customs declarations : (3) One non-adhesive form.