Postal_Guide_July_1957 — Page 79

78 Overseas Post

ARGENTINE REPUBLIC (continued)

Charges: A fiscal charge of three Argentine dollars is levied, in addition to customs or other charges, on each parcel or consignment of parcels covered by one set of despatch papers.

Delivery: Parcels are not delivered to the place of address. Addressees normally have to collect them from the nearest Customs depot, but may arrange for collec- tion from the Post Office of destination. A charge for handling is levied at the time the parcels are handed over.

ASCENSION

LETTER POST

Postage:

Surface

Letters Postcards

Air mail No service.

First oz., 20c.. each oz. after, 15c.

15c.

Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter post. (2) Registration. (3) Insured letters, surface only, limit $1.600, (4) Insured boxes, surface only, limit $1,600. (5) Printed papers. (6) Commercial papers, limit 5 lb. (7) Samples, limit 5 lb. (8) Small Packets. (9) Blind literature.

Customs declarations: (D) and (8) Green label. (4) one non-adhesive form.

PARCEL POST

Supplemental services available: Insurance, limit $800.

Customs declaration: One adhesive form.

Prohibitions: Letters, except one for the addressee.

AUSTRALIA (Commonwealth) including LORD HOWE, THURSDAY ISLAND and TASMANIA. See separate entry for NORFOLK ISLAND

LETTER POST

Postage:

Surface

Air mail

Letters Postcards

Letters

Postcards

First oz., 20c., 15c.

Each 4 oz., $1.30

65c.

each oz. after, 15c.

Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter and sample post. (2) Registration. (3) Printed papers. (4) Commercial papers, limit 5 lb. (5) Samples, limit 5 lb. (6) Small Packets. (7) Blind literature.

Customs declarations: (1) and (6) Green label.

Prohibitions : Blank invoice forms; unobliterated postage stamps exceeding 5s. Od. in value, except in registered letters; wines, spirits, liqueurs, or other alcoholic beverages, unless they are bona fide samples, each of which does not exceed 6 oz. in weight, and the approval of the Collector of Customs to importa- tion has been obtained; tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and snuff, except genuine samples or for the private use of the addressee, wedding cake not securely packed in tin boxes.

Restrictions apply to the importation of: Bees; plants and parts of plants, including fruit.

Import licences : A licence, to be obtained by the addressees in advance, is required for importation into Australia of all goods except those of no commercial value, household articles, gifts not exceeding A£20 in value, bona fide samples, trade catalogues and so on.

Customs duty : Advertising matter is subject to customs duty, see entry under Parcel Post.