Postal_Guide_July_1957 — Page 99

98 Overseas Post

CUBA

LETTER POST

Postage:

Surface

Letters

Air nail

Postcards Letters

First oz., 40c., 25c.

each oz. after, 25c.

Postcards

Each oz., $2.50

$1.25

Supplemental services available:

(1) Green label service, letter and sample post.

(4) Commercial papers, limit 4 lb.

(2) Registration. (3) Printed papers. Samples, limit 1 lb. (6) Blind literature.

(5)

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

Restrictions apply to the importation of: Medicines and serums,

PARCEL POST

(A) All places except Guantanamo Bay:

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

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

Prohibitions: Letters; raw cotton and cotton plants or seeds. Restrictions apply to the importation of: Arms; chemicals; fruit; medicines and serums.

When a parcel is sent from invoice should be obtained In other cases, the original When a consular invoice is

Invoice: An invoice should be furnished for every parcel or consignment of parcels for Cuba, whatever the value of the contents. a locality where there is a Cuban consul, a consular beforehand and forwarded directly to the addressee. commercial invoice must be enclosed in the parcel. obtained and sent directly to the addressee, it is advisable that a copy of the commercial invoice should be enclosed in the parcel.

(B) Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Station (see note against Route below):- Supplemental services available: None.

Customs declaration: One adhesive form.

Prohibitions, Restrictions and so on: Same as United States of America, omitting the paragraphs relating to Invoice, Delivery charges and Customs duty.

Route: Parcels for the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay must be pre-paid in accordance with the postage rates for Cuba even if they are consigned to an address in New York,

CURACAO See NETHERLANDS ANTILLES

CYPRUS

LETTER POST

Postage:

Surface

Air mail

Letters Postcards Letters Postcards

First oz., 20c., 15c. Each 1 oz., $1.30

65c.

each oz. after, 15c.

Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter post. (2) Regis- tration. (3) Insured letters, surface only, limit $320 (certain places only, see list under PARCEL POST). (4) Insured boxes, surface only, limit $320 (certain places only, see list under PARCEL POST). (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. Prohibitious: Bank-notes, coin, currency notes, negotiable instruments payable to bearer; platinum, gold or silver, manufactured or not, precious stones, jewels and other precious articles if sent in unregistered packets; charged butane gas lighters and refills (uncharged lighters are admitted).

Restrictions apply to the importation of: Cigarette papers and picture postcards.