Postal_Guide_September_1961 — Page 106

104 Overseas Post

CHILE (continued)

Supplemental services available:

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

(2) Registration. (3) Insured letters, surface only, limit $1,840 (principal towns only). (4) Insured boxes, surface only, limit $1,840 (principal towns only). (5) Printed papers. (6) Commercial papers, limit 4 lb. (7) Samples, limit 1 lb. (8) Blind literature.

Customs declarations and language: (1) Green label and three non-adhesive forms. (4) Three non-adhesive forms. Spanish or French as well as English. Prohibĵtions: Bank-notes, currency notes and documents payable to bearer, except in insured letters; coin; platinum or silver, manufactured or not; gold, jewellery, precious stones, except in insured boxes: the importation of certain classes of goods is prohibited.

Restrictions apply to the importation of pharmaceutical products.

PARCEL POST

Postage:

Surface

Not over 2lb. 3lb. 7lb. 11lb. 22lb. $8.50 9.00 12.00 14.00 24.00

Air mail Each lb., $12.00

Supplemental services available: Insurance, limit $1,840 surface only. (Principal towns only).

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

Prohibitions: Letters. The importation of certain classes of goods is prohibited. Restrictions apply to the importation of: Arms, except sporting weapons; pharma- ceutical products; saccharin.

Invoice: A commercial invoice containing a declaration of origin of the goods must accompany every commercial parcel or consignment of parcels posted at the same time by one sender to the same addressee, and must be certified by a Chilean consul if the value of the goods exceeds 15 U.S. dollars.

Packing: Parcels should be very strongly packed, tin boxes being used for preference. Parcels packed in paper only are not accepted. A special yellow label, bearing the name of the sender and a warning to keep the packet away from fire, must be affixed to parcels containing films or celluloid.

Delivery: Parcels are not delivered to the place of address. Addressees are notified of their arrival and have to collect them from the Post Office after the necessary import and other regulations have been compiled with.

CHINA (including Tibet and Manchuria) (separate entry for TAIWAN)

LETTER POST

Postage:

Surface

Letters

Postcards

First oz., 10c., each oz. after, 10c.

5c.

Air mail

Letters

Each oz.. 50c.

Postcards

25c.

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

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

Prohibitions: Arms; Chinese Money, currency notes or other documents of value in Chinese money, except under authorization from the People's Bank of China; equipment for smoking opium and similar substances; medical goods except those of proprietary brands; narcotics for medical use except on presentation by the addressee of an import permit from the Chinese Ministry of Health; all printed matter, gramophone records, films in any way prejudicial to the Chinese Govern- ment; stamps except by gift exchange when the value of the stamps sent to one addressee does not exceed H.K.$62 a month; undeveloped film; packages bearing false declaration of contents.

Restrictions apply to the importation of: Bulbs, plants and seeds; radio sets and parts thereof, electrical apparatus operating at high frequencies, amplifiers, con- densers, etc.