Postal_Guide_September_1961 — Page 162

160 Overseas Post

KOREA (continued)

Address: Correspondence should be addressed in the usual way, but the address should be shown also in Korean characters, if known, and should include the words North Korea or the Republic of Korea (i.e. South) as appropriate.

PARCEL POST

Postage:

Surface

Air mail

Not over 21b. 3lb. 7lb. 11lb. 221b.

$4.50 4.50 5.50 7.00 12,50

Each lb., $3.50

Parcels are accepted for South Korea only.

Supplemental services available:

None.

Customs declaration: One non-adhesive form and despatch note,

Prohibitions: Letters; arms and parts thereof (including toy imitations); butane gas lighters and refills; dresses or dress material; jewellery, and precious metals, gold, silver, platinum, gold bullion; hats, umbrellas, handbags, toilet articles; wine, strong drinks; cakes; fruits; cigarettes, tobacco and smoking accessories; documents and books prejudicial to peace and public order; articles which can be used for espionage; germs; narcotics, opium pipes; counterfeit coins or imitations of money, bank-notes, promissory notes; revolvers, cannon powder; imitation stamps; ginseng; salt; plants, seeds; scales, machines or machinery for the manufacture of tobacco; live animals, silk worms; virulent and deadly poisons.

Ordinary books, newspapers and periodicals are however admitted in any language, including Esperanto.

Restrictions: No parcel may contain items originating in Hong Kong or Japan of a total value exceeding US$20. No parcel containing goods originating in other countries may exceed US$50 in total value,

Articles of clothing and goods intended for the poor, forwarded in Gift, Red-Cross or Relief parcels by charitable organizations of foreign countries will be admitted.

Packing and marking: Parcels containing articles of celluloid must be clearly marked in red with the word Celluloid.

Gift parcels: The contents must be limited to essential relief items; namely (a) clothing, medicines or similar articles; or (b) non-perishable foodstuffs (toys may be included). Both the parcel and the customs declaration must be clearly marked Gift Parcel, Unsolicited Gift.

KUWAIT

LETTER POST

Postage:

Surface

Letters

Air mail

Postcards Letters Postcards

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

25c.

65c.

Each oz., $1.30

Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter post (except insured letters) and sample post. (2) Registration. (3) Insured letters, surface only, limit $1,840. (4) Printed papers. (5) Commercial papers, limit 4 lb. (6) Samples, limit 1 lb. (7) Small packets. (8) Blind literature,

Customs declarations: (1) and (7) Green label.

Prohibitions : Arms and ammunition (or parts thereof); charged butane gas lighters and refills (uncharged lighters are admitted); cultured, imitation, artificial and bleached pearls.

Restrictions: A licence or certificate for the importation of the following items must be obtained from H.M. Political Agent: alcoholic drink; industrial alcohol (including denatured, methylated or medicated spirits and methyl alcohol); drugs.