Postal_Guide_September_1961 — Page 208

206 Overseas Post

SAUDI ARABIA (continued)

Prohibitions: Bank-notes, currency notes and articles exceeding $HK50 in value, except in insured letters; coin, gold, jewellery, platinum, precious stones, silver except in insured boxes.

Address: Correspondence for Al Dammam, Al Khobar, Al Qatif, Dhahran and Ras Tanura should be addressed VIA BAHRAIN.

PARCEL POST

Postage:

Surface (via Aden) Air mail

Not over

2lb. 3lb. 7lb. 1lb. 22lb. $7.50 8.50 10.00 13.00 23.50

No service

(Each lb., $5.00 for Al Dammam, Al Khobar, Al Qatif, Dhahran & Ras Tanura only)-via Bahrain

Supplemental services available: Insurance, surface only, limit $1,840 (Abha, Beesha, Jidda, Jizan, Mecca, Medina, Oula, Riyadh, Taif, Wejh and Yenbo only). Customs declaration: Three non-adhesive forms and despatch note.

Prohibitions: Letters; alcoholic liquors; arms; articles of non-Muslim worship; musical instruments; pork products (including pigskin); statuary articles. Import licences are required for all goods entering Saudi Arabia.

Address: Parcels are accepted for the following places only:-

Abha

*Ar-Ar

Jidda

*Abqaiq

Beesha

Jizan

*Al Dammam

*Buraidah

*Jobeil

*Al Khobar

*Dhahran

*Kharj

*Al Qatif

*Dheba

Mecca

*Al-Rass

*Hassa

Medina

*Aneiza

*Hayel

Oula

*Ras Tanura

Riyadh *Saffanieh

Taif

*Tureif

Wejh

Yenbo

* Parcels should be addressed to these places VIA BAHRAIN.

SENEGAL REPUBLIC (Federation of Mali)

LETTER POST

Postage:

Surface

Air mail

Letters Postcards

Letters

First oz., 40c., 25c. Each oz., $1.30

each oz. after, 25c.

Postcards

65c.

Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter and sample post. (2) Registration. (3) Insured letters, surface only, limit $1,840 (see note below). (4) Insured boxes, surface only, limit $1,840 (see note below). (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 as well as English.

Prohibitions: Charged butane gas lighters and refills (uncharged lighters are admitted).

Insurance is available to Goudiry, Nioro-du-Rip and Pout in addition to those places which are marked with an asterisk in the list under PARCEL POST.

PARCEL POST

Postage:

Surface (via Marseille)

Air mail

Not over

2lb. 3lb. 7lb. 11lb. 221b. $7.00 8.00 10.00 12.00 22.00

No service

Supplemental services available: Insurance, surface only, limit $1,840 (see note below).

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