Postal_Guide_September_1961 — Page 227

Overseas Post 225

TRUCIAL STATES, BRITISH POSTAL AGENCY (serving DUBAI and SHARJAH)

LETTER POST

Postage:

Surface

Air mail

Letters Postcards

Letters

First oz., 20c., 15c.

each oz. after, 15c.

Postcards

Each oz., $1.30

65c.

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 (not available to Sharjah). (4) Printed papers. (5) Commercial papers, limit 5 lb. (6) Samples, limit 5 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; drugs; industrial alcohol (including denaturéd, methylated or medicated spirits and methyl alcohol). Address: The inclusion of Persian Gulf or Arabian Gulf in the address is un-

necessary.

PARCEL POST

Postage:

Surface

(via Bahrain)

Air mall

Not over 21b. 3lb. 71b. 11lb. 22lb. $4.50 4.50 6.00 8.00 12.00 Each lb., $5.00

Supplemental services available: Insurance, surface only, limit $1,840 (not avail- able to Sharjah).

Customs declaration: One adhesive form.

Prohibitions : Letters, except one for the addressee; 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; drugs; industrial alcohol (including denatured, methylated or medicated spirits and methyl alcohol). Packing: Parcels should be very strongly packed.

Address: See under LETTER POST.

Delivery: Parcels are not delivered but have to be collected from the Post Office by the addressees.

TUNISIA

LETTER POST

Postage:

Surface

Air mail

Letters Postcards

Letters

First oz., 40c.,

each oz. after, 25c.

Postcards

25c. Each † oz., $1.30

65c.

Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter and sample post. (2) Registration. (3) Insured letters, surface only, limit $1,840. (4) Insured boxes, surface only, limit $1,840. (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 and one non- adhesive form. (4) One non-adhesive form. French as well as English. Prohibitions: Charged butane gas lighters and refills (uncharged lighters are admitted); gold; jewellery, platinum, precious stones, silver except in insured boxes; currency notes, except in insured letters; coin; playing cards. Restrictions apply to the importation of: Cigarettes, cigars and tobacco.