Postal_Guide_September_1961 — Page 234

232 Overseas Post

UPPER VOLTA (Republic of) (continued)

Restrictions apply to the importation of: Arms, including air-guns; books and printed matter in Arabic; mineral waters; preserved plums, sardines and vegetables; saccharin and similar substances; spirits.

Address: Parcels are accepted for all places, but they must be claimed at the nearest of the following offices of which the name should, if possible, appear in the address:

* Banfora

*Batié

*Boho-Dioulasso

Boromo

*Dedougou

*Diébougou *Dori

*Fada N'Gourma

*Gaoua

*Kaya

*Koudougou

Léo Nouna

Po

Tenkodogo *Tougan

*Ouagadougou R.P. *Ouahigouya

Delivery Charges are collected from the addressees.

Insurance: Parcels are accepted for insurance only for those places mentioned above which are marked with an asterisk.

URUGUAY

LETTER POST

Postage:

Surface

Air mail

Letters Postcards

First oz., 40c., 25c.

each oz. after, 25c.

Postcards

$1.25

Letters Each oz., $2.50

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

Customs declarations and language: (1) and (6) Green label. French as well as English.

Prohibitions: Coin, gold, jewellery, platinum, precious stones and silver; docu- ments payable to bearer.

PARCEL POST

Postage:

Surface

(via Buenos Aires) Air mail

Not over 2lb. 3lb. 7lb. 11lb. 22lb.

$8.50 9.00 12.00 14.00 24.00 Each lb., $12.00

Supplemental services available: None.

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

Prohibitions: Letters; firearms and all military weapons; gold and silver coin, except ancient coins (not over 10 per parcel) for collections; worn clothing unless accompanied by a certificate of disinfection. (A statement from a commercial firm to the effect that the articles concerned have been disinfected or dry cleaned will suffice).

Restrictions apply to the importation of: Drugs; certain plants, roots, fruits, etc. Certificate of origin: A certificate of origin, on a form obtainable from a consul for Uruguay, and authenticated by him, should be sent to the addressee in respect of every commercial parcel (or consignment of parcels posted at the same time by one sender to the same addressee).

Delivery: Parcels are not delivered to the place of address. Addressees are notified of the arrival of parcels and are advised to collect them; a small fee is payable for this service in addition to any warehousing charges.

Parcel service to localities of Colonia and Nueva Palmira suspended temporarily,

VATICAN CITY STATE

LETTER POST

Postage:

Surface

Letters

Air mail

Postcards Letters

Postcards

First oz., 40c.,

25c. Each oz., $1.30

65c.

each oz. after, 25c.