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114 Overseas Post

CUBA (continued)

(B) Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Station (see note against Route below);

Postage:

Surface

Not over 2lb. 3lb. 716.

11lb. 221b.

(via San Francisco) $8.00 10.50 13.00 18.00 34,00

Air mail

Each lb., $10.00

Supplemental services available: None.

Customs declaration: One adhesive form.

Prohibitions, Restrictions and so on: Same as United States of America, omitting the paragraphs relating to Invoice, Delivery charges and Customs duty.

Route: Parcels for the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay must be pre-paid in accordance with the postage rates for Cuba even if they are consigned to an address in New York.

CURACAO See NETHERLANDS ANTILLES

CYPRUS

LETTER POST

Postage:

Surface

Air mail

Letters Postcards

Letters Postcards

First oz., 20c.,

15c.

each oz. after, 15c.

65c.

Each oz., $1.30

Supplemental services available ; (1) Green label service, letter post. (2) Regis- tration. (3) Insured letters, surface only, limit $320 (certain places only, see list under PARCEL POST). (4) Insured boxes, surface only, limit $320 (certain places only, see list under PARCEL POST). (5) Printed papers. (6) Commercial papers, limit 5 lb. (7) Samples, limit 5 lb. (8) Small packets, (9) Blind literature.

Customs declarations: (1) and (8) Green label. (4) One non-adhesive form.

Prohibitions: Bank-notes, coin (exceeding £5 in value), currency notes, negotiable instruments payable to bearer; charged butane gas lighters and refills (uncharged lighters are admitted); platinum, gold or silver, manufactured or not, precious stones, jewels and other precious articles if sent in unregistered packets.

Restrictions apply to the importation of: Cigarette papers and picture postcards.

PARCEL POST

Postage:

Surface

Not over 216. 3lb.

$7.50

71b. 8.00 9.50 11.50 22.50

11lb. 22lb.

Air mail Each lb., $8.50

Supplemental services available: Insurance, surface only, limit $320 (sec Insurance below);

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

Prohibitions: Letters, except one for the addressee; arms and parts thereof, except on permit from the Chief Constable, Cyprus; charged butane gas lighters and refills are prohibited (uncharged lighters are admitted and should be declared as such on the customs declaration forms); coins of silver or copper; daggers; toy pistols.

Restrictions apply to the importation of: Bees; cigarette papers; cinematograph films; fresh fruit and vegetables; honey; picture postcards; saccharin.

Old or used clothing for private use or for sale or trade purposes is liable to disinfection by the Medical and Health Services, Cyprus. Parcels containing such clothing belonging to a passenger and arriving within six months prior to or after his arrival in Cyprus are permitted without restriction.