198 Overseas Post
PORTUGUESE WEST AFRICA (continued)
Prohibitions: Butane gas lighters and refills; coin, gold, jewellery, platinum, precious stones, silver, except in insured boxes; bank-notes, currency notes and documents payable to bearer, except in insured letters.
Restrictions apply to the importation of patent medicines into Angola.
PARCEL POST
Postage:
Surface
Not over
Angola
(via Marseille)
Guinea (,,
Principe („
S. Thomé (,,
>
Air mail
>
No service
Supplemental services available:
towns only).
2lb. 3lb. 7lb. 11lb. 22lb. $9.50 11.00 12.00 15.00 28.50 $8.50 10.00 11.00 14.00 26.00 $9.50 11.00 12.00 15.00 28.50 $9.50 11.00 12.00 15.00 28.50
Insurance, surface only, limit $1,840 (principal
Customs declaration and language: Four non-adhesive forms and despatch note. Portuguese or French as well as English.
Prohibitions: Letters; arms; butane gas lighters and refills and (for Angola only) patent medicines, except under permit.
Restrictions: Import licences, to be obtained by the addressees in advance, are required for the importation of all goods into Angola. The number, date and period of validity of the licence should be inserted by the sender on the relative invoice.
Invoice : An invoice certified by a Portuguese consular representative is required in respect of each consignment of goods over 550 escudos in value. These invoices should not accompany the parcels but should be sent direct to the addressce. Scaling: Parcels should be sealed with a distinctive device.
Delivery: Addressees are notified of arrival of parcels and are required to arrange for their collection. Charges are collected.
PUERTO RICO
LETTER POST
Postage:
Surface
Air mail
Letters Postcards Letters Postcards
First oz., 40c.,
each oz. after, 25c.
25c. Each 1 oz., $2.00
$1.00
Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter post. (2) Regis- tration. (3) Printed papers. (4) Commercial papers, limit 4 lb. (5) Samples, limit 1 lb. (6) Small packets. (7) Blind literature.
Customs declarations: (1) Green label. (6) Green label and one non-adhesive form. All sealed packets containing merchandise (or having the appearance of containing merchandise) which is not definitely known to be dutiable, must bear an endorsement May be opened for customs purposes prior to delivery to addressee. Packets containing merchandise which bear neither the endorsement described nor a green customs label can be accepted only at sender's risk.
Prohibitions:
in value.
Contraceptives; gold coin or bullion exceeding 50 U.S. dollars
Restrictions apply to the importation of: Bees; cigarettes and cigars; plants and parts of plants; radio-active substances and articles containing radio-active substances.
Invoice: Same as U.S.A.
Origin: Same as U.S.A.
Customs duty. Articles (except those subject to internal revenue tax, such as cigars, cigarettes and so on) the aggregate value of which is not more than 1 U.S. dollar are admitted free of duty provided they are not imported for sale or forwarded for the purpose of avoiding the payment of duty. Bona fide gifts up
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