Postal_Guide_September_1963 — Page 8

General Information 3

PRINCIPAL SERVICES AND CHARGES For regulations see appropriate section of this guide.

LOCAL AND SURFACE MAILS

Service

Hong Kong, Macau and China

British Commonwealth; Territories under British Trusteeship: British Postal Agencies in Bahrain, Muscat, Qatar and the Trucial States; The Irish Republic

First oz., 20c.; Each additional oz., 15c.

LETTERS

First oz., 10c.; Each additional oz., 10c.

POSTCARDS

Sc. each

15c. each

REPLY PAID POSTCARDS

10c. each

30c. each.

All other countries

First oz., 40c.; Each additional oz., 25c.

25c. each

50c. each

SMALL PACKETS

Hong Kong and China First 10 ozs., 75c.; Each First 10 ozs., 75c.; Each Mainland:

additional 2 ozs., 15c. additional 2 ozs., 15c.

First 10 ozs., 50c.;

Each additional

PRINTED PAPERS

LITERATURE

FOR THE BLIND (BRAILLE)

COMMERCIAL PAPERS

SAMPLES

2 ozs., 10c.

Macau :

First 10 ozs., 75c.;

Each additional

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15c.

First 1 oz., 5c.; Each First 2 ozs.. 15c.; Each First 2 ozs., 15c; Each additional 2 ozs., Sc. additional 2 oz., 10c.

5c. for each 2 lbs. or Free part of 2 lbs.

additional 2 OZB., 10c.

Free

PARCELS

First 1 oz.. Sc.; Each First 8 ozs., 40c.; Each First 8 ozs., 40c.; Each additional 2 ozs.. 50. additional 2 ozs., 10c. additional 2 ozs., 10c.

First 2 ozs., 15c.; Each First 2 ozs., 15c.; Each First 2 ozs., 15c.; Each additional 2 ozs., 100 additional 2 ozs., 10c. additional 2 ozs., 100.

See Section II of this Guide.

AIR MAIL SERVICES

The general regulations applicable to surface mails apply also to air mails; the postage rates are given in the current air mail leaflet and are also shown under the country of destination in Section II of this Guide. An AIR PARCEL SERVICE is available to a number of countries,

Insured Letters

Insured Boxes

Registration

Certificate of Posting of an unregistered article

Advice of Receipt of a registered or insured article

Inquiry in respect of the disposal of a registered or insured item or a parcel Inquiry regarding the name of a ship or number of a flight conveying a parcel

OTHER SERVICES

A fee of 50c. for each $300 of insured value, or part of $300, (additional to the registration fee) is charged. Maximum insured value, $1,840.

First 10 ozs., $1.50; Each additional 2 ozs., 30c.; Exclusive of Insurance and Registration fees.

A fee of 40c. is charged to all destinations. 5c. fee.

40c. fee.

$1.00 fee.

5c., per parcel, minimum 40c., for each name of a ship or each aircraft.