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POSTAL DIRECTORY.
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he address of the sender, a trade mark or number, the price of the articles,
he weight or size, and the quantity to be disposed of, or such as may be
ecessary to indicate the place of origin or the nature of the merchandise. A
acket for a country in the Postal Union may contain Printed Papers, and if the
ates for Commercial Papers be paid, it may also contain Commercial Papers.
Samples of saleable value must not be sent to any foreign country, or to
,ny of the British possessions which are comprised in the Postal Union.
Liquids, Glass, Explosives and Colouring Powders, are absolutely prohibited.
The limit of weight for British Colonies or Possessions or for non-Union
ountries is 5 lbs., but for the Argentine Pepublic, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia,
Bulgaria, Congo Free State, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt,
France, Greece, Guatemala, Hawaii, Holland, Honduras Republic, Hungary,
Italy, Japan, Liberia, Luxemburg, Mexico, Persia, Peru, Portugal, Roumania,
Salvador, Servia, Siam, Spain, Switzerland, Tunis, United States, and Vene-
suela, the limit is 12 oz. , and for other countries of the Postal Union, 8 oz.
The limit of size for British Colonies or Possessions or for non-Union coun-
sries is 2 feet in length by 1 foot in width or depth ; and for foreign places in
the Postal Union 12 inches in length, 8 inches in width, or 4 inches in depth ;
unless it be in the form of a roll, in which case the limit of size is 12 inches
in length and 6 inches in diameter.
FOREIGN AND COLONIAL MAILS.
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Countries and Colonies not in the Postal
Union, viz. : —
Abyssinia \
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Afghanistan (
Africa (West CoastNative Possess'ns) (
Arabia )
Ascension \
Bechuanaland 1
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British Central Africa /
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China
Friendly Islands
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Madagascar via Marseilles (except
French Establishments, for which
see page 125)
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Madagascar via Mauritius..
Morocco (except Tangier, Laraiche,
Rabat, Casablanca, SafR, Mazagan,
El-Ksar-el-Kbir, Fez, Mogador, and
Tetuan, for which see page 125)
Navigators Islands (Samoa) "j
Niger Coast Protectorate .... V
Orange Free State J
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St Helena , .
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Sarawak . . ^
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