1.) Standard and Registered Letters

Postcards (standard) 10 Pf.--Postcards with reply 20 Pf.

Printed Matter, Trade samples and Business Letters 5 Pf for each 50 grams, with a minimum 20 Pf for business letters and of 10 Pf for Trade samples. Maximum weight for printed matter and business letters 2 kilograms, for trade samples 250 grams

Registration fee 20 Pf plus postage; reply card fee 20 Pf

The post offices in German East Africa, Cameroon, Togo, German South-west Africa and German New Guinea also arrange for the supply of newspapers by way of subscription.

 

2.) Letters and boxes with value

The boxes with value may only contain jewellery or valuable items. Not be included in boxes of value may be letters or items which resemble in nature correspondence, valid currency, bank notes, named shares, documents and items which are by nature business letters.
Letter of value: no maximum weight.
Boxes of value: maximum weight 1 kg.
Letters and boxes with value permissible to Kamerun (only Kamwerun and Viktioria).
Maximum value 8000 Marks.
Rate for letters of value: each 15 grams 20 Pf, plus 20Pf registration fee
Rate for boxes of value up to one kilogramme 1 Mk 60Pf;

Insurance fee 16 Pf for each 240 Mk.

 

3.) Postal money orders

German East Africa: Maximum value 400 Mk; Rate: 10Pf for each 20Mk, but at least 20Pf. The emission of postal money orders has occur with values in Mark and Pfennig. Only to Bagamoyo, Dar-es-Salaam, Kilwa, Lindi, Mohorro, Pangani, Saadani, and Tanga.
Cameroon: as above, but only to Kamerun (=Duala), and, Victoria

Togo Territory: as above, but only to Klein-Popo and Lome.

German New Guinea: as with German East Africa. Only to Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen. During a six-week period a sender may not send more than 600 Marks to the same recipient.
Written communication of whatever nature are permissible on the stubs of the money orders

 

4.) Parcels

a) via Hamburg: up to 5 kg 3 Mk 20 Pf; 2 customs declarations in German
b) via Austria, Switzerland and Italy: up to 5 kg 3 Mk 20 Pf, 3 customs declarations, 2 German, 1 French
Only to Bagamoyo, Dar-es-Salaam, Kilwa, Lindi, Mohorro, Pangani, Saadani, and Tanga.

via Hamburg: up to 5 kg 1 Mk 60 Pf; 2 customs declarations in German. Only to Bibundi, Kribi, Kamerun (=Duala) and Victoria. Value declarations permissible up to a maximum of 8000 Marks only to Kamerun (=Duala) and Victoria.

via Hamburg: as above, but only to Klein-Popo and Lome.

Via Hamburg and Cape Town on British mail steamers: up to 3 kg 5 Mk 50 Pf. To Windhoek only. Via Hamburg direct on German mail steamers (only if specifically requested by the sender) up to 5 kg 3 Mk 50 Pf; 2 customs declarations in German. The steamers depart on an irreglar schedule only. The deoarture from Hamburg will be notified in the Official Gazette ('Amtsblatt').

Via Bremen or Hamburg on German mail steamers to Aden. Up to 5kg for each 1/2 kg 1 Mk. 2 customs declarations in German or English.

Via Bremen or Naples: up to 5 kg 3 Mk 20 Pf; or 4 Mk respectively, 2 customs declarations in German.

Via Bremen direct: up to 5 kg 3 Mk 20 Pf; 2 customs declarations in German. Only to Apia; Via Naples up to 5 kg 4 Mk 2 customs declarations in German.

 

5.) Telegrams

 

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