(Post 42)
The Universal Postal Union (UPU) rules allowed destination countries to charge a fee for international mail sent to a poste restante (general delivery) address provided those countries also imposed a charge on inland poste restante mail.
This article shows poste restante mail from Great Britain to countries that charged for this service. (Since Great Britain did not charge a poste restante fee on inland mail, the British Post Office did not impose a charge on incoming poste restante mail.)
Argentina
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Lymington to Buenos Aires, July 17, 1939
Poste Restante fee 10 centavos
Austria
Poste restante was referred to as "Post Lagernd" in Austria.
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Guildford to Schruns, September 1, 1950
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Poste restante (Post Lagernd) fee 20 groshen
Shruns, September 4, 1950
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Bedford to Solden, August 29, 1951
Poste restante (Post Lagernd) fee 20 groshen
France
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Coulsdon to Carlton Hotel, St. Moritz, Switzerland, March 8, 1938
Redirected to Poste Restante, St. Raphael France, March 9, 1938
Poste Restante fee 30 centimes
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Streatham to Lloyds Bank Ltd. (forwarding agent)London, March 5, 1939
Forwarded to Poste Restante, Giron France, March 6, 1939 ( 1d. stamp affixed)
Poste Restante fee 30 centimes, St. Girons postmark March 8, 1939
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Inland letter to Burwash, June 1938
Re-directed to Poste Restante, Annecy, France (1d. stamp affixed)
10 x 30 centimes paying the poste restante fee for 10 items
Italy
Poste restante was referred to as "Fermo Posta" in Italy.
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Southampton to Milan, August 4, 1937
Poste Restante ( Fermo Posta) fee 25 centesimi
Milan postmark August 8, 1937
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London to Florence (Firenze), June 23, 1938
Poste Restante ( Fermo Posta) fee 25 centesimi
0.25 handstamp
Firenze postmark June 30, 1938
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