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Bad news, Brendan -- and a first.

That would stop any parcel sent from GPO, Kathmandu. They sew your parcel into a thin cotton bag -- a service for which you must pay and it doesn't go if you don't pay and comply with the standard routine.
 
They sew your parcel into a thin cotton bag

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There must have been a reason for this at one time...any idea what it was?

The Italian prohibition seems to fly in the face of the European Union concept for sure...

How about well-made books with stitched bindings:D
 
All I know is those are the facts in Kathmandu. I remember the old fellow and his wife who did the sewing. Price was very nominal and it gave them employment so I didn't mind.
 
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