'Iraqi Post and Telegraph Guide 1930' [‎39r] (80/483)

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Explanation.— The rule does not apply to an article which has
an address-label tied to it, provided that the label is not so small or so
covered with writing on the address-side as to render it impracticable
to affix to that side the prescribed official label of the Post Office.
157. Prohibited Contents. —Insured letters may not contain
anything except documents of the kind referred to in Clause 153 and
if, in course of transmission by post or on arrival in the country of
destination, an insured letter is found to infringe this condition, it will
} } e liable to be returned to the sender.
158. Packing and Addressing. —(!)Ever 3 T foreign lett'-r pre
sented for insurance must be enclosed in a strong cover, which must
be securely fastened and sealed with fine wax hearing a private mark,
in such a way that it cannot be opened without either breaking the
seals or leaving obvious traces of violation. Envelopes with Black or
coloured borders or transparent panes must not he used. Seals must be
placed over each flap or seam of the cover ; and if the cover is tied
round with string or tape, a seal must be placed on the ends where
they are tied.
(2) . All the seals affixed to an insured foreign letter must be of
the same kind of wax, and must bear distinct impressions of the. same
private device. The device must not be that of a current coin or
merely a series of straight, curved, or crossed lines.
(3) . A foreign letter intended for insurance must be presented at
the window of the post office with the amount for which the sender
wishes it to be insured clearly written in words and figures, without
erasure or correction, on the cover. The name and address of the
addressee of a foi’eign letter intended for insurance must be written in
ink on the actual cover of the letter. Letters addressed to initials or in
pencil or bearing at the time of posting erasures or corrections in the
address will not be forwarded.
(4) . A receipt will he given to the person who presents a foreign
letter for insurance at the window of the post office during the hours
prescribed for posting insured foreign letters. He may also, as in the
case of a registered letter (see Clause 150) obtain an acknowldgment
of the delivery of the insured letter by paying a fee, in addition to the
postage and the fees for registration and insurance, of three annas for
an insured letter addressed to any country to which insurance is avail
able for letters.
159. Penalty for Breach of Conditions —If a letter presented
for insurance is believed or suspected to contain anything other than
documents (see Clause 153), or if the article infringes any of the pre
scribed conditions as to the payment, packing, sealing* addressing, size,
or value, it will not be accepted for despatch.
160. Responsibility of Post Office for Letters Posted and
Insured in Iraq- —When a foreign letter has been insured by the Post
Office and posted in Iraq, there will, in the event of the letter 6 r the