'Iraqi Post and Telegraph Guide 1930' [‎44v] (91/483)

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(4) In Iraq, parcels from any of those countries and places are
held at the disposal of the addressee for 15 days from the date notice
of arrival has been served on the addressee and parcels which bear
alternative addressees are held for 8 days at the disposal of the first
addressee and for 7 days at the disposal of the secmd addressee.
(5) The sender is bound to pay any transport or other charges
due on the parcels on account of their non delivery, even if the
parcels are abandoned, sold or destroyed.
176. Redirection of Inward Foreign Parcels within Inland
Service.— An inward foreign parcel redirected to any place served
by the Inland Post will, save where the original address and the
subsituted address are within the delivery area of the same Post Office,
or are within the same post town, be chargeable in respect of each
redirection with a redirection fee amounting to a sum calculated on the
\\ eight at half the full inland rates of postage for parcels.
Exception.— ’ Internal Redirection ‘Fees ” on inward foreign
parcels are not levied if they are addressed to the personnel of ( 1 ) The
official F ° rCeS 111 Iraq The Iraq Arm y and (3) all Government
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p ^ 177 - Customs Duties and Charges on Delivery on Inward
fvmnfr 1 : ~ I “ p0 / t customs duty charged on a parcel must be
paid before delivery. A fee of 4 annas for clearance through the
customs is levied on every foreign parcel imported by post into Iran
on which import customs duty is payable. The Post Office will
assist the addressee m inquiries as to any overcharge of duty but it
Xr.r , m n e asse “. an d any claim for a refund should be
% b i die ac l dressee to the customs authorities. The Post Office
will, it desired, forward any such claim free of charge.
n Special Rnles.-The foregoing rules govern the exchange
of parcels with foreign countries generally. For information re<-ardiim
rates of postage, conditions, and special rules concerning "parcels
FTrdgnltT Wr“ lar 00 " ntrie ‘ <i ’ referenee shou U be made to the
INSURANCE.
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Iraq. Insurance to destination covers ail rislTY ™ 06 <)l1rins transit in
post and is available for parcels addressed tTc 1 " 8 t 1 SlUhl P gh the
foreign insured parcel service to countries to which the
value is fixed. Inland insurance o.tlv c OT -ers n'skThfritlTT ‘V'T 6 ' 1
and is available only for narcels ■ lisks hurmg transit m Iraq
stones, articles of gold and silver jewellery ete Sessed T’ preciwW
or place to which insurance is not „,;i. f i X ’ ddressed to a country
amount of insurance does not exceed Rs ! he maximum
insured exceed the real value of the coiffient.’ ^ ^ ^ the Vahie