'Iraqi Post and Telegraph Guide 1930' [71v] (145/483)
The record is made up of 1 file (229 folios). It was created in c 1930-c 1939. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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116
Official Postal Articles.
(e) 1 he delivery and redirection of articles superscribed “Official”
are governed by the official designation (when given) of
the addressee.
275. Unpaid and Insufficently Paid Articles.—(1) The Dost-
age chargeable on the delivery of official postal articles, when the
postage is not prepaid or is insufficently prepaid is as follows
On an unpaid postcard, letter or packet The actual
postage at the prepaid rate. aCt a
deficiency insafficiently paid Postcard, letter or packet The
01 PMtage O" mistered article, and parcel,
m if®', ^: r ® on , s eni,t ' e d lo send Articles at Official Rates —
tale retired ff'om e the a s G0Vemment ' eXeepttho3ewho are on leave or
“mile tint r, l l rV ‘ C V‘f e “ t , ,Ue<l to sellcl o«cial postal articles
provided that the art.cles ported are bona-fide and exclusivaly official.
Persons and Vfcevirsa' 0 ”l G ,r t Vernment ° fficers to P ™ te
by officials of the Government in M,,?;?’'If ."', 1 ' 13 an ' 1 |lackets ' Po stod
private individuals or TsSdltio ' “ vvm‘ C1 ^dressed to
the private interests ^ ‘ h ®» •*
ciations addressed be sent nd nflv.- i ^ ae 1Ildlvldaa ls or asso-
of service stamps ° ffcial posfcal ai ' ticle3 » Prepaid by means
due on official postal ^rdcl^ r wm eS C T - ll n^n°T t ° f postage marked as
other officer authorised in this behdf j nitlalled by the Postmaster, or
and Telegraphs, of the offI pp aP i r / ,N 116 Direct or General, Posts
necessary in the amount as pnf * f and whenever any alteration is
written in words and attested l n till '“'" ' i' the . amount d,,e wi!1 be
master or other officer aforesaid Officer T of the P 08 *"
to receive, and to nav onv- • t^ttmei;, °f the Government are bound
addressed to them under the .^ hich may be due on aiticles
• lliaei tlie superscription Official.”
279 FORE,GN off,c ial postal articles,
transmitted by the' torci°i?^ e l Ce O)—Official correspondence
edby the same rules ^ P ofoinan Id .‘l thC Si * me ^ and govern-
stamps may be used on official ^ prua te correspondence. Service
Britain and Northern Ireland or R C0 , rr< .' Sp ° ndence addressed to Great
stampsare used for the pre-navm^flr P ° ssessi °ns only. If service
by the suprescription and siffnotn° P ° Sta ^ e mils1 'he supported
relating to inland offhdafpost^artbn’ PreS t5 cdbed by cla ^e 274 (e)
pondence intended for countries anfi r* , Posta g e on official corres-
and Northern Ireland or any British p aCeS . ot h er than Great Britain
ordinary postage stamps. obsession must be prepaid with
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- Content
Printed volume containing details and rules of posting in Iraq.
Key chapters in the volume cover:
- Inland post
- Foreign post
- Foreign parcel post
- Money orders
- Official post articles
- Railway post letters
- Telegraphs.
There are some loose folios in an envelope, placed at the back of the volume. These contain amendments suggested to the parcel postage section; their author and date are unknown.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (229 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume’s contents are arranged into eight sections. Contents pages (ff 6-9) lists the chapters, and refer to page numbers.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 231; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/4114B
- Title
- 'Iraqi Post and Telegraph Guide 1930'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:20r, 20ar, 20v:24r, 24ar, 24v, 25ar, 25r:74v, 75ar:75bv, 75r:80v, 81ar, 81r, 81av, 81v, 82ar, 82r, 82av, 82v:140r, 140ar, 140v, 141ar, 141r, 141av, 141v, 142ar, 142r:156r, 156ar, 156v, 157ar, 157r:159v, 160ar, 160r, 160av, 160v:199v, 200ar, 200r, 200av, 200v:231v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence