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'Iraqi Post and Telegraph Guide 1930' [‎82av] (174/483)

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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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132
Foreign Telegrams,
(3) In telegrams bearing addresses consisting of a name prefixed
to a registered address, or address to one person at the house of another
whose name is also given, it is necessary to insert “ care of ”, “ Chez ”,
or an equivalent expression in the language of the country of destina
tion. It is undesirable to use the symbol c/o, as the equivalent of “ care
of ”, except in the case of telegrams addressed to English-speaking
countries.
(4j The names and address of the sender are charged for if
they are to be transmitted. They must in any case be written at the
foot of the form.
315. Multiple Addresses.
A telegram addressed to several persons in the same town, or to
the same firm at the different localities in the same town, is charged for
as a single telegram (all the words in the several addresses and the text
being counted), but a sum of 5 annas must be prepaid for every extra
copy to be delivered if the number of chargeable words per copy does
not exceed 53 and an additional sum of 5 annas per copy for every
additional 50 words or part of 50 words. The instruction”
address”, or “TM ” (the latter being counted as one
word) must be written before the address and paid for. Telegrams of
this kind are not accepted by the North Atlantic routes.
316. Prepaid Replies.
A reply of any value can he prepaid to all telegrams, hut the
minimum payment is for three words. If the sender desires to
Prepay a reply he must insert before the address of destination
RP ''followed by the amount prepaid in rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
e.g., RP Rs. 4\~, the whole expression counting as one word A vou
cher for the reply is issued by the office of delivery, and the person
receiving it is entitled to use it at any time within six months from the
date of its issue in payment, or partial payment, as the case may be,
of a telegram to any destination abroad.
If the addressee does not use the reply 7 form of a telegram, the cost
of the reply 7 will be returned to the sender on application to the Direetor
General and Postsand Telegraphs within six months of the date of issue
(Page 131)
Delete the First Para of ( lause 317 and substitute :
/i 16 , S “ dei \ ? an have his telegram repeated from office to office
Orffinar^TT^f 'y ho1 ® c ° ur ^ of lts transmission by paying in the case of an
teIe ? am an addit i°nal charge equal to half the
Cawlf B §Ta f l the Same len - th ’ and i* ^e case of a
C te^oiy L. code telegram, either Ordinary or Urgent, half the charge for
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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.

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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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English in Latin script
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