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'Iraqi Post and Telegraph Guide 1930' [‎100r] (210/483)

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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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Foreign Post Directory.
165
For Explanation of symbols see page 139.
British Guiana—
Letter Post—
Letter postage "—3 annas for the 20 grammes and \z annas, for
every additional 20 grammes or part of that weight.
T^pute —Through Great Britain.
Insurance —Available up to £ ! 20 for letters only.
IS pedal prohibitions t—Opium, Ganja, Charas, Bhang, Cannabis,
indica, Rags, shoddy worn clothing ; disused and filthy
bedding.
Ltnnarks —Packets of pictorial postcards are prohibited from
importation as printed matter.
Parcel Post.**—
T^pute —Through India.
Rates of postage +— Not over 1 kilo.
Not over 3 kilos.
Customs declaration — Not over 5 kilos.
1 Not over 9 kilos.
Rs. a. p.
3 1 6
5 0 6
5 5 6
12 3 0
Maxi mum dimensions —Greatest length 31 feet (105 centimetres) ;
greatest length and girth combined 6 feet (180 centimetres).
Lim it of va,hie —.£ 120.
Insurance —Available up to £ 120.
Special prohibitions t—Spirits ; opium ; ganja ; charas ; bhang ;
cannabis, indica ; parts of dutiable articles (except by permi
ssion of the Governor) ; rags ; shoddy, worn clothing ; dis
used and filthy bedding ; lottery-tickets and papers of all
kinds relating to lotteries : carbon paper and oiled papers ;
oilskin and other similar oiled goods.
Bullion, Coin or Jewellery may not be sent in parcels exceeding
5 kilogrammes in weight.
Tlcmarks All parcels must be very strongly packed, and if the
contents of any parcels are liable to be affected by damp, they
should also have waterproof covers. As to conditions relating
to the transmission of celluloid and carbon papei, see Remarks
under Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
For undeliverable parcels, see clause 175.
BritSsh Honduras—
Letter Post—
Letter postage*—3 annas for the 1st 20 Grammes and annas for
for every additional 20 gram mes or part of that weight.

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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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English in Latin script
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