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'Iraqi Post and Telegraph Guide 1930' [101r] (212/483)
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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Foreign Post Directory,
167
For Explanation of symbols see page 139.
T^oute —Through Egypt.
Insurance —Available up to £120 for letters only, addressed only
to Berbera Bnlhar and Zeila.
T^emar/os—Packets of pictorial postcards are prohibited from im
portation as printed matter.
Parcel Post—
Impute —Through India. ... Rs. a. p.
Tlaies oj postageX — Not over 1 kilo. ... 2 9 0
Customs declaration .— Not over 3 kilos. ... 3 5 0
Not over 5 kilos.
Not over 9 kilos.
3 10 0
8 13 0
Maximum dimensions —Greatest length 3 2 feet (105 centimetres) ;
greatest length and girth combined 6 feet (180 centimetres).
Limit of Value —None.
Insurance —Available up to Rs. 750/-
Ltemarks —Parcels may be accepted for any place ; but delivery is
confined to Berbera, Bulbar, Hargeisa, Sheik and Zeila.
Parcels for other places must be claimed at one of these
offices.
Special prohibitions :—
Bullion, Coin or Jewellery may not be sent in parcels exceeding 5
kilogrammes in weight.
Parcels for British Somaliland can be accepted for insurance only
as far as Berbera.
For undeliverable parcels see clause 175.
Brunei— (British).
Letter Post—^
Letter Postage.*
flout e.
Insurance
Special prohibitions —Firearms, parts of firearms, and arms (ex
cept under permit); bhang, opium; morphia; morphine; co
caine and hypodermic syringes (unless addressed to the Me
dical Officer,' Brunei); lottery tickets and advertisements ic-
lating to lottery and speculation on exchange 01 any othei
gambling business.
About this item
- 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 View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- 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
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence