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'Iraqi Post and Telegraph Guide 1930' [134r] (278/483)
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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dory,
Foreign Post Directory
233
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pnt A f T«j* \
Parcel Post —
“hi 01
intoxicating fe
‘Route —Direct
Rs.
a.
P-
and chis $
Rates of postage J — Not over 1 kilo.
1
4
0
Spared fr®i
Customs declarations —Not over 3 kilos.
2
8
0
a leaves, alkl;i
2 Not over 5 kilos.
3
12
6
substance pifjs 1 -
i) and all
Not over 9 kilos.
6
0
0
il effect toil:
Maximum dimensions —Greatest length 31
feet (1 05 centimetres);
TO of anj:: greatest length and girth combined 6 feet (180 centimetres).
imitation oili
Is bearin' L imit of Value —None. '
-en goods ip
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5 shaving Ms
:s thereof, (eisf
rown nnier
trcaneE^fe
and cottoli
the condi® tl
Coinage h :
ect tehife
Insurance —Available up to Rs. 18001-
Special prohibitions t —Same as letter Post. Also coin or bullion
exceeding £ 5 in value (except coin clearly intended for
purposes of ornament in Insured Parcels.)
Remarks —Value-payable parcels may be sent to India. ^ Such
parcels are only accepted at the Baghdad, Basrah and Koweit
Post Offices.
For undeliverable parcels see clause 175.
See also remarks above for Letter Post.
Ireland—(excluding Irish Free State)—See Great Britain and
Northern Ireland.
Irish Free State —(Comprising the whole of Ireland except the
Counties of Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Down, Fermanagh and
Tyrone)
Letter Post—
Letter postage* - 3 annas for the 1st 20 grammes and li annas for
every additional 20 grammes or part of that weight.
‘Route —Through Great Britain.
Insurance -—Available up to £ 120 for letters only.
Irish Free States—
IPost
Special prohibitions —Cinematograph liquid (film cement), liquid
celluloid, solid celluloid called unseasoned celluloid that is
celluloid that has not been freed of all its volatile disso v
and which is sometimes described as xylonite cake , o ed
or varnished cloths as well as similar merchandise oiled
°oJ varnished ; rags shoddy^worn clothing ; disused andA Qthy
For Explanation of Symbols see page 139
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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- 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