'Iraqi Post and Telegraph Guide 1930' [148r] (310/483)
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.
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Mocha, Red Sea (Turkish Office)—Mail communication (temporarily
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Momeii —See Madagascar and Dependences.
Moldavia— See Roumania.
Moluccas, Archipelago of (Dutch)—See Dutch East Indies.
Mombasa— See Kenya and Uganda.
Monaco, Principality of—See France,
Montenegro - See Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Kingdom of the)
Montserrat —See West Indies (Briti
Morocco—
(1) British Post Office Agencies—at Casablanca, Fez, Laraehe,
Marrakesh, Mazagan, Mogador, Rabat,, Saffi, Tangier and
Tetuan.
Post JI——
Letter postage*—-5 annas for the 1st 20 grammesjmd llamas for
* every additional 20 grammes or;part of that weight.
Route -—Through Eygpt. ___
btsurance —Available up to £ ' A).
Special (prohibitions !— Opium ; tobacco,
lead ; saltpetre and arms.
Parcei Post * v —
hijmte —Through India.
Rates of postage I- — Not over ' |o-
Customs declaration —Not over 3 kilos.
1 Not over 5 kilos.
ZKCaximum dimensions Gi'eatest lengtl^ 005 ceiitimetresl;
greatest length and girth combined 6 feet tltu
Limit of Value —£50.
Insurance —Not available. • ^
. T . ovmci f,nd ammunition ; opium, sau
Special prohibitions !—Lettei . , -> • aiu vcigerettes, except for
petre, lead, sulphur ; tobacco «8ars ami
Fes and Tangier or when sent to persons
mission to receive such ai tic es.
For undeliverable parcels see clause 175.
For Explanation of symbols see page
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cigars and cigarettes ;
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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- 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