'Iraqi Post and Telegraph Guide 1930' [154v] (323/483)
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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274
Foreign Post Directory.
Foi Explanation of symbols see page 139.
Parcel Post—
Through India.
‘T^ates of postage *— Not over I kilo.
Customs declarations — Not over 3 kilos.
3 Not over 5 kilos.
Rs. a. p.
3 13 6
5 11 6
6 0 6
Maximum dimensions —Greatest length 3J feet (105 centimetres)-
greatest length and girth combined 6 feet (180 centimetres).
Limit of amount —None.
Insurance —Not available
Special prohibitions —Letters; arms, ammunition; rags ; shoddy
worn clothing ; disused and filthy bedding ; carbon paper and
oiled paper, oilskins and other similar oiled goods.
Remarks —Parcels addressed to places in the Republic of Panama
are sent to the Post office at Colon. Arrangements must be
made for them to be claimed there by the addressees.
As to conditions relating to the transmission of celluloid and
carbon paper, see remarks under Great Britain and Northern
Ireland.
For undeliverable parcels, see clause 175.
Panama.—United States Territory-Canal Zone, i.e. Ancon, Ancon
Station A, Balbos, Bas Obispo, Behle, Corozal, Cristobal,
Culebra, Empire, Gatun, Gorgona, Las Coscadas, Mat;,chin,
Miraflores, Paraiso, Pedro Miguel, San Pablo, and Tabernilla.
Letter Post —Same as Republic of Panama.
Parcel Post—
‘Route —Through India.
Rates of postage 7 — Not over 1 kilos.
Customs declaration — N ot over 3 kilos.
Not over 5 kilos.
Rs. a. p.
3 4 6
5 7 6
5 12 6
Maximum dimensions 1
. o' —Same as United States of America.
Limit of value J
Insurance —Not available.
Special p■ ohibitions t—Same as United States of America.
Remarks -Same as United States of America. Invoices certified
by United States Consuls are not required.
pan ay —See Philippine Islands.
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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- 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
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