'Iraqi Post and Telegraph Guide 1930' [174r] (366/483)
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.
313
For Explanation of Symbols see page lAA
Special prohibitions^ —Unmanufactured gold, including the gra
nulated metal and gold coin (except under special permit of
the Swedish Government or on account of the National Bank
of Sweden) ; tobacco of all kinds ; packets of pictorial post
cards; firearms ; cartridge tubes, bullets or shots of lead
(except under a licence from the Department Sociale of
Sweden or on account of the State).
Remarks —Cinematograph films are not admitted at the rate
applicable to printed papers.
Parcel Pest :::: —
Route (a) 1 — Through India and via France.
Rs.
a.
p<
‘Sates of postage +—
Not over 1 kilo.
2
12
0
Not over 3 kilos.
4
6
6
Customs declarations —
Not over 5 kilos.
4
11
6
9
Not over 9 kilos* ...
9
6
0
Soute (a) 2 —Through India and Great Britain via
(Gibraltar).
Rs.
a.
P.
Rates of postage t —
Not over 1 kilo.
3
4
6
Customs declarations
—Not over 3 kilos.
5
1
6
2
Not over 5 kilos.
5
6
6
Not over 9 kilos.
10
14
0
The sender of narcel addressed to Sweden must
indicate on
the
parcel whether he
wishes it to be transmitted by
route {'A) l
or route (a) 2 .
Route (b). Through Syria (Overland).
Rs.
a.
p.
Rates of postageX —■
Not over 1 kilo.
2
12
0
Cm stems declaration s —
Not over 3 kilos.
4
14
6
2
Not over 5 kilos.
6
3
6
Not over 10 kilos
10
11
0
Maximum dimensions —By route (a) 1 gioatcst h 1 n^th , feet (G
centimetres); r rte,, f ^
(“imiS r— t L; g th and girth combined 6 feet
(180 centimetres).
Limit of value —None.
Insurance —Available up to £ 80 by
(a) 2 , and up to £80 by route (b).
route (a) "l, £120 by route
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
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- Open Government Licence