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'Iraqi Post and Telegraph Guide 1930' [181r] (380/483)
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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Department of Agriculture Washington ; raw or unprepared
fruits and vegetables and plants used for packing such articles,
except with the special permission of the Federal Horticul
tural Board. Samples of raw or unmanufactured cotton and
cuttoii waste may, however, be sent provided that the packets
containing them are addressed to the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, Federal Horticultural Board either at
Washington or at Ferry Building, San Francisco, and that the
nameand address of the ultimate and ressee are shown in each
case on the front of the packet at the bottom left-hand-
corner.
Remarks —Every article sent by post to the United States of
America Which is capable of being stamped, marked, branded
or labelled at the time of manufacture without suffering
damage must be conspicuously and indelibly stamped, marked
etc. in legible English characters with an indication of the
country of origin. Books and printed matter of all kinds,
engravings, photographs, etching maps, charts, music in books
or sheets etc,, are subject in general to a customs duty of 15
per cent, ad valorem. The undermentioned articles are,
however, exempt from duty :—
(a) Books, maps, music, engravings, photographs, prints and charts,,
which have been printed more than 20 years, publications
printed for private circulation or issued for subscribers _ or
exchange by scientific and literary associations or academies,
educational text-books and music in raised print for the
use of the blind books and pamphlets printed wholly or chiefly
in languages other than English ; newspapers and periodicals.
(b) Photographs and printed papers; other than books, sent in small
quantities, and intended for the personal use of the addressee.
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however,
All sealed articles containing merchandise or having the appearance of
containing merchandise, must bear an endorsement May ^ be
opened for Customs purposes prior to delivery to. addi essees, or
words of similar purport. If the contents are dutiable the packet
should bear a green label as mentioned in clause 146 and in t is
case the endorsement is not necessary. Such packets and also aft
packets containing books must also be accompanied by an invoice
or statement giving accurately the value of the contents oi cus oms
purposes, if the total value of goods contained in a pac ve oi in
several packets sent at the same time by the same sene ei o ©
same addressee exceeds 100 dollars. The invoice s ou < >e ce ^ '
fied by a United States Consul. Sample packets should be marked
“Trade Samples.”
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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