"دليل البريد والتلغراف العراقي ‎١٩٣٠" [و‎‎١‎٤] (٤٨٣/٢٧)

Section (I) GENERAL POSTAL RULES.
BUSINESS HOURS OF THE POST OFFICE.
, 1 ^ usl » ess Hours.— A Table showing the hours of business
observed by the various Post and Telegraphs Offices in ‘Iraq appears a
a frontispiece to this Guide. The business hours shown in the Table may
however, be subject to modification from time to time to suit local
conditions.
2. Post Office Holiday
following six days are observed
day (23rd August), Id-el-Fitr,
Day and Id-el-Nahda.
s. (1) In addition to all Fridays the
as Post Office Holidays :—Coronation
Id-el-Ad ha, Mawlad-el-Nabi, Ashura
Note.— To meet the exigencies of the service, Sundays are
observed as a post office holiday instead of Fridays in
certain post offices.
POSTAGE STAMPS.
3. Postage Stamps,— Postage stamps of the followim
sold by the Post Offices in Iraq.
value are
t anna
1 „
1 g annas
1 Rupee
2 Rupees
5
4.
Offices
3 annas
4 „
6 „
~ ^ 10 ,,
Service Stamps. —-Service stamps are not sold by Post
but they can be obtained at Government Treasuries ' These
stamps cannot be used for the prepayment of postage on* private
correspondence.
5, spoilt or Deface I Stamps,—(1) Postage stamps (whether
adhesive, embossed or impressed) which have been obliterated, defaced
torn, cut or otherwise rendered imperfect or which have any word’
letter, figure or design, written, printed or impressed upon them,
cannot be recognised in payment of postage.
Note.— The perforation of postage stamps with initials or other
identifying marks traced in minute holes is permissible.
6, Reply coupons. —The sender of a letter to any of the
countries of the Postal Union can prepay a reply by enclosing in his
letter an international reply coupon in exchange for which the
addressee, on presenting it at a post office in the country of destination
will be entitled to receive a postage stamp or stamps of the value of
40 Centimes or its eq divalent in the currency of the country concerned.
International Reply Coupons at the price of 44 annas each are available
for sale at all Head Post Offices and certain Sub-Post Offices in Iraq
authorised to sell them.
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