Postal Rates and Overland Mail Surcharges

Eastwards bounded rates from French Mandate in Syria and Lebanon

Postage Rate French Mandate in Syria and Lebanon - Iraq (surface mail):
(Date Format dd.mm.yyyy)

Registration fees:

 Surcharge for the use of Overland Mail

The decreee of the Haut Commissariat de la République Française en Syrie et au Liban Liban decree No. 2350 from 25. December 1923 mentioend:
(Information Courtesy of Jean-Bernard Parenti)

Postal notice about the approval of the special (extraordinary) mail exchange from Syria and Lebanon to Iraq and the fixing of a surcharge applicable for this mail exchange.

General Weygang, high commissioner of the French Republic in Syria and Lebanon

Under consideration of the decree issued by the President of the French republic dated 23rd. November 1920

Under consideration of the decree No. 1595 about the international postage rates in Syria and Lebanon

Under Consideration of the report by the Inspector general for Post and telegraph for Syria and Lebanon

Based on the recommendation of the secretary general and after the notice of the High Commissariat financial adviser:

Decree

Art. 1: The special (extraordinary) transport (by automobile) of the mail exchange / the mail form Syria and Lebanon to Iraq is approved.

For the time being, only registered letters and ordinary letters are accepted.

Art. 2: The correspondence using the Special Service as per Art. 1 is subject to a surcharge equal to the ordinary postage rates (International service).

Art 3: The secretary general and the inspector general for Post and Telegraph in Syrian and Lebanon are – individual instructed – responsible for the execution of the said agreement.

So far I am aware of only one cover, correclty franked with the Overland Mail surchrge form Franch mandate Syria and Lebanon to Iraq, forwarded by the Overland Mail.

The cover dated 06.09.1924 is correclty franked with a total of 12 piaster (4 P postage to Iraq, 4 P. registration and 4 P. Overland Mail surcharge.

Cover from Lebanon to Baghdad/Iraq with a Publicity handstamp Type PH-3, reading "NAIRN EASTERN TRANSPORT COMPANY LTD - BAGHDAD" an the sngature of G. Narin.