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Late Fee and Too Late Handstamps

 

No regulations have been found regarding "Late Fee" mail for Iraq or other countries with the exception of Palestine. The regulations as of 1st. October 1925 for Palestine were that "Late Fee" mail could be handed in for posting at post office counters up to 10 minutes after the normal posting tikes on Thursday (in Jerusalem) of 3:45 PM for ordinary mail and 3:30 PM for registered mail. No Late Fee handstamps are known for Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon or Syria.

3 Types of Late Fee handstamps (2 Paid & 1 Unpaid) are known for Iraq, plus a "Too Late" handstamp.

Image

Handbook Number

Handbook Size / color

Measured size

Comment


 

LF-1

54 mm
black

54,90 x 9,60 mm

Cover dated 24 September 1925


LF-1  54 mm
black
 
54,10 x 10,70 mm 
black

This Late Fee Paid marking looks somehow different and I have no explanation for this. Eventually there were 2 different types?
On cover dated 5. August 1926


LF-1 54 mm
black
 
54,80 x 9,10 mm On cover dated 4. November 1926

LF-2  69 mm 
black
70,30 x 9,20 mm
violet
 
On cover dated 18. October 1934, so far the latest known usage of this Late Fee Not Paid marking.

 

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