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20 kuruş per 5 kg (within same province); to adjacent province: 35 kuruş per 5 kg; to province removed by one province: 50 kuruş per 5 kg; to province removed by two provinces: 65 kuruş per 5 kg; to province removed by more than two provinces: 80 kuruş per 5 kg
45:). Prior to the Imperial Edict, the Ottoman postal service was intermittent for the inland cities in Palestine. Fees were calculated by the type of mail, the weight, and the distance (measured in hours): in 1840, an ordinary letter, weighing less than 10g, had a cost per hour of 1
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1 kuruş per 3 dirhem (9.6g) and up to 50 hours; 51 up to 100 hours: 3 kuruş. For every 100 hours over the first 100 hours: 2 kuruş additional (maximum: 11 kuruş). Weight over 3 dirhem: 50% increase per dirhem.
49:. Special fees applied to samples, insured mail, special delivery, and printed matters, etc. The postal rates changed frequently, and new services were added over the years. Upon joining the
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Imperial edict of 12 Ramasan 1256 (14 October 1840) and later ordinances made the distinction between three types of mail items: ordinary letters, registered letters (markings
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4 kuruş per 5 kg (using one sea or railway line); using two sea or railway lines: 8 kuruş per 5 kg; using three or more sea or railway lines: 10 kuruş per 5 kg
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20 paras up to 100 kuruş value; over 100 and up to 500 kuruş value: 20 paras per 100 kuruş value; over 500 and up to 2000 kuruş value: 20 paras per 200 kuruş value
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10 para up to 50g; up to 100g: 1 kuruş, 101 up to 200g: 2 kuruş, 200 up to 250g: 2 kuruş 10 para, additionally 20 para per extra 50g (maximum: 2000g)
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Collins & Steichele, 2000, pp. 14-15, quoting an Erkan Esmer article in "Tughra Times", October 1995, as source of original research.
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Collins & Steichele, 2000, p. 15, quoting an Erkan Esmer article in "Tughra Times", October 1995, as source of original research.
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Collins & Steichele, 2000, p. 14, quoting an Erkan Esmer article in "Tughra Times", October 1995, as source of original research.
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Collins & Steichele, 2000, p. 13, quoting an Erkan Esmer article in "Tughra Times", October 1995, as source of original research.
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1.5 kuruş per 3 dirhem (9.6g) and up to 100 hours; 101 up to 200 hours: 3 kuruş. More than 200 hours: 6 kuruş. Seamail: 1 kuruş
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5 para up to 15g; up to 30g: 10 para, more than 30g: 20 para. Large format: 20 para up to 85g. Seamail: 10 para per 75g
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2 para per hour per 1000 kuruş of value; special rate for silver coins: 12 para per hour per 1000 kuruş of value
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for a local newspaper and up to 50 hours: 20 para; 51 up to 100 hours: 40 para, over 101 hours: 60 para
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for a daily newspaper and up to 50 hours: 2 para; 51 up to 100 hours: 4 para, over 101 hours: 6 para
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for a small format newspaper and up to 60 hours: 10 para; for any newspaper over 60 hours: 20 para
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10 para per letter; 20 para per registered letter; 5 kuruş per telegram, 1 kuruş per insured item
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This article is about postage rates in
Palestine under Ottoman rule. For the British Mandate, see
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up to 50 hours: 10 para; 51 up to 100 hours: 20 para, over 101 hours: 30 para. Seamail: 20 para
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631:. 2 vols. Chicago: World Philatelic Congress of Israel, Holy Land, and Judaica Societies.
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surveys the postal rates in effect between 1840 and 1918 during the
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2 kuruş per 10g; seamail: 20 para per 10g, postcards: 20 para
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The
Ottoman post and telegraph offices in Palestine and Sinai
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Rate details and subsequent changes (relevant to
Palestine)
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Weight measure decimalized: 10g instead of 3 dirhem (9.6g)
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The foreign post offices in
Palestine : 1840–1918
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1 kuruş and 10 para per 10g; postcards (UPU): 20 para
34:. Rates not applicable in Palestine are not included.
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up to 30g: 5 para per five words; up to 50g: 10 para
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postcards sent for religious or national festivities
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half a para increase per additional dirhem and hour
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28:List of Ottoman postal rates in Palestine
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512:Collins & Steichele, 2000, p. 13.
665:Communications in the Ottoman Empire
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487:"Post boxes and Power in Jerusalem"
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41:), and official letters (markings
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440:Ottoman post offices in Palestine
395:20 para for up tp 10 kuruş value
129:base fee plus 3.5 kuruş per hour
645:Palestine (region)-related lists
521:Steichele, 1977-1981, p. 1015.4.
341:1 kuruş per 1000 kuruş of value
284:Printed matter & newspapers
102:Printed matter & newspapers
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373:11 kuruş per 5 kg
86:(ca. 9.6g) and 1 hour;
451:References and sources
279:twice the actual rate
268:Foreign letters (UPU)
249:Foreign letters (UPU)
51:Universal Postal Union
113:10 para per hour and
39:te'ahudd olunmoshdur
655:Philately of Turkey
198:same as civil rate
175:September 17, 1863
616:. London: Sahara.
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43:tahirat-i mühümme
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639:Categories
496:2020-02-19
412:Currency:
338:Insurance
134:Insurance
434:See also
322:1 kuruş
314:1 kuruş
292:Samples
117:(1282g)
110:Samples
607:Sources
361:(land)
359:Parcels
349:Parcels
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420:= 100
84:dirhem
82:per 3
456:Notes
422:kuruş
246:1876
241:free
127:kuruş
64:Date
618:ISBN
428:para
115:okka
80:para
47:para
26:The
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