Page 34 - Russo-Persian Postal Relations

I. 1904 - 1925+ 1904 Parcel UPU-Agreement with Russia UPU ru les for EPOs
New administration Transparent
Belgian tough admin borders
Parcel Exchange offices
Russia although member of UPU had been reluctant to let pa rcels tran sit Russia to protect its trade
monopol. Eventually changed its mind to a llow up to 5 kg to and from Persia
Parcel form sent from Shanghai Poste Russe 25 6 1916, 66,80 Rouble, to Enzeli. Censored in Baku
Russia had hitherto refused
custom-free transit of parcel
Until 1905 there was no parcel
Numeros d'enregistrcment ~a&~ "'")~ 2...- post service between Persia and
HyMepa no no.laBaTe~11bcKoH KHIII"k _,.0"--'=---=-vy"_, ___ ~~---,,__ Europe and beyond Russia
The rules state:
RUS:'IE.
POCCH!. Parcels could be sent
a) to a person/agent living in
any of the designated EPOs
(Julfa, Badjgiran/Gaudan,
Bender-Gez,Meched-lras, Enzeli
Enzeli, Astara) would then re-
send the parcel to the receiver
by post or other arrangements
b) or having the parcel sent in
their own name, address and
the words post e restan- F ex:
; fllo Uo . \'fi Mr X at Teheran poste restante
Norn et prenom du destinataire. 1 tl-h W ! /"(. at Enzeli.
llau1r1000Banie noJiyqaTt~JlH ! ~ £I el ~ Notice is given by Post Office
~·:;~·:::~~;:;r~~t:~~ and sends it to the person
Bulletin. The receiver signs it
designated to take possession
of the parcel at the EPO and
then re-sends it after his
rue et ». instructions f ex by the post
YJIHUa H :Iii
Poias. I The reverse operation is used
. RJ;c'.b. for parcel being s e nt abroad
from Persia
r. .. t'rz
-· er~·~ A few years later a direct
12 cp / r parcel line with Teheran
from the border opened
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fr.

Only three incoming parcel documents to a border EPQ recorded till 1925
Ex Liphschutz Ceruficate Holcorn be
Loose frontier between Turkestan a nd Khorasan. Official EPOs did not alwa ys exis t
In Khorasan the u se of irregular postal routes of exchange existed. Ex Lutfabai:t just inside the Persian border
Next Russian town is Atik, !Okm. Historically places are linked to cara.:..~va.:.;~nr,.;o""u""t""e.:.s-"===::....,.-.....;;-;,.-:;-;:...::;-;;;-;;;~

'"~"._.._. ~M.QtiJant en timbres du droit percu .

. lJl.t avi~ .a~x.es tero.l~~ du colis au destinataire, doit &tre envoye a I' AslmLn.is_tratJon Celltr~le

dont le Birecteur est re: i)onsable de l'etat des timbres y apposes.
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Rate: 20kr !Och. rt 1s not kn~wn-wn.at was the rates and fees of different parcel services