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Sept 18 (82,11): The Postmaster-General announces that an "Express Letter Service" of ordinary letters (unregistered) will be inaugurated with effect from September 20 1922.
The delivery of letters by "Express Service" is for the time being limited to Cairo and Alexandria and to the correspondence exchanged between these two towns, while the radius of operation of this service has been fixed at 3km from the Central Post Office. Letters intended for delivery by "Express" may be posted either at the Central Post Office or at Branch Offices in Cairo and Alexandria; those posted at Branch Offices will be less expeditiously treated as they will be forwarded to the Central Office by ordinary mail and treated as "Express" only on reception at the latter Offices. "Express" letters must be handed in at the special counter designated for this service, and on no account posted in Letter Boxes. The hours for acceptance of such letters at the Central office will be: Week Days: Cairo and Alexandria, from 7.30am to 6pm; Sundays and Holidays: Cairo, from loam to 12 noon; Alexandria, from 9am to 11am. As regards Branch Offices, "Express Letters" should be handed in during the usual office hours in coincidence with the departure of trains as well as with the fixed hours at which postmen start on their rounds from the Central Office for "Express Delivery". The hours of postmen's rounds for delivery are exhibited at the specially-designated counter. The "Express Letter fee" is as follows: 20 milliemes per unit of 20 grammes or fraction of 20 grammes as "Express Fee" in addition to the usual inland postage which is 5 milliemes for every 30 grammes or fraction of 30 grammes. Oct 23 (92,4): The Postmaster-General announces that a service of "Express Letters" was inaugurated on Sept 20, 1922. This service functions both in and between Cairo and Alexandria and those of the public who have already availed themselves of it are very satisfied. It is hoped that greater use of the "Express Letter Service" will be made in the near future. Oct 20 (91,5): According to the new itinerary of the Egyptian State Railways, the arrival of the Express Train No. 19 at Alexandria has been fixed at 7.05pm instead of 7.40pm. In consequence, the Delivery Office window at Alexandria will... (???) Nov 23 (102,6): The Postmaster-General announces that from December 1 1922 the Express Letter Service (of unregistered letters) in departure will be extended to all Post Offices in Egypt which are situated on railway lines. The provincial service will be confined to acceptance of letters for despatch to Cairo and Alexandria only; for the time being there will be no delivery of express letters from provincial centres. Letters intended for Express delivery in Cairo and Alexandria must be handed in at the Post Office (Delivery Window) during the normal office hours; they should on no account be posted in letter boxes. No letters will be accepted by provincial offices for despatch as express after 5pm and the distribution of express letters in Cairo and Alexandria does not extend beyond a radius of 3km from the Central Post Office in those towns. Apr 2 (36,6): The Postmaster-General announces that Express Letters for ships in the port of Alexandria will only be delivered if such ships are alongside the quays. If the ship is not moored to the quay the Express Letter will be considered as an ordinary letter and delivered as such to the Agent of the Company concerned. |
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