Iraq

Iraq is a country in Western Asia.

The Ottoman Empire had post offices at Baghdad, Basra, Mosul, and Kirkuk around 1863. India operated post offices in Baghdad and Basra from 1868 to 1914. During World War I, British and Indian troops fought their way from Basra to Mosul, where they used stamps of India overprinted "I.E.F." on military mail.

The British overprinted a variety of Turkish stamps during the occupation, a grouping now called the issues of "Mesopotamia".

The postal service of Iraq proper began with the British mandate granted by the League of Nations in 1920.


The first stamps of Iraq were a definitive series that appeared in 1923, the set of 12 included eight different designs depicting scenes and images from ancient history and the present day. They were denominated in annas and rupees, inscribed with "IRAQ" and "POSTAGE & REVENUE".

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  • Iraq 1918 10R on 100pi Indigo SG14 Fine MM
    £65.00
  • Iraq Mosul 1919 1/2a on 1pi Green & Red SG1 Fine MNH Pair (2)
    £6.00
  • Iraq Mosul 1919 1/2a on 1pi Green & Red SG1 Fine MNH Pair (3)
    £6.00
  • Iraq Mosul 1919 4a on 1pi Deep Violet SG7 Fine MNH Block of 4
    £17.00
  • Iraq Mosul 1919 4a on 1pi Deep Violet SG7 Fine MNH Pair (2)
    £8.00
  • Iraq Mosul 1919 4a on 1pi Deep Violet SG7 Fine MNH Pair (3)
    £8.00
  • Iraq Mosul 1919 4a on 1pi Deep Violet SG7 Fine MNH Pair (4)
    £8.00
  • Iraq Mosul 1919 4a on 1pi Deep Violet SG7 Fine MNH Pair (5)
    £8.00
  • Iraq Mosul 1919 4a on 1pi Deep Violet SG7 Fine MNH Pair (6)
    £8.00
  • Iraq Mosul 1919 4a on 1pi Deep Violet SG7 Fine MNH Pair (7)
    £8.00
  • Iraq Mosul 1919 4a on 1pi Deep Violet SG7 Fine MNH Pair (8)
    £8.00
  • Iraq Mosul 1919 4a on 1pi Deep Violet SG7 Fine MNH Pair (9)
    £8.00
  • Iraq Mosul 1919 4a on 1pi Deep Violet SG7 Fine MNH Pair
    £8.00
  • Iraq Mosul 1919 8a on 10a Lake SG9 Fine MNH Pair (2)
    £8.00
  • Iraq Mosul 1919 8a on 10a Lake SG9 Fine MNH Pair (3)
    £8.00
  • Iraq Mosul 1919 8a on 10a Lake SG9 Fine MNH Pair
    £8.00
  • Iraq Mosul 1919 8a on 10pa Lake SG9a 'No Apostrophe after D' Fine MNH (3)
    £60.00
  • Iraq Mosul 1919 8a on 10pa Lake SG9a 'No Apostrophe after D' Fine MNH (4)
    £60.00
  • Iraq Mosul 1919 8a on 10pa Lake SG9a 'No Apostrophe after D' Fine MNH (5)
    £60.00
  • Iraq Mosul 1919 8a on 10pa Lake SG9a 'No Apostrophe after D' Fine MNH (6)
    £60.00
  • Iraq Mosul 1919 8a on 10pa Lake SG9a 'No Apostrophe after D' Fine MNH (7)
    £60.00
  • Iraq Mosul 1919 8a on 10pa Lake SG9a 'No Apostrophe after D' Fine MNH (8)
    £60.00
  • Iraq Mosul 1919 8a on 10pa Lake SG9a 'No Apostrophe after D' Fine MNH (9)
    £60.00
  • Iraq Mosul 1919 Set of 6 SG1-10 Fine MNH
    £18.00

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