IRAQ

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British Occupation
Issues for MOSUL
Turkish Fiscals surcharged
A very brief history

After the Armistice with the Turkish government on October 31st 1918 a British/Indian force, which was only twelve miles from Mosul when news of the Armistice was received, continued its advance on Mosul in order to make secure the oil fields in what is now northern Iraq. Under the command of Major-General Dunsterville and sometimes called 'Dunsterforce' the occupation force was known as 'Indian Expeditionary Force D'. [The 16th Indian Brigade, part of Indian Expeditionary Force D, had first landed at Fao on 6th November 1914 at the start of the conflict with the Turks.] Under the then secret 1916 'Sykes-Picot' agreement between Britain and France it had been agreed that after the war the Turkish vilayets [administrative areas] of Basra and Baghdad would be under the control of the British while Mosul, the third vilayet of the area, would be under the control of the French. [The areas of these three former vilayets now form Iraq]. After the British occupation of Mosul the French objected to the British using Turkish stamps overprinted "Iraq - in British Occupation" in the Mosul vilayet as the area was to be in the 'Sphere of French Influence' as agreed by Sykes & Picot. The fact that the major oil fields were in the area just might have influenced both their objections and the subsequent British continued occupation until 1925 when the League of Nations decided that the Mosul area should be part of the newly formed Iraq..
The only stamps recovered by the British in Mosul were some Turkish fiscals, so these were sent to Baghdad to be overprinted. The stamps were in sheets of 25 (5 X 5), but the sheet margins were removed for some reason - possibly to make overprinting easier. In the earlier printings a portion of the top margin over the middle stamp was retained [picture of script on 20 Para sheet] as this had Arabic script showing the value of the stamp prior to the surcharge. Exact issue dates are not known but a Postal Notice dated February 1st, 1919 announced that they were on sale. A further Postal Notice dated 28th June 1919 announced that they were still available at face value in Mosul post offices and the Baghdad Head PO after advertisements had been seen offering the stamps above their face values. Only six different values were issued. Stanley Gibbons list these under Iraq - Issues for Mosul in the Part 19 catalogue. Neither Scott nor Michel list them in their catalogues.
SG1
1/2 Anna on 1 Pi. Unwatermarked 1914 Hejaz Railway. Inscribed in Arabic in the wavy diagonal bands "receipt for the benefit of the Hejaz Railway". Design shows a camel rider and train with the Prophets Tomb in the background. Stamps available are um/mnh with no gum.
SG cat. price is £1.40. Sale price £0.40p each

um/mnh...£0.40p.....$0.60c.....€ 0.70c
SG 2 is a similar stamp to SG 3 but with larger toughra of Sultan Mohammed V and cat. value of £1.50
SG3
1 Anna on 20 Pi red. Small Toughra of Sultan Mohammed VI. Many available in beautiful um/mnh condition. Very fresh face and full shiny gum. Available in singles, pairs, blocks of 4, 6, and 9.
SG cat. £4.00 each. Magan price..£1.00 each

um/mnh...£1.00.....$1.50.....€ 1.80
SG4
2.5 Anna on 1 Pi. Small Toughra of Sultan Mohammed VI. Stamps available have no gum but are facially fine and available in pairs and blocks. One complete sheet of 25 available with a few separated perfs on the top row. The 'tab' is missing from this sheet. A few fu stamps also available at same price.
SG cat. £1.50 each. Magan price..£0.35p each

um/mnh...£0.35.....$0.50c.....€ 0.60c
SG5
3 Anna on 20 Pi. Large Toughra of Sultan Mohammed V. Stamps available in pairs and blocks. Available in singles and blocks and complete sheets of 25 with 'value tab'.The sheets may have torn perfs and faults
SG cat. £1.60 each. Magan price..£0.35p each - sheets of 25 stamps with value tabs £7.50 each

um/mnh...£1.60.....$2.40c.....€ 2.85c
SG 6 is a similar stamp to SG 5 but with smaller toughra of Sultan Mohammed Vi and cat. value of £25.00
SG7
4 Anna on 1 Pi. Large Toughra of Sultan Mohammed V. There are also two sizes of the '4' of the overprint. These stamps have the larger variety of '4'. Stamps available in pairs and blocks. and complete sheets of 25 with 'value tab'.The sheets may have torn perfs and faults
SG cat. £3.00 each. Magan price..£0.75p each - sheets of 25 stamps with value tabs £17.50 each

um/mnh...£0.75.....$1.12.....€ 1.35
SG8
8 Anna on 10 Para. Large Toughra of Sultan Mohammed V. Stamps available in pairs and blocks. and complete sheets of 25 with 'value tab'.The sheets may have torn perfs and faults
SG cat. £4.00 each. Magan price..£1.00p each - sheets of 25 stamps with value tabs £20.00 each

um/mnh...£1.00.....$1.50.....€ 1.80
Kingdom

King Faisal Officials. Complete sets.
As listed in SG Part 19 Catalogue - All um/mnh
1958-60 - O460/81 Fresh um/mnh - 22 values including both types of 1f [O460 & O460b] SG Cat. £200+. Mi. cat
700Dm . Offered for only £125.00...$180.00.....Blocks of four available pro rata.
The unlisted 10f, 20f, and 30f are also available um/mnh. All three values for £85.00...$125.00
1973 - O1086/96 vf um/mnh - Set of 11 ....£50.00...$75.00..Also available in blocks of 4 pro rata
1973 - O1130a/47a vf um/mnh - Set of 24 ....£125.00...$185.00..Also available in blocks of 4 pro rata.

Complete sets. All UM/NH
Date SG Scott Michel Description £....Price....$
1/2/49MS338C1/8 ssBlk.2Perf. or Imperf. Price per 1 sheet [both are available]£20.00....$30.00
26/11/55383/5161/3188/90Engineers Conference Baghdad £1.80....$2.70
3/3/56386/8164/6191/363rd Arab Postal Union Conference, Baghdad. £2.00....$3.00
Apr-Jul1957389/93167/71194/8Development week£1.60....$2.40
1/6/57394172199Agriculture & Industry Exhibition, Baghdad£0.40p....$0.60c
13/11/57395173200Red Crescent Silver Jubilee£2.00....$3.00
1957/8396/403174/80201/8King Faisal II Definitives£2.25....$3.35
6/1/58411/4181/4 213/6Army Day£2.00....$3.00


The following King Faisal definitives and officials are in fine um/nh condition. Although most are available in small quantities I have insufficient numbers to make complete sets, so all are offered as singles. Scott numbers are given when possible.
Serious collectors of Iraqi overprints need at least the SG Part 19 catalogue.
SG catalogue number, Scott when known, followed by price


SG = Stanley Gibbons cat. ref. Sc = Scott cat. ref
SG291.. Sc124
£0.50p..$0.75c
SG293.. Sc126
£2.00....$3.00
SG294.. Sc127
£1.80....$2.70
SG295.. Sc128
£4.50....$6.75
* *
*
SG296.. Sc129
£15.00....$22.50
SG348.. Sc143
£0.10p....$0.15c
SG349.. Sc144
£0.10p....$0.15c
SG350.. Sc145
£0.10p....$0.15c
SG351.. Sc146
£0.10p...$0.15c
SG352.. Sc147
£0.10p....$0.15c
SG353.. Sc148
£0.10p....$0.15c
SG354.. Sc149..£0.55p....$0.80c SG355.. Sc149a..£0.80p....$1.20 SG356.. Sc150
£0.50p....$0.75c
SG359.. Sc153
£0.50p.....$0.75c
SGo365.. ScO149
£0.10p....$0.15c
SGo366.. ScO150
£0.10p....$0.15c
SGo367.. ScO151
£0.10p....$0.15c
SGo368.. ScO152
£0.10p....$0.15c
SGo368.. ScO152
£0.10p....$0.15c
SGo371.. ScO155
£0.10p....$0.15c
SGo374.. ScO157
£0.90p....$1.35
SGo375.. ScO158
£0.40p....$0.60c
SGo376 ScO159
£0.20p....$0.30c
SGo377.. ScO160
£1.00...$1.50
SGo378.. ScO161
£5.00....$7.50
SGo379.. ScO161a
£12.00...$18.00
SGo405.. ScO162a
£1.00...$1.50
SGo408.. ScO162d
sold
SGo410.. ScO164
£0.75p....$1.10
SG418.. Sc78 with 'Republic' o/pt
£9.00...$13.50
SG419.. ScO166
£0.20p....$0.30c
SG420.. ScO167
£0.20p....$0.30c
SG421 ScO169
£3.00....$4.50
SG422.. ScO171
£0.20p....$0.40c
SG423.. ScO173
£0.50p....$0.75c
SG424.. ScO176
£4.00....$6.00
SG425.. ScO177
£10.00....$15.00
SG426.. ScO178
£0.10p....$0.15c
SG427.. ScO179
£0.10p....$0.15c
SG430.. ScO182
£0.10p....$0.15c
SG431.. ScO183
£0.10p....$0.15c
SG432.. ScO183a
£0.10p....$0.15c
SG433.. Sc??
£0.25p....$0.35
SG434.. ScO184
£0.75p....$1.12
SG435.. ScO185
£1.00....$1.50
SG436.. ScO186
£0.10p....$0.15c
SG437.. ScO187
£0.15p....$0.25c
SG438.. ScO188
£0.25p....$0.35c
SG439.. ScO189
£3.00....$4.50
SG440.. Sc??[75Fils]£1.00....$1.50 SG441.. ScO191
£2.50....$3.75
SG442.. Sc??[200Fils]
£4.00....$6.00
SG443.. ScO192
£1.00....$1.50
SG444.. ScO193
£0.10p....$0.15c
SG445.. ScO194
..£0.10p....$0.15c
SG446.. ScO195
£0.15p....$0.20c
SG447.. ScO196
£0.25p....$0.35c
SG448.. ScO197
£0.25p....$0.35c
SG449 ScO198
£0.25p....$0.35c
SG450.. ScO199
£0.25p....$0.35c
SG451.. Sc??[20f]
£0.25p....$0.35c
SG452.. Sc??[25f]
£0.40p....$0.60c
SG453..Sc??[30f]
£0.35p....$0.50c
SG454.. Sc??[40f]
£0.£1.50....$2.25
SG455.. Sc??[50f]
£0.60p....$0.90c
SG456.. Sc??[75f]
£0.60p....$0.90c
SG457.. Sc??[100f]
£0.75p....$1.12
SG458.. Sc??[200f]
£4.00....$6.00
SGo459a=£1.50....$2.25 SGo470=25p....35c SGo471=40p....60c SGo472=40p....60c SGo473=£1....$1.50
SGo475=60p....90c SGo476=40p....$0.60c SGo477=£1.50....$2.25 SGo478=60p....90c SGo479=£1....$1.50
SGo480=£3.50....$5.25 SGo481=£7.00
..$10.00
SGo482=20p....30c SGo483=20p....30c SGo484=20p....30c
SGo485=20p....30c SGo486=25p....35c SGo487=20p....30c SGo488=45p....65c SGo490=£2.25-$3.35
SGo491=sold out SGo492=20p....30c SGo493=20p....30c SGo494=30p....45c SGo495=30p...45c
SGo496=30p....45c SGo497=60p....90c SGo498=10p....15c SGo499=10p....15c SGo500=10p...15c
SGo501=10p....15c SGo502=10p....15c SGo503=10p....15c SGo504=20p....30c SGo505=20p...30c


REPUBLIC
Complete sets. All UM/MNH
Date SG Scott Michel Description £...Price...$
26/11/58506227261Arab Lawyers Conference, Baghdad. SG385 surcharge.£0.80p....$1.60
6/1/59507/9228/30262/4Army Day £1.40....$2.10
1/6/59511251266International Childrens Day. SG388 surcharged.£0.60p....$0.90c
14/7/59514250267Agricultural Reform £0.30p....$0.45c
14/7/59515/25232/42268/78Definitives. First 11 issued. (Other values issued 14/7/60) £4.00....$6.00
1/2/60537/8258/9292/3General Kassims escape from assassination. (1st time lucky!)£0.85p....$1.25
10/5/60539260294Poet Al-Rasafi Commemoration£1.40....$2.10
14/7/60540/5261/6295/3002nd Anniversary of Revolution£2.80....$4.20
6/1/61546/51267/72301/6Army Day£1.60....$2.40
14/7/61563/71278/86312/203rd Anniversary of Revolution£4.30....$6.40
6/1/62572/77287/92321/6Army Day£1.60....$2.40
14/7/62581/6396/301330/54th Anniversary of Revolution£1.30....$1.90
1/12/62603/6302/5336/9Millenary of Baghdad£1.25....$1.85
21/12/62609/11314/6340/2Malaria Eradication£1.00....$1.50
30/12/63640/2336/8370/2Red Cross Centenary£0.70p....$1.00
6/1/64643/5339/41373/5Army Day£1.00....$1.50
8/2/64646/7342/3376/71st Anniversary of 14th of Ramadan Revolution£0.85p....$1.25
10/6/64649/51344/6380/215th Ann. Declaration of Human Rights£1.70....$2.50
14/7/64652/5347/50383/66th Ann. of Revolution£1.00....$1.50
28/11/64659/61354/6390/2Int. Arab Music Conference Baghdad£1.25....$1.90
Date SG Scott Michel Description £...Price...$
13/12/646623573939th Arab Engineers Conference, Baghdad£0.30p....$0.45c
21/12/64663/5358/60394/610th.Ann. Arab Postal Union£0.90....$1.35
6/1/65666/8361/3397/9Army Day£0.90p....$1.35
30/1/65671365402Inauguration of Oil Tanker Deep Sea Terminal. £0.40p....$0.60c
8/2/656723664012nd Ann. 14th Ramadan Revolution£0.30p.....$0.45c
6/3/65673/4367/8403/4Tree Week£0.50p....$0.75c
9/4/65678/9372/3408/9Deir Yassin Massacre£0.60p....$0.90c
30/4/65680/2374/6410/12World Health Day£1.25....$1.90
26/5/656863794151st Ann. of Iraq UAR pact£0.20p....$0.30c
7/6/65687/8380/1416/7Reconstitution of Algiers Library£0.30p....$0.45c
30/6/65689/9382/3418/945th Ann. of 1920 Rebellion£0.40p....$0.60c
11/7/65691384420Mohammed’s Birthday£0.30p....$0.45c
14/7/656933854217th Ann. of 14th July Revolution£0.20p....$0.30c
18/11/65698/700387/9426/82nd Ann. of 18th November Revolution£1.45....$2.15
29/11/65701/3390/2429/31National Census£0.90p....$1.35
3/12/65704/6C12/4432/4Inauguration of Trident by Iraqi Airways£2.00....$3.00
22/3/66715/6401/2443/4Arab Publicity Week. Arab League emblem£0.40p....$0.60c
1/5/66721/2407/8448/9Labour Day£0.40p....$0.60c
Date SG Scott Michel Description £...Price...$
20/5/66723/5409/11450/2Preservation of Nubian Monumentssold out
22/7/66729/31415/7456/8Mohammed’s Birthday£0.90p....$1.35
6/1/67744/5426472/3Army Day£0.50....$0.75c
11/4/67751/2431/2480/1Hajeer Year£0.35p....$0.50c
1/5/67753/4433/4482/3Labour Day£0.35p....$0.50c
20/6/67755/6435/6484/5Mohammed’s Birthday£0.35p....$0.50c
8/67T763RA13Ze 17Obligatory Tax for Flood Relief victims£0.15p....$0.25c
11/67T764RA14Ze 18Obligatory Tax for Defence Fund£0.15p....$0.25c
10/11/67765/74443/9492/501Iraqi Costumes£5.50....$8.00
18/11/67775/6450/1502/34th Ann. of 18th Nov. Revolution.£0.50p....$0.75c
6/1/68792/3461/2518/9Army Day£0.55p....$0.80c
19/1/68794/800463/9520/6Iraqi Birds£8.00....$12.00
14/2/688014705275th Ann. of 14th of Ramadan Revolution£0.30p....$0.45c
1/5/68802/3471/2528/9Labour Day£0.50p....$0.75c
14/7/6880947853410th Ann. of 14th July Revolution£0.20p....$0.30c
29/11/68810/3479/82535/820th Ann. WHO£0.80p....$1.20
22/12/68814/5483/4539/40Human Rights Year£0.35p....$0.50c
22/12/68MS816484aBlk.13100 Fils value with unvalued magenta stamp imperf£2.50....$3.75
Date SG Scott Michel Description £...Price...$
31/12/68817/8485/6541/2UN Childrens Fund£0.40p....$0.60c
31/12/68MS819486aBlk.14100Fils value with unvalued olive-green stamp imperf£2.75....$4.10
6/1/69820487543Army Day£1.00....$1.50
14/2/698214885446th Ann. of 14th of Ramadan Revolution£0.30p....$0.45c
28/5/69834495552Mohammed’s Birthday£0.30p....$0.45c
17/6/69849-IMP509-IMP565-IMP200f President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr Imperf. from a limited printing. [Picture]..Available in pairs pro rata£10.00....$15.00
per stamp
26/12/69864521584Centenary of Iraqi Press£0.30p....$0.45c
21/3/70869/74532/7589/94New Year. SG891/6 overprints£2.15....$3.20
18/4/70879/84532/7595/600Mosul Spring Festival. SG891/6 overprinted£2.50....$3.75
12/6/70891/6526/31656/9Flowers£2.50....$3.75
30/10/70916/8C34/6630/2National Development£23.00....$34.00
13/11/70919/20568/9637/8International Education Year£0.40p....$0.60c
7/12/70922/3572/3639/4050th Ann. Iraqi Medical Society£0.70p....$1.00
15/12/70924/5C37/8641/210th Arab Telecomms. Union, Baghdad£0.45p....$0.65c
8/2/71934/5581/2650/18th Ann. 14th Ramadan Revolution£0.75p....$1.10
15/3/71940/3587/90656/9Tourism Week£2.50....£3.75
21/3/71944/5591/2660/1New Year [Nawrooz]£0.65p....$1.00
7/4/71948/50594/6664/624th Ann. of Baath Political Party£5.00....$7.50
17/11/71997/1001625A/B686/904th Pan Arab Schoolboy Games, Baghdad£3.00....$4.50
23/11/711003/5621/3691/3Students Day. SG892/3 & 895 surcharged or o’printed£3.60....$5.40
16/2/721020/1634/5708/9Hajeer Year£0.60p....$0.90c
25/2/721022/3C42/3710/119th Iraqi Students Congress. SG916/7 o’printed£2.30....$3.45
Date SG Scott Michel Description £...Price...$
11/3/721024/5636/7712/32nd Ann. 11th March Manifesto£1.70....$2.50
23/3/721026/7644/5716/7World Met. Day£2.30....$3.45
7/4/721030/1648/9724/5Inauguration of North Rumaila Oil Field£1.30....$1.90
14/4/721036/7638/9714/5New Year [Nawrooz]£2.00....$3.00
14/7/721055/6658/9739/4014th Ann. of 14th July Revolution£2.30....$3.45
17/7/721057/8660/1741/24th Ann. of 17th July Revolution£2.25....$3.35
24/8/721061/2666/7745/64th Conference & Camp of Arab Girl-Guides£2.60....$3.90
25/3/731094/6680/C52/3*International History Congress£25.00....$37.50
25/3/731094/6680/C52/3*International History Congress - Block of 4£110.00....$150.00
6/1/741156/7710/11793/450th Ann. Military College£1.00....$1.50
30/1/751174/6727/9810/12World Population Year£1.90....$2.80
7/4/781310/2838/40931/3Youth Day£0.45p....$0.65c
14/4/781313/5841/3934/66th Ann. Postal Savings Bank£0.85p....$1.25
17/5/781316/8844/6937/910th World Telecomms. Day£0.85....$1.25
7/4/821512/51038/411127/3035th Ann. Baath Party£1.00....$1.50
9/10/821561/31086/81173/5UPU Day£1.10....$1.65
15/11/821564/71089/921176/9Musical Instruments£1.50....$2.25
27/12/821568/711093/61180/3Ann. of Mohammed’s Birthday£0.80p....$1.20
1/4/871753/61278/811350/310th Anniversary of United Arab Shipping Co. £2.90....$4.25



Officials - UM/MNH
Date SG Scott Michel Description £...Price...$
1/4/610552/7O200/5239/446 values of SG515/25 [Scott type 38] overprinted£3.80....$5.70
28/8/710969/72O225/7+1D 264/7Int. Tourist Year SG778 & 780/2 overprinted. Slight gum fault on 50f value, so low price£2.25....$3.30
11/5/720976/7O232/3D 278/9SG814/5 Human Rights Year overprinted£3.30....$4.90
29/9/710981/3O312/3*2F,3F,10F [SG825/7]of Fish/Fauna series overprinted£6.50....$9.75
197201042/5314/7D 268/71SG625/8 Sc322/5 overprinted. £12.00....$18.00
OFFICIALS - FU
1948 50f High Value - Obligatory Tax for Aid for Palestine & for Official Use only...FU...£12.50...$18.50 SOLD [Picture]
1971 Fish & Fauna SGo981/6..FU...£8.00....$12.00
1971 Listed but unpriced in both SG & Michel. SGo968a - Mi272 II/II. Rare 'Official' overprint on 15f of 'Costumes' issue with only 2mm space between English & Arabic..FU...£12.50....$18.50[Picture]
1972 SGo1042/5. Set of 4 different designs with 'Official' overprint..FU...£8.50....$12.50[Picture]
1975 Bird SGo1178..FU...£1.75....$2.60[Picture]


Stamps not listed can be obtained for you.
For Issues since 1990 see separate list.[Iraq since 1990]

OTHER RARE ITEMS
SG114a Scott36a 1932 Overprint error "Flis" instead of "Fils". Used with light part cds. Offset to right . SG Cat. £350.00...... Price £85.00....$125.00 [Picture]
Unissued.SG Type 41 (King Faisal II) 50Fils purple. um/nh. As SG455. With SG type 0 27 ON STATE SERVICE overprint but without "Iraqi Republic" in Arabic This stamp was never officially issued.£35.00....$52.00 [Picture]

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