Petite Treasures – May 2026.

BAGDAD: "BAGDAD TURQUIE FEV 19 1879" on Duloz surcharge ½ pia. on 20 pa. green in horizontal pair in combination with Ampir 1876 10 pa. black/lilac on small envelope to Tabriz, Persia; a fine cover with quite unusual combination.

1901/02, OVERLAND MAIL & SHIP MAIL: two Turkey postal stationery cards cancelled DIARBEKIR TURQUIE following different routes to Karnal India. First overland from 11.1.01 with turkish transit mark BAGDAD 27.1.01, British P.O. BAGDAD 20.JAN.01 and arrival mark KARNAL 28 FE 01. The second written 11 month later from 21.DEC 1901, transit marks Stamboul 26.12.01, ALEXANDRIE 30.12.01, SEA POST OFFICE 5.JAN.02 and arrival mark KARNAL 12 JA 02. Both written by an Armenian to the same address in Karnal Panjab. A very interesting corrosponding pair and scarce postal history.

1889, Bagdad provisional issue 1 piaster on 2 piaster bisect diagonally on envelope, tied by "BAGHDAD TURQUIE" c.d.s. with arrival mark "KERBELA 15/NOV/89" on reverse, shortened at left and tiny toned, otherwise fine. In PROFI archive earliest recorded usage of the Bagdad provisional, very scarce

1890, "POSTAHANE-I BAGDAD 99" all arabic cancellation on envelope bearing 1 piaster on 2 piaster Bagdad provisional issue with arrival mark "POSTAHANE-I HANEKIN 95" on front, tiny shortened at left and crease, otherwise fine, attractive cover showing very clear cancellations, scarce

1892, Baghdad provisional issue 1 pia. on 2 pia. yellow bisect diagonally tied by clear "POSTAHANE-I BAGDAD" to cover, addressed to ERBIL with boxed arrival mark (Brand-Ceylan no.IX-52) alongside, few tiny spots, otherwise fine, a very attractive and scarce Iraq and Turkey local forerunner

1892, Baghdad provisional issue 1 pia. on 2 pia. yellow-olive on yellow diagonally bisected tied by all arabic negative mark “POSTAHANE-I BAGDAD” to cover, arrival mark “POSTAHANE-I HANEKIN 95” (Coles-Walker no.19) on front, vertical fold, shortened at right and cut on flap, otherwise fine, a very scarce Local issue

1914, India KEVII ½ a. green pair tied to ottoman bank postcard by ´´BUSRAH 22 OC 10´´ (large squared cds. SG Type Z 9) to Tripoli Barbarie with arrival mark 16.11.10, tiny flaw and crease at right, otherwise fine, a scarce destination to Libya.

1924, King Fuad 5 m. and 50 m. on cover from Cairo 5.11.24, ms. “BY OVERLAND MAIL” on top left, on reverse arrival mark Bagdad 9.11.24, flaw and tiny border crease, otherwise fine. Early overland mail with arrival in only four days.

1921,  "IRAQ 2 1/2 An. IN BRITISH OCCUPATION" overprint on 1 Pia. brown on beige postal stationery registered envelope, medium size (225x108mm), unused, fine

1936, 3 f. green tied to envelope by HAMADIE 6/DEC/36 c.d.s., red imprint “Overland Mail”, addressed to Cornwall, fine

1999, Iraqi Kurdistan Barzani 1 Id., 2 Id. & 5 Id. se-tenant gutter block of four, additional 19 stamps, all unused with part gum as issued.

1948/60, King Faisal II 20 official stamps red surcharged "SPECIMEN" (Mi.D169 Spec.) additional 22 postage and official stamps red (20) and black (2) surcharged "SPECIMEN" (Mi.188-193, 176, D170-185 Spec.), all mounted with other stamps from 1960 on two printers archive card pages, very scarce and attractive

1958, 1 f. blue complete sheet of 100 with margins, positions 5 to 10 with surcharge type II (alternate row), scarce and attractive.

"BAGDAD" bilingual oval type cancellation on envelope bearing 1 Piaster blue 1901 issue, addressed to Sham / Damascus, tiny flaw on top, otherwise fine, attractive cover showing a beautiful cancellation

1850, BAGDAD "An Canib-i Postahane-i Bagdad" Tatarpost document Ottoman period showing all arabic cancellation, additional Postmark Harput, fine and clear mark

“BASRA” (Coles & Walker no.43, RRR*) cancellation on 1876 cover with 20 Para green / violet to Kermanchah / Irak with arrival mark on reverse, shortened on top and corner flaw, this cancellation is unknown on cover at Isfila, great rarity of Turkey & Iraq postal history 

"BATTAL" ("cancelled", Brand-Ceylan no.XVIII-12) clear double circle on cover bearing Turkey empire issue 20 pa. rose, used in Iraq and addressed to KUT (Kut el Amara), tiny shortened at left, very scarce and attractive

“KIAZIMIE 23/9/07” c.d.s. (Coles-Walker no.31) on 1908 cover with 1 Pia. blue to Teheran with arrival mark, fine and very clear Iraq forerunner

“KERBELA 1” bilingual blue c.d.s. (Coles-Walker unrecorded) on 1915 money transfer bearing 1½ piaster carmine black to Constantinople with arrival mark PERA 5 on reverse, tiny border crease, otherwise fine and unique Turkey forerunner

“KERYE BACHI (BAGDAD)” Turkish cancellation (Isf. no.2) on telegram form.  A scarce ottoman forerunner, very clear cancelled

1913, "MOUSSOUL 1" (Coles-Walker no.70, 20 pts.) on reverse of parcel card from Hungary cancelled "SOPRON 916 JUL 3", via Zimony, to the Bank Imperial Ottoman Mosoul, for parcel fee at arrival Turkey 10 pia. blueishgreen block of four affixed on reverse and clear cancelled, minor corner faults and flaw at border, otherwise fine, a scarce destination and very high parcel fee.

"MUSUL 81" black box type (Coles-Walker no.66) cancellation on 1891 official cover with rectangular "tahrirati mühimme" (important mail) and official seal "MOSUL EMLAK HÜMAYUN IDARESI" (Mosul Land Registry), to Constantinople with arrival mark, little roughly opened at top and some crease, otherwise fine, very scarce and unusual Turkey / Ottoman forerunner

1880 ca., NEDJEF ECHREF: “Necef” all Arabic octagonal negative seal (Isfila no.3, RR), extremely fine strike on 1 pia. on reverse of small envelope with adjacent bilingual Nedjef date stamp to Teheran with arrival marks; some crease and tiny flaw, otherwise fine and scarce.

1910, 1 pi. blue, 20 pa rose-carmine and 10 pa. green tied by “NEDJEF ECHREF” cds. (Coles 35, 15 Punkte) to envelope, transit marks KERMANCHAH 20.6.10, KOUM 24.6.10, ISPAHAN 28.6.10 and arrival mark YEZD 2/7, some border flaw and crease, otherwise fine and very attractive.

1878, 4 kr. violet-blue,type C, good margins, part cancellation CHAHROUK, fine, signed Sadri (Persiphila no.29D)