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Iraq Postage , Definitive and Commemorative stamps Pictorials ,
Revenue stamps ,
Postal stationery; Sheetlets , Miniature sheets ,
Souvenir sheets , Corner blocks or plate blocks , First day covers -
(FDCs)
First Day Ceremony Programs "FDCPs" and Souvenir pages
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
inscribed with "IRAQ" and "POSTAGE & REVENUE". The first stamp depicting
Faisal I of Iraq was a 1-rupee value in 1927 followed by stamps of
the previous design denominated in the new currency. The accession of
King Ghazi necessitated new stamps, which appeared in 1934.
and King Faisal II 20 fils overprinted for the republic. Iraq's
first commemorative stamps came out in 1949 and the last of the Faisal
definitives had only partly appeared before the revolution of 1958, and
both issued and unissued types were overprinted.
General Qassim's period was noted by the usual round of commemoratives,
many featuring him as benevolent leader. The Iraq invasion of 2003
brought the stamp program to a sudden halt, the last Saddam-era issue
being a Saddam University stamp on 5 February 2003. Two additional
issues were planned, themed "Old Methods of Transportation" and "Popular
Industries" The Coalition Provisional Authority subsequently
approved the printing of the Transportation stamps, while overprints
appeared on various stamps. |
