1919 Baghdad-Delhi military flight cover franked by 2a Surcharge tied by FPO 55 cds (9 Jan 19), special boxed cachet (inverted) on face, “…Aerial Mail” cds on reverse along with Delhi and Poona bs, very rough env. condition but markings generally fine or better (AAMC & Mü 1, 40’000pts) (Image)

1923 (1 Oct.) Official Air Mail, Hinaidi (Baghdad) to Shaibah by Royal Air Force, oval cachet of that date and signed by pilots Pritchard (?) and Harrison, very scarce and important milestone for Middle East aviation, very fine (Mü. 8, 12’500pts) (Image)

1933 (June) Zeppelin 3rd South America Flight, reg’d MIXED FRANKING cover with Iraq 38f franking tied at Baghdad on 22 June, sent via Imperial Airways “Hannibal” plane to Alexandria and “Scipio” from there to Brindisi, carried to London by train and with two GB 5d tied there on June 26, then show Berlin connecting flight cachet, flight cachet and Pernambuco bs (5.VII.33), a rare usage, very fine (Sieger 219, € 950+) (Image)