1667 Letter from Bagdad to Alep, written by a Capuchin, very fine, very rare (Image)

1906 Envelope from Bagdad to Iran with Turkey 1905 1pi vlue tied by bilingual Bagdad cds (Coles & Walker type 9) with Kermanchah arrival adjacent, very fine, cert. Vachat (2010) (Image)

1920 1/2a on 10pa to 2r on 25pi complete set eight showing SPECIMEN ovpt, very fine & rare (Image)

1923 King Faisal I official set of 12, showing SPECIMEN ovpt in black, very fine & rare (Image)

1923 King Faisal I set of 13, showing SPECIMEN ovpt in black, very fine & rare (Image)

1923 King Faisal I official set of 12, showing SPECIMEN ovpt in black & red, very fine & rare (Image)

1931 King Faisal 1/2a to 25R violet, superb complete mint set perforated SPECIMEN, colour & gum very fresh in appearance, scarce (SG £800) (Image)

1931 King Faisal 25R violet, superb unmounted mint bottom left corner marginal block of four, colour & gum very fresh in appearance, showpiece (SG £4’800+) (Image)

1931 King Faisal 1/2a to 25R violet, superb complete mint set perforated SPECIMEN, colour & gum very fresh in appearance, scarce (SG £800) (Image)

1931 King Faisal Official 25R violet, superb mint, colour & gum very fresh in appearance, scarce (SG £900) (Image)

1932 King Faisal I official 2f to 1d set of 17, showing perforated SPECIMEN, very fine & rare (Image)

1932 King Faisal I 2f to 1d set of 17, showing perforated SPECIMEN, very fine & rare (Image)

1933 2nd South America flight with 8f & 30f tied by Bagdad cds, special green cachet and reg’n label adjacent, Pernambuco bs, missing backflap otherwise fine (Image)

1934 King Ghazi 1f to 1/2d set, showing perforated SPECIMEN, very fine & rare (Image)

1934 King Ghazi official 2f to 1d set of 17, showing perforated SPECIMEN, very fine & rare (Image)

1931 King Ghazi 1/2d & 1d in superb unmounted mint marginal blocks of four, colour & gum very fresh in appearance, scarce (SG £340+) (Image)

1941-43 King Faisal II official set of 17, mint showing SPECIMEN ovpt in red, very fine & rare (Image)

1941-47 King Faisal II set of 18, mint showing SPECIMEN ovpt in red, very fine & rare (Image)

1948 King Faisal II 1f to 1d complete set of 26 in superb unmounted mint & mint marginal or corner marginal blocks of four, only top value without margin, colour & gum very fresh in appearance, scarce (SG £600+) (Image)

1958 King Faisal II set of 17, mint showing SPECIMEN ovpt in red & black, very fine & rare (Image)

1958 King Faisal II with “Iraqi Republic” ovpt in complete set of 9 in superb unmounted mint blocks of four, colour & gum very fresh in appearance, scarce (SG £656+) (Image)

1958 King Faisal II with “Iraqi Republic” ovpt in complete set of 17 in superb unmounted mint inscriptional blocks of four, colour & gum very fresh in appearance, very fine (SG £184+) (Image)

1971-72, Group of 5 proofs on “Deutsche Wertpapierdruckerei Leipzig” presentation card (embossed logo below) in issued designs : 1971 Year Against Racism 25f and 70f proofs, 1972 Central Bank of Iraq 25f and 70f proofs, 1972 UIC (Int. Railroad Union) 45f proof, very fine (Image)

1923-58 Attractive & valuable collection in stock book replete with mint sets in both singles, blocks of four many with sheets margins, plus a fine array of varieties, Specimens, showing postage & official issues, generally excellent colours & gum very fresh in appearance, a superb lot (100s) (STC £20’000+) (Est. € 10’000/15’000) (Image)

1958-78 Attractive, specialised & valuable collection of “Iraqi Republic” ovpts in stock book replete with mint sets in both singles, blocks of four many with sheet or corner sheet margins, showing postage & official issues, plus a fine array of overprint varieties including misplaced or shifted ovpt, missing ovpt, offsets, transposed lines,generally excellent colours & gum very fresh in appearance, a superb lot (100s) (Est. € 5’000/10’000) (Image)