Iraq & Persian Gulf. 1919 Stampless unaddressed cover with magenta boxed "POSTAL SERVICE, M.E.F / AERIAL MAIL, BAGHDAD-CAIRO / BY 31ST. WING R.A.F, MESOPOTAMIA" and black "F.P.O 55 / 24 FEB. 19" c.d.s alongside. This cachet and cancel were used on mail carried on the two R.A.F aircraft piloted by Major Boyd and Capt Nuttall that flew from Baghdad for Cairo, but were delayed at Damascus by rain and then forced down by engine trouble, the mails being delivered to Kantara by rail on March 1st. The cachet and cancel both clearly genuine but applied by favour, the cover probably not flown. Unusual. Photo on Page 38. (Image1)

1929 Cover to Madagascar with Iraq ½a + 4a tied by boxed "IRAQ TO INDIA / By Light Aeroplane / With Vct. and Vctess / J. de Sibour", backstamped at Baghdad (Jan 3), Karachi and Madagascar. 50 Covers flown from Baghdad to Basra (then carried by ship to Karachi), this cover almost certainly unique to Madagascar. An exceptional destination. Photo on Page 38. (Image1)

Persian Gulf - Guadur. 1935 (Oct 30) Large envelope (31x20cm) used to enclose air mail (weight 1½oz) from Guadur to London, handstamped boxed "GUADUR / DT. MAKRAN COAST" with a "GUADUR" backstamp, minor edge staining, very scarce, this boxed handstamp unlisted by Parsons or Donaldson.