Baghdad - Cairo R.A.F Air Service. 1922-26 Covers comprising 1922 covers from Baghdad to London franked 9a, G.B to Baghdad franked 9d, or USA to Baghdad franked 15c and inscribed by air mail but with this crossed out and diverted to surface mail (piece torn from right edge), 1923 cover from Heliopolis to Baghdad franked Egypt 10m block of four with bilingual "AIR MAIL" handstamp, and 1923 covers from G.B to Baghdad franked 51/2d (3, one returned to G.B via the Air Ministry) or 6d, or from G.B to India franked 71/2d. (9).

1922-27 Covers comprising 1922 registered covers franked 13a from Baghdad to Cairo or franked 81/2d from G.B to Teheran both carried by R.A.F Cairo to Baghdad air service; 1927 (Jan.) Imperial Airways Cairo - Basrah air service first flight covers from G.B (2), and a cover from Karachi to G.B with red "AIR MAIL SERVICE / BASRA - CAIRO / (KARACHI G.P.O)". (5).

R.A.F Emergency Air Service. 1923 (Oct 1) Stampless postcard to "F/O Whitehead, No 84 Squadron R.A.F, Shaibah" and endorsed "By Official Air Mail, Baghdad - Shaibah 1.10.23", signed by Pritchard and the pilot A.C Harrison, handstamped oval "AIR MAIL CENTRE / ROYAL AIR FORCE / 1 OCT 1923 / HINAIDI". A scarce R.A.F flight which only carried a handful of official letters and cards. Photo on Page 180. (Image1)

1927 England - India Record Flight Attempt by F/Lt Carr & F/O Gilman. Long cover "From Gibbon & Co, London" to the company's representative in Calcutta, endorsed "Per favour of Flight. Lieut R.H Carr R.A.F By Air England - India" with G.B 2d cancelled at Cranwell and Iraq 3a cancelled upon arrival at Lower Baghdad (June 1), backstamped at Baghdad and Calcutta, with "non-stop record flight attempt 1927 (only 3 letters flown)" written in pencil by Francis Field. Ft/Lt Carr and F/O Gilman left Cranwell on May 20th with the intention of flying non-stop to India, but were forced down near Bandar Abbas on May 21st due to a shortage of petrol, having covered 3,415 miles in 34 hours 37 minutes. Two vertical folds, otherwise fine and very rare, just three covers carried. Photo on Page 180. (Image1)

1934 (Oct 21) Air Mail cover to London with 5f + 10f + 20f tied by superb violet oval "BAGHDAD AIRPORT POST & TELS OFFICE" bilingual datestamp, used at the temporary post office at Baghdad Airport during the MacRobertson air race from England to Australia. The enclosed letter includes "I am posting this at the airport. Got to bed at 4 this morning, saw the Mollisons, Scott and the Dutch machines arrive. There is a ball at the airport tonight". Very fine. Photo on Page 180. (Image1)