1906: Registered AR (Advice of Receipt) cover sent by a German in Basra, carried privately to Mosul, where it entered the postal system. Cover franked at 4 piastres canceled with turkish bilingual MOSSOUL 5.5.06, crossed the dessert and then forwarded via Turkish CONSTANTINOPLE 21 MAI 1905. By rail to Germany, with Railway Breslau-Oderberg Bahnpost 23.5.06 (where the registration label "Vom Auslande"was affixed) arrived at Breslau 24.5.06. Readressed to Gross-Lichterfelde 25.5.06. Rate 1 piastre registration fee, 1 piastre Avis de Reception fee, 2 piastres double rate for a letter up to 40 gr. A very scarce AR item form Ottoman Iraq making a unique combination with the German TPO registration label. (Image)

1918/1985 (ca.), duplicates in four large and three small albums with many complete sets incl. better issues, airmails and miniature sheets, large sections official and compulsory surtax stamps with some varieties, earlier period mixed MNH/mint hinged and used and the modern period MNH with some used, high cat. value and an unusual study lot!
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1918/1970 (ca.), comprehensive used and mint stock/balance in a binder, plenty of material from early issues, also a quite interesting section officials included.
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1918/1970 (ca.), mint and used accumulation/stock on stocksheets/album pages/retail cards from 1st issue, comprising a good percentage of u/m material, two pairs of 1948 Faisal souvenir sheets, five pairs of 1949 Airmail souvenir sheets (plus one "SPECIMEN" sheet), two pieces 1953 Coronation souvenir sheet, many commemoratives, officials etc. High cat.value!
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1918/1960 (ca.), mint assortment incl. officials, several units, 1st issue 14 values and officals 13 values each with annulment punching etc.
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1918/1960, used and mint collection on album pages, well filled from 1st issue, also good section officals and plate blocks.
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1920/2005, balance in some albums/on stocksheets, a good range of interesting issues, mint material, some commercial covers, officials and modern issues of "Iraqi Kurdistan Region". Nice lot, viewing advised!
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1952/1990, u/m accumulation on stocksheets with apparently only complete sets and souvenir sheets, main value 1970s/1980s.
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1953/1975 (ca.), accumulation of mostly part sheets or complete sheets in box with many in complete sets incl. several better issues, attractive thematic sets, compusory surtax stamps and others, mint never hinged an a very high cat. value - please inspect carefully!
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