Abadan/Mohammerah. 1922 Cover from Switzerland franked 20c + 1f (faults) tied by T.P.O datestamps, to "The Anglo Persian Oil Co. Ltd., Abadan, per British Consular Post Office, Mohammerah, Persian Gulf" endorsed "Per air mail, via Cairo Bagdad", flown by Cairo-Bagdad R.A.F air service then by surface route, backstamped at Baghdad, Busra, Mohammerah and Abadan, very unusual.

Bahrain. 1944 (July 25) Cover to England with Bahrain 8a tied by violet circular "MAIL OFFICE / R.N BASE, BAHRAIN", with tombstone type "FROM H.M. SHIP / PASSED BY CENSOR" signed and dated, very rare. Photo on Page 200. (Image1)

Chahbar. 1916 (Nov 15) Censored O.A.S cover from the Western Front with F.P.O 88 c.d.s, addressed to "Capt E.B Holson, Indian Army Reserve Officer, Makran Mission, Panjgur" and redirected to Chahbar, with fine "CHAHBAR / B.O / PERSIAN GULF DT" backstamp (Dec 31). At this date the Makran Mission was at Qasrgand, the mail presumably being forwarded from Chahbar by some private arrangement; the Mission was formed in 1916-17 to visit chiefs in Persian Baluchistan and assure them of Britain's friendship, after unrest encouraged by German agents.

Jask/Muscat. 1924 Cloth address panel cut from a large parcel addressed to England, endorsed from "J. Haynes 3/19th Hyderabad Regt, Jask P.G" with India KGV 12a (2) + 1r (4) all tied by "MUSCAT" datestamps (Nov 1), several other stamps unfortunately cut out, very unusual.

Muscat. 1912 (Feb 16) Picture postcard of the Portuguese fort at Muscat, written from "H.M.S Philomel, Maskat, Arabia", carried by naval bag to England with G.B KEVII 1d tied by London 173 c.d.s (Mar 8), unusual.

Muscat. 1920 (Oct 8) Stampless O.A.S cover to India, signed by "D.M McDougall, Lt., 1 Bn 101st Grenadiers" with circular violet "PASSED / M / CENSOR" and a "Muscat" c.d.s on reverse, unusual.