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Iran British Occupation Bushire continued...

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10445

Z181

1911-23, Indian stamps used abroad, used in BUSHIRE/Iran, 2a6p, ultramarine, on letter from BUSHIRE to BRUXELLES, tied with Z16 - BUSHIRF 22 FE 15, frehs an desirable, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 300€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 300

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10446

Z137

1882-90, 2a., block of 6, used, fresh and desirable, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 100€. (Image)

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Estimate € 100

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Iraq British Occupation Post Offices

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10798

1915, 1/2a, light green on stationary, both with black opt I.E.F. - Indian Expeditionary Forces, from FPO 44 - QURNA/Mesopotamia via BOMBAY to LONDON, cancelled with No 44, reverse with transitional BOMBAY GPO, scarce uprated stationary - XF! Schätzpreis 1.200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 1200

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10799

1915, 1 a, analine carmine, with black I.E.F. - Indian Expeditionary Forces opt, on letter to LONDON/England, cancelled FPO 313 and red censor 36 I.E.F., envelope bears the crest of the 40 PATHANS, interesting and desirable letter, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 700€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 700

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10800

153

1932, 1/2 d, used, very fresh and desirable, ex Besancon, XF! Schätzpreis 145€. (Image)

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Estimate € 145

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10801

1917, On Active Service or Honor envelope from the I.E.F. - Indian Expeditionary Forces in BAGDAD to LONDON, cancelled F.P.O number 92, the sender had to sign to certify by his honor that the envelope contained only personal matter and thus need not be censored, interesting and desirable, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 400

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Iraq

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12086

104

1908, from Basra (then part of Ottoman Mesopotamia) to Hamburg, Germany, picture postcard titled The Russian Consulate & European Quarters, Busrah, bearing 1 Anna carmine King Edward VII definitive issue, cancelled by SEAPOST B 25 SP 08 circular datestamp from the British Sea Post Office operating aboard mail ships in the Persian Gulf, written in German by a European traveler referencing maritime travel and stopovers, transported via British maritime postal route linking India with Mesopotamia and onward to Europe, rare usage of Indian colonial franking on a card depicting Ottoman era Basra, showing the Russian consulate and European district along the Shatt al Arab, valuable visual documentation of pre World War I foreign presence in Iraq, exceptional thematic combination of Indo Mesopotamian postal route, British ship mail, and Ottoman architectural heritage, ex Kugel, XF! Schätzpreis 1.800€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 1800

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12087

1916, from NASIRIYA to REIGATE, England, yellow field stationery card written On Active Service, cancelled BASE OFFICE No. 46 10 JA 16 (Indian Army postmark used in Mesopotamia), c/c P.P.M. Bombay indicating routing via military post office, written in purple pencil, makeshift cardboard field stationery typical of frontline conditions, rare WWI usage from the Mesopotamian campaign, NASIRIYA located on the lower Euphrates in present-day southern IRAQ, captured by British forces in July 1915 under General Sir John Nixon as part of the British-Indian offensive to control the Basra–Baghdad axis, the BASE OFFICE No. 46 believed to have operated from AMARA or nearby strategic positions along the Tigris River, a vital logistical and postal center for the Indian Expeditionary Force 'D', this card dated January 1916 aligns with the critical phase following the Battle of Sheikh Sa’ad and preceding the ill-fated Siege of Kut, the campaign marked by extreme climate, inadequate medical support and logistical hardship, the use of improvised field stationery reflects scarcity of supplies and frontline urgency, military censorship and routing via BOMBAY underscores imperial postal coordination across war zones, REIGATE likely home to a family member or officer's kin, socio-historically tied to colonial military service, rare survivor of a challenging theatre of war in what is now southern IRAQ, combining postal history with geopolitical relevance, ex Kugel, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 2.000€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 2000

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12088

1913, from Busrah to Bombay, franked with 2 annas 6 pies ultramarine King George V, stamp tied by BUSRAH 14 JUN 13 and strike by unclear transit cancel 21 JUN 13, cover showing Indian postal service operations prior to World War I, scarce pre-war usage from British India post office in BUSRAH, historically significant as reflecting the extension of British imperial postal logistics into Ottoman Mesopotamia, BUSRAH at the time under British commercial and strategic influence despite nominal Ottoman control, port city of geopolitical relevance due to proximity to the Persian Gulf and its use as a staging point in later Mesopotamian campaign, postal cover predating formal British military occupation which began in November 1914, demonstrating active civilian correspondence network under British Indian administration, King George V issues symbolizing imperial authority during escalating tensions in the region, rare early example of British-Indian civilian postal operation amidst Ottoman jurisdiction, with BUSRAH acting as a key node in intelligence, trade and communication lines prior to open conflict, philatelic evidence of prelude to WWI imperial competition in the Gulf theatre, ex Kugel, XF! Schätzpreis 500€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 500

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12089

1909, from BUSRAH to ZÜRICH, British India King Edward VII 1 anna red postal stationery card, tied by BUSRAH 17 AP 09, arrival ZURICH BR. EXP. 6 V 09 (2 strikes) and 24 AP. 09 BOMBAY-ADEN transit cancel, scarce Middle East–Switzerland usage, illustrating the commercial and administrative links between the British Empire’s Mesopotamian outpost and neutral Switzerland, BUSRAH, a strategic port city on the Shatt al-Arab, then under Ottoman control yet heavily influenced by British economic interests, played a crucial role in early 20th century Anglo-Ottoman geopolitics, especially as tensions increased over regional control and oil exploration rights, the usage via BOMBAY-ADEN underlines the importance of imperial maritime routes through the Indian Ocean and Red Sea, ZÜRICH, a center of European finance, received mail transported through one of the most politically charged corridors of the time, EDWARD VII depicted on the card reigned during heightened colonial competition in the Middle East, this piece connects directly to the prelude of the Anglo-Ottoman rivalry that would intensify during the Great War, double ZÜRICH BR. EXP. strikes add philatelic interest, postal history gem for both imperial and Levant specialists, ex Kugel, XF! Schätzpreis 600€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 600

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12090

1913, from Baghdad to Constantinople, franked with horizontal strip of (3) blue 2 annas 6 pies King Edward VII of British India, each tied by BAGDAD REG 6 JA 13, registration label BAGDAD 357, arrival backstamp BRITISH POST OFFICE CONSTANTINOPLE FE 2 13, British India stamps used in Ottoman Empire mail via British postal agency, scarce usage of multiple high-value stamps on registered letter, small letter thin above the last letters of MONSIEUR is mentioned for full accuracy but not of high relevance, historically significant routing via Mesopotamia during waning years of the Ottoman Empire, predating the fall of the Sublime Porte in World War I, BAGDAD cancel evidences presence of British postal infrastructure deep within Ottoman territory, Constantinople backstamp confirms functioning of British extraterritorial post offices in capital of Ottoman Empire, King Edward VII stamps represent British imperial authority, notable correspondence period between 1901–1913, just prior to the outbreak of conflict in the region, amid intensifying geopolitical tensions between Great Powers in the Near East, of special interest to collectors focused on the Mesopotamian Campaign and early 20th-century Anglo-Ottoman relations, persons of postal-historical relevance include Lord Hardinge (Viceroy of India) and Sir Edward Grey (British Foreign Secretary), both of whom influenced the diplomatic landscape under which such postal links were sustained, ex Kugel, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 800€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 800

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12091

1940, from Military Mission in Baghdad to Hatfield, England, franked with 5 fils grey green (pair) and 30 fils olive definitives, tied by SOR. BAGHDAD 24 MAR 40 circular datestamps, blue Airmail etiquette BY AIR MAIL PAR AVION, sent via Airmail during early World War II, clean and well-preserved example of Iraq wartime postal history, in the context of the early stages of WORLD WAR II, this cover illustrates the strategic importance of British military presence in IRAQ, then under the Hashemite monarchy led by KING GHAZI I, who had recently died in 1939 under suspicious circumstances, succeeded by KING FAYSAL II under regency of ‘ABD AL-ILAH, against the backdrop of increasing Axis influence in the region, the sender, part of the British Military Mission, operated in a tense geopolitical environment shaped by Anglo-Iraqi relations and the complex interplay between nationalist sentiments and British imperial interests, Baghdad at the time was a hub of military planning and communication, with postal censorship and control under scrutiny due to growing concerns over regional loyalty during the war, the use of the 5 fils and 30 fils definitives reflects correct franking for airmail to the United Kingdom via Imperial Airways or other associated routes, before overland mail via Syria was disrupted in later years, such items are scarce and sought-after due to their combined philatelic and historical significance, especially in relation to IRAQI-BRITISH wartime interactions, ex Kugel, XF! Schätzpreis 450€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 450

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12092

1920, From BANGAR ABAS town to Bombay, franked with 2 annas 6 pies ultramarine King George V stamp, indistinct origin cancel dated 29 JUL 20, arrival BOMBAY cancel, Arabic manuscript note at left in sender's hand, slightly worn edges and vertical fold not affecting stamp, early commercial usage from BANGAR ABAS, identified as a variant spelling of BANDAR ABBAS, strategically located port city on the Persian Gulf within the territory of Persia (Iran), during the era of British political and commercial presence along the southern Persian coastline, posted through the British postal agency operating in Bandar Abbas under imperial arrangements, where Indian stamps and postal rates were in use for British-run overseas mail, marking this as part of the wider network of British India Post Offices in the Persian Gulf, distinct from military occupations such as the 1915 Bushire Overprints, the 2 annas 6 pies ultramarine King George V definitive stamp, issued under British India in 1911, reflects imperial authority, and its usage here testifies to the functioning of Indian postal services abroad under British control, the faint strike dated 29 JUL 20 coincides with a transitional postwar period when British influence in Persia remained strong despite regional shifts in sovereignty and internal Persian resistance to foreign control, the legible BOMBAY receiving cancel confirms the effective handling of foreign-origin mail via the imperial postal network, Arabic notation in the sender’s hand adds ethnographic dimension, indicating a local Persian-origin sender, a detail of interest to scholars of Gulf postal history and imperial communication systems, this type of cover, emerging from British-run postal agencies in non-colonial but politically influenced regions such as Persia, is increasingly sought after for its documentation of British-Indo-Persian mail routes and their integration into global imperial structures, linked to King George V, monarch and emperor during the apex of British overseas administration, whose image on postage symbolised dominion across the subcontinent and its extraterritorial spheres of operation, ex Kugel, uncommon example of Indo-British postal agency use in Persian territory, XF! Schätzpreis 800€. (Image)

Estimate € 800

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Ireland - GB Used In Ireland

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11816

1874, GB used in Ireland, 1d, red, on letter from PORTADOWN to BELFAST, cancelled with PORTADOWN AP 14 74 - numeral 375, reverse with BELFAST arrival, fresh and desirable, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 150€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 150

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11817

1873, GB used in Ireland, 1d, red, on letter from OMAGH to CUSHENDALL, cancelled with OMAGH 367, reverse with LARNE and CUSHENDALL arrival, fresh and desirable, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 150€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 150

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11818

217

1905, GB used in Ireland, 1/2d, yellowish green, on postcard from NEWTOWNARDS to LATROBE/PA/USA, postage was insufficient and card was taxed 1+2+5c postage due stamps, cancelled NEWTOWNARDS, octagonal T and postage due stamps with blot cancels, NEW YORK arrival, 1c left imperf, 5c top right damaged, interesting and desirable, F-VF! Schätzpreis 150€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 150

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11819

1834, prephilatelic letter from BANGOR/Ireland to VIENNA, cancelled reverse with BANGOR dispatch and WIEN arrival, front with PAID ANGL. EST and multiple tax remarks, fresh and desirable, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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11820

1865, GB used in Ireland, 1d, red, on letter from DROGHEDA to DUBLIN, cancelled with DROGHEDA JA 20 65 - 179, fresh and desirable, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 150€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 150

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11821

1843, GB used in Ireland, 1d, red, deeply blued paper, on letter from LIMERICK to DUBLIN, cancelled with Maltese cross from LIMERICK, just touching at left other sides good to large, reverse with clear LIMERICK dispatch, letter is exceptionally fresh, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 400

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Ireland

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10802

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87c

1925-28, 5 s, rose-carmine, type 5 opt in black, variety Flat accent on A/R9/2, attractively cancelled by huge part PORTARLINGTON cds, dated 9 JY 29, which leaves diversity clear, odd shortish perfs as often, still far above average, a rarity in used condition, cat £900, XF-SUP! Schätzpreis 1.100€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 1100

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