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1. IOR/L/PS/10/670

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/670
Title:
File 1323/1917 Pt 1 'Mesopotamia: Postage Stamps'
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence in the form of letters and telegrams related to the temporary administration of Baghdad Vilayet [province] and the question of the type of postage stamps to be used for the civil post office at Baghdad during the British occupation. The correspondence is partic...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, French, and Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
26 Mar 1915-18 Dec 1918
Extent:
1 volume (274 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/10/671

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/671
Title:
File 1323/1917 Pt 2-5 ‘Mesopotamia: Postage Stamps.'
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence in the form of letters, memoranda and telegrams related to the supply of overprinted stamps of Mesopotamia/Iraq. The main issues discussed in the volume are the following: The question of whether to continue using the overprinted Turkish stamps after the declar...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
8 Oct 1917-2 Mar 1921
Extent:
1 volume (344 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/139

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/139
Title:
File 1/A/1 I Stamps and Postage; Relations with Persia
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the issue in Bahrain, at the request of the Ruler of Bahrain, of Indian postage stamps bearing the surcharge 'Bahrain' (i.e. overprinted with the word 'Bahrain') and the response of the Persian Government in view of Persia's claim to Bahrain. The correspondence is mainly betwe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
8 Oct 1932-11 May 1935
Extent:
1 volume (267 folios)