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IOR/L/PS/12/4118
- Record Id:
- 040-000559207
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000559186
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0002b8
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100055740282.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/12/4118
- Title:
- Coll 35/15 'Persian Gulf: Bahrain; issue of postage stamps'
- Scope & Content:
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The file concerns postal service in Bahrain, and the issue of postage stamps for use in Bahrain.
The file contains:
- Introduction and supply of Indian stamps overprinted with the word 'Bahrain', 1932
- Persian protest against issue of Indian postage stamps surcharged 'Bahrain' and refusal to accept them, 1932
- Persian claim to Bahrain, 1932
- Surcharge of postage stamps for use in Bahrain, 1932
- Bahrain postal service, 1940
- Exchange of letters and parcels between Bahrain and Iran, 1940.
The file is composed of correspondence between: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the India Office; the Foreign Office; the Government of India; HM Legation at Tehran; the League of Nations; the Persian Delegation to the League of Nations; the Political Agency at Bahrain; the British Advisor to the Government of Bahrain, Sir Charles Dalrymple Belgrave; the Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Hamad bin ‘Isa al-Khalifa; the Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs, India; the Director of Posts and Telegraphs, Sind and Baluchistan Circle, Karachi.
The file contains documents in French, letters from the Universal Postal Union and the Persian Delegation to the League of Nations.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000554996
037-000559186
040-000559207 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/12 : Departmental Papers: Political (External) Files and Collections
IOR/L/PS/12/4100-4162 : Political (External) Collection 35: Telegraphic, Telephonic, Postal and Wireless Communications
IOR/L/PS/12/4118 : Coll 35/15 'Persian Gulf: Bahrain; issue of postage stamps' - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0012]/036-000554996[0036]/037-000559186[0021]/040-000559207
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (188 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0002b8
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1931
- End Date:
- 1941
- Date Range:
- 6 Sep 1931-22 Feb 1941
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 189; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Former External References:
- Coll 35/15
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)