Page 8 - Iraq Postal History - Jacob von Uexkull
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Iraq
1869-71, the British Indian P.O. in Basra.
Pair ofcovers to Bombay, with the Yi A. single rate (dep. 11.8.69, arr. 31.8), and
the 1 A. double rate (dep. 23.2. 71, arr. 11.3), both with the first "357" obliterator
and the first "BUSSORAH" datestamp (Proud DJ) alongside in black and red
respectively. Early usages with the stamps exceptionally on the front.
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