06-21-2018 11:20 AM
I just can't seem to find this in any catalog...perhaps it is a Revenue? Perfed 12
06-21-2018 03:10 PM
Hi airbornstamps!
A search of your stamp on ebay shows your stamp is included in ebay item# 292597054516 but it does not have the red overprint.
The description on the item on ebay is "IRAQ/IRAK 1948-1954 KING FAISAL II REVENUE USED 4181",
I hope this information helps you identify your item! Best Regards!
Randy (r342)
06-21-2018 03:54 PM
Hi again airbornestamps
Ebay item # 123069192236 shows your item with your red overprint with the description "IRAQ PALESTINE AID STAMPS 1948 REVENUE AND MAIL OVERPRINTED -VARIETIES 3 STAMPS"
Ebay item # 401527328190 shows your stamp with a black overprint(instead of your red overprint) with the description "IRAQ PALESTINE STAMPS 1948 REVENUE MALI ARABIC OVPT POWEL # 192, 194, 198."
I hope this information further helps you identify your stamp!
Best regards,
Randy (r342)
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06-21-2018 04:30 PM
airbornestamps…
That’s a beautiful scan you posted—every tiny line of the engraving is sharp and clear.
06-21-2018 06:23 PM
Hi again airbornestamps!
Your Revenue Stamp appears to be listed in the Revenue Stamps of Iraq catalogue by Joe Ross(2002) 3rd edition.
According to the website: www.stampsforfun.com/site/cat_iraq.htm "This newly revised work by Joe Ross and John Powell will stand for many years as a definitive work of this much heard of little country."
You can visit the aforementioned website for further information.
I hope this posting continues to shed some light on you question(s).
Randy(r342)
06-21-2018 06:29 PM
Thanks so much for the info...I will classify it as a Revenue. As a side note, it was a sad story to research about King Faisal.....
06-21-2018 07:00 PM
Excellent scan, and its also includes the reverse side, so simple!
DAVID THOMPSON
MSGT/USAF/RETIRED