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Lot# 493 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 493 Iraq

    1925-1942: Batch of ten covers, going on the Baghdad Haifa overland Route. This includes a letter from  "AL KHOBAR",  Saudi Arabia via Bahrain to the US a letter from Baghdad to Damascus with tied red "OVERLAND MAIL" label, as well as two further letters bearing the same label. There is also mail from Persia via this route endorsed "Service transdesertique via Bagdhad", as well as incoming mail the other way. The condition is somewhat mixed but still a very scarce batch of letters.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 340.00 CHF