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Lot# 100 - Auction 291-297

  • Lot# : 100 Iraq

    1924/40: Baghdad - Haifa Overland Mail Service, Interesting Collection of 42 covers originating primarily from Baghdad, Mosul & Basrah but also from smaller places such as Hinaidi, primarily to Great Britain, but also to Syria, Lebanon, Germany, France and the USA. All bearing diff. markings, imprints or labels of this special Desert Mail service, as 'Overland Mail via Haifa’, bilingual labels in red and 'Overland Mail' imprints on envelope. Includes also a scarce Publicity Envelope of the Nairn Transport Company, type 7 ‘CO LTD’. A desirable selection, well written up on its original sheets.rnNote: The 'Overland Mail' was a weekly Motor Way Service, established between Haifa (Palestine) and Baghdad as an alternative to the Cairo - Baghdad Air Service for acceleration of mail to Iraq and Persia.rn 
    Starting bid : 1,200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200.00 CHF