Auction: 12016 - The Collector's Series sale
Lot: 2030
Iraq1918-85, a vast mint and used duplicated selection contained in nine albums and six stockbooks, contained in two cartons, many thousands, including 1934-38 set, 1941-47 set with some varieties, 1949 King Faisal II miniature sheet (5 perf., 5 imperf.), 1949 Air miniature sheet (9 perf., 6 imperf.), 1953 Coronation miniature sheet (2), 1957 Red Crescent 28f. (47), 1958-60 "Iraqi Republic" 1d. claret (7), 1f. line of overprint transposed, two strips of four, 1d. emerald (4), on 1954-57 set in pairs, 1961 Revolution (7 sets), 1963 1f. to 1d. in pairs, 1965 I.C.Y. (20 sets and with one 30f. broken arm variety), 1967 Costumes (blocks of four), 1967 Scouts (20 sets and 10 miniature sheets), 1968 Birds (5 sets), 1968 Revolution 15f. (30), 1968 W.H.O. (5 imperf. sets), 1969 Army Day 25f. (45), 1969 Fish (15 sets), 1969 Basra (15), 1969 Revolution 200f. imperf. and perf. blocks of four, 1970 Baghdad Fair (17 sets), 1970 Development 1d., 1970-71 Obligatory Tax(5 sets), 1971 Tourism (10 sets), 1971 Meterorological day (15 sets), 1971 Al-Bath (5 sets), 1971 Rafidian Bank (15 sets), 1971 Football (5 sets and 3 miniature sheets), 1971 Students (10 sets), 1971-72 Official overprints complete except Fruits and Football in blocks of four (S.G. O962-986, O992, Cat. £1,200+), 1971 United Nations (10 sets), 1972 Official set in blocks of four, 1972 Sports miniature sheet (6), 1972 Revolution (10 sets), 1972 Traffic Week (6 sets), 1972 Palm Trees (3 sets), 1973 Officials in blocks of four, 1973 History Congress set in blocks of four, 1973 Official set of 24 in blocks of four, 1975 10f. on 3f. and 25f. on 3f. (11 of each), 1976 Oil miniature sheet, 1979 Children miniature sheet, etc., chiefly fine. A valuable and useful lot with a huge catalogue value.
Sold for
£2,800