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Iraq Railway Post Label, nomination 2 Annas, black roulette (text repeated in smaller Arabic lettering) (size 41mm x 33mm, white paper) issued for use September 1, 1928.
As seen below, they have been printed in vertical pairs (sheetlets) and it is said they have been issued in booklets containing 8 pairs.
This is the first complete sheetlet I have seen in more then 20 years.

Complete pane of 2 stamps, both stamps with the variety "Periode" after LABEL.

 

 
Upper position in the printing pane of 2 stamps Space for lower position in the printing pane of 2 stamps

On the left, a booklet cover of a booklet containing the Railway labels, unfortunately I am only able to show this B/W image.
It was always believed that the stamps were issued only pin perforated on the left side. However, the stamps on left seem to prove the there are also other perforations exists.

My latest find..., 1928 cover sent from Khanaqin to Abadan, Iran, franked with a 2 Anna Railway Type RP-1 cancelled with the octagonal Railway postmark from Khanaqin City dated 19. September 1928. On back the manuscript marking "To be posted in Baghdad" as a remark that the cover hat to be handed over in Baghdad to the Iraq national post to be forwarded to Abadan, Iran. To cover this route, the cover is franked with a total of 3 Annas, der postage rate for a letter from Iraq to Iran with a weight of 10 - 20 Grams, cancelled for the Iraqi national Post Baghdad (20.09.1928). On the back the departure postmark Baghdad (20.09.1928, transit postmark Basrah (20.09.1928) and Mohammareh (24.09.1928) as well as arrival postmark Abdadan (27.09.1928).
 

Another 1928 cover sent from Baghdad (West 21 Sep 1928) to Basrah (22 September 1928) via Railway Post, franked with 1928 2a Black & White plus a 2a 1923 views stamps. Arrival and delivery postmarks Basrah, dated 22 September 1923. The cover is addressed to the same person as the upper cover, but the Railway stamp is now the lower stamp of the booklet pane of 2. It would now be a nice forensic examination to check if both stamps were previously from the same booklet pane.