Overland Mail Baghdad-Haifa Pages
The Late Fee Handstamps
For the Late Fee charges, please view the Postal Rates for Iraq page. For the Late Fee charges for Palestine, please view the Postal Rates for Palestine page..
3 Types of Late Fee handstamps (2 Paid & 1 Unpaid) are known for Iraq, plus a "Too Late" handstamp.
Recent research makes me believe that these Late Fee handstamps do not belong the Overland Mail but were applied by Iraqi Post Office. Nevertheless, covers with these handstamps are very rare.
NOTE: If you copy the image that has been scanned from the
original cover and open and enlarge it with a graphic program you will see
measuring lines around the handstamp imprint. These lines indicate the
measuring border from which the actual measurement has been taken.
Notes:
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Black and White (B/W) images are images copied from the handbook and are only shown as reference, neither in actual size, nor are they described.
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If a link in the column "Cover Image" is provided, a fully size high resolution image of the cover bearing the respective Handstamp. That image will open in a new layer.
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If you copy the image that has been scanned from the original cover and open and enlarge it with a graphic program you will see measuring lines around the handstamp imprint. These lines indicate the measuring border from which the actual measurement has been taken.
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Handbook Number |
Image |
Cover Image |
Handbook |
Measured size |
Comment |
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LF-1 |
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54 mm |
54,90 x 9,60 mm |
Cover dated 24 September 1925 |
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LF-1 |
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54 mm |
54,10 x 10,70 mm |
This
Late Fee Paid marking looks somehow different and I have no explanation for
this. Eventually there were 2 different types? |
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LF-1 |
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54 mm |
54,80 x 9,10 mm |
On cover dated 4. November 1926 |
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LF-2 |
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69 mm |
70,30 x 9,20 mm |
On cover dated 18. October 1934, so far the latest known usage of this Late Fee Not Paid marking. |
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LF-2 |
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69 mm |
70,20 x 9,40 mm |
On cover from Baghdad dated 20.02.1929 |
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35 x 21 mm |
35,70 x 21,80 mm |
On a imprinted envelope from Basrah, dated 25 January 1927 |
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35 x 21 mm |
Cover in the Zvi Alexander Collection |
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(Proud I14) |
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Not listed |
26,60 x 4,20 mm |
Cover dated 25 July 1932 from Baghdad to Paris. While not listed by Collins, this Late Fee Handstamp appears to be listed by Proud (without valuation) with No. I14 |
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27 x 6 mm |
Owner "Anonymous". Cover is dated 5 November 1925, sent from Basrah to Algeria. Cover not in my collection so dimension could not be measured. |
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27,30 x 6,20 mm |
On cover from Basrah, Postmark Basrah Mail, dated 29 December 1925. Postage rate 9 Annas, meaning the Late Fee of 3 Annas has been paid. |
