List 13

Iraqi stamp releases of the years 2018 & 2019

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An Iraqi Cleric

شيخ عراقي

Date of release: 15/01/2018

تاريخ الإصدار: 15/01/2018

Proposed date of issue: 2015

Denominations: One 1000 Dinars single stamp.

Stamps designed by: Ghaith Al-Mekhzomi

Stamp dimensions: 3.00 x 4.00 cm

Stamps perforation: 13.25

Stamps sheets: 4x6 stamps per sheet with white stamps’ sheet margin.

Color and Printing Method: Multicolored Lithography on glossy white pre-gummed paper.

Printed in the State Company of Post and Communication Printing house, Baghdad, Iraq.

Quantity printed 15,000 stamps

Baghdad, Capital of Arab Media

بغداد، عاصمة الاعلام العربي

Date of release: 13/02/2018

تاريخ الإصدار: 27/01/2018

Proposed date of issue: 27/01/2015

The revenues of the stamps with yellow background were allocated to support Iraqi media martyrs’ families.

Denominations: Two 1000 Dinars stamp set.

Stamps designed by: Communication and Media Commission

Stamp dimensions: 3.00 x 4.00 cm

Stamps perforation: 13.25

Stamps sheets: 4x5 stamps per sheet tabbed with colored illustrative margin in Arabic and English indicating to the set’s topic.

Color and Printing Method: Multicolored Lithography on glossy white pre-gummed paper.

Printed in the State Company of Post and Communication Printing house, Baghdad, Iraq.

Quantity printed 50,000 for the stamps with blue background and 100,000 for the stamps with yellow background.

Minerals Resources in Iraqi

الموارد المعدنية في العراق

Date of release: 25/02/2018

تاريخ الإصدار: 25/02/2018

Proposed date of issue: 25/02/2018

Denominations:  250, 500 & 1000 Dinars three stamps set.

Stamps designed by: Zeki Abdul-Husain

Stamp dimensions: 3.00 x 4.00 cm

Stamps perforation: 13.25

Stamps sheets: 4x5 stamps per sheet tabbed with colored illustrative margin in Arabic and English indicating to the set’s topic.

Color and Printing Method: Multicolored Lithography on glossy white pre-gummed paper.

Printed in the State Company of Post and Communication Printing house, Baghdad, Iraq.

Quantity printed 15,000 stamps

Casts of an Iraqi TV series

ممثلون لمسلسل تلفزيوني عراقي

Date of release: 27/05/2018

تاريخ الإصدار: 27/05/2018

Proposed date of issue: 27/05/2018

Denominations:  500 & 1000 Dinars two stamps set.

Stamps designed by: Sa’ad Ghazi

Stamp dimensions: 3.00 x 4.50 cm

Stamps perforation: 13.25

The two Stamps’ sheets consist of 2 x 4 stamps separated by margins with colorful illustrative indicating to the set’s topic.

Color and Printing Method: Multicolored Lithography on glossy white pre-gummed paper.

Printed in the State Company of Post and Communication Printing house, Baghdad, Iraq.

Quantity printed 10,000 sets (Pair of stamps sheets).

International Music Day

اليوم العالمي للموسيقى (الفرقة السيمفونية العراقية)

Date of release: 25/06/2018

تاريخ الإصدار: 25/06/2018

Click on the set’s image for a documentation to the Concert, which the 500 Dinars stamp denomination marked.

Proposed date of issue: 21/06/2018

Denominations:  500 & 1000 Dinars two stamps set.

Stamps designed by: Sa’ad Ghazi

Stamp dimensions: 3.00 x 4.00 cm

Stamps perforation: 13.25

Stamps sheets: 4x4 stamps per sheet tabbed with colored illustrative margin in Arabic and English indicating to the set’s topic.

Color and Printing Method: Multicolored Lithography on glossy white pre-gummed paper.

Printed in the State Company of Post and Communication Printing house, Baghdad, Iraq.

Quantity printed 10,000 sets

Russia FIFA World Cup 2018

بطولة العالم لكرة القدم، روسيا، 2018

Date of release: 03/07/2018

تاريخ الإصدار: 03/07/2018

Proposed date of issue: 14/06/2018

Denominations:  250, 500, 750 & 1000 Dinars four stamps set and a 1000 Dinars S/Sheet.

Stamps designed by: Sa’ad Ghazi, while the S/sheets by: Omar Abdul-Sada

Stamp dimensions: 3.00 x 4.00 cm, while they are 10.00 x 8.00 cm for the imperforated S/Sheets

Stamps perforation: 13.25

Stamps sheets: 4x5 stamps per sheet tabbed with colored illustrative margin in Arabic and English indicating to the set’s topic.

Color and Printing Method: Multicolored Lithography on glossy white pre-gummed paper.

Printed in the State Company of Communication’s Printing house, Baghdad, Iraq.

Quantity printed 50,000 sets and 5,000 S/Sheets

Iraqi Contemporary Poet, Mudhafer Al-Nawab

مظفر النواب، شاعر عراقي معاصر

Date of release: 05/09/2018

تاريخ الإصدار: 05/09/2018

Proposed date of issue: 05/09/2018

Denominations: Single 1000 Dinars and a 1500 Dinars S/Sheet.

Stamps designed by: Sa’ad Ghazi

Stamp dimensions: 3.00 x 2.50 cm, while they are 6.00 x 8.00 cm for the imperforated S/Sheets

Stamps perforation: 13.25

Stamps sheets: 4x5 stamps per sheet tabbed with colored illustrative margin in Arabic and English indicating to the set’s topic.

Color and Printing Method: Multicolored Lithography on glossy white pre-gummed paper. S/Sheets covered with plastic transparent lamination.

Printed in the State Company of Post and Communication Printing house, Baghdad, Iraq.

Quantity printed 10,000 stamps, and 3,000 S/Sheets

Iraqi paintings

لوحات عراقية

Date of release: 03/10/2018

تاريخ الإصدار: 03/10/2018

Proposed date of issue: 03/10/2018

Denominations:  250, 500, 750 & 1000 Dinars four stamps set and a 1000 Dinars S/Sheet.

Stamps designed by: Sa’ad Ghazi

Stamp dimensions: 3.00 x 4.00 cm, while they are 9.00 x 11.00 cm for the imperforated S/Sheets

Stamps perforation: 13.25

Stamps sheet consist of 2 horizontal x 5 vertical stamps each along with a tab showing the painter in a colored stamps sheet’s margin with Arabic illustrative indicating to the set’s topic.

Color and Printing Method: Multicolored Lithography on glossy white pre-gummed paper. S/Sheets covered with plastic transparent lamination.

Printed in the State Company of Post and Communication Printing house, Baghdad, Iraq.

Quantity printed 10,000 stamps, and 2,000 S/Sheets

Supporting the National Product

دعم المنتوج الوطني

Date of release: 08/11/2018

تاريخ الإصدار: 08/11/2018

Proposed date of issue: 08/11/2018

Denominations: 250 & 500 Dinars two stamps set

Stamps designed by: Zeki Abdul-Hassan, Ministry of Industry

Stamp dimensions: 3.00 x 4.00 cm,

Stamps perforation: 13.25

Stamps sheets: 4x4 stamps per sheet tabbed with colored illustrative margin in Arabic and English indicating to the set’s topic.

Color and Printing Method: Multicolored Lithography on glossy white pre-gummed paper. S/Sheets covered with plastic transparent lamination.

Printed in the State Company of Post and Communication Printing house, Baghdad, Iraq.

Quantity printed 5,000 stamps

The 60^th Anniversary of Iraq-China Diplomatic Relations

ذكرى مرور 60 عام على العلاقات الدبلوماسية العراقية الصينية

Date of release: 22/01/2019

تاريخ الإصدار: 22/01/2019

Proposed date of issue: 15/08/2018

Denominations: Four 1000 Dinars stamp denominations in two color verity sheet-lets 

Stamps designed by: Ma Xiaolin

Stamp dimensions: 3.75 x 5.00 cm,

Stamps perforation: 12.00

Each Stamp sheet-let consist of a block of 4 stamps with blue or light brown sheet margin with Arabic, Chinese and English inscriptions indicating to the set’s topic.

Color and Printing Method: Multicolored Lithography on glossy white pre-gummed paper.

Printed in  Henan Stamp Printing Press, P. R. China

Quantity printed is unknown. However Iraqi post received 7,000 stamp sets from each sheet-let verity in addition to 500 readymade FDCs

The 55^th Foundation Anniversary of Al-Mustansiriya University

الذكرى 55 لتاسيس الجامعة المستنصرية

Date of release: 03/02/2019

تاريخ الإصدار: 03/02/2019

Proposed date of issue: 2018

Denominations: One 1000 Dinars single stamp.

Stamps designed by: Al-Mustansiriya University

Stamp dimensions: 3.00 x 4.50 cm

Stamps perforation: 13.25

Stamps sheets: 4x3 stamps per sheet tabbed with colored illustrative margin in Arabic and English indicating to the set’s topic.

Color and Printing Method: Multicolored Lithography on glossy white pre-gummed paper.

Printed in the State Company of Post and Communication Printing house, Baghdad, Iraq.

Quantity printed 5,000 stamps

School Saving stamps

طوابع التوفير المدرسي

Date of release: 12/03/2019

تاريخ الإصدار: 12/03/2019

Proposed date of issue: 12/03/2019

Denominations: 250, 500, 750 & 1000 Dinars four stamps sets

Stamps designed by: Ghaith Al-Mekhzomi for 500 and 750 Dinars stamp denominations, while Wathiq Mohammed for 250 and 1000 Dinars stamp denominations.

Stamp dimensions: 3.0 x 4.0 cm

Stamps perforation: 13.25

Stamps sheets: 4x6 stamps per sheet with white stamps’ sheet margin.

Color and Printing Method: Multicolored Lithography on glossy white pre-gummed paper.

Printed in the State Company of Post and Communication Printing house, Baghdad, Iraq.

Quantity printed 25,000 from each stamp denomination and planning to print bigger quantities in later stages depending on their demand. The stamp set was originally printed to be used by school students to encourage them to save their daily allowance through sticking them into a special prepared book by the Iraqi Post.

Baghdad International Flora Festival

مهرجان بغداد الدولي للزهور

Date of release: 21/05/2019

تاريخ الإصدار: 21/05/2019

Proposed date of issue: 15/04/2019

Denominations: two 1000 & 250 Dinars stamps set and a 1500 Dinars S/Sheet.

Stamps designed by: Sa’ad Ghazi

Stamp dimensions: 3.00 x 4.00 cm, while they are 7.00 x 8.00 cm for the imperforated S/Sheets

Stamps perforation: 13.25

Stamps sheets: 4x4 stamps per sheet tabbed with colored illustrative margin in Arabic and English indicating to the set’s topic.

Color and Printing Method: Multicolored Lithography on glossy white pre-gummed paper. S/Sheets covered with plastic transparent lamination.

Printed in the State Company of Post and Communication Printing house, Baghdad, Iraq.

Quantity printed 3,000 stamps, and 1,000 S/Sheets. A second edition of 1000 S/Sheets were printed and distributed on July 8^th.

150 birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi

الذكرى 150 لميلاد المهاتما غاندي

Date of release: 17/06/2019

تاريخ الإصدار: 17/06/2019

Proposed date of issue: 02/10/2018

Denominations: One 1000 Dinars single stamp.

Stamps designed by:  Sa’ad Ghazi

Stamp dimensions: 3.00 x 4.00 cm

Stamps perforation: 13.25

Stamps sheets: 4x4 stamps per sheet tabbed with colored illustrative margin in Arabic and English indicating to the set’s topic.

Color and Printing Method: Multicolored Lithography on glossy white pre-gummed paper.

Printed in the State Company of Post and Communication Printing house, Baghdad, Iraq.

Quantity printed 3,000 stamps. The whole quantity was sold out within the first week of release because of its big demand.  A second edition of 2000 Stamps were printed and distributed on after 23^rd.

Al-Quds, Capital of Palestine, Arab League Countries’ Joint Issue

القدس، عاصمة فلسطين، اصدار مشترك لدول الجامعة العربية

Date of release: 02/07/2019

تاريخ الإصدار: 02/07/2019

Proposed date of issue: According to the Arab League resolution on December 24^th, 2018

Denominations: One 1000 Dinars single stamp.

Stamps designed by: Algeria

Stamp dimensions: 3.00 x 4.00 cm

Stamps perforation: 13.25

Stamps sheets: 4x5 stamps per sheet tabbed with colored illustrative margin in Arabic and English indicating to the set’s topic.

Color and Printing Method: Multicolored Lithography on glossy white pre-gummed paper.

Printed in the State Company of Post and Communication Printing house, Baghdad, Iraq.

Quantity printed 5,000 stamps.

Iraqi Birds

طيور عراقية

Date of release: 25/08/2019

تاريخ الإصدار: 25/08/2019

Proposed date of issue: 25/08/2019

Denominations:  250, 500, 750 & 1000 Dinars four stamps set and a 1000 Dinars S/Sheet.

Stamps designed by: Sa’ad Ghazi.

Stamp dimensions: 3.00 x 4.00 cm, while they are 10.50 x 15.00 for the imperforated S/Sheets

Stamps perforation: 13.25

Stamps sheets: 4x4 stamps per sheet tabbed with colored illustrative margin in Arabic and English indicating to the set’s topic.

Color and Printing Method: Multicolored Lithography on glossy white pre-gummed paper.

Printed in the State Company of Communication’s Printing house, Baghdad, Iraq.

Quantity printed 7,000 sets and 3,000 S/Sheets

Iraqi Fishes

اسماك عراقية

Date of release: 30/09/2019

تاريخ الإصدار: 30/09/2019

Proposed date of issue: 30/09/2019

Denominations:  250, 500, 750 & 1000 Dinars four stamps set

Stamps designed by: Mohammed Qusay.

Stamp dimensions: 3.00 x 4.00 cm.

Stamps perforation: 13.25

Stamps sheets: 4x6 stamps in four sided white margins sheets

Color and Printing Method: Multicolored Lithography on glossy white pre-gummed paper.

Printed in the State Company of Communication’s Printing house, Baghdad, Iraq.

Quantity printed 5,000 sets.

145 years anniversary of UPU

145 سنة الاتحاد البريدي العالمي

Date of release: 21/10/2019

تاريخ الإصدار: 21/10/2019

Proposed date of issue: 09/10/2019

Denominations: One 1000 Dinars single stamp.

Stamps designed by: UPU

Stamp dimensions: 3.00 x 4.00 cm

Stamps perforation: 13.25

Stamps sheets: 4x6 stamps in four sided white margins sheets

Color and Printing Method: Multicolored Lithography on glossy white pre-gummed paper.

Printed in the State Company of Post and Communication Printing house, Baghdad, Iraq.

Quantity printed 5,000 stamps.

Including Babylon to UNESCO world heritage list

ادراج بابل في لائحة اليونسيكو للتراث العالمي

Date of release: 22/12/2019

تاريخ الإصدار: 22/12/2019

Proposed date of issue: 05/07/2019

Denominations: 250, 500, 750 & 1000 Dinars four stamps set and a 1500 Dinars S/Sheet.

Stamps designed by  Atheer Mohammed Ghalib for the 250 & 500 Dinars stamp denominations, 750 and 1000 Dinars stamp denominations were designed by Sermad Ghaidan,  while the S/Sheet by Ghessan Al-Wa’ili.

Stamp dimensions: 3.00 x 4.00 cm, while they are 6.00 x 9.00 cm for the imperforated S/Sheets.

Stamps perforation: 13.25

  Stamps sheets: 4x6 stamps in four sided white margins sheets.

Color and Printing Method: Multicolored Lithography on glossy white pre-gummed paper.

Printed in the State Company of Post and Communication Printing house, Baghdad, Iraq.

Quantity printed 5,000 stamps and 3000 S/Sheets.

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