List 7

Iraq under the Anglo-American Occupation

“Years 2003 up 2007”

On March the 20^th, 2003 the Coalition forces consisting mainly of an Anglo-American armed forces invaded Iraq and ended Saddam’s rule, which lasted about 35 years.

During the invasion battle days all postal activities stopped starting from the 20/3/2003 to 7/5/2003. The idling period took longer than expected because of the messy and disorder events directly after the war activities ended and the disappearance of Saddam’s regime.

The Iraqi postal authorities were intending to release many new stamp sets during the year 2003 but never been issued because of the war preparation. They should have printed the annual army day issue on 6/1, the annual issue on the 2^nd gulf war (So called “Um Al-Maariq”), The American attack on Al-Amiria shelter and many others. Also the issue of Nuruz Spring festivals on 21/3/2003. Obviously, all these issues are now regarded canceled.

Directly after the war actually ended, Iraqi Kurdistan started using the Iraqi postal issues, as they started being covered by the Iraqi postal services after more than 12 years from being out of Baghdad’s rule control. During these 12 years no real postal services were available there despite the existing of many stamps sets commemorating their different issues, which in fact never been used. Instead Turkish postal facilities were used for the Governmental and individual postal correspondences with the world.

The new sets should bear the new Iraqi currency instead of the old Iraqi Dinar, which was under the inflation pressure. In fact, old Saddami Iraqi Dinar reached the rate of 6000 for one USD on the days of battle operations.

القائمة 7
العراق تحت الاحتلال الانكلوامريكي

الأعوام 2003 وحتى 2007

في العشرين من شهر آذار عام 2003 دخلت قوات التحالف المتكونة من قوات أمريكية وإنكليزية وغيرها الأراضي العراقية غازية للإطاحة بنظام صدام الذي دام حكمه ما يناهز الـ 35 عام.

توقفت الأعمال البريدية خلال أيام المعارك في كافة أنحاء العراق ابتداء من يوم 20/3/2003 وحتى يوم  7/5/2003، وقد أخذت وقتا أطول قبل استئنافها لأعمال الفوضى بعيد انتهاء الأعمال العسكرية ورحيل نظام صدام.

لقد كانت إدارة البريد العراقية تزمع إصدار أكثر من مجموعة خلال هذه السنة ابتداء بإصدار الجيش السنوي في 6/1/2003 وإصدارات الذكرى السنوية لام المعارك (حرب الخليج الثانية) وقصف ملجأ العامرية وغيرها. كذلك إصدار أعياد نوروز الربيع في 21/3/2003. ولكن لانشغال الدولة العراقية بأمور التحضير للحرب وحشد الطاقات منع طبع هذه الإصدارات ومؤكدا إلغائها من برنامج هذه السنة.

بعيد انتهاء الحرب بدأت الطوابع العراقية تستعمل في منطقة كردستان العراق والتي لم تكن مشمولة بالخدمة البريدية لكونها كانت خارجة عن حكم السلطة المركزية في بغداد فخلال الـ 12 عام الماضية (أي بعيد انتهاء حرب الخليج الثانية وتحررها من سلطة صدام). رغم هذا فقد صدرت طوابع خاصة بكردستان طبعت في الحقيقة لأغراض إعلامية، حيث لم يستعمل على أي من الأغلفة  المرسلة من كردستان إلى الخارج. بدلا من هذا فقد استعملت خدمات البريد التركي للتبادل البريدي والتواصل الدولي لدوائر الحكومة والأفراد.

أما عن فئات الطوابع الجديدة فهي بالعملة الجديدة بدلا من الدينار ألصدامي الذي عانى من ضغوط تأثيرات التضخم التي أوصلت قيمته إلى أكثر من 60000 دينار للدولار أمريكي خلال فترة العمليات العسكرية.

Iraqi ancient mean of transportation

وسائط النقل القديمة في العراق

Date of release: 15/4/2004

تاريخ الإصدار: 15/4/2004

    Date of issue 10/01/2004

    Out of circulation 01/02/2007

Mi# 1718-22

It was supposed releasing this issue earlier on the year 2003, but repeatedly postponed for different technical and administrative reasons. 

This stamp set was officially considered invalid after the 1st of February 2007 because huge quantities from the different sets denominations were stolen in Ramadi, 160 Km west to Baghdad during the insurgency activities.

However, the set’s denotations were decided to be used again by the beginning of the year 2016.  

    The set shows 5 different old means of Transportation used in Iraq.

    Denominations of the set are 50, 100, 50, 500 and 5000 Iraqi Dinars.

    Stamp set designed by Dhrgham Al-Jasim.

    Stamp dimensions: 2.6 x 3.5 cm.

    Stamps perforation: 14. 

    Each Stamp sheet consists of 10 horizontal x 11 vertical stamps each. All 4 margins are white.

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

    Printed in Asawir privet printing house and later perforated in Al-Nahrain Printing house, Baghdad

    Quantity printed 1,000,000 from each denomination.

    The good quality of paper used amended the quality of stamps compared to the older issues quality.

Nawroz, Kurds new year 

نوروز، بداية السنة الجديدة للأكراد

Date of release: 21/03/2006

تاريخ الإصدار: 21/03/2006

Date of issue 21/03/2006

Mi# 1723

Denominations of the set are 250. Only one stamp was released, while the set should have contained 5 other stamps.

The stamp set was designed by Sa'ad Ghazi

Stamp dimensions: 3.00 x 4.00 Cm

Stamps perforation: 14. 

Each stamp sheet consists of 10 horizontal x 5 vertical stamps each. All 4 margins are white.

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

Printed in the Governmental state printing house of Iran

Quantity printed 150.000 from each.

Day of Prevalence

يوم السيادة

Date of release: 07/09/2006

تاريخ الإصدار: 07/09/2006

Date of issue 30/06/2004

Mi# 1724-25

Denominations: 100 and 250 Dinars.

Stamps designed by Atheer Mohammed for the 100 Dinar denomination and Faruq Hassan for the 250 Dinar denomination.

Stamp dimensions: 2.5 x 4.0 cm.

Stamps perforation: 14

Each stamp sheet consists of 10 horizontal x 5 vertical stamps each. All 4 margins are white.

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

Printed in Oriental Security Printing Solutions in Bahrain.

Quantity printed 150.000 from each stamp denomination.

Iraqi civilization

حضارة العراق

Date of release: 11/09/2006

تاريخ الإصدار: 11/09/2006

Date of issue 2005

Mi# 1726-28, Bl.110

Denominations: 100, 150 and 200 Dinars plus one S/Sheet of 250 Dinar.

Stamps designed by Atheer Mohammed, while the sheet by Faruq Hassan.

Stamp dimensions: 2.5 x 4.0 cm, S/Sheet dimensions: 7.5x5.5 cm.

Stamps perforation: 14

Each stamp sheet consists of 10 horizontal x 5 vertical stamps each. All 4 margins are white.

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

Printed in Oriental Security Printing Solutions in Bahrain.

Quantity printed 150.000 from each stamp denomination and 10.000 S/Sheets.

Olympic games

الألعاب الاولمبية

Date of release: 24/09/2006

تاريخ الإصدار: 24/09/2006

Date of issue 13/8/2004

Mi# 1729-30, Bl.111

Denominations: 100, 150 Dinars plus one S/Sheet of 500 Dinar.

Stamps designed by Faruq Hassan for the S/sheet and Dhurgham Jasim for the stamp set.

Stamp dimensions: 3.00 x 4.00 cm, S/Sheet dimensions: 9.50x6.50 cm.

Stamps perforation: 14

Each stamp sheet consists of 10 horizontal x 5 vertical stamps each. All 4 margins are white.

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

Printed in Oriental Security Printing Solutions in Bahrain.

Quantity printed 150.000 from each stamp denomination and 15.000 S/Sheets.

Famous Iraqi paintings

لوحات عراقية

Date of release: 09/10/2006

تاريخ الإصدار: 09/10/2006

Date of issue 2005

Mi# 1730-33, Bl.112

Denominations: 100, 150 and 200 Dinars plus one S/Sheet of 250 Dinar.

Stamps showing Fa'iq Hassan, Shukri Al-Shakarchi and Hafid Al-Dorobi's paintings.

Stamp dimensions: 4.0 x 3.0 cm, S/Sheet dimensions: 7.5x6.0 cm.

Stamps perforation: 14

Each stamp sheet consists of 10 horizontal x 5 vertical stamps each. All 4 margins are white.

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

Printed in Oriental Security Printing Solutions in Bahrain.

Quantity printed 150.000 from each stamp denomination and 10.000 S/Sheets.

Medical herbs

أعشاب طبية

Date of release: 10/04/2007 for the set and 07/05/2007 for the strip

تاريخ الإصدار: 10/04/2007 للطوابع و 07/05/2007 للبطاقة

Date of issue 2007

Mi# 1734-36

Denominations: 250, 750 and 1000 Dinars

Stamps designed by Faruq Hassan.

Stamp dimensions: 3.50 x 2.50 cm,

Stamps perforation: Precut stamps.

Each stamp sheet consists of 2 x 5 horizontal separated by white margin x 5 vertical stamps each. All margins are white. Also released in strip format gathering the 3 stamps.

Color and Printing Method: Multicolored Lithography on glossy white self-adhesive paper.

Printed in Marj Al-Bahrain privet printing house in Baghdad, Iraq.

Quantity printed 150.000 from each stamp denomination including the 5.000 sets in strip Sheet format.

Iraqi Butterflies

فراشات عراقية

Date of release: 23/04/2007 for the set and 26/04/2007 for the S/Sheet

تاريخ الإصدار: 23/04/2007 للطوابع و 26/04/2007 للبطاقة

Date of issue 2006

Mi# 1737-39, Bl.113

Denominations: 100, 250, 500 Dinars plus a 1000 Dinars S/Sheet.

Stamp set and S/Sheet designed by Sa'ad Ghazi.

Stamp dimensions: 2.60 x 3.70 cm. S/Sheet dimensions: 7.50 x 5.50

Stamps perforation: 13.25. S/Sheet: imperforated.

Each stamp sheet consists of 10 horizontal x 5 vertical stamps each. All 4 margins are white.

Color and Printing Method: Multicolored Lithography on ordinary glossy white gummed paper. Paper quality is lighter for the S/Sheet.

Printed in the Governmental state printing house of Iran. S/Sheet printed in Merj Al-Bahrain printing house in Baghdad.

Quantity printed 200.000 from each stamp denomination and 10,000 S/Sheets.

Iraqi Folklore

الفولكلور العراقي

Date of release: 23/04/2007 for the single stamp and 07/06/2007 for the S/Sheet. The two low stamp denomination were later released on 10/01/2008

تاريخ الإصدار: 23/04/2007 للطابع المفرد و07/06/2007 للبطاقة.

الفئات الصغيرة صدرت لاحقا في 10/01/2008

Date of issue 2006

Mi# 1740,55-56, Bl.114

Denominations: 100, 250 & 5000 Dinars. Further a 1000 Dinars S/sheet.

Stamp set and it's S/Sheet designed by Faruq Hassan.

Stamp dimensions: 3.50 x 2.50 cm. S/Sheet dimensions: 7.50 x 10.50

Stamps perforation: 13.25

Each stamp sheet consists of 10 horizontal x 5 vertical stamps each. All 4 margins are white.

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

Printed in the Governmental state printing house of Iran. S/Sheet printed in Merj Al-Bahrain printing house in Baghdad.

Quantity printed 200.000 from each stamp denomination and 10,000 S/Sheets.

Popular crafts

صناعات شعبية

Date of release 22/05/2007

تاريخ الإصدار: 22/05/2007

Date of issue 2007

Mi# 1741-43

Denominations: 250, 350 and 500 Dinars

Stamps designed by Faruq Hassan.

Stamp dimensions: 3.60 x 2.70 cm,

Stamps perforation: Precut stamps.

Each stamp sheet consists of 2 x 5 horizontal separated by white margin x 5 vertical stamps each. All margins are white. Also released in strip format gathering the 3 stamps.

Color and Printing Method: Multicolored Lithography on glossy white self-adhesive paper.

Printed in Marj Al-Bahrain privet printing house in Baghdad, Iraq.

Quantity printed 150.000 from each stamp denomination including the 5.000 sets in strip Sheet format.

65 years Rafidan bank

65  عام مصرف الرافدين

Date of release 10/07/2007

تاريخ الإصدار: 10/07/2007

Date of issue 2007

Mi# 1744-47

Denominations: 100, 150, 250 and 500 Dinars

Stamps designed by Sa'ad Ghazi.

Stamp dimensions: 2.50 x 3.50 cm,

Stamps perforation: 14.00.

Each stamp sheet consists of 5 horizontal x 5 vertical stamps. All margins are white.

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

Printed in Marj Al-Bahrain privet printing house in Baghdad, Iraq and later perforated in Al-Nahrain state printing house.

Quantity printed 150.000 from each stamp denomination

Iraqi Birds

طيور عراقية

Date of release: 19/07/2007

تاريخ الإصدار: 19/07/2007

Date of issue 2007

Mi# 1747-49, Bl.115

Denominations: 150, 250 and 500 Dinars

Stamps designed by Faruq Hassan, S/Sheet by Sa'ad Ghazi.

Stamp dimensions: 2.50 x 3.50 cm, S/Sheet dimensions 7.50 x 7.50

Stamps perforation: 14.00.

Each stamp sheet consists of 5 horizontal x 5 vertical stamps. All margins are white.

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

Printed in Marj Al-Bahrain privet printing house in Baghdad, Iraq and later perforated in Al-Nahrain state printing house.

Quantity printed 150.000 from each stamp denomination and 10,000 S/Sheets.

Iraqi artists

فنانون عراقيون

Date of release: 01/10/2007

تاريخ الإصدار: 01/10/2007

Date of issue 2007

Mi# 1751-54

Denominations: 250, 500, 750 and 1000 Dinars

Showing 4 Iraqi musician (Munir Bashir) and singers (Mohammed Al-Qabani & Nadhum Al-Ghazali) and Theater artist (Haqi Al-Shibli)

Stamps designed by Dhurgham Jasim and Atheer Mohammed.

Stamp dimensions: 3.60 x 2.70 cm,

Stamps perforation: Precut stamps.

Each stamp sheet consists of 2 x 5 horizontal separated by white margin x 5 vertical stamps each. All margins are white. Also released in strip format gathering the 3 stamps.

Color and Printing Method: Multicolored Lithography on glossy white self-adhesive paper.

Printed in Marj Al-Bahrain privet printing house in Baghdad, Iraq.

Quantity printed 150.000 from each stamp denomination including the 5.000 sets in strip Sheet format.

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