Iraq – Global Postcard Sales

Total: 17 postcards

Greetings
Two of these unused Saddam-era cards are available. captioned only in Arabic on the reverse. Grades: 2

Code: 20425001
Price: $18.00
Greetings (five views)
Unused Saddam-era card captioned only in Arabic on the reverse. Grade: 2

Code: 20425003
Price: $21.00
Baghdad, Jimhuriya Street
Unused Saddam-era card captioned in Arabic and English on the reverse. Slight staining. Grade: 2

Code: 20425004
Price: $17.00
Niniva, Al-Namroud Ruins
Unused, aging Saddam-era card captioned in Arabic, French, and English on the reverse. Printed in Lebanon. Grade: 2

Code: 20425005
Price: $7.00
Greetings
Unused Saddam-era card, with Arabic captions on the reverse. Slightly stained and aged. Grade: 2

Code: 20425007
Price: $17.00
Baghdad, South Gate Tunnel
Unused Saddam-era card, with Arabic and English captions on the reverse. Slightly stained and aged. Grade: 3

Code: 20425008
Price: $21.00
Babylon, Nin Mach Temple
Unused Saddam-era card, with Arabic and English captions on the reverse. Aging. Grade: 2

Code: 20425009
Price: $16.00
Shahrazad and Shahrayar
Statues by Sculptor Mohammed Ghani on this dim but unused Saddam-era card published by Al-Hurria Printing House. Grade: 1

Code: 20425010
Price: $14.00
Baghdad, Al-Nessor Square
Unused Saddam-era card, captioned in both Arabic and English. Aging. Grade: 2

Code: 20425011
Price: $16.00
Greetings – three views
Unused, aging card with caption and attribution in Arabic only. We think it’s dated 1988 but we aren’t Arabic experts. Grade: 2

Code: 20425013
Price: $18.00
Baghdad, Abas Ibn Firnas
To save you some time, here is what Wikipedia says: “Abbas Ibn Firnas (810 – 887 A.D.), also known as Abbas Qasim Ibn Firnas and العباس بن فرناس (Arabic language), was an Arabic-speaking Berber polymath,^[1]^[2] born in Izn-Rand Onda, al-Andalus (today’s Ronda, Spain), who lived in the Caliphate of Córdoba.” Apparently he also glued feathers to himself and tried to fly. We admire that initiative. This unused card is captioned in Arabic and English and was produced, we think, in 1988. Grade: 2

Code: 20425014
Price: $15.00
Baghdad, costume from northern Iraq, Abbasid Palace
Unused card from Al-Hurria Printing House, captioned in Arabic and English. Grade: 2

Code: 20425015
Price: $13.00
Baghdad upstream
Gorgeous card, dated 1932 by the writer on the reverse, along with an extensive message. Grade: 1

Code: 20425016
Price: $39.00
Greetings from Basrah
Quite an old card, whose attributions are entirely in Arabic but whose captions are bilingual Arabic/English, identifying the Lion of Babylon and Mosque of Imam Ali; Shat-Al-Arab the port of Sindbad the Sailor; Sarraji; and Date Association Building. The card is extremely heavily aged and has writing (also in Arabic) all across the reverse. Grade: 4

Code: 20425017
Price: $28.00
Mosul, The Leaning Minaret
Miracles happen, and as of this writing, the minaret (official name: Great Mosque of al-Nuri (جامع النوري) ) is still there. Perhaps built in 1172, it is one of so many structures under severe threat. This unused postcard is aging and with minor staining on the reverse, but still we assign Grade: 2. (UPDATE on 23/6/17: the miracle did not last and the mosque is now gone.)

Code: 20425018
Price: $39.00
Gali Ali Bek Waterfalls
Mailed in 2000 using a postage meter. Grade: 1

Code: 20425019
Price: $4.00
Greetings from Iraq
Unused card with Arabic captioning, and a defect near the lower left edge. Grade: 4

Code: 20425020
Price: $10.00

Total: 17 postcards