Iraq, King Faisal II, 1941-42 Definitive Issue

Iraq · 1941 · 1 Fils

This definitive stamp features a portrait of the young King Faisal II of Iraq. The design is simple and elegant, focusing on the profile of the child monarch, who ascended to the throne at the age of three. This issue was part of a larger set that served as the primary postage for Iraq during the early 1940s.

Issued during the early years of King Faisal II's reign under the regency of his uncle, 'Abd al-Ilah, this stamp represents a period of British influence and political instability in Iraq during World War II.