King Faisal II, Conference of Non-Aligned States

Iraq · 1961 · 30f

This stamp commemorates the first Conference of Non-Aligned States held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. The design features a portrait of King Faisal II of Iraq, who had been overthrown and killed in the 1958 revolution. The stamp was issued by the new Iraqi Republic, making the choice of subject a point of historical interest.

Issued by the Iraqi Republic three years after the monarchy was abolished, this stamp's depiction of the late King Faisal II for a Non-Aligned Movement conference is unusual and reflects complex political messaging of the era.