Iraq British Occupation Overprint

Iraq · 1918 · 1 Anna

This stamp is a Turkish definitive from the 1914 pictorial series, originally intended for use in the Ottoman Empire. It was overprinted in black with 'IRAQ' and 'IN BRITISH OCCUPATION' for use in Mesopotamia following the British capture of Baghdad during World War I. The underlying design features a scene from Constantinople (now Istanbul).

Issued during the British military occupation of Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) during World War I, these overprinted stamps represent the transition from Ottoman to British control, which later became a League of Nations Mandate.