Iraq Postage Due Stamp, King Faisal II

Iraq · 1949 · 10 fils

This postage due stamp features a portrait of the young King Faisal II of Iraq. The design is simple, focusing on the monarch's profile within an ornate frame, with the denomination and country name in both Arabic and English. Postage due stamps were used to collect payment for insufficient postage from the recipient.

Issued during the Hashemite monarchy, this stamp portrays King Faisal II, who ascended to the throne as a child in 1939. His reign ended tragically with the 14 July Revolution in 1958, which overthrew the monarchy and established the Republic of Iraq.