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File 1323/1917 Pt 3 'Mesopotamia: Postage Stamps for Mosul Vilayet.' [66r] (57/66)
The record is made up of 1 item (33 folios). It was created in 15 Nov 1918-13 Aug 1920. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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In any further commnnication
on this subject, please quote
No '193745/W.44.
and address,
Foreign Office
not to any person by name,
ft
but to—
“ The Under-Secretary of State,”
Foreign Office,
London, S.W.l.
November 27th, 1918
7
With reference to your letter No. P 5086 of
November 22nd regarding the form of postage stamp
to be adopted for the postal service in the Mosul
area I am directed by Mr Secretary Balfour to enquire
if there is any reason why Turkish stamps should not
be used surcharged 'I.E.F.D^in the same manner as
is suggested for Indian stamps in the telegram
No. 9873 of November 15th from the Civil Commissioner
Baghdad.
2. I am to add that if "British occupation" has to
be referred to at all Mr Secretary Balfour is of
opinion that it should be qualified as ’military’
occupation.
7
I am, Sir
Your most obedient
humble Servant
The Under Secretary of State
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
.
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This part of the volume (folios 38-70) contains correspondence related to the reopening of the Turkish civil post office at Mosul Vilayet (province) and the question of which overprint to use on the available Turkish stamps. The three overprint options that were under discussion are the following: 'Mosul in British Occupation', 'Iraq in British Occupation' and Indian stamps surcharged 'I.E.F."D"'. This part also contains correspondence regarding the arrangement of four sets of stamps of each variety to be sent to His Majesty King George V, the Imperial War Museum, and to the General Post Office.
The main correspondents in this part of the volume are: the Under-Secretary of State for India, Political Department, India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. ; the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad; the Deputy Director, Postal Services (Civil), Iraq, Baghdad; the Imperial War Museum; and the General Post Office, London.
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- Title
- File 1323/1917 Pt 3 'Mesopotamia: Postage Stamps for Mosul Vilayet.'
- Pages
- 38r:42v, 44r:70v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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