page_title: Postage stamps and postal history of Iraq
section_title: British mandate
hierarchical_section_title: Postage stamps and postal history of Iraq / British mandate
caption_attribution_description: English: Ctesiphon. Iraq 3-anna stamp of 1923العربية: طابع بريد عراقي، طبعت سنة ١٩٢٣م.
context_page_description: This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Iraq. It includes special uses under the Ottoman Empire as well as occupation issues.
context_section_description: The postal service of Iraq proper began with the British mandate granted by the League of Nations in 1920.
  The first stamps of Iraq were a definitive series that appeared in 1923; the set of 12 included eight different designs depicting scenes and images from ancient history and the present day. They were denominated in annas and rupees, inscribed with "IRAQ" and "POSTAGE & REVENUE". The first stamp depicting Faisal I of Iraq was a 1-rupee value in 1927, followed in 1931 by a series of 13 values.
caption: A 1923 3 annas stamp of Iraq showing the ruins at Ctesiphon
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