​Public Stamp Auction #36

1925 1d Cowan p14 x 15, x 2 pairs + single, + 2d p14 x 15 pair on double weight cover with illicit use of (isolated) Iraq 8a (camel) Official stamp ex 30 January 1928 Erbil, Mosul, Iraq to well-known philatelist in Palmerston North, NZ. Cover bears ERBIL MOSUL / DUE / AS undenominated bilingual horseshoe taxe mark in black, 12 inserted in pencil, circular T taxe mark in black, 90 in red pencil, OVERLAND MAIL bilingual red & white perforated label & Palmerston North 14 March arrival cds. Rear bears Baghdad, Qantara & Post Said back stamps. P Due charged at 90 gold centimes = 4½d underpaid + 4½d fine. A most attractive, scarce cover.