Iraq: 1867, Baghdad to Zurich, complete folded lettersheet franked by France 1862-70 40c and 80c struck by numeral 5082 in diamond of dots of the French post office in Levant with circular Beyrouth/Syrie 22 Nov. 1867 on front together with boxed PD, indication prepaid to destination, and red rectangular Paquebots de la Mediterranée; also blue cachet of sender Jules Weber & Co. Bagdad. On reverse are transits of Marseille 3.12 and Dijon Mail Transfer Office 1307, Basel and Zurich arrival 4.12 1867. Postage rate of 120 centimes for second weight. Very fine, with a horizontal fold clear of the stamp. A very rare letter sent westward by the desert route (British camel route). Only five letters are recorded from Baghdad via Beirut to Europe during this early period.
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