IRAQ in 1923 issued a set of definitive postage stamps referred to as the "Pictorial" or the League of Nations mandate issue. It was the first definitive series released for Iraq, after the Ottoman Empire ceased.
The set was designed by Florence Edith Cheesman and printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co.
The collection included several distinct designs and denominations:
- 1/2 Anna (Olive Green) Kadhimiya Mosque
- 1 Anna (Brown) Guffas (traditional braided round boats) on the Tigris River
- 1 ½ Annas (Red) Assyrian winged figure, often described as a winged cherub holding a situla
- 2 Annas (Orange) "Winged Bull" from a Babylonian wall sculpture (a Lamassu)
- 3 Annas (Blue) Arch of Ctesiphon (Taq-i Kisra), a famous ancient ruin in Iraq
- 4 Annas (Grey) A member of the Dulaim Camel Corps carrying a tribal standard
- 6 Annas (Green/Blue) Kadhimain Mosque (the Golden Shia Mosque) in Baghdad.
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