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1922 (Dec 26) Plain envelope to Stock Ezchange, London bearing 1½ Piastre overprinted Iraq in British Occupation tied Basrah cds ……Iraq remained Under British Occupation from 1921 till 1932 as a result of the Arab revolt of May – Oct 1920 where the many and varied problems, disgruntlement & dissent by the Nationalists who saw the Mandate over Iraq granted to Britain as a flimsy excuse for colonialism.