[Set of 14 postcards from the Iraqi Ministry of Oil].

[POSTCARDS - IRAQ - OIL].

Published by Ministry of Oil,, Baghdad,, 1977

About this Item

Remarkable, complete set of 14 postcards, published by the Iraqi Ministry of Oil to celebrate the flourishing petroleum industry and (probably) its nationalisation in 1972. The first 2 postcards show the building of the ministry and the official state portraits of then President of Iraq Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr (1914-1982) and Vice Chairman Saddam Hussein (1937-2003). The remaining 12 postcards are each printed for a different month of the year and show various aspects of the Iraqi petroleum industry, including the Al-Bakr deep water terminal (renamed in 2003 to Al-Basah oil terminal), the Al-Khalida oil products tanker, the degassing station at North Rumaila oil field, the eternal fire near Kirkuk, which was the first oil field found in Iraq, and the Haditha-Rumaila pipeline, which was newly built at the time.With a small crack in one of the sides of the sturdy plastic case. The first and last card in the set are slightly creased. Otherwise in very good condition. Original sturdy plastic case. With photographic illustrations, all postcards are printed in colour. Pages: [14] postcards.

Seller Inventory # ABC_47947

Bibliographic Details

• Title: [Set of 14 postcards from the Iraqi Ministry of Oil].
• Publisher: Ministry of Oil,, Baghdad,
• Publication Date: 1977
• Seller catalogs:
  • Middle East (Arabian Peninsula)