Resource Page
for the Collector of Bahrain Stamps &
Bahrain Postal History
Bahrain
entered
into a treaty of protection with the United Kingdom in 1861.
It became
independent state in 1971.
Bahrain
has used
a variety of stamps -
Indian
stamps from
1884 to 1933
Overprinted
Indian
issues from1933 to 1948
Overprinted
British
issues from 1948 to 1960
Its own
designs
from 1960.
SPECIALIST
PHILATELIC SOCIETIES FOR COLLECTORS
OF BAHRAIN STAMPS AND BAHRAIN POSTAL HISTORY
India
Study Circle (based in UK)
Meetings - Saturdays 2.00pm (Sept-May) at Marymount College, 22a
Brownlow Mews,
London WC1N2LA
GB
Overprint Society (based in UK)
NEW ISSUES OF BAHRAIN STAMPS
Philatelic
Bureau, Postal Directorate, Box
1212, Manama, State
of Bahrain
Selected Pages about Bahrain Stamps
& Bahrain Postal History
 INDIAN
STAMPS USED ABROAD
EMIRATES
POSTAL MUSEUM
Abu
Dhabi Postal History
GB
Stamps overprinted Bahrain
GB
Overprint Society
The Website focuses
on stamps, covers, aerogrammes, philatelic items,
registration labels, cancellation marks, postage due cachets and other
postal markings from Bahrain
BOOKS FOR COLLECTORS OF
BAHRAIN STAMPS ANS BAHRAIN POSTAL HISTORY
The
Aerogrammes of the Arabian Gulf
by T E Jones, self published, 1994, 88pp
Postal Agencies Issues 1942 -
1966 and The Aerogrammes of the Arabian Gulf - Post Independence Issues
The Alnis Guide to the Revenues,
War Tax Issues & Cinderellas of Bahrain
by Jeri Cooper, Alnis Guide 13, 1990
Reprinted Harry Hayes, 2000
A priced catalogue of Bahrain
revenue stamps and cinderella items, including the well-known Bahrain
'Camel Post' charity labels. The booklet lists items not recorded
anywhere else.
British-Indian
Stamps used Abroad
by W Renouf, Philatelic Society of India, 1920, 25pp
British
Indian Stamps used Abroad Supplement No 1
by W Renouf, Philatelic Society of India, 1923, 6pp
Gulf
post: Story of the post in the Gulf
by Mahbub Jamal Zahedi,
1994, 130 pp, pub by Sanaa Publications
The book narrates the
fascinating history of the Gulf countries and the story of the
development of their postal systems and stamp issues.
India
used Abroad
by Jal Cooper,
self published, 1950, 100pp
India
used Abroad
by Jal Cooper, India Stamp Journal, 1972, 86pp
India
used Abroad
by Vispi S Dastur, Mysore Philatelics, 1982, 253pp
The
Indian Postal Agencies in the Persian Gulf Area
by Alan Parson, Sahara Publications Limited, 2001, ISBN
1903022118
An Introduction to India Used
Abroad
by V S Dastur, Mysore Philatelics, Printing and Publishing House, 1977
The
Persian Gulf
by T L C Tomkins, Stamp Collecting Ltd, 1950, 100pp
The book gives details of the
posts and postmarks of the Persian Gulf area, with numerous
illustrations of postmarks.
Postage
Stamps of Bahrain 1933-1983
Postal Directorate - Ministry of Transportation - State of Bahrain,
Oriental Press of Bahrain, 1983
Postage
Stamps of the
Kingdom of Bahrain 1984-2002
Postal Directorate Philatelic Bureau - Ministry of Transportation -
State of Bahrain, Oriental Press of Bahrain, 2002
The
Postal Agencies in Eastern Arabia and the Gulf
by Neil Donaldson, Harry Hayes Philatelic Study No. 14, Leeds, 1975. ISBN
0905222032
The
Postal Agencies in Eastern Arabia and the Gulf: Supplement
by
Neil Donaldson,
Bridger & Kay (Guernsey) Ltd, 1994. ISBN 0902784099
The
Postal Agencies in Eastern Arabia and the Gulf
by Neil Donaldson, Lulu.com,
2008, 260pp, ISBN 1409209423
The
Arabian Gulf States
Postal History Quarterly
is
available
from - T
E
Jones, 36 Cobham
Road, Accrington, Lancashire BB5 2AD England
or see the following links
Arabian Gulf States Postal History 1 by T.
Jones
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