Gufas on the Tigris

1 A 1923

Iraq

A kuphar (also transliterated kufa, kuffah, quffa, quffah, etc.) is a type of coracle or round boat traditionally used on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in ancient and modern Mesopotamia.

Country:	Iraq
Type:	Postage stamps
Series:	League of Nations Mandate Pictorials
Nominal:	1 A
Year:	1923
Size:	32 x 25 mm
Perforation:	line 12

League of Nations Mandate Pictorials

Sunni mosque, Adhimiya - overprinted	Sunni mosque, Adhimiya	Sunni mosque, Adhimiya - overprinted	Gufas on the Tigris - overprinted 0.3$
Winged Cherub with Situla - overprinted	Winged bull from Babylonian wall sculpture - overprinted	Arch of Ctesiphon - overprinted	Tribal Standard, Dulaim Camel Corps - overprinted 0.2$
Shiah Mosque, Kadimain - overprinted	Tribal Standard, Dulaim Camel Corps - overprinted	Design from robe of Ashurnasirpal - overprinted	Tribal Standard, Dulaim Camel Corps - overprinted