FACE="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
Bahrain
FIRST
STAMPS India 1 August 1883.
FIRST STAMPS ISSUED 10 August
1933.
CURRENCY
1933, as India.
Indian to 1966.
1966, 1000 fils = 1
Bahrain dinar.
An island sheikhdom
with dependent islets in the Arabian Gulf, protected by treaty of 1861 with
Britain until its independence 15 August 1971. Exclusive agreements were signed
in 1880 and 1892, and a British Political Agent was appointed in 1902.
Postal History
Sub-PO
of Bushire under the Indian postal administration was opened in the island
capital, Manama, on 1 August 1884. A. second PO at Muarraq was opened in 1946.
After the independence of India, a British postal administration operated from
1 April 1948 until the Bahrain post department took over on 1 January 1966.
Used stamps of India 1 August
1884-1933 (distinguishable by named datestamps). |
