Bahrain Stamp ID Please

Hello, I would look these up myself but I don't have the Scott A-B book.I would be most highly appreciated if someone will give me the catalog numbers for these stamps.I also have an Austrian stamp that I need the catalog number for.The Austrian is perf 9 or 10. I am still a tiny bit confused on perf counts.If I count the perf I use to set the ruler it is perf 10, if not it's perf 9.
Thank you very much
David

As a side note--Hugo Fritzsching, to whom this cover is addressed, opened a company in 1884 tha manyfactured textile machinery that is still in business today.

The Austria is #54 and comes with a variety of perfs. Scott says "Perf 9 to 131/2, also compound"

Hi butterfly, manyt thanks for the ID
David

fincbob, the blue and white stamp on your Bahrain cover has been sitting in my "don't have a clue which country" pile for ages, so thanks for helping me ID the country for a start!
I did wonder if it was an actual stamp - its certainly very different fromt the other two on the cover. I am awaiting more infor with interest

Stampgal,

The blue and white stamp is a Tax stamp, actually a War Tax stamp issued in 1974.
I do not have definite info on who benefitted from this tax, but my search will continue.

I can guess, but I won't !

Londonbus1

Thank you stampgal, Glad I could help for a change. I thought it may be a cenderella as there is no value on it but I don't have a clue either.
David

The value is at the bottom, 5 Fils. What looks like a '0' is an Arabic '5' and the underlying word is 'Fils'.

The cover is from 1977, the two stamps are from a 1976 definitive series. I wonder how long they had to use these compulsory stamps for ?? Three and half years must have made quite a bit of money.
Does anyone have a cover with a much later date PLUS the 5 Fils Tax stamp ?

Londonbus1

londonbus1, Thanks for the insight on these stamps, especialy the war tax stamp. It got me to wondering why Bahrain would need a war tax stamp.The only thing I could see on Wikipedia was that Bahrain's neighbor Lebanon was fighting a civil war in the 1970's.
Thanks
David

Bahrain Postal Tax

I have included a scan of the much rarer "three dot"
postal tax stamp
never seen one on cover

The postal tax was a "war tax" obligation.

These 'War Tax' stamps were issued to raise funds for Palestinian refugees following the Israel-Arab war of October 1973. The funds actually went to the Arab League.

Rod222 is correct in saying the tax was obligatory. All mail was subject to the 5f. tax. Before 'War Tax' stamps became available, the handstamp below was applied to 5f. postage stamps after they were affixed to the cover.



Definitely one to keep an eye out for.