COLLECTIBLE: INDIA, Used in Iraq, Basra, 1873, ½a Blue, Redrawn (31; SG 76). Tied by clearly struck "Basrah, DT. Turkish Arabia" two-line handstamp with "Busreh 7 FEB" circular datestamp beside on reverse of 1880 cover to Bombay, India, Bombay arrival datestamps, cover with slight soiling FINE STRIKE OF THIS RARE "BASRAH DT. TURKISH ARABIA" CANCEL ON COVER. ACCORDING TO PARSONS, ONLY FIVE COVERS ARE RECORDED WITH THIS MARKING USED ONLY ON FEB. 7-8, 1880. Ex Parsons