Welcome to Bahrain Stamps and Postal History

Introduction to Bahrain

Bahrain consists of a small group of islands making up a very modest area of 665 square kilometers. It has a rich history spanning back some 5000 years to the Kings of Delmon, which is documented by the numerous ancient burial mounds still found across the island. Was the referral to Paradise in the Old Testament in fact a referral to Bahrain? We will never know but the Kingdom of Delmon was menti...
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Bahrain Timeline

Total Number of Bahrain Items in the Database: 2255

  • 1800

    1900

    131
  • 1901

    1910

    71
  • 1911

    1920

    73
  • 1921

    1930

    87
  • 1931

    1940

    201
  • 1941

    1950

    326
  • 1951

    1960

    333
  • 1961

    1970

    208
  • 1971

    1980

    281
  • 1981

    1990

    188
  • 1991

    2000

    347
  • 2001

    2010

    4
  • 2010

    & Above

    4

Concept

The concept of this Website is to create a forum, an interactive cyber museum, where the postal history of the territory is compiled for the benefit of collectors globally. The Website focuses on stamps, covers, aerogrammes, philatelic items, registration labels, cancellation marks, postage due cachets and other postal markings presented in a user friendly manner accompanied by high quality images...
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