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: 2231

  • 1800

    1900

    129
  • 1901

    1910

    77
  • 1911

    1920

    73
  • 1921

    1930

    86
  • 1931

    1940

    191
  • 1941

    1950

    313
  • 1951

    1960

    332
  • 1961

    1970

    204
  • 1971

    1980

    275
  • 1981

    1990

    186
  • 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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