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  2. Postage stamps and postal history of the United Arab Emirates

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    The UAE issued its first Federal stamps on 1 January 1973. [5] [6] Before then, the individual emirates issued their own stamps. [7] [8] Stamp of Dubai, 1963. Stamp of Ajman, 1965. Stamp of Fujairah, 1964. Stamp of Umm al-Quwain, 1964. Stamp of Sharjah, 1968.

  3. Revenue stamps of the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    All of Abu Dhabi's revenue stamps are scarce or rare and are highly sought after by collectors. Dubai. The emirate of Dubai issued a single revenue stamp by the Central Immigration Department. The stamp is recorded used from 1972 to 1973. See also. Postage stamps and postal history of Abu Dhabi

  4. British postal agencies in Eastern Arabia - Wikipedia

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    Dubai. The stamps issued in Muscat were sold in Dubai until 6 January 1961. The two Trucial States types, which had eleven values, were introduced from 7 January 1961 to 14 June 1963 and were available in Dubai only. Dubai had one post office which was Indian in origin, under the Sind circle, and opened on 19 August 1909.

  5. Dunes (stamps) - Wikipedia

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    The Government of India opened its first post office in Dubai in 1941 and its operation was taken over by British Postal Agencies, a subsidiary of the GPO (General Post Office) in 1948. Stamps of the time were British stamps surcharged with rupee values, until in 1959 a set of "Trucial States" stamps was issued from Dubai.

  6. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam BR ( / ˈəbdʊl kəˈlɑːm / ⓘ; 15 October 1931 – 27 July 2015) was an Indian aerospace scientist and statesman who served as the 11th president of India from 2002 to 2007. Born and raised in a Muslim family in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, he studied physics and aerospace engineering.

  7. History of Dubai - Wikipedia

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    The major turning point in the history and fortunes of Dubai was the discovery of oil in 1966. Coupled with the joining of the newly independent country of Qatar and Dubai to create a new currency, the Riyal , [45] after the devaluation of the Persian Gulf rupee which had been issued by the Government of India , [46] it enabled Dubai to rapidly ...

  8. Anukulchandra Chakravarty - Wikipedia

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    Anukulchandra Chakravarty was born in the Himaitpur village of Pabna district of East Bengal, British India which is now a part of Bangladesh. Sivachandra Chakravarty and Monomohini Devi were his father and mother respectively. As a young medical student in Calcutta, Anukulchandra started serving and treating the slum dwellers in 1911.

  9. List of date formats by country - Wikipedia

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    Yes. Long formats: English: mmmm d, yyyy. DMY dates are also used occasionally, primarily by, but not limited to, government institutions such as on the data page of passports, and immigration and customs forms. Filipino: ika- d ng mmmm (,) yyyy [135] or a- d ng mmmm (,) yyyy. (Note: Month and year can be shortened.