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First Emirati stamps. 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.
British postal agencies in Eastern Arabia. British postal agencies in Eastern Arabia issued early postage stamps used in each of Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Kuwait, Muscat and Qatar. Muscat and Dubai relied on Indian postal administration until 1 April 1948 when, following the Partition of India, British agencies were established there.
The flag of the United Arab Emirates ( Arabic: علم دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة) contains the Pan-Arab colors red, green, white, and black. It was designed in 1971 by Abdullah Mohammed Al Maainah, who was 19 years old at that time, and was adopted on 2 December 1971 after winning a nationwide flag design contest.
Revenue stamps of the United Arab Emirates. Map of the United Arab Emirates with Abu Dhabi in yellow and Dubai in red. The United Arab Emirates, formerly known as Trucial States, first issued revenue stamps in 1948 and continues to do so to this day. In addition, the emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai also had their own separate revenue issues.
Alaouites. France never designed postage stamps specifically for the Alawite state. There was an initial period in which Syrian stamps were used, inevitably causing accounting difficulties between the Alawite and Syrian postal services. In 1925, French stamps were overprinted "ALAOUITES" followed by a denomination in piastres (French stamps ...
1865 – Indian Banians begin to arrive in Dubai. [3] 1886 – Rashid bin Maktoum becomes ruler of Dubai. 1892 – Rulers of Trucial Oman sign exclusive treaty of protection with United Kingdom. [4] 1894 – Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum becomes ruler of Dubai. [5] 1896 – Saeed Al Maktoum's House built. [6]
History An Ajman "Dunes" stamp of 1972, as with all of these collector's editions, irrelevant in subject matter to the state they purport to originate from. Britain managed the Trucial States' external relations (a result of the 1892 "Exclusive Agreement" treaty), including the management of posts and telegraphs - the states were not members of ...
Postage stamps and postal history of Sharjah. Civil mail from Sharjah went through the post office in Dubai until 1963. [1] Military mail from the British Forces stationed in the area went through the RAF airport in Sharjah. On 10 July 1963, Sharjah opened its own post office and began to issue its stamps and postal stationery under the name of ...