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The British agency stamps issued in Muscat were sold in Dubai until 6 January 1961. The agency issued the Trucial States stamps on 7 January 1961. [3] In Abu Dhabi, an agency was opened on Das Island in December 1960 and in Abu Dhabi City on 30 March 1963, using British agency stamps issued in Muscat. The Trucial States stamps were not used in ...
In 1963, Britain ceded responsibility for the Trucial States' postal systems to the Rulers of the Trucial States. An American philatelic entrepreneur, Finbar Kenny , saw the opportunity to create a number of editions of stamps aimed at the lucrative collector's market and in 1964 concluded a deal with the cash-strapped emirate of Ajman to take ...
The stamps issued in Muscat were sold in Dubai until 6 January 1961. [3] 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. [8] Dubai had one post office which was Indian in origin, under the Sind circle, and opened on 19 August 1909.
The emirate of Abu Dhabi issued revenues from around 1970 to 1990. The first consisted of an overprint on the contemporary 1 dinar postage stamp in use then, and this was followed by a set of three values portraying the country's coat of arms in around 1985.
LoveToKnow described proof coins as “the most beautiful and perfectly minted coins possible,” and refers to this specific Lincoln penny as a “superb proof.” 1970-S Small Date Penny: $18,400
The Coins Museum in Dubai, also known as "The Coins Museum in Bur Dubai," is located in the Emirate of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates in Al-Bastakia, Bur Dubai. [1] It is a museum that entirely specializes in coins, and it aims to expand the knowledge of coins that were used in the region in the past, in addition to acknowledge the close link between the monetary system of the British ...
Though the King Seeley "Yellow Submarine" lunchbox from 1968, is worth up to $1,300, an original Smokey Bear lunchbox from the early 1970s can go for over $700 on eBay. The most valuable ...
Known as the world’s most valuable and rare stamp, this unique piece was produced during a stamp shortage in British Guiana. Only one copy is known to exist, discovered by a 12-year-old Scottish ...