Dubai
Stamps and Postal Stationery - 1967
3 January 1967(?)
Provisionals
The 1966 Definitive series was overprinted with the new currency. Please note that this date is in question. I have seen covers postmarked from December 1966.
Four different types of overprints were used (overprints in black)
- Small "Dh." and Arabic equivalent and one line each over "naye paise" and Arabic equivalent
- Larger "Dh." and Arabic equivalent and one line each over "naye paise" and Arabic equivalent
- "DIRHAMS", RIYAL", or "RIYALS" and Arabic equivalent and one line over the old currency name
- No English, but Arabic equivalent of "Riyals" only and one line over the old currency name
- 5 dh. on 5 n.p. - Palace - overprint type 1
- 10 dh. on 10 n.p. - Palace - overprint type 1
- 15 dh. on 15 n.p. - Palace - overprint type 1
- 20 dh. on 20 n.p. - Waterfront - overprint type 2
- 25 dh. on 25 n.p. - Waterfront - overprint type 2
- 35 dh. on 35 n.p. - Bridge and dhow - overprint type 2
- 40 dh. on 40 n.p. - Bridge and dhow - overprint type 2
- 60 dh. on 60 n.p. - Bridge - overprint- type 3
- 1 rl on 1 rp. - Bridge - overprint - type 3
- 1 rl 25 on 1 rp. 25 - Minaret overprint - type 3
- 3 rl on 3 rp. - Fort -overprint - type 3
- 5 rl on 5 rp. - Shaikh Rashid bin Said - overprint type 4
- 10 rl on 10 rp. - Shaikh Rashid bin Said - overprint type 4
14 January 1967
Provisionals
The 1966 ICY series was overprinted with two black lines over "rupee" and Riyal above the lines, similar overprint for the Arabic inscriptions
Still issued as se-tenant pairs in sheet
- 1 rl. on 1 rp. - Shaikh Rashid of Dubai, Shaikh Sabah of Kuwait and ICY emblem
- 1 rl. on 1 rp. - Shaikh Rashid of Dubai, Pres. Kennedy of the U.S.A. and ICY emblem
- 1 rl. on 1 rp. - Shaikh Rashid of Dubai, P.M. Wilson of the United Kingdom and ICY emblem
- 1 rl. on 1 rp. - Shaikh Rashid of Dubai, Pres. Helou of Lebanon and ICY emblem
- 1 rl. on 1 rp. - Shaikh Rashid of Dubai, Pres. de Gaulle of France and ICY emblem
- 1 rl. on 1 rp. - Shaikh Rashid of Dubai, Pres. Nasser of Egypt and ICY emblem
- 1 rl. on 1 rp. - Shaikh Rashid of Dubai, Pope Paul VI and ICY emblem
- 1 rl. on 1 rp. - Shaikh Rashid of Dubai, Shaikh Isa of Bahrain and ICY emblem
- 1 rl. on 1 rp. - Shaikh Rashid of Dubai, Pres. Johnson of the U.S.A. and ICY emblem
- 1 rl. on 1 rp. - Shaikh Rashid of Dubai, Shaikh Ahmad of Qatar and ICY emblem
Miniature sheet
- Top two issues in one sheet
27 February 1967
Gemini flight success
The 1966 Gemini space rendezvous series was overprinted with SUCCESSFUL END OF / GEMINI FLIGHT in red.
- 35 dh. - Gemini capsules manoeuvering
- 40 dh. - Gemini capsules linked
- 60 dh. - Gemini capsules separating
- 1 rl. - Astronauts Schirra and Stafford in Gemini 6
- 1 rl. 25 - Gemini orbits
- 3 rl.. - Astronauts Borman and Lovell in Gemini 7
Miniature sheet
- 1 rl. - Two Gemini capsules separating
30 April 1967
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Issued as 4 blocks of 6 to a sheet
- 60 dh. - "The Moving Finger writes..."
- 60 dh. - "Here with a Loaf of Bread..."
- 60 dh. - "So, while the Vessels..."
- 60 dh. - "Myself when young..."
- 60 dh. - "One Moment in Annihilation's Waste..."
- 60 dh. - "And strange to tell..."
Miniature sheet
- 60 dh. - Omar Khayyam
10 July 1967
Paintings
- 1 rl - The Straw Hat by Rubens
- 1 rl - Thomas, Earl of Arundel by Rubens
- 1 rl - A peasant boy leaning on a sill by Murillo
Miniature sheet
- 6 rl - Set issued in sheet of six as tête-bêche pairs.
21 August 1967
Definitives
- 5 dh. - Ruler and hawk
- 10 dh. - Ruler and hawk
- 20 dh. - Ruler and hawk
- 35 dh. - Ruler and hawk
- 60 dh. - Ruler and hawk
- 1 rl. - Ruler and hawk
- 1 rl. 25 - Arab dhows
- 3 rl. - Arab dhows
- 5 rl. - Arab dhows
- 10 rl. - Arab dhows
5 September 1967 (Recorded)
Definitive
Aerogramme
- 40 dh. - Hawk - 121 mm x 99 mm
25 September 1967
World Scout Jamboree, Idaho
- 10 dh. - Globe and Scout badge
- 20 dh. - Dubai scout and camels
- 35 dh. - Bugler
- 60 dh. - Jamboree emblem and U.S. flags
- 1 rl. - Lord Baden-Powell
- 1 rl. 25 - Idaho on U.S. map
13 November 1967
Goya's painting from the National Gallery - London, England
- 1 rl. - Dr. Peral
- 1 rl. - Doña Isabel Cobos de Porcel
- 1 rl. - Duke of Wellington
Miniature sheet
- 6 rl - Set issued in sheet of six as tête-bêche pairs.
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