Fujairah
Stamps: 1968

25 January 1968
Winter Olympic Games - Grenoble, France

Postage

• 25 dh. - Figure skater
• 50 dh. - Luger
• 75 dh. - Speed skater
• 1 rl - Skier
• 1 rl 50 dh. - Luger
• 2 rl - Ski jumper
• 3 rl - Two-man bobsledders

Miniature sheet

• 6 rl 50 dh. - 1 rl 50 dh., 2 rl and 3 rl issues together in one sheet

5 June 1968
Paintings

Postage

• 50 dh. - Van Eyck
• 75 dh. - Metsys
• 1 rl - Master of Moulins
• 2 rl - Raphael
• 3 rl - Velazquez

Air Mail

• 1 rl 50 dh. - Goya
• 2 rl 50 dh. - David
• 3 rl 50 dh. - Courbet
• 4 rl - Monet
• 5 rl - Whistler

1 July 1968
Seafaring

Postage

• 15 dh. - Viking ship
• 25 dh. - Galleon
• 50 dh. - Paddle steamer
• 75 dh. - Freighter
• 1 rl - Ocean liner

Air Mail

• 2 rl - Galley
• 3 rl - Battleship
• 4 rl - Destroyer
• 5 rl - Aircraft carrier

2 September 1968
Summer Olympic Games - Mexico City, Mexico
Values from the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo and the 1968 Winter Olympic Games in Grenoble overprinted with 1968 OLYMPIC GAMES / MEXICO / OCTOBER / 12 - 27

Postage - from the 1964 Summer Olympic Games - Tokyo, Japan series

• 1 rl - Boxer
• 1 rl 50 dh. - Relay runners
• 2 rl - Football (soccer) player
• 3 rl - High jumper
• 5 rl - Hurdler

Air Mail - from the 1968 Winter Olympic Games - Grenoble, France series

• 1 rl - Skier
• 1 rl 50 dh. - Luger
• 2 rl - Ski jumper
• 3 rl - Two-man bobsledders

Miniature sheet

• 6 rl 50 dh. - 1 rl 50 dh., 2 rl and 3 rl issues together in one sheet (Grenoble series)
  Note: The Tokyo series apparently was not overprinted with the new currency.

16 September 1968
Commemorating Senator Robert F. Kennedy
Values from the 1965 President John Kennedy series were overprinted in gold with In Memory of / SENATOR / ROBERT F. / KENNEDY / 1925 - 1968

• 1 rl - President and Mrs. Kennedy greeting guests
• 2 rl - President John Kennedy with President Dwight Eisenhower
• 3 rl - President John Kennedy with his family
• 5 rl - President John Kennedy
  Note: The issues apparently were not overprinted with the new currency values.

1 October 1968
Summer Olympic Games - Mexico City, Mexico

Postage

• 15 dh. - Runner
• 25 dh. - Bicyclist
• 35 dh. - Weight lifter
• 50 dh. - Hurdler
• 75 dh. - Shot-putter
• 1 rl - Relay runners

Air Mail

• 1 rl 50 dh. - Weight lifter
• 2 rl - Hurdler
• 3 rl - Shot-putter
• 5 rl - Relay runners

Miniature sheet

• 10 rl - The 2 rl, 3 rl and 5 rl issues together in one sheet

24 October 1968
International Letter Writing Week

Postage

• 25 dh. - Vermeer
• 50 dh. - Radux
• 75 dh. - Chardin
• 1 rl - Longhi

Air Mail

• 1 rl 50 dh. - Fragonard
• 2 rl - Goya
• 3 rl - Gainsborough
• 5 rl - Corot

Miniature sheet

• 8 rl - 3 rl and 5 rl issues together in one sheet

9 November 1968
International Philatelic Exhibition - Mexico City, Mexico
The 1968 International Letter Writing series was overprinted in gold with EFIMEX / 1968.

Postage

• 25 dh. - Vermeer
• 50 dh. - Radux
• 75 dh. - Chardin
• 1 rl - Longhi

Air Mail

• 1 rl 50 dh. - Fragonard
• 2 rl - Goya
• 3 rl - Gainsborough
• 5 rl - Corot

Miniature sheet

• 8 rl - 3 rl and 5 rl issues together in one sheet

25 November 1968
Summer Olympic Games - Mexico City, Mexico
The 1968 Summer Olympic Games - Mexico City, Mexico series was overprinted with name of athlete / country.

Postage

• 15 dh. - Runner - Jim Hines / USA
• 25 dh. - Bicyclist - Vianelli / Italy
• 35 dh. - Weight lifter - Miyake / Japan
• 50 dh. - Hurdler - Dave Hemery / England
• 75 dh. - Shot-putter - Randy Matson / USA
• 1 rl - Relay runners - Relay / USA (Note: 4 x 100 meters)

Air Mail

• 1 rl 50 dh. - Weight lifter - Leonid Zhabotinsky / USSR
• 2 rl - Hurdler - Willie Davenport / USA
• 3 rl - Shot-putter - Bill Toomey / USA
• 5 rl - Relay runners - 1.600 Relay / USA (Note: 4 x 400 meters)

Miniature sheet

• 10 rl - 2 rl, 3 rl and 5 rl issues together in one sheet

1968
Dinosaurs

Postage

• 15 dh. - Dimetrodon
• 25 dh. - Triceratops
• 50 dh. - Plateosaurus
• 75 dh. - Stegosaurus
• 1 rl 50 dh. - Allosaurus

Air Mail

• 1 rl - Dimetrodon
• 2 rl 50 dh. - Triceratops
• 3 rl - Plateosaurus
• 4 rl - Stegosaurus
• 5 rl - Allosaurus

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