Sharjah and Dependencies
Stamps and Postal Stationery: 1966

3 January 1966
Arabian Gulf Area Monetary Conference
The stamps were embossed on silver foil and printed in a circular format.

• 50 n.p. - reverse of 5 rupee coin - showing two Sharjah flags
• 75 n.p. - front of 5 rupee coin - showing President Kennedy
• 1 rp. - reverse of 5 rupee coin - showing two Sharjah flags
• 3 rp. - front of 5 rupee coin - showing President Kennedy
• 4 rp. - reverse of 5 rupee coin - showing two Sharjah flags
• 5 rp. - front of 5 rupee coin - showing President Kennedy

10 January 1966
Gemini rendezvous in space
Values of the 1963 Freedom from Hunger series overprinted with designs of the two Gemini space capsules, four bars covering the image of the former shaikh, and in three lines 15-12-1965 / Rendezvous / in SPACE. On the four higher value issues, the new denominations are printed over the former.

• 1 n.p. - Freedom from Hunger emblem between two outstretched hands
• 2 n.p. - Freedom from Hunger emblem between two outstretched hands
• 3 n.p. - Freedom from Hunger emblem between two outstretched hands
• 4 n.p. - Freedom from Hunger emblem between two outstretched hands
• 15 n.p. on 1 n.p. - Freedom from Hunger emblem between two outstretched hands
• 30 n.p. on 2 n.p. - Freedom from Hunger emblem between two outstretched hands
• 50 n.p. on 3 n.p. - Freedom from Hunger emblem between two outstretched hands
• 1 rp. on 4 n.p. - Freedom from Hunger emblem between two outstretched hands

19 January 1966 ( reported )
Provisionals
The 1964 aerogrammes were overprinted in green with three thick bars covering the image of Shaikh Saqr.

Aerogrammes

• 20 n.p. - Map and flag of Sharjah
• 30 n.p. - Map and flag of Sharjah
• 40 n.p. - Map and flag of Sharjah

25 February 1966
International Co-operation Year (ICY)

• 80 n.p. - ICY emblem, Shaikh Khalid and King Faisal of Saudi Arabia
• 80 n.p. - ICY emblem, Shaikh Khalid and Shaikh Isa bin Sulman al-Khalifa of Bahrain
• 80 n.p. - ICY emblem, Shaikh Khalid and Prime Minister Wilson of the United Kingdom
• 80 n.p. - ICY emblem, Shaikh Khalid and Chancellor Erhard of West Germany
• 80 n.p. - ICY emblem, Shaikh Khalid and President Nasser of Egypt
• 80 n.p. - ICY emblem, Shaikh Khalid and President Johnson of the United States of America
• 80 n.p. - ICY emblem, Shaikh Khalid and Pope Paul VI
• 80 n.p. - ICY emblem, Shaikh Khalid and President de Gaulle of France

28 February 1966
Commemorating Sir Winston Churchill - printed on gold foil

• 2 rp. - Sir Winston Churchill, quill and ink bottle, and books
• 3 rp. - Sir Winston Churchill, quill and ink bottle, and the Houses of Parliament
• 4 rp. - Sir Winston Churchill and St. Paul's Cathedral
• 5 rp. - Sir Winston Churchill, Big Ben and the Tower Bridge

The four stamps were issued se-tenant in a horizontal row.
Miniature sheet

• 10 rp - 1 rp. (2 rp. design), 2 rp. (3 rp. design), 3 rp. (5 rp. design) and 4 rp. (4 rp. design) issued in one sheet

22 March 1966
Provisionals
The 1964 aerogrammes were overprinted in black with three thick bars covering the image of Shaikh Saqr.

Aerogrammes

• 20 n.p. - Map and flag of Sharjah
• 30 n.p. - Map and flag of Sharjah
• 40 n.p. - Map and flag of Sharjah

1 May 1966
Definitives - Fish

• 1 n.p. - Banded butterfly fish
• 2 n.p. - Striped surgeon fish
• 3 n.p. - Imperial angel fish
• 4 n.p. - False mouthbreeder
• 5 n.p. - Undulate trigger fish
• 15 n.p. - Moonfish
• 20 n.p. - Clown butterfly fish
• 30 n.p. - Moorish idol
• 40 n.p. - Zebra-striped angel fish
• 50 n.p. - False mouthbreeder
• 75 n.p. - Undulate trigger fish
• 1 rp. - Zebra-striped angel fish
• 2 rp. - Moorish idol
• 3 rp. - Clown butterfly fish
• 4 rp. - Moonfish
• 5 rp. - Imperial angel fish
• 10 rp. - Banded butterfly fish

Following the devaluation of the rupee by India, Sharjah temporarily adopted the Saudi Arabia piastre and rial ( 20 piastres = 1 rial ) as its currency.

June 1966(?)
The following sets were overprinted with three lines covering the old values and new values usually just above or below, or to the side of the former values.

Commemorating President Kennedy - 1964 (2nd series)
• 18 p. on 40 n.p. - Pres. Kennedy and Statue of Liberty
• 1 rial on 60 n.p. - Pres. Kennedy and Statue of Liberty
• 2 rials on 100 n.p. - Pres. Kennedy and Statue of Liberty

100th Anniversary of the International Telecommunications Union - 1965

• 10 p. on 50 n.p. - Telstar satellite and Atlas-Agena rocket on launch pad
• 1 rial on 1 rp. - Syncom satellite and Post Office Tower - London, England
• 16 p. on 120 n.p. - Relay 1 satellite and tracking station

International Co-operation Year - 1966

• 1 p. on 80 n.p. - King Faisal
• 2 p. on 80 n.p. - President Johnson
• 4 p. on 80 n.p. - Prime Minister Wilson
• 6 p. on 80 n.p. - President de Gaulle
• 10 p. on 80 n.p. - Chancellor Erhard

Commemorating Sir Winston Churchill - 1966

• 1 rial on 2 rp. - Sir Winston Churchill, quill and ink bottle, and books
• 2 rials on 3 rp. - Sir Winston Churchill, quill and ink bottle, and the Houses of Parliament
• 3 rials on 4 rp. - Sir Winston Churchill and St. Paul's Cathedral
• 4 rials on 5 rp. - Sir Winston Churchill, Big Ben and the Tower Bridge

Miniature sheet
• 1 rial on 1 rp. (2 rp. design), 1 rial on 2 rp. (3 rp. design), 1 rial on 3 rp. (5 rp. design) and 1 rial on 4 rp. (4 rp. design) and issued in one sheet

2 September 1966
International Philatelic Federation and International Philatelic Journalists Association Congresses - München, West Germany
Issued as a triptych and sold as a unit for 4 riyals

• 80 n.p. - Arms of the city of München and commemorative sheetlet
• 120 n.p. - Frauenkirche, Müchen
• 2 rp. - Statue and Hall of Fame, Mü:chen

September 1966
Sharjah adopted the Dubai/Qatar currency of dirham/riyal (100 dirhams = 1 riyal).
The following issues were overprinted in several styles - still checking these.

Birds - 1965

• 30 dh. on 30 n.p. - Rock dove

Progress in Science, Transport and Communications - 1965
The pairs of same values issued tête-bêche.


• 1 dh. on 1 n.p. - Early telephone
• 1 dh. on 1 n.p. - Modern teleprinter
• 2 dh. on 2 n.p. - Automobile, 1895
• 2 dh. on 2 n.p. - Automobile, 1964
• 3 dh. on 3 n.p. - Early X-ray machine
• 3 dh. on 3 n.p. - Modern X-ray machine
• 4 dh. on 4 n.p. - Mail coach
• 4 dh. on 4 n.p. - Telstar and Delta rocket
• 5 dh. on 5 n.p. - Sailing ship
• 5 dh. on 5 n.p. - Nuclear ship, Savannah
• 30 dh. on 30 n.p. - Early astronomers
• 30 dh. on 30 n.p. - Jodrell Bank radio telescope
• 40 dh. on 40 n.p. - Greek messengers
• 40 dh. on 40 n.p. - Relay satellite, Delta rocket and globe
• 50 dh. on 50 n.p. - Early flying machine (Lilienthal's glider)
• 50 dh. on 50 n.p. - Caravelle jetplane
• 75 dh. on 75 n.p. - Persian water-wheel
• 75 dh. on 75 n.p. - Hydroelectric dam
• 1 riyal on 1 rupee - Old steam locomotive
• 1 riyal on 1 rupee - Diesel locomotive

Miniature sheet

• 40 dh. on 40 n.p. - both stamps
• 1 riyal on 1 rupee - both stamps

Provisionals - 1965

Postage


• 20 dh. on 20 n.p. - four bars of equal length
• 20 dh. on 20 n.p. - four thin bars, middle two longer than outer two

Postage


• 5 dh. on 5 n.p. - three thick bars
• 10 dh. on 10 n.p. - three thick bars
• 16 dh. on 16 n.p. - three thick bars
• 20 dh. on 20 n.p. - three thick bars
• 30 dh. on 30 n.p. - three thick bars
• 40 dh. on 40 n.p. - three thick bars
• 50 dh. on 50 n.p. - three thick bars

Air Mail

• 1 riyal on 1 rupee - three thick bars
• 3 riyals on 3 rupees - three thick bars
• 4 riyals on 4 rupees - three thick bars
• 5 riyals on 5 rupees - three thick bars
• 10 riyals on 10 rupees - three thick bars

Pan-Arab Games - Cairo, Egypt - 1965

• 50 dh. on 50 n.p. - Runners
• 50 dh. on 50 n.p. - Pole vaulter
• 50 dh. on 50 n.p. - Boxers
• 50 dh. on 50 n.p. - High jumper
• 50 dh. on 50 n.p. - Long jumper

Arabian Gulf Area Monetary Conference - 1966

• 50 dh. on 50 n.p. - Flags of Sharjah
• 75 dh. on 75 n.p. - President Kennedy
• 1 riyal on 1 rupee - Flags of Sharjah
• 3 riyals on 3 rupees - President Kennedy
• 4 riyals on 4 rupees - Flags of Sharjah
• 5 riyals on 5 rupees - President Kennedy

Gemini rendezvous issue - 1966


• 30 dh. on 30 n.p.(on 2 n.p.) - Freedom from Hunger emblem between two outstretched hands

Fish - 1966
Dirham spelled out, Arabic text below the bars.


• 1 dh. on 1 n.p. - Banded butterfly fish
• 2 dh. on 2 n.p. - Striped surgeon fish
• 3 dh. on 3 n.p. - Imperial angel fish
• 4 dh. on 4 n.p. - False mouthbreeder
• 5 dh. on 5 n.p. - Undulate trigger fish
• 15 dh. on 15 n.p. - Moonfish
• 20 dh. on 20 n.p. - Clown butterfly fish
• 30 dh. on 30 n.p. - Moorish idol
• 40 dh. on 40 n.p. - Zebra-striped angel fish
• 50 dh. on 50 n.p. - False mouthbreeder
• 75 dh. on 75 n.p. - Undulate trigger fish
• 1 riyal on 1 rupee - Zebra-striped angel fish
• 2 riyals on 2 rupees - Moorish idol
• 3 riyals on 3 rupees - Clown butterfly fish
• 4 riyals on 4 rupees - Moonfish
• 5 riyals on 5 rupees - Imperial angel fish
• 10 riyals on 10 rupees - Banded butterfly fish

Fish - 1966
Dirhams shortened to Dh., Arabic text above the bars
• 2 dh. on 2 n.p. - Striped surgeon fish
• 3 dh. on 3 n.p. - Imperial angel fish
• 15 dh. on 15 n.p. - Moonfish
• 20 dh. on 20 n.p. - Clown butterfly fish
• 30 dh. on 30 n.p. - Moorish idol
• 40 dh. on 40 n.p. - Zebra-striped angel fish
• 50 dh. on 50 n.p. - False mouthbreeder
• 75 dh. on 75 n.p. - Undulate trigger fish
• 1 riyal on 1 rupee - Zebra-striped angel fish

2 November 1966
World Cup Football (Soccer) Championships - London, England - issued on metallic foil covered paper

• 1/2 rl. - Greek ball player from the 6th century B.C.
• 1/2 rl. - Chinese kick ball game from the 2nd century B.C.
• 1/2 rl. - Ball game from the 14th century
• 1/2 rl. - Blowing up a ball (bladder) from the 17th century
• 1/2 rl. - English football (soccer) match from the 18th century
• 1/2 rl. - Football match between England and Scotland, 19th century
• 1/2 rl. - World Cup Champions - English team

Miniature sheets

• First six stamps issued as blocks of four in a smaller format

22 November 1966
Third Anniversary of the assassination of President John Kennedy
Issued as a triptych

• 50 dh. - President Kennedy
• 2 rl. - 60 n.p. issue from the 2nd 1964 series
• 2 rl. 50 dh. - President Kennedy's grave site at Arlington cemetery

Miniature sheet

• 3 rl. - President Kennedy's grave site at Arlington cemetery

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