Sharjah and Dependencies
Stamps and Postal Stationery: 1968

16 January 1968
Winter Olympic Games - Grenoble, France

Postage

• 1 dh. - Luger
• 2 dh. - Curler
• 3 dh. - Ice hockey player
• 4 dh. - Skier
• 5 dh. - Figure skater

Air Mail

• 1 rl. - Tobaggoner
• 2 rl. - Ski jumper
• 3 rl. - Speed skater

Miniature sheet

• 5 rl - Speed skater

1968
Winter Olympic Games - Grenoble, France - embossed on gold foil

Postage

• 1 rl - Downhill skier - gold

Air Mail

• 1 rl - Downhill skier - gold and carmine

Miniature sheets

• 1 rl - Downhill skier - gold
• 1 rl - Downhill skier - gold and carmine

12 February 1968
12th World Boy Scout Jamboree - Idaho, United States

Postage

• 1 dh. - Scout salute, Boy Scout emblems, and flags of participating countries
• 2 dh. - Boy Scout emblems and salute
• 3 dh. - Boy scout emblem
• 4 dh. - Campfire
• 5 dh. - Boy Scout raising flag and Lord Baden-Powell
• 10 dh. - Flags and boy scout emblems

Air Mail

• 30 dh. - Flags and boy scout emblems
• 50 dh. - Boy scout raising flag and Lord Baden-Powell
• 60 dh. - Campfire
• 1 rl. 50 dh. - Boy Scout emblem

Miniature sheets

• 60 dh - Campfire
• 1rl 50 dh. - Boy scout emblem

21 March 1968
Mother's Day - paintings

Postage

• 10 dh. - Gainsborough
• 20 dh. - Le Nair
• 30 dh. - Courbet
• 40 dh. - Tournier

Air Mail

• 1 rl - Nattier
• 2 rl - Drovais
• 3 rl - Largilliere
• 4 rl - David

Miniature sheet

• 5 rl - Labille-Guiard

March 1968
Gold medalists from the 1968 Winter Olympic Games - Grenoble, France
1968 Winter Olympic issues overprinted with Name of event / gold medalist

Postage

• 1 dh. - Luger SKATING / Y. Schut
• 2 dh. - Curler NORDIC SKI / F. Nones
• 3 dh. - Ice hockey player HOCKEY / USSR team
• 4 dh. - Skier SLALOM / J.C. Killy
• 5 dh. - Figure skater ART SKATING / P. Fleming

Air Mail

• 1 rl. - Tobaggoner SLALOM SPECIAL / M. Gottschel
• 2 rl. - Skier JUMPING / V. Beloussov
• 3 rl. - Speed skater SKATING / E. Keller
  
Miniature sheet

• 5 rl - Speed skater SKATING / E. Keller

25 May 1968
Definitives

Postage

• 5 dh. - Shaikh Khalid and the arms of Sharjah
• 10 dh. - Shaikh Khalid and the flag of Sharjah
• 15 dh. - Shaikh Khalid with arms and flag
• 20 dh. - Shaikh Khalid and geometric design

Air Mail

• 35 dh. - Shaikh Khalid and the arms of Sharjah
• 40 dh. - Shaikh Khalid and the flag of Sharjah
• 60 dh. - Shaikh Khalid with arms and flag
• 75 dh. - Shaikh Khalid and geometric design
• 1 rl - Shaikh Khalid and the arms of Sharjah
• 2 rl - Shaikh Khalid and the flag of Sharjah
• 3 rl - Shaikh Khalid with arms and flag
• 4 rl - Shaikh Khalid and geometric design
• 5 rl - Shaikh Khalid and the arms of Sharjah
• 10 rl - Shaikh Khalid and the flag of Sharjah

14 July 1968
Egyptian art

Postage

• 15 dh. - Golden Lion
• 25 dh. - Maidservant
• 35 dh. - Tutankhamen
• 45 dh. - Amulet
• 55 dh. - Sarcophagus
• 65 dh. - Scribe
• 75 dh. - Queen
• 95 dh. -Tutankhamen

July 1968
American paintings

Postage

• 20 dh. - Stuart
• 30 dh. - Homer
• 40 dh. - Wenger
• 50 dh. - Whistler
• 60 dh. - Remington

Air Mail

• 1 rl - Sargent
• 4 rl - Rockwell
• 5 rl - Wood

Miniature sheet

• 4 rl 60 dh. - 60 dh. and 4 rl issues

18 August 1968
Martyrs for Liberty

Air Mail

• 35 dh., 60 dh., 1 rl - Mahatma Gandhi
• 35 dh., 60 dh., 1 rl - President John Kennedy
• 35 dh., 60 dh., 1 rl - Dr. Martin Luther King
• 35 dh., 60 dh., 1 rl - President Abraham Lincoln

Miniature sheet

• 2 rl 40 dh. - The four 60 dh. issues together on one sheet

18 August 1968
World Peace

Air Mail

• 35 dh., 60 dh., 1 rl - Mahatma Gandhi
• 35 dh., 60 dh., 1 rl - President John Kennedy
• 35 dh., 60 dh., 1 rl - Dr. Martin Luther King
• 35 dh., 60 dh., 1 rl - President Abraham Lincoln

Miniature sheet

• 2 rl 40 dh. - The four 60 dh. issues together on one sheet

25 August 1968 ( reported )
Provisionals

Aerogrammes

• 40 dh. on 20 n.p. ( 1966 ) - Map and flag of Sharjah
• 10 dh. stamp added to 30 n.p. ( 1966 ) - Map and flag of Sharjah

10 October 1968
Summer Olympic Games - Mexico City, Mexico

Postage

• 10 dh. - Equestrian rider and horse
• 20 dh. - Gymnast
• 30 dh. - Weight lifter
• 2 rl - Runner
• 2 rl 50 dh. - Diver
• 5 rl - Football (soccer) player

Miniature sheet

• 5 rl - Equestrian

10 October 1968
Recent Summer Olympic Games

Air Mail

• 25 dh. - London, England 1948
• 50 dh. - Helsinki, Finland 1952
• 75 dh. - Melbourne, Australia 1956
• 1 rl 50 dh. - Rome, Italy 1960
• 3 rl - Tokyo, Japan 1964
• 4 rl - Mexico City, Mexico 1968

Miniature sheet

• 5 rl - Mexico City, Mexico 1968

15 October 1968
Champions of various sports

Postage

• 20 dh. - Fritz Walter
• 30 dh. - Schiaffino
• 40 dh. - Puskas
• 60 dh. - Matthews
• 1 rl 50 dh. - Meazza
• 2 rl 50 dh. - Di Stefano

Miniature sheet

• 7 rl - Germany

22 November 1968
Commemorating Senator Robert F. Kennedy
The 4 rl value and the miniature sheet from the 1968 American paintings series were overprinted with In Memory of / Robert Kennedy .

Air Mail
• 4 rl - Rockwell

Miniature sheet

• 4 rl 60 dh. - The 60 dh. and 4 rl issues together on one sheet

30 December 1968
Olympic Games Gold Medalists

Air Mail

• 35 dh. - Owens
• 50 dh. - Blankers-Koen
• 1 rl - Zatopek
• 2 rl - D'Oriola
• 3 rl 25 dh. - Benvenuti
• 4 rl - Fraser
• 4 rl - Schollander

Miniature sheets

• 4 rl - Schollander
• 10 rl - Various competitions

30 December 1968
Gold medalists from the 1968 Summer Olympic Games - Mexico City, Mexico

Postage

• 35 dh. - Pentathlon, Germany
• 50 dh. - 400 m hurdles - England
• 60 dh. - Long jump - United States
• 1 rl - 400 m - France
• 2 rl - Weight lifting - Japan
• 4 rl - Swimming - Australia

Miniature sheet

• 4 rl - Discus - United States

30 December 1968
Gold Medalists from the 1968 Summer Olympic Games - Mexico City, Mexico - embossed on gold foil

Postage

• 3 rl - Boxers

Air Mail

• 4 rl - Sailing
• 4 rl - Artifacts

Miniature sheets

• 3 rl - Boxers
• 4 rl - Sailing
• 4 rl - Artifacts

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