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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