Sharjah and Dependencies
Stamps and Postal Stationery: 1970

20 January 1970
UNICEF - Paintings of Children

Postage

• 5 dh. - Goya
• 5 dh. - Murillo
• 5 dh. - Murillo
• 5 dh. - Murillo
• 5 dh. - Murillo
• 5 dh. - Renoir
• 5 dh. - Rubens
• 5 dh. - Velazquez
• 5 dh. - Watteau

Air Mail

• 20 dh. - Murillo
• 25 dh. - Goya
• 35 dh. - Murillo
• 40 dh. - Murillo
• 50 dh. - Murillo
• 60 dh. - Renoir
• 75 dh. - Rubens
• 1 rl - Velazquez
• 3 rl - Watteau

Miniature sheets

• 1 rl 65 dh. - 25 dh., 40 dh. and 1 rl issues in one sheet
• 4 rl 35 dh. - 60 dh., 75 dh. and 3 rl issues in one sheet

14 April 1970
Domesticated Animals

Postage

• 3 dh. - Dog
• 3 dh. - Camel
• 3 dh. - Cow
• 3 dh. - Horse
• 3 dh. - Antelope
• 3 dh. - Sheep
• 3 dh. - Cat
• 5 dh. - Cats
• 10 dh. - Dogs
• 15 dh. - Antelopes

Air Mail

• 20 dh. - Cows
• 35 dh. - Sheep
• 1 rl - Horses
• 3 rl - Camels

Miniature sheet

• 3 rl 15 dh. - 15 dh., 1 rl and 2 rl issues together in one sheet

1970
Adult animals and their babies

Postage

• 3 dh. - Cats
• 3 dh. - Dogs
• 3 dh. - Antelopes
• 3 dh. - Cows
• 3 dh. - Sheep
• 3 dh. - Horses
• 3 dh. - Camels
• 5 dh. - Cat
• 10 dh. - Dog
• 15 dh. - Antelope

Air Mail

• 20 dh. - Cow
• 35 dh. - Sheep
• 1 rl - Horse
• 2 rl - Camel

Miniature sheet

• 3 rl 15 dh. - 15 dh., 1 rl and 2 rl issues together in one sheet

2 June 1970
Expo '70 - Osaka, Japan - paintings

Postage

• 3 dh. - Woman with Hat
• 3 dh. - Woman
• 3 dh. - Garden scene
• 3 dh. - Under an umbrella

Air Mail

• 1 rl - Woman with Hat
• 1 rl - Woman
• 1 rl - Garden scene
• 1 rl - Under an umbrella

Miniature sheet

• 3 rl - Three women
• 3 rl - 60s style building

2 June 1970
Expo '70 - Osaka, Japan - embossed on gold foil

Air Mail

• 3 rl - Emblem of Expo '70

2 June 1970
Expo '70 - Osaka, Japan - pavilions

Postage

• 2 dh. - Japanese pavilion
• 2 dh. - Pavilion with various robots
• 3 dh. - Pavilion of dreams
• 3 dh. - Saudi Arabian pavilion

Air Mail

• 40 dh. - French pavilion
• 40 dh. - British pavilion
• 40 dh. - American pavilion
• 40 dh. - West German pavilion

Miniature sheet

• 3 rl - Saudi Arabian pavilion

20 June 1970
Napoleon - paintings

• Postage - 3 dh. X 5
• Air Mail - 20 dh., 30 dh., 40 dh., 60 dh., 2 rl
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• Miniature sheet - 4 rl

20 June 1970
General Charles de Gaulle

Postage

• 3 dh. - Scene with General de Gaulle at home
• 3 dh. - General de Gaulle and Sir Winston Churchill
• 3 dh. - General de Gaulle and General Jacques Leclerc
• 3 dh. - General de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer
• 3 dh. - General de Gaulle making an address on television

Air Mail

• 20 dh. - Scene with General de Gaulle at home
• 30 dh. - General de Gaulle and Sir Winston Churchill
• 40 dh. - General de Gaulle and General Jacques Leclerc
• 60 dh. - General de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer
• 2 rl - General de Gaulle making an address on television

Miniature sheet

• 4 rl - General de Gaulle and a cadet

26 June 1970
5th Anniversary of Shaikh Khalid's Accession

Postage

• 5 dh. - Shaikh Khalid
• 5 dh. - Modern buildings
• 5 dh. - Airport
• 5 dh. - Harbour
• 5 dh. - Oil well
• 20 dh. - Shaikh Khalid
• 35 dh. - Shaikh Khalid
• 35 dh. - Modern buildings
• 35 dh. - Airport
• 35 dh. - Harbour
• 35 dh. - Oil well
• 40 dh. - Shaikh Khalid
• 40 dh. - Modern buildings
• 40 dh. - Airport
• 40 dh. - Harbour
• 40 dh. - Oil well
• 60 dh. - Shaikh Khalid
• 60 dh. - Modern buildings
• 60 dh. - Airport
• 60 dh. - Harbour
• 60 dh. - Oil well

Note: Each of the 40 dh. issues was also released overprinted 5 dh.

10 July 1970
Commemorating international events

Postage

• 1 dh. - Flower show
• 1 dh. - Rimet Cup and map
• 1 dh. - Rimet Cup and flags
• 1 dh. - Boy scout jamboree
• 1 dh. - Paintings
• 5 dh. - Philympia in London, England

Air Mail

• 75 dh. - Flower show
• 1 rl - Rimet Cup and map
• 2 rl - Boy scout jamboree
• 3 rl - Philympia in London, England

Miniature sheet

• 4 rl - Rimet Cup and flags

22 November 1970
Russian and American space missions

Postage

• 1 dh. - Mercury 3 and 4
• 2 dh. - Mercury 6 and 7
• 3 dh. - Mercury 8 and 9
• 4 dh. - Vostok 1 and 2
• 5 dh. - Vostok 3 and 4

Air Mail

• 25 dh. - Mercury 3 and 4
• 40 dh. - Mercury 6 and 7
• 85 dh. - Mercury 8 and 9
• 1 rl - Vostok 1 and 2
• 2 rl - Vostok 3 and 4

Miniature sheet

• 4 rl - Moon

22 November 1970
American Gemini space missions

Postage

• 1 dh. - Gemini 3 and 4
• 2 dh. - Gemini 5 and 6
• 3 dh. - Gemini 7 and 8
• 4 dh. - Gemini 9 and 10
• 5 dh. - Gemini 11 and 12

Air Mail

• 25 dh. - Gemini 3 and 4
• 40 dh. - Gemini 5 and 6
• 85 dh. - Gemini 7 and 8
• 1 rl - Gemini 9 and 10
• 2 rl - Gemini 11 and 12

Miniature sheet

• 4 rl - Moon, dog and rocket

22 November 1970
Russian and American space missions

Postage

• 1 dh. - Apollo 7 and 8
• 2 dh. - Apollo 9 and 10
• 3 dh. - Apollo 11 and 12
• 4 dh. - Voskhod 1 and 2
• 5 dh. - Soyuz 3 and 4/5

Air Mail

• 25 dh. - Apollo 7 and 8
• 40 dh. - Apollo 9 and 10
• 85 dh. - Apollo 11 and 12
• 1 rl - Voskhod 1 and 2
• 2 rl - Soyuz 3 and 4/5

Miniature sheet

• 4 rl - Moon station

22 November 1970
Lunar missions - embossed on silver or gold foil

Air Mail

• 3 rl - Two American astronauts on the moon - silver foil
• 3 rl - Two American astronauts on the moon - gold foil
• 3 rl - silver foil
• 3 rl - gold foil

Miniature sheets

• 4 rl - silver foil
• 4 rl - gold foil

30 November 1970
200th Anniversary of Beethoven's birthday

Postage

• 3 dh. - Beethoven
• 3 dh. - Beethoven's birthplace
• 3 dh. - His study
• 3 dh. - The place he died
• 3 dh. - Musical score

Air Mail

• 35 dh. - Beethoven
• 40 dh. - Beethoven's birthplace
• 60 dh. - His study
• 1 rl - The place he died
• 2 rl - Musical score

Miniature sheet

• 3 rl -

30 November 1970
200th Anniversary of Beethoven's birthday - embossed on silver or gold foil

Air Mail

• 3 rl - Beethoven - silver foil
• 3 rl - Beethoven - gold foil

Miniature sheet

• 4 rl - Beethoven - silver foil
• 4 rl - Beethoven - gold foil

30 November 1970
Mozart

Postage

• 3 dh. - Mozart
• 3 dh. - Mozart's birthplace
• 3 dh. - Mozart as a child prodigy
• 3 dh. - Salzburg
• 3 dh. - Music room

Air Mail

• 35 dh. - Mozart
• 40 dh. - Mozart's birthplace
• 60 dh. - Mozart as a child prodigy
• 1 rl - Salzburg
• 2 rl - Music room

Miniature sheet

• 3 rl - Schönbrunn

30 November 1970
Mozart - embossed on silver or gold foil

• 3 rl - Mozart - silver foil
• 3 rl - Mozart - gold foil

Miniature sheets

• 4 rl - Mozart - silver foil
• 4 rl - Mozart - gold foil

1970
The life of Christ

Postage

• 1 dh. - Jesus in Temple
• 2 dh. - Flight to Egypt
• 3 dh. - Shepherds
• 4 dh. - Three Wise Men
• 5 dh. - Annunciation

Air Mail

• 25 dh. - Annunciation
• 40 dh. - Three Wise Men
• 60 dh. - Shepherds
• 1 rl - Flight to Egypt
• 2 rl - Jesus in Temple

Miniature sheet

• 2 rl - Nativity

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