Umm al Qiwain
Stamps: 1968

20 February 1968
Falcons

Postage

• 15 dh. - Falcon
• 25 dh. - Bustard
• 50 dh. - Bustard in flight
• 75 dh. - Falcon
• 1 rl - Bustard

Air Mail

• 1 rl 50 dh. - Bustard
• 3 rl - Falcon
• 5 rl - Bustard

18 March 1968
Winter Olympic Games - Grenoble, France

Postage

• 10 dh. - Ski jumper in flight
• 25 dh. - Luge
• 75 dh. - Speed skater
• 1 rl - Figure skater

Air Mail

• 1 rl 50 dh. - Ice hockey skater
• 2 rl - 2 man bobsled
• 3 rl - Cross-country skier
• 5 rl - Downhill skier

Miniature sheet

• 8 rl - 3 rl and 5 rl issues in one sheet - stamps inscribed Postage

20 July 1968
European Painters

Postage

• 25 dh. - P. Christus
• 50 dh. - G. David
• 75 dh. - G. Terborch
• 1 rl - N. Maes
• 1 rl 50 dh. - A. Watteau
• 2 rl 50 dh. - G. Courbet

Air Mail

• 1 rl - Van Eyck
• 2 rl - de Messina
• 3 rl - Dürer
• 4 rl - Reynolds
• 5 rl - F. Gerard

29 August 1968
Summer Olympic Games - Mexico City, Mexico
Issues from the 1964 Summer Olympic Games - Tokyo, Japan and the 1968 Winter Olympic Games - Grenoble, France were overprinted with 12 - 27 OCTOBER 1968 / (emblem of Summer Olympic Games) / XIX OLYMPIC GAMES

Postage - on 1964 Tokyo issue

• 1 rl 50 dh. - Swimming pool
• 2 rl - Stadium
• 4 rl - Entrance to stadium
• 5 rl - Stadium and statue of discus thrower

Air Mail - on 1968 Grenoble issue

• 1 rl 50 dh. - Ice hockey skater
• 2 rl - 2 man bobsled
• 5 rl - Downhill skier

12 September 1968
Senator Robert Kennedy Commemoration
Overprinted on 1965 President John F. Kennedy issue with IN MEMORIAM / ROBERT F. KENNEDY / 1925 - 1968

Postage

• 3 rl - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy and family at grave site
• 5 rl - Soldiers giving the last salute
• 7 rl 50 dh - President Kennedy

25 September 1968
1968 Summer Olympic Games - Mexico City, Mexico

Postage

• 10 dh. - Javelin thrower
• 25 dh. - Long distance runner
• 50 dh. - Basketball players
• 1 rl - Shot putter
• 2 rl - Hurdler

Air Mail

• 2 rl 50 dh. - Long distance runner
• 3 rl - Basketball players
• 4 rl - Shot putter
• 5 rl - Hurdler

Miniature sheet

• 9 rl - 4 rl and 5 rl values in one sheet

17 October 1968
Paintings - Still Life

Postage

• 25 dh. - Cezanne
• 50 dh. - Bischenis
• 1 rl - Caraviggio
• 1 rl 50 dh. - Zurbaran
• 2 rl - Chardin

Air Mail

• 1 rl 25 dh. - Renoir
• 2 rl 50 dh. - Van Gogh
• 3 rl - Brueghel
• 3 rl 50 dh. - Matisse
• 5 rl - Manet

14 November 1968
Summer 1968 Olympic Games gold medalists
Names overprinted on the 1968 Summer Olympic Games - Mexico Cityissues (2nd series) with GOLD MEDAL WINNER / name of winner / sport in three lines.

Postage

• 10 dh. - Javelin thrower - J. Lusis, USSR
• 25 dh. - Long distance runner - R. Doubell, Australia
• 50 dh. - Basketball players - U.S. basketball team
• 1 rl - Shot putter - R. Matson, United States
• 2 rl - Hurdler - D. Hemery, Great Britain

Air Mail

• 2 rl 50 dh. - Long distance runner - N. Temu, Kenya
• 3 rl - Basketball players - U.S. basketball team
• 4 rl - Shot putter - W. Toomey, United States
• 5 rl - Hurdler - W. Davenport, United States

Miniature sheet

• 9 rl - 4 rl and 5 rl values overprinted in one sheet

21 December 1968
History of Aviation - different aircraft

Postage

• 25 dh. - Bleriot
• 50 dh. - Farnham
• 1 rl - Vickers-Vimy
• 1 rl 50 - Hercules
• 2 rl - Fokker

Air Mail

• 1 rl 25 dh. - Spitfire
• 2 rl 50 dh. - DC-4
• 3 rl - Vulcans
• 5 rl - Boeing 707

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