Umm al Qiwain
Stamps: 1972
17 April 1972
Horses
- Postage - 10 dh., 15 dh., 20 dh., 25 dh.
- Air Mail - 50 dh., 3 rl
- Miniature sheet - 3 rl
April 1972
Paintings - Dürer
Postage
- 5 dh. - St. John and St. Peter
- 10 dh. - Virgin Mary
- 15 dh. - Virgin Mary and Child
- 20 dh. - Virgin Mary and Iris
- 25 dh. - St. Paul and St. Mark
Air Mail
- 3 rl - Virgin Mary Praying
Miniature sheet
- 5 rl - Adoration of the Magi
6 May 1972
Trains - plastic surface, three-dimensional
Postage
- 5 dh. - Tunnel
- 10 dh. - Train in the snow
- 20 dh. - Wood burning locomotive
- 40 dh. - Train at a signal-crossing
- 50 dh. - Train on a bridge
Air Mail
- 6 rl - Diesel engine
Miniature sheet
- 6 rl - Diesel engine
13 May 1972
13th World Boy Scout Jamboree - Asagiri, Japan - in 1971, plastic surface, three-dimensional
Postage
- 5 dh. - Lord Baden-Powell
- 10 dh. - Boy scouts
- 20 dh. - Scouts hiking
- 40 dh. - Bugler
- 50 dh. - Boy scouts around a campfire
Air Mail
- 6 rl - Boy scouts saluting flag
Miniature sheet
- 6 rl - Boy scouts saluting flag
14 May 1972
Easter - Painting - scenes from The Passion of Christ by Memling
Postage
- 5 dh. - The Last Supper
- 10 dh. - Christ before Herod
- 20 dh. - Christ scourged
- 50 dh. - Christ and Pontius Pilate
Air Mail
- 1 rl - Crucifixion
- 3 rl - Resurrection
Miniature sheet
- 5 rl - Falling under the Cross
22 May 1972
Commemorating Sir Winston Churchill and King George III
Postage
- 5 dh. - Sir Winston Churchill and King George III
- 10 dh. - Sir Winston Churchill and King George III
- 15 dh. - Sir Winston Churchill and King George III
- 20 dh. - Sir Winston Churchill and King George III
Air Mail
- 1 rl - Sir Winston Churchill and King George III
- 3 rl - Sir Winston Churchill and King George III
22 May 1972
Arab Rulers
- Postage - 5 dh. X 6, 10 dh. X 6, 15 dh. X 6, 20 dh. X 6
- Air Mail - 3 rl X 6
29 May 1972
1972 Summer Olympic Games - München, West Germany - plastic surface, three-dimensional
Postage
- 5 dh. - Gymnast
- 10 dh. - Runners
- 20 dh. - Diver
- 40 dh. - Horse jumping
- 50 dh. - Stadium
Air Mail
- 6 rl - Olympic torch
Miniature sheet
- 6 rl - Horse jumping
May 1972
1972 Winter Olympic Games - Sapporo, Japan - plastic surface, three-dimensional
Postage
- 5 dh. - Two-men bobsled
- 10 dh. - Ski jumper
- 20 dh. - Figure skater
- 40 dh. - Slalom skier
- 50 dh. - Ice hockey players
Air Mail
- 6 rl - Speed skater
Miniature sheet
- 6 rl - Speed skater
May 1972
Commemorating John and Robert Kennedy
Postage
- 5 dh. - John and Robert Kennedy
- 10 dh. - John and Robert Kennedy
- 15 dh. - John and Robert Kennedy
- 20 dh. - John and Robert Kennedy
Air Mail
- 1 rl - John and Robert Kennedy
- 3 rl - John and Robert Kennedy
3 June 1972
Fish
- Postage - 5 dh., 10 dh., 20 dh., 40 dh., 50 dh.
- Air Mail - 6 rl
- Miniature sheet - 6 rl
5 June 1972
International Airlines
- Postage - 5 dh., 10 dh., 15 dh., 20 dh., 25 dh.
- Air Mail - 50 dh.
- Miniature sheet - 5 rl
10 June 1972
Commemorating Charles De Gaulle
- Postage - 5 dh., 10 dh., 15 dh., 20 dh., 25 dh.
- Miniature sheet - 5 rl
10 June 1972
Commemorating Napoleon
- Postage - 5 dh., 10 dh., 15 dh., 20 dh., 25 dh.
- Air Mail - 5 rl
- Miniature sheet - 5 rl
12 June 1972
Butterflies
- Postage - 5 dh., 10 dh., 15 dh., 20 dh., 25 dh.
- Air Mail - 3 rl
- Miniature sheet - 5 rl
12 June 1972
Penguins
- Postage - 5 dh., 10 dh., 15 dh., 20 dh.
- Air Mail - 50 dh., 4 rl
- Miniature sheet - 5 rl
16 June 1972
Marine animals
- Postage - 5 dh., 10 dh., 15 dh., 20 dh., 25 dh., 50 dh.
- Air Mail - 1 rl, 3 rl
17 June 1972
Apollo 15
- Postage - 5 dh., 10 dh., 15 dh., 20 dh., 25 dh.
- Air Mail - 50 dh., 75 dh., 1 rl, 3 rl, 5 rl
- Miniature sheets - 5 rl, 5 rl
17 June 1972
Cars
- Postage - 5 dh., 10 dh., 15 dh., 20 dh., 25 dh.
- Air Mail - 3 rl
- Miniature sheet - 5 rl
25 June 1972
African Masks
- Postage - 5 dh., 10 dh., 15 dh., 20 dh., 25 dh.
- Air Mail - 50 dh., 1 rl, 3 rl
- Miniature sheet - 5 rl
25 June 1972
Asian Masks
- Postage - 5 dh., 10 dh., 15 dh., 20 dh., 25 dh.
- Air Mail - 50 dh., 1 rl, 3 rl
- Miniature sheet - 5 rl
10 July 1972
Roses
- Postage - 10 dh., 15 dh., 20 dh., 25 dh.
- Air Mail - 50 dh., 5 rl
- Miniature sheet - 5 rl
19 July 1972
Dogs and Cats
- Postage - 5 dh. X 2, 10 dh. X 2, 15 dh. X 2, 20 dh. X 2, 25 dh. X 2
- Air Mail - 5 rl X 2
- Miniature sheet - 5 rl
22 July 1972
British monarchs
27 July 1972
400th anniversary of the birth of Johann Kepler
The 1972 Apollo 15 series was overprinted with 400th ANNIV KEPLER'S BIRTH and image of Kepler
- Postage - 5 dh., 10 dh., 15 dh., 20 dh., 25 dh.
- Air Mail - 50 dh., 75 dh., 1 rl, 3 rl, 5 rl
- Miniature sheets - 5 rl, 5 rl
1972
2500th Anniversary of the Persian Empire
- Postage - 10 dh., 20 dh., 30 dh., 40 dh., 50 dh., 60 dh.
- Air Mail - 1 rl, 3 rl
1972
Visit to Europe by the Emperor and Empress of Japan
1972
Summer Olympic Games - München, West Germany - gold medalists
1972
American space missions
1972
Scenes from The Divine Comedy by Dante
- Air Mail - 35 X 4 rl
- Miniature sheets - 35 X 4 rl
1972
Navigators
- Postage - 5 dh., 10 dh., 15 dh., 20 dh., 25 dh., 50 dh.
- Air Mail - 1 rl, 3 rl
- Miniature sheet - 5 rl
1972
Russian space mission heroes
Postage
- 5 dh. - Dobrovolsky
- 10 dh. - Volkov
- 15 dh. - Patsaev
- 20 dh. - Docking
- 50 dh. - Soyuz II
Air Mail
- 4 rl - Salyut mission
Miniature sheet
- 5 rl - Dobrovolsky, Volkov and Patsaev
1972
Apollo lunar missions
- Air Mail - 8 X 5 rl
- Miniature sheet - 8 X 5 rl
1972
Summer Olympic Games - München, West Germany - sports
- Air Mail - 16 X 1 rl
- Miniature sheet - 16 X 1 rl
1972
Life of Jesus - paintings
- Air Mail - 16 X 1 rl
- Miniature sheet - 16 X 1 rl
1972
Animals
- Air Mail - 16 X 1 rl
- Miniature sheet - 16 X 1 rl
1972
Flowers
- Air Mail - 16 X 1 rl
- Miniature sheet - 16 X 1 rl
1972
Ancient and modern attempts at space flight
- Air Mail - 16 X 1 rl
- Miniature sheet - 16 X 1 rl
1972
Past Summer Olympic Games
- Air Mail - 16 X 1 rl
- Miniature sheet - 16 X 1 rl
1972
Animals
- Air Mail - 16 X 1 rl
- Miniature sheet - 16 X 1 rl
1972
Life of Jesus - paintings
- Air Mail - 16 X 1 rl
- Miniature sheet - 16 X 1 rl
1972
Space missions
- Air Mail - 8 X 1 rl
- Miniature sheet - 8 X 1 rl
1972
Trains
- Air Mail - 16 X 1 rl
- Miniature sheet - 16 X 1 rl
1972
Tropical birds
- Air Mail - 16 X 1 rl
- Miniature sheet - 16 X 1 rl
1972
Past and modern airplanes
- Air Mail - 16 X 1 rl
- Miniature sheet - 16 X 1 rl
1972
Tropical Fish
- Air Mail - 16 X 1 rl
- Miniature sheet - 16 X 1 rl
1972
Insects
- Air Mail - 16 X 1 rl
- Miniature sheet - 16 X 1 rl
1972
Animals
- Air Mail - 16 X 1 rl
- Miniature sheet - 16 X 1 rl
1972
Tropical birds
- Air Mail - 16 X 1 rl
- Miniature sheet - 16 X 1 rl
1972
Roses
- Air Mail - 16 X 1 rl
- Miniature sheet - 16 X 1 rl
1972
Tropical fish
- Air Mail - 16 X 1 rl
- Miniature sheet - 16 X 1 rl
1972
Butterflies
- Air Mail - 16 X 1 rl
- Miniature sheet - 16 X 1 rl
1972
Animals
- Air Mail - 16 X 1 rl
- Miniature sheet - 16 X 1 rl
1972
Commemorating Charles de Gaulle
- Postage - 25 dh., 50 dh., 75 dh.
- Air Mail - 1 rl, 1 rl 25 dh., 1 rl 50 dh., 1 rl 75 dh., 2 rl, 2 rl 25 dh., 2 rl 50 dh., 2 rl 75 dh.
- Air Mail - 3 rl, 3 rl 25 dh., 3 rl 50 dh., 3 rl 75 dh., 4 rl, 4 rl 25 dh., 4 rl 50 dh. 4 rl 75 dh., 5 rl
1972
Antique cars - plastic surface, three-dimensional
1972
Birds - plastic surface, three-dimensional
1972
Racing cars - plastic surface, three-dimensional
1972
African animals - plastic surface, three-dimensional
1972
Flowers - plastic surface, three-dimensional
1972
Butterflies and flowers - plastic surface, three-dimensional
1972
Dogs - plastic surface, three-dimensional
1972
Racing cars - plastic surface, three-dimensional
1972
Antique cars - plastic surface, three-dimensional
1972
Costumed dolls - plastic surface, three-dimensional
1972
Olympic Games - plastic surface, three-dimensional
1972
Arabic sites
- Air Mail - 6 X 1 rl
- Miniature sheet - 6 X 1 rl
1972
Winter Olympic Games - Sapporo, Japan - gold medalists
1972
Race car drivers
1972
Summer Olympic Games - München, West Germany - gold medalists
1972
President Nixon's visit to China
1972
Christmas - from 1971
- Postage - 5 dh., 10 dh., 15 dh., 20 dh., 25 dh
- Air Mail - 5 rl
On 1 August 1972, the United Arab Emirates postal authorities took responsibility for postal operations. Stamps inscribed Umm al Qiwain were released throughout 1972. Covers bearing both Umm al Qiwain and UAE issues are possible.
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