Aden Stamps and Postal Stationery: 
1953 to 1965

2 June 1953
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

• 15 cents - Queen Elizabeth II

1953 - 1958
Definitives
Note: Watermarked crown and script "CA"

• 5 cents - Minaret (perf. 12)
• 5 cents - Minaret (perf. 12 x 13 1/2) - 1956
• 10 cents - Camel transport
• 15 cents - Crater
• 25 cents - Mosque
• 35 cents - Dhow (perf.12)
• 35 cents - Dhow (perf. 12 x 13 1/2) - 1958
• 50 cents - Map (perf 12)
• 50 cents - Map (perf 12 x 13 1/2) - 1956
• 70 cents - Salt works (perf 12)
• 70 cents - Salt works (perf. 12 x 13 1/2) - 1956
• 1 shilling - Dhow building (purple and sepia)
• 1 shilling - Dhow building (violet and black) - 1956
• 1 shilling 25 cents - Colony badge - 1956
• 2 shillings - Aden Protectorate levy (carmine rose and sepia)
• 2 shillings - Aden Protectorate levy (carmine and black) - 1956
• 5 shillings - Crater Pass (blue and sepia)
• 5 shillings - Crater Pass (dark blue and sepia) - 1956
• 10 shillings - Tribesman (olive and sepia)
• 10 shillings - Tribesman (olive gray and black) - 1954
• 20 shillings - Aden in 1572 (rose violet and dark brown)
• 20 shillings - Aden in 1572 (light violet and black) - 1957

February 1953
Definitive

Prestamped registration envelope
• 30 cents - Queen Elizabeth II
  In sizes G ( Fee Paid - 21 mm ) and H

15 June 1953
Definitive

Aerogramme
• 50 cents - Map of region
  Four-line inscription:
  IF ANYTHING IS EN- / CLOSED THIS LETTER / WILL BE SENT BY / ORDINARY MAIL.

September 1953
Definitive

Postal card
• 10 cents - Queen Elizabeth II
  Please note: There were two printings, one darker than the other. I do not know which was issued when.

Prestamped envelope
• 15 cents - Queen Elizabeth II, square and oblong formats

27 April 1954
Royal Visit

• 1 shilling - Dhow building type 1953 definitive - inscribed "Royal Visit 1954"

4 July 1954
Definitive

Aerogramme
• 50 cents - Map of region
  Inscribed with By AIR MAIL inside a curved tablet and PAR AVION / AIR LETTER / AEROGRAMME underneath it; two lines of instruction on back

September 1953
Definitive

Postal card
• 10 cents - Queen Elizabeth II
  Please note: There were two printings, one darker than the other. I do not know which was issued when.

1955
Definitive

Aerogramme
• 50 cents - Map of region
  Inscribed with By AIR MAIL inside a banner and PAR AVION / AIR LETTER / AEROGRAMME underneath it; three lines of instruction on back, longest measuring 102 mm.

November 1956
Definitive

Prestamped registration envelope
• 30 cents - Queen Elizabeth II
  In size K

1957
Definitive

Aerogramme
• 50 cents - Map of region
  Inscribed with By AIR MAIL inside a banner and PAR AVION / AIR LETTER / AEROGRAMME underneath it; three lines of instruction on back, longest measuring 97 mm.

February 1958
Definitive

Prestamped registration envelope
• 30 cents - Queen Elizabeth II
  In size G ( Fee Paid - size 26 mm )

1959
Definitive

Aerogramme
• 50 cents - Map of region
  Inscribed with By AIR MAIL inside a banner and PAR AVION / AIR LETTER / AEROGRAMME underneath it, three lines of instruction on back, longest measuring 97 mm. The paper is watermarked with Imperial Airmail and L.

26 January 1959
Introduction of a Revised Constitution
Overprint on definitive series issues - with three-line wording Revised / Constitution / 1959 in English or in Arabic

• 15 cents - Crater (overprint in Arabic)
• 1 shilling 25 cents - Colony badge (overprint in English)

4 June 1963
Freedom from Hunger

• 1 shilling 25 cents - Various sources for protein, including cow, chicken, fish, nuts and grains

1964 - 1965
Definitives
Note: Watermarked St. Edward's crown and block "CA", perf. 12 x 13 1/2

• 5 cents - Minaret (1965)
• 10 cents - Camel transport
• 15 cents - Crater
• 25 cents - Mosque
• 35 cents - Dhow
• 50 cents - Map
• 70 cents - Salt works
• 1 shilling - Dhow building
• 1 shilling 25 cents - Colony badge
• 2 shilling - Aden Protectorate levy (1965)

1964
Definitive

Registration envelope
• Formular - Queen Elizabeth II
  Size G

Index | 1937 - 1952 | 1953 - 1965