Flag of the PRSY

People's Republic of Southern Yemen:
Stamps and Postal Stationery: 1968

 


February 1968
Provisionals
The 1965 definitive series issued by the Federation of South Arabia was overprinted by hand in bluish violet twice with a two-line Arabic script and two lines in English, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF SOUTHERN YEMEN on values from 5 fils to 75 fils and a similar script on the 100 fils to 1 dinar values. Undetermined values of the Kathiri and Qu'aiti States definitive series were also handstamped with similar overprints. The overprints can extend onto the envelope.

1 April 1968
Provisionals
The 1965 definitive series issued by the Federation of South Arabia was overprinted in red, blue or black with a two-line Arabic script, a line over the arms of the Federation and two lines in English, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC / OF SOUTHERN YEMEN on values from 5 fils to 75 fils and with a similar but one-line Arabic script on the 100 fils to 1 dinar values.

25 May 1968
Independence

21 September 1968
Girl Guides of Aden

14 October 1968
Revolution Day

28 December 1968
Antiquities


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