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.

• 5 fils - Arms of the Federation of South Arabia
• 10 fils - Arms of the Federation of South Arabia
• 15 fils - Arms of the Federation of South Arabia
• 20 fils - Arms of the Federation of South Arabia
• 25 fils - Arms of the Federation of South Arabia
• 30 fils - Arms of the Federation of South Arabia
• 35 fils - Arms of the Federation of South Arabia
• 50 fils - Arms of the Federation of South Arabia
• 65 fils - Arms of the Federation of South Arabia
• 75 fils - Arms of the Federation of South Arabia
• 100 fils - Flag of the Federation of South Arabia
• 250 fils - Flag of the Federation of South Arabia
• 500 fils - Flag of the Federation of South Arabia
• 1 dinar - Flag of the Federation of South Arabia

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.

• 5 fils - Arms of the Federation of South Arabia - red
• 10 fils - Arms of the Federation of South Arabia - red
• 15 fils - Arms of the Federation of South Arabia - red
• 20 fils - Arms of the Federation of South Arabia - red
• 25 fils - Arms of the Federation of South Arabia - blue
• 30 fils - Arms of the Federation of South Arabia - red
• 35 fils - Arms of the Federation of South Arabia - blue
• 50 fils - Arms of the Federation of South Arabia - blue
• 65 fils - Arms of the Federation of South Arabia - red
• 75 fils - Arms of the Federation of South Arabia - blue
• 100 fils - Flag of the Federation of South Arabia - blue
• 250 fils - Flag of the Federation of South Arabia - red
• 500 fils - Flag of the Federation of South Arabia - blue
• 1 dinar - Flag of the Federation of South Arabia - red

Aerogramme
• 25 fils - Arms of the Federation of South Arabia - black

25 May 1968
Independence

• 10 fils - Flag of the People's Republic of Southern Yemen spanning globe
• 15 fils - Revolutionary standing in a fire with chains broken
• 50 fils - Aden's harbour
• 100 fils - Several people picking cotton

21 September 1968
Girl Guides of Aden

• 10 fils - Girl Guides
• 25 fils - Brownies
• 50 fils - Girl Guides sitting around a campfire

14 October 1968
Revolution Day

• 20 fils - Revolutionary soldier aiming rifle from mountain position
• 30 fils - Radfan Mountain with circle indicating "First Martyr Fell Here in Radfan"
• 100 fils - Open book and torch and inscription "Freedom, Socialism and Unity"

28 December 1968
Antiquities

• 5 fils - Statue of Yusdqil Far'am, King of Ausan
• 35 fils - Sculpture of a person showing African influence on artwork
• 50 fils - Sculpted plaque of a winged lion showing Assyrian influence on artwork
• 65 fils - Sculpted bull's head representing the moon god

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