Yemen Arab Republic
Stamps and Postal Stationery: 1964

Note: In 1964 there was a currency change from the imadi to the rial. 40 bogaches = 1 rial.

30 March 1964
1964 Summer Olympic Games - Tokyo, Japan

Postage

• 1/4 b. - Dart thrower
• 1/3 b. - Table tennis player
• 1/2 b. - Runner
• 1 b. - Volleyball players
• 1 1/2 b. - Football (Soccer) players

Air Mail

• 4 b. - Horse racing
• 20 b. - Pole vaulter
• 1 rial - Basketball player

Miniature sheets

• 4 b. - Horse racing - imperforate
• 20 b. - Pole vaulter - perforate

10 April 1964
Opening of spinning and weaving factory

Postage

• 2 b. - Factory, bobbins and cloth
• 4 b. - Loom
• 6 b. - Factory, bobbins and cloth

Air Mail

• 16 b. - Factory and cloth

Miniature sheet

• 16 b. Factory and cloth - imperforate

15 April 1964
Commemorating President John F. Kennedy
The overprint on values of the 1963 Space Exploration series consists of two lines of text at the top with JOHN F. KENNEDY in English and the Arabic equivalent above it, a picture of Pres. Kennedy, the dates 1917 / 1963 in Roman and Arabic numerals on either side of the picture and two stylized branches forming a vee at the bottom.

Air Mail

• 1/4 b. - Rocket ship
• 1/3 b. - Rocket ship
• 1/2 b.- Satellite

Miniature sheet

• 20 b. - Space station - imperforate

30 April 1964
Opening of the airport at Hodeida

• 4 b. - Airplane on the runway
• 6 b. - Control tower and airplane on runway
• 10 b. - Control tower, airplane and ship

Miniature sheet

• 10 b. - Control tower, airplane and ship - imperforate

10 May 1964
New York World's Fair

Postage

• 1/4 b. - Views of the cities of New York and Sana'a and an airplane
• 1/3 b. - Flag of the YAR, views of the Empire State Building in New York and a mosque in Sana'a
• 1/2 b. - Ship, views of the Statue of Liberty in New York and the harbor in Hodeida
• 1 b. - Views of the cities of New York and Sana'a and an airplane
• 4 b. - Flag of the YAR, views of the Empire State Building in New York and a mosque in Sana'a

Air Mail

• 16 b. - Ship, views of the Statue of Liberty in New York and the harbor in Hodeida
• 20 b. - Views of the cities of New York and Sana'a and an airplane

Miniature sheet

• 20 b. - Views of the cities of New York and Sana'a and an airplane

1 June 1964
Summer Olympic Games - Tokyo, Japan

Postage

• 1/4 b. - Globe and flags of Japan and the Yemen Arab Republic
• 1/3 b. - Olympic torch
• 1/2 b. - Discus thrower
• 1 b. - Flag of the Yemen Arab Republic
• 1 1/2 b. - Swimmer

Air Mail

• 4 b. - Swimmer
• 6 b. - Olympic torch
• 20 b. - Discus thrower

Miniature sheet

• 20 b. - Discus thrower - imperforate

20 June 1964
Yemeni Boy Scouts

Postage

• 1/4 b. - Boy scout raising Yemeni and scout flags
• 1/3 b. - Boy scouts guarding camp and scout emblem
• 1/2 b. - Boy scout bugling
• 1 b. - Boy scouts guarding camp and scout emblem
• 1 1/2 b. - Boy scouts at campfire

Air Mail

• 4 b. - Boy scout raising Yemeni and scout flags
• 6 b. - Boy scouts guarding camp and scout emblem
• 16 b. - Boy scout bugling
• 20 b. - Boy scouts at campfire

Miniature sheets

• 16 b. - Boy scout bugling - perforate
• 20 b. - Boy scouts at campfire - imperforate

15 August 1964
Animals

Postage

• 1/4 b. - Hamdryas baboons
• 1/3 b. - Arabian horses
• 1/2 b. - Bullock
• 1 b. - Lion and lioness
• 1 1/2 b. - Mountain gazelles

Air Mail

• 4 b. - Mountain gazelles
• 12 b. - Bullock
• 20 b. - Lion and lioness

Postage due

• 4 b. - Mountain gazelles
• 12 b. - Bullock
• 20 b. - Arab gazelles

1 September 1964
Flowers

Postage

• 1/4 b. - Gentian
• 1/3 b. - Lily
• 1/2 b. - Poinsettia
• 1 b. - Rose
• 1 1/2 b. - Viburnum

Air Mail

• 4 b. - Rose
• 12 b. - Poinsettia
• 20 b. - Viburnum

Postage due

• 4 b. - Rose
• 12 b. - Poinsettia
• 20 b. - Viburnum

1 October 1964
Opening of Sana'a International Airport

Postage

• 1 b. - Airplane above mountains
• 2 b. - Airplane above runway
• 4 b. - Airplane above runway
• 8 b. - Airplane above mountains

Air Mail

• 6 b. - Airplanes in flight and on ground

15 October 1964
10th Anniversary of Arab Postal Union

Postage

• 4 b. - Emblem of the APU

Air Mail

• 6 b. - Emblem of the APU

Miniature sheet

• 6 b. - Emblem of the APU - imperforate

30 November 1964
2nd Arab Summit Conference

• 4 b. - Dove and flags of the member of the Arab League
• 6 b. - Arms of the members of the Arab League and map

Miniature sheet

• 4 b. and 6 b. issues - imperforate

30 December 1964
2nd Anniversary of the revolution

• 2 b. - Map of the region and flaming torch
• 4 b. - Yemeni soldier
• 6 b. - Candles on map

Miniature sheet

• 6 b. - Candles on map - imperforate

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