ABU DHAB

 

INDEPENDENT POSTAL ADMINISTRATION

 

(AEROGRAMMES)

 

 

21 May 1967

40f – Jetliner – Printed on watermarked and unwatermarked paper.

 

  • Watermarked “Imperial Air Mail A”, lift and right.
  • Watermarked “Imperial Air Mail B”, lift and right.
  • Watermarked “Imperial Air Mail C”, lift only.
  • Watermarked “Imperial Air Mail C”, C looks like an “e”.
  • Watermarked “Imperial Air Mail C”, C looks like an “o”.
  • Watermarked “Imperial Air Mail”, without letter, right only.
  • Watermarked “Imperial Air Mail Z”, lift and right.
  • Watermarked “Imperial Air Mail Z”, Z looks like "2"
  • Watermarked “Imperial Air Mail Z”, the Z is located on top of letter M in AIR MAIL.
  • Unwatermarked.

 

 

2 January 1968

20f – Shaikh Zaid and palace - Printed on watermarked and unwatermarked paper - Issued for Arab Postal Union

 

  • Watermarked “Imperial Air Mail A”, lift and right.
  • Watermarked “Imperial Air Mail Y” lift and right.
  • Watermarked “Imperial Air Mail Z”, lift and right.
  • Unwatermark.

 

 

23 January 1968

40f – Jetliner - printed locally in halftone

 

 

1 April 1968

40f – Human Rights emblem and Shaikh Zaid

 

 

11 May 1970

20f – Shaikh Zaid and oil platform – Issued for Arab Postal Union - (small version)

 

  • Missing blue color.

 

 

11 May 1970

40f – Shaikh Zaid and hawk (small version)

 

 

18 January 1971

40f – Shaikh and hawk – 149mmm x 106 mm (large version)

 

 

1 Jun 1971

20f – Shaikh Zaid and oil platform – 149mm x 106mm (large version)

Number of issues: 300

Note: Released in error, after new rates were decided.

 

 

1 July 1971

30f on 20f - Shaikh Zaid and oil platform (149mm x 106mm)

 

  • Missing blue.
  • Orange printing shifted 20mm down.
  • Surcharge shifted left.
  • Sheet printed upside down.

 

 

1 July 1971

50f on 40f - Shaikh Zaid and hawk - (149mm x 106mm)

 

 

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