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DUBAI POSTAL HISTORY

From Trucial States to UAE, five different postal administrations were control the postal service in the emirate of Dubai. This exhibit shows stamps and postmarks that used during the five postal administrations.

Dubai’s recorded postal history begins on August 19^th, 1909, when an Indian Branch Post Office was opened. The opening of the Dubai branch post office was the result of pressure over a number of years from the trading communities in Dubai and Karachi. From August 19^th, 1909 to August 14^th, 1947, Dubai used unoverprinted stamps and postal stationery of India.

After the division of India on August 15^th, 1947, the Branch Post Office was taken over by Pakistani postal administration. From August 16^th, 1947 to September of the same year unoverprinted stamps of India used and from October 15^th, 1947 to March 31^st, 1948, Dubai used stamps of India overprinted Pakistan.

The Dubai post office was then transferred to the British Postal Agency administration on April 1^st, 1948 and British surcharged in “ANNAS” and “RUPEES” were used during the period April 1^st, 1948 to June 13^th, 1963.

The government of Dubai took over the postal services on June 14^th, 1963. Stamps and postal stationery were used from June 15^th, 1963 to December 30^th, 1972.

The six Trucial States, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Ajman, Fujeira, Sharjah and Umm al Qiwain formed an independent union, the Untied Arab Emirates on December 2^nd, 1971. Ras al Khaima joined during February 1972. Dubai continued to use its own stamps while the works were underway for the printing of a new issue for the Untied Arab Emirates.

Links to Dubai Postal Administrations:-

• Indian Postal Administration
• Pakistani Postal Administration
• British Postal Administration
• Independent Postal Administration
• UAE Postal Administration

Other's links to Dubai stamps and postal history:-

• Dubai Stamps and Postal Stationery
• Dubai Cancels
• Dubai Stamps, Aerogrammes, Postal Cards, Errors, Postal History, Flights, etc.
• Scouts on Stamps
• Dubai Bird Stamps

Dubai stamps for sale:-

• Ballston Philatelics
• Baxley Stamps
• eBay
• International Stamp Company
• SilverDalen Stamps
• Zillions Of Stamps

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