EPMRAS AL KHAIMA Independent Postal Administration Cancels During the Independent postal administration seven different cancels were used in Ras al Khaima. When the post office of Ras al Khaima was opened in 1964, two cancels (Type 1 & 2) were introduced. The first two types (Type 1 & 2) read Ras al Khaima as “RAS EL KHAIMAH” before it was corrected in the later types. Two unusual cancels was known used in Ras al Khaima (Type 3 & 4) and they are rare used in covers. The most common type that used in Ras al Khaima is (Type 7), its also the only type that continued to be used during the UAE postal administration. The Small Circle Cancel
Type 1 The first Ras al
Khaima cancel is the small circle cancel (Type
1) inscribed “RAS EL-KHAIMAH P.O. / A. G.” in English and
Arabic, the “A. G.” stand for Arabian Gulf. The cancel tied with the
violet ink, and its size is 27˝mm in diameter. Note the “EL” and the “H”
in “RAS EL KHAIMAH” which will not appear in later types of Ras al
Khaima cancels.
The Registered Small Circle Cancel
Type 2 The second type is
copy of the first Ras al Khaima cancel with "R." stand for
Registered and used for Registered mail only. The cancel (Type 2) inscribed “RAS EL-KHAIMAH PO / A.
G. / R” in English and Arabic, and the “A. G.” stand for Arabian
Gulf.
Al Jazirah Cancel
Type 3 The Al Jazirah
cancel (Type 3) is the most
difficult and unusual type that used in Ras al Khaima. The cancel inscribed “AL
JAZIRAH P.O.” in English and Arabic in violet ink. The “JAZIRAH” is an Arabic word, which means, “ISLAND”.
Al Kharran cancel
Type 4
Al Kharran cancel (Type 4), another unusual type that used in
Ras al Khaima during the independent postal administration. The cancel
inscribed "AL-KHARRAN P. O. / A. G." in English and Arabic,
and its size is 35mm in diameter.
The Ras al Khaima Circle Cancel
Type 5
The Ras al Khaima circle cancel with a date rectangular box (Type 5) came into use during the year 1965. The cancel inscribed "RAS AL KHAIMA" in English and Arabic. It's size a 29˝ mm in diameter. Note: the spelling of “RAS AL KHAIMA”
in this type was corrected.
The Registered Circle Cancel
Type 6 The registered circle cancel (Type 6) is a copy of the (Type 5), the only different is that this type introduced to be used for registered mail and therefore "Registered" in Arabic and "R" in English were added in the cancel. The cancel inscribed "RAS AL KHAIMA / R." in English and "RAS AL KHAIMA / REGISTERED" in Arabic.
The Last Independent Cancel
Type 7 The last circle cancel (Type 7) with two lines separate the upper Arabic part date, and the lower English part is the most common type that used during the independent postal administration. The cancel inscribed “RAS AL KHAIMA” in English and Arabic and was known used during the UAE postal administration. More information about Ras al Khaima postal history can be found in the following links:
Back to Ras al Khaima page. Back to EPM page.
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