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Stamp of the Arabian Emirate Sharjah; 1968; airmail stamp of the issue "History of the Olympic Games - XIXth Olympic (Summer) Games, 1968 in Mexico City"; stamp drawing with the Olympic rings; the obverse of a medal of the Olympic Games 1968 in Mexico City; a Mexican flag; a 9-stage Maya pyramid (probably Palenque (Mexico)); and a figure with Aztec bird headdress; stamp postmarked by CTO ("cancelled-to-order")
Stamp: Michel: No. 501A
Color: multicolored (on light blue background)
Watermark: none
Nominal value: 4 Riyals

Postage validity: from 10 October 1968 until 31 March 1973
date QS:P,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1968-10-10T00:00:00Z/11,P582,+1973-03-31T00:00:00Z/11

Stamp picture size (printed area): 49.5 x 34.0 mm
Date (first issue day of the stamp)
Source scan of original
Author Postal administration of the Emirate Sharjah
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Public domain This image of a postage stamp from United Arab Emirates is in the public domain both in United Arab Emirates and in other countries adhering to international copyright treaties, because, though the 2002 copyright law of the United Arab Emirates states that such works as stamps are protected for 50 years starting from 1 January of the publication year, the 1992 copyright law (DOC) gave a 25 years copyright protection (starting from the publication date). Therefore all UAE postage stamps printed before 1977 are in public domain.
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- also imperforate
- also same drawing, same colors, but other nominal value
- generally: differentiation to "dunes issues"
Picture description Drawing with the Olympic rings; the obverse of a medal of the Olympic Games 1968 in Mexico City; a Mexican flag; a 9-stage Maya pyramid (probably Palenque in Mexico); and a figure with Aztec bird headdress
First day of issue
Publisher Postal administration of the Emirate Sharjah
Design Unknown authorUnknown author
Printer "Harrison and Sons Limited, London, Hayes and High Wycombe" (printery of the original stamp)

(Quotation: "In 1963, Great Britain ceded responsibility for the Trucial States' postal system.", So, all stamps of the so-called "Trucial States" were printed either in England or in Austria (the latter mainly Emirate Ajman). All other issues not listed in the catalogues and/or with lesser print quality (and mostly postmarked as CTO) are so-called "dunes issues" and as such seen as pure maculation created with the aim of financial fraud. The Emirate Sharjah was one of these "Trucial States". However, the less print quality, the CTO cancellation, and an unexact perforation indicate to one of the "dune issues" (probably produced in Italy) - but it can also be that the used offset-printing machine was new at Harrison & Sons and one was still at learning in handling.)

Printing technique Offset printing
Circulation ?
Perforation Comb perforation, K 11 (= type "A")
MICHEL Nr. Arabische Emirate (Sharjah), Nr. 501A

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