rod222
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What I collect: Worldwide Stamps, Ephemera and Catalogues
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Post by rod222 on May 8, 2014 15:12:06 GMT
2006 Gazelles Including the Tahr (Mountain Goat) Introduced into New Zealand. Hexagonal stamps.  |
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rod222
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Posts: 9,871
What I collect: Worldwide Stamps, Ephemera and Catalogues
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Post by rod222 on Nov 26, 2015 0:30:33 GMT
Etiquettes. On proving cover (Large) Emirates Post Cover, posted 7th October 2010 from Abu Dhabi to Canada. (Seems cheap. 1 AED 450 fils (AED =Arab Emirates Dirham) 1.450 = 60c Aust.)  |
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Post by outremer01 on Aug 2, 2019 21:11:11 GMT
Almost four years later, but in case anyone else is looking, there are 100 fils to the dirham (AED) in the UAE.
In addition amounts over 1 dirham but not whole dirhams are usually expressed in fils, not fractions of dirhams or dirhams and fils.
Hence 1 dirham and 25 fils is usually expressed as 125 fils.
It is therefore likely that the postage was not 1.450.AED, but 550 fils or 5.50 AED.
The face values of a series stamps is often made up of whole dirham values - “1AED” or “5 AED” - and fils e.g. “125 fils” meaning 1.25 AED.
I will upload some examples of the definitive sets in a later post.
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Post by outremer01 on Aug 3, 2019 11:31:33 GMT
The falcon, being a key element of the emblem of the United Arab Emirates, has featured on many of its stamps, including most of the definitives. The first "falcon" definitives, issued 15th August 1976:  This shows the face value format I described above - 90 fils, then 1 dirham (Dh), then 140 fils (i.e. 1 Dh 40 fils). The second "falcon" defs were very similar to the first, issued on 25th July 1977:  The theme continued in the third series of defs, these being issued from 1982 (7th March), further values added in 1984 (35, 175, 250 fils) and 1986 (50 Dh):  The next definitive issue only comprised 3 values and was issued as a booklet:   1990 saw another series of falcon-themed defs, additional values appeared in 2003 and 2004:   A new design was launched in 2007, using calligraphy to form a falcon from the word "Emirates" in Arabic:  (This set was available in a self-adhesive format booklet). A new set was issued in 2009, this time with the new symbol AED instead of Dh:  (Shown above is the 2 Dhs "Priority" version, issued in 2008, prior to the change from Dh to AED). 2011 series:  2013 series (still has one "fils" value):  |
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Post by outremer01 on Mar 18, 2020 8:50:18 GMT
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Post by outremer01 on Mar 18, 2020 8:53:08 GMT
United Arab Emirates 27th March 1973 National Youth festival   |
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Post by outremer01 on Mar 18, 2020 8:54:52 GMT
United Arab Emirates 1st April 1973 Traffic Week    |
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Post by outremer01 on Mar 18, 2020 8:57:08 GMT
United Arab Emirates 10th December 1973 25th Anniv of Universal Declaration of Human Rights  65 fils and 1 1/4 dirhams (125 fils) have similar design, different colours. |
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Post by outremer01 on Mar 18, 2020 8:59:25 GMT
United Arab Emirates 5th August 1974 Universal Postal Union (UPU) Centenary
Emblems of Arab Postal Union, UPU and UAE.
 (60 fils and 1 1/4 dirhams have similar design, different colours.) |
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Post by outremer01 on Mar 18, 2020 9:02:53 GMT
United Arab Emirates 2nd December 1974 National Day     (1 1/4 dirham has UAE flag with UN and Arab League emblems). |
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Post by outremer01 on Mar 18, 2020 9:06:11 GMT
United Arab Emirates 27th December 1974 International Literacy Day    |
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Post by outremer01 on Mar 18, 2020 9:09:25 GMT
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Post by outremer01 on Apr 1, 2020 8:58:48 GMT
United Arab Emirates 8th November 1975 Inauguration of Jebel Ali Satellite Earth Station     |
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Post by outremer01 on Apr 1, 2020 9:07:01 GMT
United Arab Emirates 2nd December 1975 Fourth National Day  Shaikh Mohamed bin Hamad al Sharqi (Fujeira)  Shaikh Rashid bin Humaid al Naimi (Ajman)  Shaikh Ahmed bin Rashid al Mualla (Umm al Qiwain)  Shaikh Sultan bin Mohammed al Qasimi (Sharjah)  Shaikh Saqr bin Mohammed al Qasimi (Ras al Khaimah)  Shaikh Rashid bin Said (Dubai)  Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan al Nahyan (Abu Dhabi & President of the UAE)  designed H. el Mekki |
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Post by outremer01 on Apr 1, 2020 9:09:04 GMT
United Arab Emirates 8th January 1976 Arab Literacy Day    |
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Post by outremer01 on Apr 1, 2020 9:10:43 GMT
United Arab Emirates 15th January 1976 Surcharge on 75 fils of first definitive series  |
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Post by outremer01 on Sept 3, 2020 9:00:13 GMT
United Arab Emirates 1st April 1976 Traffic Week    designed - M Samood printed - Harrison |
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Post by outremer01 on Sept 3, 2020 9:01:48 GMT
United Arab Emirates 17th May 1976 World Telecommunications Day   designed - M Davarpana printed - De La Rue |
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Post by outremer01 on Sept 3, 2020 9:04:41 GMT
United Arab Emirates 12th December 1976 National Day   designed - M Al-Muharraqi printed - Pakistan Security Printing Corporation |
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Post by outremer01 on Sept 3, 2020 9:07:36 GMT
United Arab Emirates 15th December 1976 International Falconry Congress   designed - M Al-Muharraqi printed - Enschedé |
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Post by outremer01 on Mar 1, 2021 10:15:32 GMT
United Arab Emirates 30th December 1976 Centenary of Birthday of Mohammed Ali Jinnah   |
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Post by outremer01 on Mar 1, 2021 10:16:47 GMT
United Arab Emirates 12th April 1977 25th Anniversary of Arab Postal Union   |
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Post by outremer01 on Mar 1, 2021 10:17:53 GMT
United Arab Emirates 25th July 1977 Definitives - Coat of Arms  |
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Post by outremer01 on Mar 1, 2021 10:19:07 GMT
United Arab Emirates 8th September 1977 International Literacy Day   |
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Post by outremer01 on Mar 1, 2021 10:21:17 GMT
United Arab Emirates 2nd December 1977 6th National Day these were withdrawn from sale on the day of issue as the date in Arabic was wrongly inscribed backwards (2 of 3 designs)   |
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hrdoktorx
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What I collect: France (and French territories), Africa, Canada, USA, Germany, Guatemala, stamps about science, flags, maps, stamps on stamps...
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Post by hrdoktorx on Mar 2, 2021 6:21:02 GMT
Thanks for showing the Arab Postal Union issues (here and the Omani ones). The wreath of flags design is one of my all-time favourites and it is the Mauritania issue from that set which started me on the way to stamp collecting.  |
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(10 fils similar design)
(35 fils similar design)
