Worldwide Stamps and Covers ARABIAN (PERSIAN) GULF AEROGRAMMES
Sale No: 7
Lot No: 986
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
Collection from Abu Dhabi x4; Bahrain x21; Dubai x11; Kuwait x35 including 10 scenic types; Oman x21 including two scenic types; Qatar x15; Sharjah x6; Trucial States; and UAE x11; apparently all different including some paper & watermark varieties, a few minor imperfections but generally very fine to superb unused. An excellent opportunity to embark on a new collecting adventure.
(Qty 125)
All-different Aerogrammes from Abu Dhabi x4; Bahrain x2, Dubai x5; Kuwait x12 including scenic issues 12f uprated, 25f x6 (one uprated), 80f Shaikh x2 & 80f Dove; Oman x12; Qatar x6; Sharjah x2; and UAE x5; all CTO with some also addressed as is often the case.
(Qty 48)
ABU DHABI: 1968 Human Rights Year 40f ADL6, commercial usage within the Gulf (?, addressed entirely in Arabic), large-part strike of the bilingual pictorial cds of 4MY68, light bends. Rare: Terry Jones records one commercially used example.
BAHRAIN: 1964 Shaikh 30np with 'To open cut here' on the flap #11 commercially used to Holland with a request for confectionary appropriate for a hot climate!, 23mm 'BAHRAIN/ * ' cds.
DUBAI: 1963 Dhows 20np brown DAL4 - the rate to members of the Arab Postal Union - commercially used to Pakistan with faint strike of the hexagonal '.../DUBAI-POSTS' d/s, 'K.R. NEW TOWN/DELY/7JAN64' arrival b/s, central fold & soiled. Extremely rare. [The first five issues of 1963-64 were produced by the Baroody Stamp Co of Beirut with the primary (only?) purpose being explotation of collectors. Renowned postal stationery authority, Wayne Menuz, doubted that any of these aerogrammes were properly used until Gary Watson submitted proof]
DUBAI: 1964 Second Scouts Issue 30np Bugler on misprinted form with horizontal stamp box, and another overprinted on 40np Scouts Marching (or vice versa?). This issue is notorious for the fabrications perpetrated by the Baroody Stamp Co. However, a commercially used example of the 40np violet has been recorded. (2)
DUBAI: 1965 Educational Progress 40np DAL16 commercially used to Pakistan with light strike of the 26mm '.../ 1 /DUBAI' cds & 'KARACHI GPO/DELY' arrival b/s, vertical fold & some soiling/staining still of good appearance. [The message is written entirely in Arabic but is clearly dated "26.3.65". This is 19 months earlier than Terry Jones' issue date. It's a pity neither cds is good enough to confirm the year. Werner Wiegand's issue date is 25.11.1964 which is clearly wrong because it's in the period of the Baroody Stamp Co contract]
DUBAI: 1967 40dh Hawk size 121x99mm DAL18 commercially used to the USA with bilingual Dubai machine cancel. [The full typed message enquires about joining a correspondence club and about supplying Gulf stamp issues]
DUBAI: 1970 New Format size 149x99mm 40dh Hawk DAL19 commercially used to Pakistan with part-machine cancel & partial arrival b/s of 14JAN70, minor discolouration. Earliest recorded usage: Terry Jones' ERD is 5.3.1970.
Sale No: 7
Lot No: 996
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
DUBAI: 1971 '60/Dh' on 40dh Hawk size 149x99mm DAL20 commercially used to Houston Texas with Dubai machine cancel of 11FEB/1973, central fold & minor bends. [The effusive letter from a super-fan congratulates NASA on the success of the Apollo Space Programme, then asks for coloured photos of the current and previous astronauts to add to his collection]
DUBAI: 1971 '60/Dh' on 40dh Hawk size 149x99mm DAL20 Overprinted Twice once on the Reverse, unused. [The second surcharge unusually shows the obliterating block cut in-half due to a pre-overprinting paper fold]
KUWAIT: 1959 Dhow 40np KUL8 commercially used to New York with 31mm bilingual '.../*/15FE/60/KUWAIT' cds. [Half-tone indicium providing a very fine design, compared to the previous coarsely-engraved indicium]
KUWAIT: 1965 25f Dove & Olive Branch KUL13 commercially used to Connecticut with bilingual '.../9FEB/1966/AHMADI KUWAIT' machine cancel, opened a little roughly at lower-left.
KUWAIT: 1969 Shaikh Sabah 12f KUL17 for use to members of the Arab Postal Union, commercially used to Egypt (?), minor faults. Correctly used APU issues are very scarce.
KUWAIT: 1969 25f Shaikh Sabah with sans serif 'STATE OF KUWIAT' KUL18 with unlisted Watermark 'Z', commercially used to Singapore, two filing holes not affecting the address panel.
OMAN: 1973 Sultan Qaboos in Arab Dress 25b OAL8 being the Arab Postal Union rate commercially used to Pakistan with bilingual '.../29DEC/75/CENTRAL BO' cds & 'CSO/KARACHI' arrival b/s, heavy central fold & soiling but still presentable. Rare: the only proper usage we have recorded.
OMAN: 1973 Sultan Qaboos in Arab Dress 50b OAL9 late usage to GB with 50b & 350b tied by superb strikes of the scarce oval '.../30JAN2001/ REGD /JAWHARAT A'SHATI' d/s in blue, bar-coded registration label obliterated on arrival in England where Royal Mail R label affixed to the reverse. Beautiful albeit philatelic usage. [Registered aerogrammes are very scarce]
QATAR: 1957 30dh QAL5 commercially used to New York with 20dh tied by bilingual '.../DOHA' cds. [The enclosed typed letter complains about dealers who fail to honour their commitments and collectors who ask questions but don't spend any money!]
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: 1971 Overprints on Abu Dhabi 'Oil Well' Aerogrammes 30f on 20f & 60f on 30f both with Double Surcharge (partly misplaced on the reverse), each with an associated light paper fold, unused. (2)
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: 1972 '60 Fils' & 'U.A.E.' Horizontally on Abu Dhabi 40f Falcon UAL1b, commercial usage to Pakistan with bilingual '.../2OC/73/DUBAI UAE' cds, vertical fold & minor blemishes.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: 1994 160f Falcon Wiegand #10 (not listed by Terry Jones) to Scotland with bilingual '.../ D / SHARJAH' cds. Use from anywhere other than Abu Dhabi or Dubai is very scarce. [Contains a hand-written pricelist of UAE stamps & a request for the addressee's pricelist]
