AEROGRAMMES: 1974 social usage of Sultan Qaboos in Arab Dress 50b Jones OAL9 to Queensland with bi-lingual '.../[SE]EB INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT' cds, light diagonal bend. The overtly racist letter states "... the Omani Arabs ... treat Europeans with great respect ... they salute you. They really are quite stupid ... they don't have a live band but you can't expect too much from the Arabs ... only one place you can go where there's no Arabs, & that's the Beach Club ... some of the Arabs have gone on a war path. They took a couple of white people hostage ... and threatened to kill them ...". (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3792
Symbol: PS
AEROGRAMMES: 1981 social usage of Sultan Qaboos in Uniform 75b Jones OAL12 with return address in "Mina Al Fahal/Muscat", to New Jersey USA with Harbour 5b & 20b tied by bi-lingual '.../25NOV/81/MINA AL FAHAL' cds. The letter states "... we have found a few of the lovely Acteon eloiseae, which we sell at $25 ...". The find is of a particularly decorative seashell found only on Oman's Al Masirah Island. The genus was discovered in 1973 by the letter-writer, Donald Bosch, and named after his wife Hannah Eloise Bosch. (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3793
Symbol: PS
AEROGRAMMES: 1983 social usage of Sultan Qaboos in Uniform 75b Jones OAL12 with return address in "Jaburu/Sultanate of Oman", to Florida USA with 25b Flowers tied by bi-lingual '.../[25.12.83/MUSCAT' cds. The letter encourages the recipient to send US$100 to Pakistan to receive a "gift" parcel that he can sell and to introduce his friends to the scheme & ends "... Come and join our business in the States". (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3794
Symbol: PS
AEROGRAMMES: 1986 social usage of long-format Sultan Qaboos 50b Jones OAL16 with Flowers 25b tied by bi-lingual '/.../GREATER [MUSCAT?]' cds, from an official with the Ministry of Health to Karachi requesting schoolbooks for his son who is studying at Muscat's Pakistan College, with Pakistani registration receipt for the parcel of books stapled within. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3795
Symbol: PS
AEROGRAMMES: 1986 social usage of long-format aging Sultan Qaboos 75b with views of Jabrin Palace & Mutrah Business District Jones OAL18 with Flowers 5b & 20b x2 tied by bi-lingual '.../28.12.86/GENERAL POST OFFICE' machine cancel, to France with the letter written in German. (Image1)
