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Stamp of the United Arab Emirates - Emirate Shajah; 1968; commemorative stamp of the issue (Arab) Mother's Day 1968"; The Muslim Mother's Day goes back to the old-Egypts and is celebrated worldwide on the 21. March of a each year.; So, the Arab Mother's Day 1968 was the .; As stamp motive is showing a reproduction of the painting "The Hammock" (French original title: "La rêve" or "Le hamac"; German: "Die Hängematte") by the Frech painter "Jean Désiré Gustave Coubet" (or only "Gustave Courbet") (1819-1877).; This painting was created in 1844 in the style of the realism and is contemporary located in Wintherthur (Switzerland, Canton Zurich, "Museum Am Römerholz").; stamp postmarked by CTO

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"Sharjah" ("Dschardschah") was 1892-1971 British and belonged to the "Trucial States" of the British in Arabia. A first post office opened there on 10. Juli 1963. The Emirate issued own stamps 1963 bis 31. Juli 1972 and also after them. One had joined the new founded independent United Arab Emirates on . Before 1963 it has given only a military mail service of the British Forces stationed in that area. The first definitive stamps of the United Arab Emirates were issued at . Mixed postages UAE/SHA are seldom, but known and valid. In 1963 and after were issued so-called "Dunes issues" by this state after an windy US-American with name Finnbar Kenny conducted in 1964 a deal with the rulers of a number of the Trucial States to take the franchise for the production of stamps for their respective governments. However, the same Finnbar Kenny came 1964 before the court in the USA because a bribery affair in concerning to a deal with the govenment of the Cook Islands. Especially Arab editions about of the topics "Space" and "Olympic Games" (especially the Olympiads 1964 and 1968) are seen as so-called "Dunes stamps" and are not listed in many popular stamp catalogues by that reason.

Stamp. Michel: No. 428A; Yvert & Tellier: No. 212_c
Color: multicolored
Watermark: none
Nominal value: 30 Dirhams

Postage validity from 21 March 1968 until 31 March 1973
date QS:P,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1968-03-21T00:00:00Z/11,P582,+1973-03-31T00:00:00Z/11

Stamp size (printed area of a single stamp): 59.5 x 35.0 mm
Date (first issue date of the stamp)
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Author Postal admistration 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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  • The original painting in Winterthur
    The original painting in Winterthur
  • The artist (Self portrait) in 1845/46
    The artist (Self portrait) in 1845/46
  • The artist, ca.1860
    The artist, ca.1860
  • The artist in the 1860s
    The artist in the 1860s
  • The museum of this painting
    The museum of this painting
Picture description Gustve Courbet "La rêve"
First day of issue
Publisher Postal admistration of the Emirate Sharjah
Design Gustave Courbet (1819-1877) (creator of the depicted artwork),
Printer "Format International Security Printers", London (probably) (or Questa, not in Arabia)
Printing technique Offset printing
Perforation Comb perforation, K 11
MICHEL Nr. Vereinigte Arabische Emirate (Sharjah) (AE-SH), Nr. 428A
SCOTT Nr. United Arab Emirates (Sharjah) (AE_SH), No. 212-C

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