Ajman | |
Click here for higher resolution image | First day of issue: 1972 Occasion: 1972 Winter Olympics,1972,Sapporo,Japan Width: 22 mm Height: 14 mm Location: Ice Hockey Volume II Stamp ID = 51 Stamp shows Vladimír Dzurilla Stamp shows Oldřich Machač Stamp shows Yevgeni Mishakov Stamp shows Václav Nedomanský From Linn's "Stamp Issuing Entities Of The World" page. Ajman (1964-72) Stamp-issuing status: inactive; Population: 4,400. One of the Trucial States in eastern Arabia. A sheikhdom under British protection from 1892-1971, Ajman joined the independent United Arab Emirates on Dec. 2, 1971. During 1964-71, Ajman issued 6,000-7,000 different stamps, all designed with worldwide collectors in mind. UAE issues replaced those of Ajman in 1972. Subsequent Ajman issues came onto the philatelic market after 1972, but these were not recognized as valid by the government. |