Fujeira | |
Click here for higher resolution image | First day of issue: March 05, 1972 Occasion: 1972 Winter Olympics,1972,Sapporo,Japan Width: 162 mm Height: 156 mm Perforation: Perforated 13.50 x 13.50 Printing method: Lithographed Location: Ice Hockey Volume LII Stamp ID = 2446 Collective sheet containing 1 copy of fuj-19720305-s-001 From Linn's "Stamp Issuing Entities Of The World" page. Fujeira (1964-72) Stamp-issuing status: inactive. One of the sheikhdoms that comprised the Trucial States in southeast Arabia, in the Persian Gulf. Fujeira was under British protection from 1892 to 1971, when it became a member of the independent United Arab Emirates. From 1964 to 1972, Fujeira produced a huge number of gaudy topical stamps for sale to collectors. |