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A historic collection of 594 UAE postage stamps
✨ Discovery of the day
Year: 1965
Historic Desert Fortifications - 5 rupee
This issue from the same landmark 1964 collection documents the archaeological and military heritage of the emirate's interior desert tracks. The horizontal composition features an engraving of weathered defensive ruins, highlighting a solitary, tapering stone watchtower and adjacent fortifications built to secure historic water wells and oasis pathways against territorial incursions. Set against a dramatic sunset gradient where three migratory birds cross the sky, the scene underscores the endurance of local stone architecture over centuries of desert exposure. Symmetrically balanced on the left by the ornate gold-framed portrait vignette of Sheikh Ahmad bin Rashid Al Mualla, this higher-denomination stamp was utilized by the civil administration to validate domestic registered mail and regional transit rates.
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Lanner Falcon - 10 rupee
Lanner Falcon - 30 naye paise
White-eyed Gull - 5 rupee
White-eyed Gull - 20 naye paise
White Stork - 3 rupee
White Stork - 15 naye paise
African Jewelfish - 2 rupee
African Jewelfish - 10 naye paise
Spur-thighed Tortoise - 1.5 rupee
Spur-thighed Tortoise - 5 naye paise
Queen Angelfish - 1 rupee
Queen Angelfish - 4 naye paise
Dromedary Camel - 70 naye paise
Dromedary Camel - 3 naye paise
Royal Angelfish - 50 naye paise
Royal Angelfish - 2 naye paise
Arabian Horse - 40 naye paise
Arabian Horse - 1 naye paise
Traditional Dhow- 5 rupee
Traditional Dhow- 2 rupee
Traditional Dhow- 1 rupee
Date Palms - 75 naye paise
Date Palms - 40 naye paise
