The New York City Skyline Commemorative

This premium 1-riyal/rupee high-value airmail commemorative expands on the same New York World's Fair 1964 collection by presenting a striking, horizontal architectural profile of the Manhattan Skyline. The vibrant, multi-color composition captures the dense skyscrapers of mid-20th-century New York rising directly above the East River waterfront, anchored prominently by the iconic limestone-and-steel vertical framework of the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building under a bright blue sky. Cleanly inscribed in both English and Arabic script with the fair's official dedication text across the bottom, this high-denomination issue was engineered by Harrison and Sons Ltd. London to process premium international weight tiers, parcel routing, and long-distance transcontinental air traffic under the sovereign authority of Sharjah.