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Stamps of Fujairah: Apollo Space Flights, Moon landing

History of the Postal System of Fujairah. Stamps from the Emirate of Fujairah. UAE postal history. Fujeira Stamps. Fujairah Observer.

Letter dated Jan 1966 using Official stamps. The standard letter rate to USA was 50 n.p.

Before the first Post Office was opened in Fujairah, the locals used a courier Saeed Mohammed Tanaji to take letters to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and collect mail on his way back to Fujairah. Secondly, there was also a grocery named Abdul Rasak Grocery.  They would accept mails from locals and take it to Dubai to be sent out.  He would also collect any mails for locals from the Dubai Post Office.  This information was obtained from locals and unfortunately, there are no letters known from this period to confirm this.

Apollo Space Flights

5th June 1969: 10Dh; 25Dh; 50Dh; 1R & 2R (Postage) & 2.50R; 3R; 4R & 5R as Airmails.  All stamps were issued both Perf and Imperf.  The 4 Airmail stamps were also produced as a Minisheet with the stamps saying Postage.  The 5R stamp was also produced on Gold foil in Perf, Imperf and Imperf Delux.

MOON LANDING overprints

22nd September 1969: Original Stamps and Minisheet from previous set were overprinted MOON LANDING.  The overprinted 2.50R stamp was also produced on Gold foil in Perf, Imperf and Imperf Delux.

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