Stamps of Fujairah: EXPO 70
EXPO 70
25th June 1970 – The set was: 10Dh; 20Dh; 70Dh; 1R; 1R; 2R and 5R (in minisheet as airmail). All were available in Perf and Imperf format.
The 1R with the Australian Pavilion of this first issue commercially used on an envelope piece from the Fujeira Branch of the United Bank with the new round cancel and the minisheet from this set Cancelled to Order – with round cancel. This is the first set that used this type of cancel.
Fujeira part of the UAE – the first definitive set was issued by the UAE on 1 Jan 1973 and the 1¼Dh depicted the Buthnah Fort at Fujeira. On 2 Dec 1975, a set with each of the Sheikhs was produced for National Day Celebrations – the 35 F value was with the Sheikh of Fujeira. And again on 2 Dec 1984 for the National Day Commemorative, the Sheikh (now known as Emir) and the fort were included in the set.
