ARAB POSTAL UNION.

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Dalīl tawābi' al-barīd al-'arabiyah bi-al-lughāt al-'arabiyah wa-al-injilīziyah wa-al-faransiyah. = Arab Postage Stamps Catalogue. = Catalogue de Timbres-Poste Arabes. Second edition, updated and revised. This guide covers the stamps of the UAE and five of the individual emirates, along with those of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Republic (Egypt), and the other Arab League members. These include multiple countries' independence stamps, those printed to celebrate the Olympics, and many featuring portraits of famous leaders like Sheikh Zayed.The catalogue contains all the stamps issued by each country up until 1973. Other famous occasions celebrated include the wedding of King Hussein of Jordan in 1955, the landing of the Apollo 11 mission on the moon (p. 76), the "March 8 Revolution" in Syria, and the 1970 Osaka World Expo. Each stamp is listed with its year of issue, identification number, and value in the local currency.

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