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This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Saudi Arabia, formerly known as the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd until 22 September 1932. The Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd had been separate countries until the mid-1920s. Saudi Arabia is the largest Arab country of the Middle East. It is bordered by Jordan and Iraq on the north and ...
Philately (/ f ɪ ˈ l æ t əl i /; fih-LAT-ə-lee) is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. [1] While closely associated with stamp collecting and the study of postage, it is possible to be a philatelist without owning any stamps. [2]
This is a list of entities that have issued postage stamps at some point since stamps were introduced in 1840. The list includes any kind of governmental entity or officially approved organisation that has issued distinctive types of stamp for postal purposes. These include post offices in foreign countries and postal services organised by ...
Al-Zahrawi was a court physician to the Andalusian caliph Al-Hakam II. He was a contemporary of Andalusian chemists such as Ibn al-Wafid, al-Majriti and Artephius. He devoted his entire life and genius to the advancement of medicine as a whole and surgery in particular.
0955-2340 (print) 1471-6917 (web) Links. Journal homepage. The Journal of Islamic Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal for the field of Islamic studies. The journal was founded in 1992 at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies and is published by Oxford University Press. [ 1] It is indexed by the ATLA Religion Database, the International ...
One stamp was issued on this occasion. Value: 50 p. 1977 –6 Birth Centenary of Agha Khan III – 2 November 1977. One stamp was issued on this occasion. Value: Rs. 2. 1977 –7 Iqbal Centenary 1977 – 9 November 1977. Five stamps were issued in se-tenant horizontal strip on this occasion. Value: 20 p, 65 p, Rs. 1.25, Rs. 2.25 Rs. 3.
Siddiqui Stamps Catalogue - Collect Pakistan Postage Stamps 2011 Edition available at www.pakistanphilately.com Editor: Akhtar ul Islam Siddiqui; Ron Doubleday and Usman Ali Isani, Pakistan Overprints on Indian Stamps and Postal Stationery 1947–1949, Karachi (1993).
The first Moroccan postal stamps were produced in 1891 by private companies which managed courier services between cities.. The system was replaced after a reorganization in 1911, the Sherifian post was created to handle local mail, and produced two series of stamps which were valid for use until 1915 and until 1919 in Tangier.