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SAUDI ARABIA

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Before 1916 stamps of Turkey were used in Saudi Arabia. Example of two stamps used in Mecca:


Two stamps of Turkey (upside down to show better the cancel 'MECQUE')

 

1916 Arabic inscriptions

  1 pa brown
  1/8 Pi orange (= 5 pa)
  1/4 Pi green
  1/2 Pi red
  1 Pi blue
  2 Pi red (1917)

These stamps are either perforated normally, rouletted or perforated 'zig-zag'.

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
1 pa * *  
1/8 Pi * *  
1/4 Pi * *  
1/2 Pi ** *  
1 Pi ** **  
2 Pi *** ***  

Overprinted with arabic text (1922):

  1 pa brown
  1/8 Pi orange (= 5 pa)
  1/4 Pi green
  1/2 Pi red
  1 Pi blue
  2 Pi red

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
1 pa RR RR  
1/8 Pi RR RR  
1/4 Pi *** ***  
1/2 Pi *** ***  
1 Pi *** ***  
2 Pi R R  

Overprinted with arabic text and further surcharged 

  1/2 Pi on 1 pa brown
  1 Pi on 1 pa brown

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
1/2 Pi on 1 pa RRR RRR  
1 Pi on 1 pa RRR RRR  


Two arabic overprints; one in black and one in blue.

 


1934 issue, inscription 'ROYAUME DE L'ARABIE SOUDITE'

Issues for Nedsj (from 1925 onwards)

Examples:

Bogus issue, triangular stamp

This stamp exists in green, red, blue, orange and violet. These bogus stamps seems to have been made in Warsaw (Poland), however other sources say Italy ( http://mysite.freeserve.com/saudi/forgtri.htm ). The mentionned website also shows much more information about these bogus stamps (even perforated stamps seem to exist). They appeared on the market around 1923.

 

YEMEN

In 1926 Yemen issued its first stamps, example:

Forgeries of these stamps exists, see: https://stampforgeries.com/forged-stamps-of-yemen/

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