Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Yemen Pt 4 - Kingdom 1962-71

 Mutawakelite Kingdom of Yemen

All foil issues with the same design are listed with the set/design.  If it is a new design then it is listed as a separate issue. Overprint foil issues are listed separately.
Issues with “- s/s” indicate this is a souvenir sheet only.
Issues with “+ s/s” indicate this stamp design is also issued as a souvenir sheet.

7 Nov 1962 - Overprint on UN Issue, FREE YEMEN FIGHTS FOR GOD, IMAM & COUNTRY in English and Arabic


1 b. - UN emblem and chains - violet

Perf (7 values)


2 b. - UN emblem and chains - green


3 b. - UN emblem and chains - turquoise


4 b. - UN emblem and chains - dark blue


6 b. - UN emblem and chains - lilac


14 b. - UN emblem and chains - brown-red


20 b. - UN emblem and chains - dark brown


7 Nov 1962 - 1960 Olympic Issue overprint FREE YEMEN FIGHTS FOR GOD,  IMAM, COUNTRYin English and Arabic


2 b. - Olympic torch, overprint in black

Perf (4 values)


2 b. - Olympic torch, overprint in red


4 b. - Olympic torch, overprint in black


4 b. - Olympic torch, overprint in red


7 Nov 1962 - 1960 Olympic Issue overprint FREE YEMEN FIGHTS FOR GOD, IMAM & COUNTRY in English and Arabic (English is on two lines)


2 b. - Olympic torch

Perf (5 values)


4 b. - Olympic torch


6 b. - Olympic torch


8 b. - Olympic torch


20 b. - Olympic torch


7 Nov 1962 - Overprint on Hodeida Highway Issue FREE YEMEN FIGHTS FOR GOD, IMAM & COUNTRY in English and Arabic


4 b. - Hodeida, Sana’a and road

Perf (3 values)
Souvenir sheet


6 b. - Hodeida, Sana’a and road


10 b. - Hodeida, Sana’a and road


4b, 6b & 10b on sheet - s/s


7 Nov 1962 - Overprint on UNESCO Nubian Monuments issue FREE YEMEN FIGHTS FOR GOD, IMAM & COUNTRY in English and Arabic.


4 b. - Nubian temple

Perf (2 values)

Imperf (2 values)

Souvenir sheet


6 b. - Nubian temple


4b & 6b on sheet - s/s


7 Nov 1962 - Arab League Week Overprint FREE YEMEN FIGHTS FOR GOD, IMAM & COUNTRY in English and Arabic


4 b. - Arab League Center, Cairo Egypt

Perf (2 values)

Souvenir sheet black overprint

Souvenir sheet red overprint


6 b. - Arab League Center, Cairo Egypt


4b & 6b on sheet - s/s


7 Nov 1962 - Malaria Education Overprint FREE YEMEN FIGHTS FOR GOD, IMAM & COUNTRY in English and Arabic


4 b. - Emblem

Perf (2 values)

Imperf (2 values)

Souvenir sheet


6 b. - Emblem


4b & 6b on sheet - s/s


7 Nov 1962 - Overprint on UN 17th Anniversary Issue, FREE YEMEN FIGHTS FOR GOD, IMAM & COUNTRY in English and Arabic


1 b. - UN emblem and chains - violet

Perf (7 values)

Souvenir sheet overprint in black

Souvenir sheet overprint in red


2 b. - UN emblem and chains - green


3 b. - UN emblem and chains - turquoise


4 b. - UN emblem and chains - dark blue + s/s


6 b. - UN emblem and chains - lilac


14 b. - UN emblem and chains - brown-red


20 b. - UN emblem and chains - dark brown


7 Nov 1962 - 1960 Olympic Issue overprint FREE YEMEN FIGHTS FOR GOD, IMAM & COUNTRY in English and Arabic (English is on one line diagonally)


2 b. - Olympic torch

Perf (5 values)


4 b. - Olympic torch


6 b. - Olympic torch


8 b. - Olympic torch


20 b. - Olympic torch


7 Nov 1962 - Aerogram Overprint FREE YEMEN FIGHTS FOR GOD, IMAM & COUNTRY in English and Arabic


10 b. - Leaning Minaret, Mosque at TA’iz and airplane

1 item


1 Aug 1963 - Freedom from Hunger Overprint FREE YEMEN FIGHTS FOR GOD, IMAM & COUNTRY in English and Arabic


4 b. - Five sheaves of wheat

Perf (2 values)

Imperf (2 values)

Souvenir sheet


6 b.- Five sheaves of wheat


4b & 6b on sheet - s/s


1963 - Overprint on Royalist YAR Issue - YEMEN and tw line Arabic text


4 b. - Soldier with YAR flag, no red flag overprint

Perf (4 values)


4 b. - Soldier with YAR flag, with red flag overprint


6 b. - Tank and YAR flag, no red flag overprint


6 b. - Tank and YAR flag, with red flag overprint


1963 - Overprint on Royaist YAR Issue - YEMEN and FREE YEMEN FIGHTS FOR GOD, IMAM & COUNTRY in English and Arabic.


6 b. - Tank and YAR flag

Perf (1 value)

Imperf (1 value)


1963 - Freedom From Hunger Issue Overprint FREE YEMEN FIGHTS FOR GOD, IMAM & COUNTRY with star covering value and new value above.


1 b. on 4.b. - Five sheaves of wheat

Perf (2 values)

Imperf (2 values)


2 b. on 6 b. - Five sheaves of wheat


1963 - Freedom From Hunger Issue Overprint FREE YEMEN FIGHTS FOR GOD, IMAM & COUNTRY with star covering value and new value above, red cross and red crescent added at top


1 b. on 4.b. - Five sheaves of wheat

Perf (2 values)

Imperf (2 values)

Souvenir sheet


2 b. on 6 b. - Five sheaves of wheat


1b & 2b on sheet - s/s (missing years overprint)


14 Nov 1963 - Aerogramme Overprint FREE YEMEN FIGHTS FOR GOD, IMAM & COUNTRY plus surcharge


10 b. + 4 b. - Leaning Minaret, Mosque at Ta’iz

1 value


31 Dec 1963 - Red Cross Centenary


⅛ b. - Red Cross field post

Perf (5 values)

Souvenir sheet


¼  b. - Red Cross field post


½  b. - Red Cross field post


4 b. - Red Cross field post


6 b. - Red Cross field post


4b & 6b sheet - s/s


31 Dec 1963 - Provisional Overprint of Consular Fee Stamp YEMEN in English and Arabic


10 b. - Flag of the Kingdom of Yemen, overprint in red

Perf (2 values)


10 b. - Flag of the Kingdom of Yemen, overprint in lilac


15 Jan 1964 - The Patriotic War


½ b. - Royalist soldiers in battle

Perf (5 values)

Imperf (5 values)

Souvenir sheet


1 b. - Royalist soldiers in battle


2 b. - Royalist soldiers in battle


4 b. - Royalist soldiers in battle


6 b. - Royalist soldiers in battle


24 b. - Royalist soldiers in battle


19 Mar 1964 - Patriotic War overprint HONOURING BRITISH RED CROSS SURGICAL TEAM with surcharge


10 b. on 4 . - Royalist soldiers in battle

Perf (2 values)

Imperf (2 values)


18 b. on ½ b. - Royalist soldiers in battle


19 Mar 1964 - Red Cross Centenary overprint AIR MAIL and airplane


10 b. on ⅛ b. - Red Cross field post

Perf (3 values)


10 b. on ¼ b. - Red Cross field post


28 b. on ½ b. - Red Cross field post


19 Mar 1964 - Patriotic War Issue overprint with new values


4 b. on ½ b. - Royalist soldiers in battle

Perf (3 values)


4 b. on 1 b. - Royalist soldiers in battle


4 b. on 2 b. - Royalist soldiers in battle


1 Sep 1964 - Olympic Games, Tokyo Japan


2 b. - Olympic torch and five ring olympic symbol

Perf (3 values)

Imperf (3 values)

Souvenir sheet


4 b. - Olympic torch and five ring olympic symbol + s/s


6 b. - Olympic torch and five ring olympic symbol


7 Sep 1964 - Space


2 b. - Rocket

Perf (3 values)

Imperf (3 values)

Souvenir sheet


4 b. - Rocket


6 b. - Rocket + s/s


8 Dec 1964 - Overprint on consular fee stamp YEMEN in English and 1383 in Arabic


5 b. + 5 b. - Flag of Kingdom of Yemen, red coat of arms (horizontal pair)

Perf (4 pairs)


5 b. + 5 b. - Flag of Kingdom of Yemen, lilac coat of arms (horizontal pair)


5 b. + 5 b. - Flag of Kingdom of Yemen, red coat of arms (vertical pair)


5 b. + 5 b. - Flag of Kingdom of Yemen, lilac coat of arms (vertical pair)


1964 - 1954 5th Anniversary of Accession overprint FREE YEMEN FIGHTS FOR GOD IMAM & COUNTRY in English and Arabic


4 b. - orange

Perf (3 values)


6 b. - blue


8 b. - blue-green


1964 - Definitives hand stamped  FREE YEMEN FIGHTS FOR GOD IMAM & COUNTRY in English and Arabic

NOTE: As forces took over areas and cities they came across new stocks of stamps. Some were in very small quantities.


1930 Definitives

Perf (6 values)


1 b. - green


2 b. - green-olive


4 b. - vermillion


6 b. - blue


10 b. - brown


1 i. - red-brown & pale blue


1931 Definitives

Perf (11 values)


½ b. - orange


1 b. - olive-green


2 b. - brown


3 b. - violet


4 b. - pink


5 b. - grey


6 b. - ultramarine


8 b. - lilac


10 b. - orange-brown


20 b. - olive-green


1 i. - lilac & olive green


1947-48 Definitives

Perf (1 value)


6 b. - yellow-green


1947 Airmail

Perf (2 values)


10 b. - pale grey


20 b. - olive green


1951 Definitives

Perf (1 value)


20 b. - pink


Airmail, 5th Anniversary of Accession

Perf violet overprint (3 values)Perf black overprint (3 values)


10 b. - red


12 b. - pale blue


20 b. - olive-brown


Arab Postal Union


4 b. - yellow-brown


6 b. - green


16 b. - violet


1958 Official Stamps

Perf red overprint  (3 values)

Perf black overprint  (3 values)

Perf violet overprint  (3 values)


1 b. - brown


5 b. - blue-green


10 b. - blue


6th Anniversary of Arab Telecommunications

Perf (3 values)


4 b. - brown-red, blue overprint


4 b. - brown-red, black overprint


4 b. - brown-red, violet overprint


1st Anniversary of Proclamation of Arab States

Perf (6 values)


1 b. - Flags of U.A.R. and Yemen


2 b. - Flags of U.A.R. and Yemen


4 b. - Flags of U.A.R. and Yemen


6 b. - Flags of U.A.R. and Yemen


10 b. - Flags of U.A.R. and Yemen


16 b. - Flags of U.A.R. and Yemen


1960 Inauguration of Arab League Building

Perf (2 values)


4 b. - green & black, black overprint


4 b. - green & black, violet overprint


1960 World Refugee Year

Perf  black overprint (2 values)

Per violet overprint (2 values)

Souvenir sheet


4 b. - grey-brown, black overprint


6 b. - yellow-green, violet overprint


4b & 6b on sheet - s/s


1961 UN Issues

Perf black overprint (7 values)

Perf violet overprint (7 values)

Souvenir sheet black overprint

Souvenir sheet violet overprint


1 b. - violet


2 b. - green


3 b. - turquoise


4 b. - dark blue - s/s


6 b. - lilac


14 b. - brown-red


20 b. - dark brown


17th Anniversary of UN

Perf (7 values)


1 b. - violet


2 b. - green


3 b. - turquoise


4 b. - dark blue


6 b. - lilac


14 b. - brown-red


20 b. - dark brown


1961 Inauguration of Port Hodeidah

Perf black overprint (3 values)

Perf violet overprint (3 values)

Souvenir sheet


4 b. - multicolored


6 b. - multicolored


16 b. - multicolored


4b, 6b & 16b on sheet - s/s


4th Anniversary of King Ahmed

Perf (3 values)


1 i. - multicolored


30 b. - multicolored


1961 Definitives

Perf black overprint (10 values)

Perf violet overprint (10 values)


1 b. - multicolored


2 b. - violet-gray


4 b. - multicolored


6 b. - blue-green, gray


8 b. - pink-lilac, green-black


10 b. - multicolored


12 b. - pale violet, gray


16 b. - pale blue, gray


20 b. - pale gray, gray


1 i. - multicolored


1961 Yemen Building

Perf black overprint (5 values)

Perf violet overprint (5 values)


4 b. - multicolored


6 b. - multicolored


8 b. - multicolored


10 b. - multicolored


16 b. - multicolored


1961 Highway to Sana’a Issue

Perf black overprint (3 values)

Perf violet overprint (3 values)


4 b. - multicolored


6 b. - multicolored


10 b. - multicolored


4b, 6b & 10b on sheet - s/s


1962 UNESCO Nubian Temple

Perf black overprint (2 values)

Perf violet overprint (2 values)

Souvenir sheet


4 b. - brown


6 b. - blue-green


4b & 6b sheet - s/s


1962 Arab League Week

Perf black overprint (2 values)

Perf violet overprint (2 values)

Souvenir sheet black overprint

Souvenir sheet violet overprint


4 b. - blue-green


6 b. - blue


4b & 6b sheet - s/s


1962 Child Welfare Issue

Perf black overprint (4 values)

Perf violet overprint (4 values)


2 b. - multicolored


4 b. - multicolored


6 b. - multicolored


10 b. - multicolored


1962 Malaria Education

Perf black overprint (2 values)

Perf violet overprint (2 values)

Souvenir sheet black overprint

Souvenir sheet violet overprint


4 b. - red-orange


6 b. - dark blue-green


4b & 6b sheet - s/s


1960 Olympics

Perf black overprint (1 value)

Perf violet overprint (1 value)


2 b. - pink/black


15 Feb 1965 - 1964 AirMail overprint HONOURING BRITISH YEMEN RELIEF COMMITTEE 1963 1965 in English and Arabic


10 b. on ⅛ b. - Red Cross field post

Perf (3 values)


18 b. on ¼ b. - Red Cross field post


28 b. On ½ b. - Red Cross field post


1 Mar 1965 Prince Seif al-Islam Ali


4 b. - grey and red

Perf (1 value)


5 Apr 1965 - Commemorating John F. Kennedy


⅛ b. - Pres. Kennedy as a boy

Perf (5 values)

Imperf (5 values)

Souvenir sheet


¼ b. - Pres. Kennedy as naval officer


½ b. - Pres. Kennedy sailing with Mrs. Kennedy


4 b. - President Kennedy in rocking chair


6 b. - Portrait of Pres. Kennedy


4 b. - President Kennedy and family - s/s


10 Apr 1965 - Prince Seif al-Islam overprint IN MEMORY OF SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL 1874 - 1965 in English and Arabic


4 b. - blue and red

Perf red overprint (1 value)

Perf black overprint (1 value)

Imperf red overprint (1 value)

Imperf black overprint (1 value)


20 May 1965 - Centenary of the International Telecommunications Union


2 b. - Satellite, olympic rings, ITU emblem

Perf (3 values)

Imperf (3 values)

Souvenir sheet


4 b. - Satellite, olympic rings, ITU emblem + s/s


6 b. - Satellite, olympic rings, ITU emblem


30 May 1965 - Birds


⅛ b. - Hammerkop

Perf (5 values)

Imperf (5 values)

Souvenir sheet


¼ b. - Golden-winged grosbeak


½ b. - Hoopoe


4 b. - Arabian woodpecker + s/s


6 b. - Violet starling


6 June 1965 - Commemorating Winston Churchill


⅛ b. - Churchill and St. Paul’s Cathedral

Perf (2 strips of 3)

Imperf (2 strips of 3)

Souvenir sheet


¼ b. - Churchill and the Houses of Parliament


½ b. - Portrait of Churchill


1 b. - Churchill and St. Paul’s Cathedral


2 b. - Churchill and the Houses of Parliament


4 b. - Portrait of Churchill


4 b. - Churchill seated and flags of Yemen and Great Britain - s/s


28 June 1966 - Definitives


1 b. - Imam al-Badr

Perf (7 values)

Perf (6 values)

Aerogramme (1 value)


1 ½ b. - Imam al-Badr, perf only


2 b. - Royalist arms


4 b. - Imam al-Badr


6 b. - Flag or Royalist Yemen


18 b. - Royalist arms


24 b. - Flag of Royalist Yemen


10 b. - Imam al-Badr and silhouette of airplane - aerogramme


14 July 1965 - 1964 Space Issue overprint MARINER 4 in English and Arabic


2 b. - Rocket

Perf (3 values)

Imperf (3 values)

Souvenir sheet


4 b. - Rocket


6 b. - Rocket + s/s


15 Sep 1965 - International Cooperation Year


2 b. - King Faisal, Imam al-Badr and ICY emblem

Perf (3 values)

Imperf (3 values)

Souvenir sheet


4 b. - King Faisal, Imam al-Badr and ICY emblem + s/s


6 b. - King Faisal, Imam al-Badr and ICY emblem


27 Sep 1965 - ICY Issue overprint GEMINI V GORDON COOPER & CHARLES CONRAD AUGUST 21-29 1965


2 b. - King Faisal, Imam al-Badr and ICY emblem

Perf (3 values)

Imperf (3 values)

Souvenir sheet black overprint

Souvenir sheet red overprint


4 b. - King Faisal, Imam al-Badr and ICY emblem + s/s


6 b. - King Faisal, Imam al-Badr and ICY emblem


Sept 1965 - Definitives and Prince Seif Issue overprint -  STATE OF YEMEN in English and Arabic inside frame


2 b. - Royalist Arms

Perf (4 values)


4 b. - Imam al-Badr


4 b. - Prince Seif al-Islam Ali


18 b. - Royalist Arms


1 Oct 1965 - Cats


⅛ b. - Black Persian

Perf (6 values)

Imperf (6 values) unofficial

Souvenir sheet


¼ b. - Tortoise-Shell


½ b. - Seal Point Siamese


1 b. - Silver Tabby Persian


2 b. - Cream Persian


4 b. - Red Tabby


4 b. - 6 Cats - s/s


15 Oct 1965 - Flowers


⅛ b. - Verbena

Perf (5 values)

Imperf (5 values)

Souvenir sheet


¼ b. - Dianthus


½ b. - Dahlia


1 b. - Nasturtium


2 b. - Red Saxifrage


4 b. - Wild Rose - s/s


4 Oct 1965 - Commemorating the Visit of Pope Paul VI to UN


2 b. - Satellite, Statue of Liberty, globe and flag of Yemen

Perf (3 values)

Imperf (3 values)

Souvenir sheet


4 b. - Satellite, Statue of Liberty, globe and flag of Yemen


6 b. - Satellite, Statue of Liberty, globe and flag of Yemen


2b, 4b & 6b sheet - s/s


10 Nov 1965 - Current and Possible Space Achievements


⅛ b. - Scene of futuristic moon landing

Perf (5 values)

Imperf (5 values)

Souvenir sheet


¼ b. - Astronauts in space


½ b. - President Kennedy and Cape Kennedy


4 b. - Russian astronauts Belyaev and Leonov in space


6 b. - American astronauts White and McDivitt


½ b, 4b & 6b sheet - s/s


20 Nov 1965 - Commemorating Winners from 1964 Olympic Games, Tokyo Japan


⅛ b. - Football players and gold medal

Perf (6 values)

Imperf (6 values)

Souvenir sheet


¼ b. - Runner and gold medal


½ b. - Discus thrower and gold medal


2 b. - Judo and gold medal


4 b. - Wrestlers and gold medal


6 b. - Equestrian and gold medal


4 b. - Equestrian and gold medal - s/s


23 Nov 1965 - Definitive and Prince Seif overprint PROVIS. GOVT., 1966 in English and Arabic inside frame


2 b. - Royalist Arms

Perf (4 values)


4 b. - Imam al-Badr


4 b. - Prince Seif al-Islam Ali


18 . - Royalist Arms


1965 - Postcards


1 ½ b. - Imam al-Badr, two flags and crown (all addressed to local radio station)

3 items


2 b. - Imam al-Badr, two flags and crown (Arabic only)


5 b. - Imam, al-Badr, two flags and crown


1965 - Special Letter Sheet, Freedom From Hunger on letters sheet with + 4 B AEROGRAM in English and Arabic


6 b. + 4 b. - letter sheet

1 item


1966 Jan-Oct - Hand-stamped on paper, rectangular box of stars, Arabic script above arms with YEMEN AIRPOST and Arabic script below.


10 b. - red on white typing paper, 41 x 26mm

Item (30 varieties)


10 b. - red on white typing paper, 40 x 26mm


10 b. - red on white vertical laid writing paper, 40 x 26mm


10 b. - red on white thick carton paper printed on both sides, 41 x 26mm


10 b. - red on normal white paper, 41 x 26mm


10 b. - red on white chalky paper, 41 x 26mm


10 b. - red on white glossy paper, 41 x 26mm


10 b. - lilac-red on white typing paper, 40 x 26mm


10 b. - lilac-red on normal white paper, 40 x 26mm


10 b. - lilac-red on white chalky paper, 40 x 26mm


10 b. - violet on white typing paper, 41 x 26mm


10 b. - violet on white typing paper, 40 x 26mm


10 b. - violet on coarse yellowish paper, 41 x 26mm


10 b. - violet on thick carton paper, printed both sides, 41 x 26mm


10 b. - violet on vertically laid paper, 40 x 26mm


10 b. - violet on normal paper, 40 x 26mm


10 b. - red on yellow, 41 x 26mm


10 b. - lilac-red on yellow, 40 x 20mm


10 b. - red on ochre-yellow glossy paper, 41 x 26mm


10 b. - violet on red-orange paper, 41 x 26mm


10 b. - violet on orange matt paper, 41 x 26mm


10 b. - violet on brown-orange matt paper, 41 x 26mm


10 b. - violet on brown-orange glossy paper, 41 x 26mm


10 b. - violet on carmien-lilac paper, 41 x 26mm


10 b. - violet on carmine-lilac paper, 40 x 26mm


10 b. - violet on pale carmine-lilac paper, 40 x 26mm


10 b - red on white self-adhesive label, 41 x 26mm


10 b. - red on white self-adhesive label, 40 x 26mm


10 b. - lilac-red on white self adhesive label, 40 x 26mm


10 b. - lilac-red on blue aerogramme paper


24 Jan 1966 - Aerogramme


10 b. - Portrait of Imam Mohammed al-Badr

1 item


25 Jan 1966 - Builders of World Peace I


⅛ b. - Nehru

Perf (strip of 5)

Imperf (strip of 5)

Souvenir sheet


¼ b. - Dag Hannarskjöld


½ b. - Pope John XXIII


1 b. - Winston Churchill


4 b. - Pres. John F. Kennedy


4 b - all 5 men on one sheet - s/s


15 Mar 1966 - Kennedy Issue surcharged with new values


4 b. on ⅛ b. - Pres. Kennedy as a boy

Perf (4 values)

Imperf (4 values)


8 b. on ¼ b. - Pres. Kennedy as naval officer


10 b. on ½ b. - Pres. Kennedy sailing with Mrs. Kennedy


1 i. on 6 b. - Portrait of Pres. Kennedy


16 Apr 1966 - Builders of World Peace II


⅛ b. - Pres. Lübke

Perf (strip of 5 + 1 value)

Imperf (strip of 5 + 1 value)

Souvenir sheet


¼ b. - Pres. Charles de Gaulle


½ b. - Pope Paul VI


1 b. - Pres. Johnson


4 b. - U Thant


4 b. - sheet with all 5 men - s/s


1 b. - King Faisal


Apr 1966 - Freedom From Hunger overprint  PERIODICALS in English and Arabic


4 b. - Five sheaves of wheat

Perf (2 values)

Imperf (2 values)


6 b. - Five sheaves of wheat


Apr 1966 - Red Cross on Freedom from Hunger overprint PERIODICALS in English and Arabic


4 b. - Five sheaves of wheat

Perf (2 values)

Imperf (2 values)

Souvenir sheet violet overprint

Souvenir sheet black overprint


6 b. - Five sheaves of wheat


4b & 6b sheet - s/s (GRESCENT instead of CRESCENT)


4 May 1966 - 1965 Olympic Winners overprint OLYMPIC GAMES PREPARATION MEXICO 1968 in English and Arabic with airplane


12 b. on ⅛ b. - Football player and gold medal

Perf (3 values)

Souvenir sheet


28 b. on ¼ b. - Runner and gold medal


34 b. on ½ b. - Discus thrower and gold medal


4b - Equestrian and gold medal - s/s


24 May 1966 - Commemorating the Fortress of Shaharah, 1904-1964


½ b. - Cannon

Perf (7 values)

Souvenir sheet


1 b. - Bombed mosque


1 ½ b. - View of Shaharah Fortress


2 b. - Victory Gate


4 b. - Cannon, different view


6 b. - Cannon, different view


10 b. - Cannon, similar to ½ b. - s/s


Oct 1966 - Provisional Hand Stamped Envelopes


1 b. + 1 b. - green hand stamp, AIR crossed out

14 Envelopes


1 b. + 1 b. - green hand stamp, AIR not crossed out


4 b. - red hand stamp


1 b. + 1 b. - green hand stamp, AIR crossed out, arms to left of stamp


1 b. + 1 b. - green hand stamp, AIR not crossed out, arms to left of stamp


4 b. - red hand stamp, arms to the left of stamp


6 b. - blue hand stamp


3 x 6 b. - blue hand stamp


4 b. - red-brown hand stamp + 2 x 10 b. - violet hand stamp


6 b. - blue hand stamp, arms to left of stamp


3 x 6 b. - blue hand stamp, arms to left of stamp


4 b. - red-brown hand stamp + 2 x 10 b. - violet hand stamp, arms to left of stamp


3 x 4 b. - hand stamp in red


3 x 4 b. - hand stamp in red, arms to the left of stamp


Nov 1966 - 1963 Red Cross overprint frame of stars, 4 lines of Arabic text & REVALUED in English


4 b. on ⅛ b. - Red Cross field post

Perf (3 values)


4 b. on ¼ b. - Red Cross field post


4 b. on ½ b. - Red Cross field post


1 Jan 1967 - Third Anniversary of the Death of Pres. J.F. Kennedy


12 b. - Pres. John Kennedy

Perf (3 values)

Imperf (3 values)

Souvenir sheet


28 b. - Pres. John Kennedy


34 b. - Pres. John Kennedy


24 b. - Arlington grave site and scroll - s/s


3 Jan 1967 - 1965 Olympic Winners overprint ENGLAND WINNER


⅛ b. - Football players and gold medal

Perf (6 values)

Imperf (6 values)



¼ b. - Runner and gold medal


½ b. - Discus thrower and gold medal


2 b. - Judo and gold medal


4 b. - Wrestlers and gold medal


6 b. - Equestrian and gold medal


5 Jan 1967 - 1965 Olympic Winners overprint 4 B REVALUED inside rectangle frame


4 b. on ⅛ b. - Football players and gold medal

Perf (3 values)

Souvenir sheet


4 b. on ¼ b. - Runner and gold medal


4 b. on ½ b. - Discus thrower and gold medal


4 b. on 4 b. Equestrian - s/s


5 Jan 1967 - 1967 ENGLAND WINNER overprint 4 B REVALUED inside rectangular frame


4 b. on ⅛ b. - Football players and gold medal

Perf (3 values)


4 b. on ¼ b. - Runner and gold medal


4 b. on ½ b. - Discus thrower and gold medal


25 Jan 1967 - Honoring Royalist Yemen Freedom Fighters


4 b. - Soldier firing bazooka

Perf (block of 8)

Imperf (block of 8)

Souvenir sheet


4 b. - Soldier with fez and rifle


4 b. - Bare headed soldier with rifle


4 b. - Soldiers holding bazooka and round


4 b. - Anti-aircraft gun


4 b. - Heavy machine gun


4 b. - Light machine gun


4 b. - Soldier with Bazooka on mount and rifle


4 b. - Soldier with bazooka and flag of Yemen - s/s


17 May 1967 - AMPHILEX Stamp Exhibition, Netherlands - Paintings by Rembrandt


2 b. - An Elderly Man as St. Paul

Perf gold borders (6 values)

Perf silver borders (6 values)

Imperf gold borders (6 values)

Imperf silver borders (6 values)

Souvenir sheet gold border perf

Souvenir sheet gold border imperf

Souvenir sheet silver border perf

Souvenir sheet silver border imperf


Printed in sheetlets of 6


4 b. - Rembrandt, self portrait I


6 b. - Portrait of Jacob Trip


10 b. - An Old Man in an Armchair


12 b. - Rembrandt, self portrait II


20 b. - A Woman Bathing


54 b. - one of each painting - s/s




29 May 1967 - 1967 Kennedy Issue overprint 50TH ANN. 29 MAY in English


12 b. - Pres. John Kennedy

Perf (3 values)

Imperf (3 values)

Souvenir sheet


28 b. - Pres. John Kennedy


34 b. - Pres. John Kennedy


24 b. - Arlington grave site and scroll - s/s


3 June 1967 - Red Sea Fish


⅛ b. - Trigger fish

Perf (7 values)

Imperf (7 values)

Souvenir sheet


¼ b. - Rudderfish


½ b. - Butterfly fish


1 b. - Grouper


4 b. - Dragon fish


6 b. - Dark clown fish


10 b. - Violet-hued Berycid


10 b - s/s


15 June 1967 - Famous Paintings


8 b. - The Gipsy Girl, Hals

Perf (6 values)

Imperf (6 values)


10 b. - The Zouave, Van Gogh


12 b. - Self Portrait, Rubens


14 b. - Boy Eating Melon, Murillo


16 b. - The Knight’s Dream, Rapael


20 b. - St. George and the Dragon, Ucello


26 Jan - June 1967 - Aid for Victims of Poison Gas Attacks, overprinted FOR POISON GAS VICTIMS


24 b. + 12 b. - Cut from 1964 Patriotic War sheet

43 Items

2 Souvenir sheets


24 b. + 3 b. + 9 b. - Cut from 1964 Patriotic War sheet


4 b. + 2 b. - Prince Seif al-Islam Issue


4 b. 2 b. - Prince Seif al-Islam Issue


4 b. + 2 b. - Kennedy in Rocking Chair


4 b. 2 b. - Kennedy in Rocking Chair


4 b. + 2 b. - Churchill on Seif al-Islam issue


4 b. 2 b. - Churchill on Seif al-Islam issue


2 b. + 1 b. - green & red


4 b. + 1 b. - lilac-red & black


4 b. 1 b. - lilac-red & black


6 b. + 3 b. - pale violet & red


6 b. 3 b. - pale violet & red


18 b. + 9 b. - yellow-brown & red


18 b. 9 b. - yellow brown & red


24 b. + 12 b. - greenish-blue & red


24 b. + 12 b. - greenish-blue & red


4 b. + 2 b. - International Cooperation Year


4 b. 2 b. - International Cooperation Year


2 b. + 1 b. - Judo


4 b. + 2 b. - Wrestling


4 b. 2 b. - Wrestling


6 b. + 3 b. - Equestrian


6 b. 3 b. - Equestrian


10 b. 5 b. - red on white, 40 x 26mm


10 b. 5 b. - red on white, 41 x 26mm


10 b. 5 b. - red on white label, 41 x 26


10 b. 5 b. - red on white label, 40 x 26


10 b. + 5 b. - red on white label, rounded corners


½ b + 1 b. - Yemen cannon


1 b. + 1 b. - Bombed mosque


1 ½ b. + 1 b. - View of Shaharah Fortress


2 b. + 1 b. - Victory Gate


4 b. 1 b. - Yemen cannon


4 b. + 1 b. - Yemen cannon


6 b. + 3 b. - Yemen cannon


6 b. 3 b. - Yemen cannon


10 b. + 5 b. - Bombed houses


10 b. 5 b. - Bombed houses


12 b. + 6 b. - Olympic Winners/ Preparation issue


12 b. 6 b. - Olympic Winners/ Preparation issue


28 b. + 2 b. + 14 b. - Olympic Winners/ Preparation issue


34 b + 5 b. + 12 b. - Olympic Winners/ Preparation issue


24 b. + 12 b. - Patriotic War Sheet - s/s


24 b. 12 b. - Patriotic War sheet - s/s


10 Aug 1967, 10 Dec 1967 - Overprint JORDAN RELIEF FUND


4 b. + 2 b. - Kennedy on rocking chair

Perf (13 values)

Imperf (10 values)

Perf (2 x strip of 5)

Imperf (2 x strip of 5)

Souvenir sheet (6 values)


4 b. + 2 b. - Arabian Woodpecker


6 b. + 3 b. - Violet starling + s/s 


2 b. + 1 b. - International Cooperation


4 b. + 2 b. - International Cooperation + s/s


6 b. + 3 B. - International Cooperation


1 b. + 1 b. - Silver Tabby Persian


2 b. + 1 b. - Cream Persian


4 b. + 2 b. - Red Tabby


4 b. + 2 b. - Pictures of cats - s/s


1 b. + 1 b. - Nasturtium


2 b. + 1 b. - Red Saxifrage


4 b. + 2 b. - Wild Rose + s/s


⅛ b. + 1 b. - Nehru


¼ b + 1 b. - Dag Hannarskjöld


½ b + 1 b. - Pope John XXIII


1 b + 1 b. - Winston Churchill


4 b. + 1 b. - Pres. John F. Kennedy


4 b. + 2 b.  - all 5 men on one sheet - s/s


⅛ b. + 1 b. - Pres. Lübke


¼ b. + 1 b. - Pres. Charles de Gaulle     Strip pf 5 perf / imperf


½ b. + 1 b. - Pope Paul VI


1 b. + 1 b. - Pres. Johnson


4 b. + 1 b. - U Thant


4 b. + 2 b. - sheet with all 5 men - s/s


1 b. + 1 b. - King Faisal


25 Aug 1967 - Asian & Arab Paintings


⅛ b. - Mountains and Forests, Wang Hwei

Perf (9 values)

Imperf (9 values)

Souvenir sheet


¼ b. - Tiger, Sim Sajong


½ b. - Mountain Views, Tong K’itch’ang


¾ b. - Rama Lakshama and Shiva, Indian 16th century


1 b. - Ladies, T. Kiyomitsu


1 ½ b. - Bayard Plays the Oud and Sings


2 b. - The Pharmacy


3 b. - Dioscorides and a Student


4 b. - The Scribe


6 b. - Abu Zayd Asks to be Taken Over by Boat + s/s


10 Sep 1967 - World Scout Jamboree, Idaho USA


¼ b. - Bugler

Perf (7 values)

Imperf (7 values)

Souvenir sheet


½ b. - Campfire


4 b. - Bugler


6 b. - Campfire


10 b. - Scout badge and Yemen flag


20 b. - Scout and satellite + s/s


20 Sep 1967 - Issues overprint JORDAN REFUGEES RELIEF FUND in English and Arabic


1964 Summer Olympic Games

Perf (3 issues)

Imperf (3 issues)

Souvenir sheet


2 b. + 2 b. - Olympic torch and rings


4 b. + 4 b. - Olympic torch and rings + s/s


6 b. + 6 b. - Olympic torch and rings


1964 Space Issue

Perf (3 issues)

Imperf (3 issues)

Souvenir sheet


2 b. + 2 b. - Rocket in atmosphere


4 b. + 4 b. - Rocket in atmosphere


6 b. + 6 b. - Rocket in atmosphere + s/s


1965 President Kennedy

Perf (6 issues)

Imperf (6 issues)

Souvenir sheet


⅛ b. + ⅛ b. - Kennedy as a boy


¼ b. + ¼ b. - Kennedy as a naval officer


½ b. + ½ b. - Kennedy and mother sailing


4 b. + 4 b. - Kennedy in rocking chair


6 b. + 6 b. - Portrait of Kennedy


4 b. + 4 b. - Kennedy Family - s/s


Churchill on Seif al-Islam Ali

Perf (1 value)

Imperf (1 value


4 b. + 4 b. - Prince Seif al-Islam


100th Anniversary of ITU

Perf (3 values)

Imperf (3 values)

Souvenir sheet


2 b. + 2 b. - Satellite, ITU emblem and olympic rings


4 b. + 4 b. - Satellite, ITU emblem and olympic rings + s/s


6 b. + 6 b. - Satellite, ITU emblem and olympic rings


1965 Churchill Issue

Perf (2 strips of 3)

Imperf (2 strips of 3)

Souvenir sheet


⅛ b. + ⅛ b. - Churchill and St. Paul’s Cathedral


¼ b. + ¼ b. - Churchill and the Houses of Parliament


½ b. + ½ b. - Portrait of Churchill


1 b. + 1 b. - Churchill and St. Paul’s Cathedral


2 b. + 2 b. - Churchill and the Houses of Parliament


4 b. + 4 b. - Portrait of Churchill


4 b. + 4 b. - Churchill seated and flags of Yemen and Great Britain - s/s


10 Oct 1967 - Summer Olympic Games, Mexico City Mexico


⅛ b. - Gaucho on horse

Perf (8 values)

Imperf (8 values)

Souvenir sheet


¼ b. - Fisherman on Lake Patzcuaro


½ b. - Football


4 b. - Avenida de la Reforma, Mexico City


8 b. - Fine Arts Theatre, Mexico City


12 b. - Mayan Ruins


16 b. - Gaucho on horse + s/s


20 b. - Fisherman on Lake Patzcuaro


Oct 1967 - Fish of the Red Sea


12 b. - Violet-hued Berycid

Perf (6 values)

Imperf (6 values)



14 b. - Cuckoo Wrasse


16 b. - Deepwater Squirrelfish


18 b. - Dark clown fish


24 b. - Dragon Fish


34 b. - Grouper


4 Nov 1967 - Moorish Art in Spain


2 b. - Moor slaying knight

Perf (8 values)

Imperf (8 values)

Deluxe sheets (8 values)

Souvenir sheet


4 b. - Arab kings of Granada


6 b. - Inside tent


10 b. - Battle scene


12 b. - Moors with prisoners


20 b. - Meeting between Moor and Christian


22 b. - Bullfight


24 b. - Lute players


28 b. - Interior of Alhambra, Granada and its treasures - s/s


1967 - Visit of Queen of Sheba to King Solomon


⅛ b. - Queen Sheba on throne (pair)

Perf (2 pairs + 6 values)

Imperf (2 pairs + 6 values)

Souvenir sheet 1

Souvenir sheet 2


¼ b. - Queen Sheba in ottoman


½ b. - Queen Sheba


4 b. - Solomon


6 b. - Sailing ship arriving


10 b. - Wailing Wall


20 b. - Caravan across desert (pair)


24 b. - Queen Sheba in Solomon’s court


28 b. - Queen of Sheba in Solomon’s Court - s/s


34 b. - Queen Sheba on Throne - s/s


1967 - Arab Horses


⅛ b. - multicolored

Perf (5 values)

Imperf (5 values)


¼ b. - multicolored


½ b. - multicolored


4 b. - multicolored


10 b. - multicolored


Jan 1968 - Fish of the Red Sea overprint GRENOBLE 1968 & olympic symbol


⅛ b. - Trigger fish

Perf (13 values)

Imperf (13 values)

Souvenir sheet blue

Souvenir sheet green


NB: All stamps are know with inverted overprint both perf and imperf


¼ b. - Rudderfish


½ b. - Butterfly fish


1 b. - Grouper


4 b. - Dragon fish


6 b. - Dark clown fish


10 b. - Violet-hued Berycid


12 b. - Violet-hued Berycid


14 b. - Cuckoo Wrasse


16 b. - Deepwater Squirrelfish


18 b. - Dark clown fish


24 b. - Dragon Fish


34 b. - Grouper


10 b. - s/s


Feb 1968 - Butterflies


16 b. - multicolored

Perf (3 values)

Imperf (3 values)


20 b. - multicolored


40 b. - multicolored


Feb 1968 - Postage Due Animals and Butterflies


4 b. - Butterfly

Perf (3 values)

Imperf (3 values)


16 b. - Horse


20 b. - Butterfly


Feb 1968 - 1968 Olympic Winter Games, Grenoble France


1 b. - Four-man bobsled

Perf (10 values)

Imperf (10 values)

Souvenir sheet 1 pale ochre

Souvenir sheet 1 emerald green

Souvenir sheet 2 blue-green

Souvenir sheet 2 pale blue


2 b. - Speed skating


3 b. - Figure skating


4 b. - Ski jumping + s/s


6 b. - Ice hockey


10 b. - Downhill skiing


12 b. - Ski jumping


18 b. - Downhill skiing


24 b. - Ice hockey


28 b. - Figure Skating + s/s


Feb 1968 - 1968 Winter Olympics overprint with GOLD MEDAL WINNER and winners name


1 b. - Four-man bobsled (Olga Pall)

Perf (10 values)

Imperf (10 values)

Souvenir sheet 1

Souvenir sheet 2


NB: Some of the names are misspelled and are not on stamps of their winning sport.



2 b. - Speed skating (Harald Grønningen)


3 b. - Figure skating (Nancy Greene)


4 b. - Ski jumping (Peggy Fleming)


6 b. - Ice hockey (Marielle Goitschel)


10 b. - Downhill skiing (Erhard Keller)


12 b. - Ski jumping (Johanna Schut)


18 b. - Downhill skiing (Vladimir Beloussov)


24 b. - Ice hockey (Toni Gustafsson)


28 b. - Figure Skating (Wolfgang Schwartz)


4 b. - Ski jumping (Franco Nones) - s/s


28 b. - Figure Skating (Jean-Claude Kily) - s/s


Mar 1968 - 20th Anniversary of United National Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)


½ b. - Dam of Marib

Perf (8 values)

Imperf (8 values)

Souvenir sheet


1 b. - Sheban Temple, Marib


1 ½ b. - Inscription from the Sheban Temple, Marib


2 b. - Funerary carving from the Sheban Temple, Marib


3 b. - 7th Century Mosque, Jenad


4 b. - Great Mosque, Sana’a


6 b. - Ashrafiya Mosque, Taiz


10 b. - Shadhiliyya Mosque, Mokha


12 b. - Scrolls - s/s


21 Mar 1968 - Mother’s Day - paintings of women


2 b. - multicolored

Perf (6 values)

Imperf (6 values)

Deluxe sheets (6 values)

Souvenir sheet 


4 b. - multicolored


6 b. - multicolored


24 b. - multicolored


28 b. - multicolored


34 b. - multicolored


24b & 34 b sheet - s/s


Apr 1968 - Campaign to Save Florentine Art


2 b. - Woman with a Veil, Raphael

Perf (6 values)

Imperf (6 values)

Deluxe sheets (6 values)

Souvenir sheet 


Printed in sheetlets of 6


4 b. - The House of Cards, Chardin


6 b. - The Four Philosophers, Rubens


10 b. - Portrait of Agnolo Doni, Raphael


12 b. - Judith with the Head of Holofernes, Allori


18 b. - The Boy Bacchus, Reni


34 b. - Portrait of Guidobaldo della Rovere, Bronzino - s/s


Apr 1968 - Campaign to Save Venetian Art


½ b. - Medieval Jurisdiction, Pavia

Perf (6 values)

Imperf (6 values)

Deluxe sheets (6 values)

Souvenir sheet


Printed in sheetlets of 6


1 b. - The Soothsayer, Piazetta


1 ½ b. - Street Scene in Venice, Favretto


24 b. - The Meeting of Anthony and Cleopatra, Tiepolo


28 b. - The Bucintoro Returning to the Molo on Ascension Day, Canaletto


34 b. - Tower of San Marco as Seen from the Piazzetta, Canaletto


34 b. - s/s


15 May 1968 - 1968 Summer Olympic Games, Mexico City Mexico - sports


1 b. - Torch bearer

Perf (10 value)

Imperf (10 values)

Souvenir sheet 1 black inscriptions

Souvenir sheet 1 pale brown inscriptions

Souvenir sheet 2 black inscriptions

Souvenir sheet 2 pale brown inscriptions


2 b. - One-man canoe


3 b. - Gymnasium


4 b. - Running + s/s


6 b. - Fencing


10 b. - One-man canoe


12 b. - Running


18 b. - Torch bearer


24 b. - Fencing + s/s


28 b. - Gymnasium


31 May 1968 - Summer Olympic Games - athletes and flags


4 b. - Equestrian + Great Britain

Perf (11 values)

Imperf (11 values)

Deluxe sheets (12 values)

Souvenir sheet black text

Souvenir sheet gold text

Sheet of all stamps


4 b. - Running + Greece


4 b. - Diving + Australia


4 b. - Rings + Italy


4 b. - Hammer throw + Mexico


4 b. - Weightlifting + Japan


4 b. - Cycling + France


4 b. - Hurdles + Netherlands


4 b. - Boxing + USA


4 b - Fencing + Olympic Flag


4 b. Fencing + East Germany


4 b. - Runner + Olympic Flag - s/s & d/s


31 May 1968 - Winter Olympic Games - athletes and flags


1 b. - Ski Jumping + France

Perf (10 values)

Imperf (10 values)

Deluxe sheets (11 values)

Souvenir sheet



2 b. - Downhill skiing + Switzerland


3 b. - Ice Hockey + USA


4 b. - Lugr + Olympic Flag


6 b. - Speed skating + Switzerland


10 b. - Slalom skiing + Norway


12 b. - Four-man bobsled + Italy


18 b. - Men’s figure skating + USA


24 b. - Ice dancing + Austria


28 b. - Slalom skiing + France


24 b. - Cross country skiing + Olympic flag - s/s + d/s


10 Jun 1968 - International Human Rights Year


2 b. - Winston Churchill

Perf (12 values)

Imperf 12 values)

Deluxe sheets (12 values)

Souvenir sheet 1

Souvenir sheet 2


2 b. - John F. Kennedy


2 b. - Martin Luther King


2 b. - Pope John XXIII


4 b. - Winston Churchill


4 b. - John F. Kennedy


4 b. - Martin Luther King


4 b. - Pope John XXIII


6 b. - Winston Churchill


6 b. - John F. Kennedy


6 b. - Martin Luther King


6 b. - Pope Paul VI


4b Kennedy + 6b Churchill sheet - s/s


6b Pope Paul + 6b Martin Luther King + 6b Pope John sheet - s/s


30 Jun 1968 - Paintings of European and American Masters


1 b. - The Pemigewasset Coach, Perry

Perf (10 values)

Imperf (10 values)

Souvenir sheet 1

Souvenir sheet 2

Souvenir sheet 3 imperforate

Souvenir sheet 3 embossed perfs


2 b. - Elizabeth, the Artist’s Daughter, Copley


3 b. - Christ the Good Shepherd, Murillo


4 b. - Card Players, Leyden + s/s


6 b. - The Draughtsman, Chardin


10 b. - The Milkmaid, Vermeer


12 b. - Flying Cloud, Aylward


18 b. - Henry Pelham (Boy with a Squirrel), Copley


24 b. - Grouse Shooting, Sessions + s/s


28 b. - Fransisca Sabasa y Garcia, Goya


24b and 4b on sheet - s/s


15 July 1968 - Coronation of Shah of Iran


1 b. - multicolored

Perf (6 values)

Imperf (6 values)

Souvenir sheet


2 b. - multicolored


3 b. - multicolored


4 b. - multicolored


24 b. - multicolored


28 b. - multicolored


24b & 28b sheet - s/s


15 Aug 1968 - International Philately


1 b. - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Perf (10 values)

Imperf (10 values)

Souvenir sheet 1

Souvenir sheet 2

Souvenir sheet 3

Souvenir sheet 4


2 b. - Philipp la Renotiere


3 b. - Prince Seif al-Ismail


4 b. - Stamp catalogs


6 b. - Emblems


10 b. - 2 Yemen stamps


12 b. - Collecting accessories


18 b. - Sorting stamps


24 b. - Philatelic magazines


28 b. - 2 Yemen stamps


4 b. - Franklin D. Roosevelt - s/s


4 b. - Philipp la Renotiere - s/s


4 b. - Prince Seif al-Ismail - s/s


28 b. 3 stamps - s/s


1 Oct 1968 - Children’s Day - paintings


1 b. - Young Ladies Cahen d’Anversi, Renoir

Perf (10 values)

Imperf (10 values)

Souvenir sheet 1

Souvenir sheet 2


2 b. - Prince Rupert von der Platz, Dyck


3 b. - Portrait of Infanta Margarita, Velázquez


4 b. - Portrait of a Young Man, Perugino


8 b. - Beggar Boys Playing Dice, Murillo


10 b. - The Little Fruit Seller, Murillo + s/s


12 b. - Infante Philip Prosper, Velázquez


18 b. - Christ the Good Shepherd, Murillo + s/s


24 b. - The Fluyder Children, Lawrence


28 b. - The Pie Eater, Murillo


30 Oct 1968 - World Ethnic Equality


4 b. - Pres John F. Kennedy

Perf (5 values)

Imperf (5 values)

Souvenir sheet 1

Souvenir sheet 2

Souvenir sheet 3


Souvenir sheet 2 & 3 with NEIL A. ARMSTRONG MICHAEL COLLINS EDWIN E. ALDRIN JR. APOLLO XI JUL 20-21, 1969 WE CAME IN PEACE FOR ALL MANKIND


6 b - Pres. Abraham Lincoln


10 b. - King, Lincoln & Kennedy + s/s


18 b. - Martin Luther King


24 b. - King and two Children + s/s (20b)


10b & 20b stamps on sheet - s/s






Oct 1968 - Summer Olympic Games overprint GOLD MEDAL WINNER and winner name


1 b. - Naftali Temu, Kenya

Perf (10 values)

Imperf (10 values)

Souvenir sheet 1

Souvenir sheet 2

Souvenir sheet 3

Souvenir sheet 4

Souvenir sheet 5

Souvenir sheet 6


2 b. - Jim Hines, USA


3 b. - Viorica Viscopoleanu, Romania


4 b. - Angela Nemeth, Hungary


6 b. - Dave Hemery, England


10 b. - Colette Besson, France


12 b. - Janis Lusis, USSR


18 b. - Bob Seagren, USA


24 b. - Bjorn Ferm, Sweden


28 b. - Sue Kossick, USA


4 b. - s/s, black, center red


4 b. - s/s, red 


4 b. - s/s, red, center black


24 b. - s/s, black, center red


24 b. - s/s, red


24 b. - s/s, red, center black


25 Dec 1968 - 1968 Summer Olympic Games Gold Medal Winners - athletes & medals


12 b. - Colette Besson, France - middle distance running

Perf (5 values)

Imperf (5 values)

Souvenir sheet 1

Souvenir sheet 2

Gold foil perf

Gold foil imperf

Gold foil souvenir sheet


18 b. - Bob Beamon, USA - long jump


24 b. - Klaus Dibiasi, Italy - diving + s/s


28 b - David Hemery, Great Britain, 400m hurdles


34 b. - Bernd Klinger, Germany, Small bore rifle


4 b. - s/s


28 b. - embossed on gold foil


25 Dec 1968 - EFIMEX 68 Stamp Exhibition, Mexico City Mexico


12 b. - Football

Perf (5 values)

Imperf (5 values)

Souvenir sheet 1

Souvenir sheet 2


18 b - Swimming


24 b. - Sprint + s/s


28 b. - Equestrian


34 b. - Mexican Coat of Arms


4 b - s/s


15 Jan 1969 - Auto Racing Drivers


1 b. - Hail Wood

Perf (10 values)

Imperf (10 values)

Souvenir sheets perf (2 values)

Souvenir sheets imperf (2 values)


2 b. - Kel Carruthers


3 b. - Phil Read


4 b. - Bill Ivy


6 b. - Giacomo Agostini


10 b. - Ludovico Scarfiotti


12 b. - Jackie Stewart


18 b. - Jacky Icyx


24 b. - Jack Brabham


28 b. - Jochen Rindt


4 b. - Ford - s/s


24 b. - Alfa Romeo - s/s


15 Feb 1969 - Apollo 7 Space Mission


4 b. - Edward White

Perf (5 values)

Imperf (5 values)

Souvenir sheet 1

Souvenir sheet 2


8 b. - Splashdown


12 b. - Walter Schirra


24 b. - Apollo 7 in space


28 b. - Apollo 7 returning to Earth


24 b. - Schirra, Eisele, Cunningham - s/s


28 b. - Schirra, Eisele, Cunningham - s/s


15 Feb 1969 - Apollo 8 Space Mission


4 b. - Frank Borman

Perf (5 values)

Imperf (5 values)

Souvenir sheet 1

Souvenir sheet 2

Gold foil perf

Gold foil imperf

Gold foil souvenir sheet


8 b. - William Anders


10 b. - James Lovell


18 b. - Three astronauts


34 b. - Orbiting the moon


24 b. - Moon orbits - s/s


28 b. - Moon orbits - s/s


28 b.- Three astronauts standing - embossed on gold foil


Feb - Ap 1969 - Provisional Handstamps


10 b. - black-violet on white papers

41 values


                - Typing paper without gum


                - Typing paper without gum, watermarked


                - Linen paper without gum


                - Handmade paper without gum, watermarked


                - Handmade paper without gum


                - Hammered writing paper without gum


                - Printing paper


                - Paper with embossed ornaments without gum


                - Paper with embossed ornaments without gum, red hand stamp


                - Chalky paper


                - Glossy paper


                - Glossy paper without gum


                - Glossy paper without gum, red reverse side


                - Japanese paper without gum


                - Coarse paper without gum


                - Thick paper without gum, crowns on the reverse side


10 b. - Black-violet on red coated or red papers


                - Coated with pale red neon color without gum


                - Coated with pale red neon color without gum, red handstamp


                - Chalky paper


                - Glossy paper without gum


                - Pink paper without gum


                - Pink silk paper without gum


                - Coarse pink paper without gum


                - Coarse pink paper without gum, watermarked


10 b. - black-violet on lilac-pink papers


                - Lilac-pink paper


                - Pale lilac-pink paper without gum


10 b. - black-violet on ochre or orange coated papers


                - Dark orange brown coated paper


                - Pale orange-brown coated paper


                - Dark ochre coated paper


                - Ochre coated paper


                - Pale ochre coated paper


10 b. - black-violet on yellow coated papers


                - Pale yellow coated paper


                - Dark yellow coated paper


                - Glossy paper coated with pale yellow color


                - Glossy paper coated with dark yellow color


                - Ivory coated paper without gum


                - Ivory coated paper with hand stamp on reverse side


                - Ivory coated paper with double hand stamp (violet and black-violet)


10 b. - black-violet on cream colored paper without gum


10 b. - black-violet on pale brownish red silk paper without gum


10 b. - black-violet on gold-olive coated paper


25 May 1969 - 5th Anniversary of the Meeting between Imam al-Badr and Pope Paul VI in Jerusalem - scenes from the meeting between the Pope and the Imam


⅛ b. - multicolored

Perf (sheet of 10)

Imperf (sheet of 10)


¼ b. - multicolored


¼ b. - multicolored


1 b. - multicolored


1 ½ b. - multicolored


2 b. - multicolored


3 b. - multicolored


4 b. - multicolored


5 b. - multicolored


6 b. - multicolored


25 May 1969 - 5th Anniversary of the Meeting between Imam al-Badr and Pope Paul VI in Jerusalem - paintings of the life of Christ


1 b. - multicolored

Perf gold pattern (2 x sheet of 15)

Perf silver pattern (2 x sheet of 15)

Imperf gold pattern (2 x sheet of 15

Imperf silver pattern (2 x sheet of 15)


2 b. - multicolored


3 b. - multicolored


4 b. - multicolored


5 b. - multicolored


6 b. - multicolored


7 b. - multicolored


8 b. - multicolored


9 b. - multicolored


10 b. - multicolored


11 b. - multicolored


12 b. - multicolored


13 b. - multicolored


14 b. - multicolored


15 b. - multicolored


16 b. - multicolored


17 b. - multicolored


18 b. - multicolored


19 b. - multicolored


20 b. - multicolored


21 b. - multicolored


22 b. - multicolored


23 b. - multicolored


24 b. - multicolored


25 b. - multicolored


26 b. - multicolored


27 b. - multicolored


28 b. - multicolored


29 b. - multicolored


30 b. - multicolored


25 May 1969 - 5th Anniversary of the Meeting between Imam al-Badr and Pope Paul VI in Jerusalem


24 b. - Jesus enters Jerusalem - embossed on gold foil

Perf (2 values)

Imperf (2 values)


28 b. - Pope Paul VI -embossed on gold foil


25 May 1969 - 5th Anniversary of the Meeting between Imam al-Badr and Pope Paul VI in Jerusalem - sacrifice by Abraham


4 b - Abraham’s tomb, Hebron

Perf (1 value)

Souvenir sheet


24 b. - Abraham’s tomb - s/s


15 June 1969 - Paintings by rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn


1 b. - Self portrait

Perf (6 values)

Imperf (6 values)

Souvenir sheet

Gold foil perf

Gold foil imperf


2 b. - Man in a Golden Helmet


4 b. - Self portrait


6 b. - Little self portrait


12 b. - Saskia in Pompous Dress


1 i. - Hendrickje Stoffels in the Window


24 b. - 2 self portraits sheet - s/s


20 b. - Self portrait - embossed on gold foil


June 1969 - European Paintings


½ b. - The Engagement of Virgin Mary (detail), Raphael

Perf (9 values)

Imperf (9 values)

Souvenir sheet


1 ½ b. - The Broken Jug, Greuze


3 b. - Fabiola, Henner


5 b. - The Engagement of Virgin Mary (detail), Raphael


10 b. - Peasant Family, Nain


18 b. - Vincenzo II Gonzaga, Rubens


24 b. - Sleeping Girl, Rotari


28 b. - La Gamme d’Amour (The Love Song), Watteau


34 b. - The Toilette, Murillo


4 b. - The Engagement of Virgin Mary (detail) & Fabiola - s/s


17 June 1969 - Apollo Lunar Missions


1 b. - multicolored

Perf gold text (sheet of 15)

Perf silver text (sheet of 15)

Imperf gold text (sheet of 15)

Imperf silver text (sheet of 15)


2 b. - multicolored


3 b. - multicolored


4 b. - multicolored


5 b. - multicolored


6 b. - multicolored


7 b. - multicolored


8 b. - multicolored


9 b. - multicolored


10 b. - multicolored


11 b. - multicolored


12 b. - multicolored


13 b. - multicolored


14 b. - multicolored


15 b. - multicolored


17 Jun 1969 - Apollo 10 Lunar Mission


2 b. - Kennedy and liftoff

Perf (2 strips of 5)

Imperf (2 strips of 5)

Souvenir sheet perf

Souvenir sheet imperf


4 b. - Trip to moon


6 b. - LEM and REM docked


8 b. - Splashdown


10 b. - Three astronauts 


12 b. - Future space station


18 b. - First steps on the moon


24 b. - Collecting samples


28 b. - Moon walk


34 b. - Liftoff from moon


24 b. - Kennedy and liftoff - s/s


28 Jul 1969 - 1972 Olympic Games, Munich West Germany


1 b. - Football

Perf (2 strips of 5)

Imperf (2 strips of 5)

Souvenir sheet perf

Souvenir sheet imperf


Printed in sheets of 10


2 b. - Swimming


4 b. - Dressage


5 b. - Rowing


6 b. - Ski jumping


10 b. - Discus throwing


12 b. - Hurdling


18 b. - Sprint


24 b. - Diving


34 b. - Torch Bearer


24 b. - Torch Bearer - s/s


25 Sept 1969 - International Year of Zoos, birds


½ b. - Green peafowl

Perf (8 values)

Imperf (8 values)

Deluxe sheets (8 values)

Deluxe cards (8 values)

Souvenir sheet


1 b. - Peregrine falcon


2 b. - Four-colored bushshrike


4 b. - Eurasian jay


6 b. - Violet-backed starling


8 b. - Northern Goshawk


10 b. - Rainbow lorikeet


18 b. - Blue and white flycatcher


24 b. - Blue and white flycatcher - s/s


25 Sept 1969 - International Year of Zoos, animals


½ b. - African Lion

Perf (8 values)

Imperf (8values)

Souvenir sheet


1 b. - Giraffe


2 b. - Dromedary Camel


4 b. - Topi


6 b. - Przewalski Horse


8 b. - Mountain Zebra


10 b. - Striped Hyena


18 b. - Leopard


24 b. - Przewalski Horse - s/s


1 Oct 1969 - Apollo 11 Lunar Mission


6 b. - Liftoff from Cape Canaveral

Perf (4 values)

Imperf (4 values)

Souvenir sheet perf

Souvenir sheet imperf


10 b. - Three astronauts preparing for liftoff


12 b. - People watching liftoff


18 b. - Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins


34 b. - Three astronauts in front of moon - s/s


1 Oct 1969 - Apollo 11 Lunar Mission


6 b. - First steps on moon

Perf (sheet of 5 + label)

Imperf (sheet of 5 + label)

Souvenir sheet perf

Souvenir sheet imperf


10 b. - Planting American flag


12 b. - Collecting samples of moon rock


18 b. - Returning to LLM


24 b. - Astronaut walking on moon


34 b. - Planting American flag - s/s


1 Oct 1969 - Apollo 11 Lunar Mission


24 b. - Coin of three astronauts - embossed on silver & gold foil + s/s

Silver foil

Gold foil

Silver foil souvenir sheet

Gold foil souvenir sheet


1 Oct 1969 - Apollo 11 Lunar Mission


28 b. - Astronaut collecting rock samples with LLM in background - embossed on silver and gold foil

Silver foil perf

Silver foil imperf

Silver foil souvenir sheet

Gold foil perf

Gold foil imperf

Gold foil souvenir sheet


1 Oct 1969 - Apollo 11 Lunar Mission


10 b. - Command module in water after splashdown

Perf (sheet of 4, black inscription)

Imperf (sheet of 4, red inscription)

Souvenir sheet perf

Souvenir sheet imperf


12 b. - Three wives looking into isolation chamber


18 b. - Three astronauts looking out of isolation chamber


24 b. - Pres. Nixon looking into isolation chamber


34 b. - Three astronauts looking out of isolation chamber - s/s


1 Oct 1969 - Apollo 11 Lunar Mission


24 b. - Astronaut on moon with instrument to collect samples + s/s

Perf (1 value)

Imperf (1 value)

Souvenir sheet


1 Oct 1969 - Apollo 11 Astronauts and Their Families


6 b. - Neil Armstrong

Perf (sheet of 6 + 6 labels)

Imperf (sheet of 6 + 6 labels)

Souvenir sheet perf

Souvenir sheet imperf


10 b. - Edwin Aldrin


12 b. - Michael Collins


18 b. - Armstrong family


24 b. - Aldrin family


34 b. - Collins family


34 b. - 3 astronauts - s/s


28 Oct 1969 - Islamic Holy Sites


4 b. - Rock of Moriah, Jerusalem

Perf (6 values)

Imperf (6 values)

Souvenir sheet

Gold foil perf

Gold foil imperf


4 b. - Rock of Moriah, Jerusalem


4 b. - Tomb of Abraham, Hebron


4 b. - Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem


4 b. - Chapel of the Ascension, Jerusalem


4 b. - View of Jerusalem with the Dome of the Rock


24 b. - View of Jerusalem with the Dome of the Rock - s/s


12 b. - Dome of the Rock - embossed on gold foil


28 Oct 1969 - Christian Holy Sites


6 b. - Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem

Perf (10 values)

Imperf (10 values)

Souvenir sheet


6 b. - Search for Christ, mosaic


6 b. - Church of the Holy Sepulchre with scaffolding, Jerusalem


6 b. - Birthplace of Christ, Bethlehem


6 b. - Gethsemane, Jerusalem


6 b. - Stone of Anointment, Jerusalem


6 b. - Tomb of the Virgin, Jerusalem


6 b. - Virgin Mary of Sorrows, Jerusalem


6 b. - Calvary, Jerusalem


6 b. - Christmas Bells, Bethlehem


24 b. - Christmas Bells, Bethlehem - s/s


28 Oct 1969 - Scrolls of Qumran


12 b. - Gold coins

Perf (8 values)

Imperf (8 values)

Souvenir sheet


12 b. - Vessel


12 b. - Western Shore of the Dead Sea


12 b. - Two scrolls


12 b. - Damaged open scroll


12 b. - Open scroll


12 b. - Tree of Life, Jericho


12 b. - Hisham’s Palace, Jericho


24 b. - Hisham’s Palace - s/s


10 Nov 1969 - Arab Personalities


4 b. - Saladin

Perf (3 values)

Imperf (3 values)


4 b. - Abd El Kader


4 b. - Mohammed


10 Nov 1969 - Historic Personalities


4 b. - John F. Kennedy

Perf (11 values)

Imperf (11 values)

Deluxe sheets (11 values)

Souvenir sheet

Gold foil perf

Gold foil imperf

Gold foil souvenir sheet


4 b. - Dwight D. Eisenhower


4 b. - Franklin D. Roosevelt


4 b. - Charles de Gaulle


6 b. - Minamoto Yoritomo


6 b. - Jawaharlal Nehru


6 b. - Mahatma Gandhi


6 b. - Charles de Gaulle


6 b. - Winston Churchill


12 b. - Konrad Adenauer


12 b. - Pope Paul VI


24 b. - John F. Kennedy - s/s


4 b. - John F. Kennedy - embossed on gold foil


24 b. - John F. Kennedy - embossed on gold foil - s/s


10 Nov 1969 - Napoleon


6 b. - Battle of Rivoli

Perf (5 values)

Imperf (5 values)

Deluxe sheets (5 values)

Souvenir sheet

Gold foil perf

Gold foil imperf

Gold foil souvenir sheet


6 b. - Napoleon as First Consul


6 b. - Napoleon crossing the Alps


6 b. - Napoleon


6 b. - Coronation of Napoleon


12 b. - Napoleon in 1810 - s/s


34 b. - Napoleon standing - embossed on gold foil + s/s


25 Nov 1969 - History of Space Flight


6 b. - Johannes Kepler, Nicholas Copernicus

Perf (32 values)

Imperf (32 values)

Souvenir sheet 1

Souvenir sheet 2

Souvenir sheet 3

Gold foil perf (2 values)

Gold foil Imperf (2 values)

Gold foil souvenir sheet (2 values)



Printed in sheets of 6 perf and imperf


6 b. - Galileo Galilei


6 b. - Isaac Newton


6 b. - Montgolfée Balloon


6 b. - Robert H. Goddard


6 b. - Wernher von Braun


6 b. - Mercury 3


6 b. - Mercury 6


6 b. - Mercury 7


6 b. - Mercury 8


6 b. - Mercury 9


6 b. - Gemini 3


6 b. - Gemini 4


6 b. - Gemini 5


6 b. - Gemini 10


6 b. - Gemini 11


6 b. - Gemini 12


6 b. - Apollo capsule burning


6 b. - Apollo 7


6 b. - Apollo 8


6 b. - Apollo 9


6 b. - Apollo 10


6 b. - Apollo 11


6 b. - Apollo 12 crew  (Horizontal)


6 b. - Apollo 12 on the moon (Horizontal)


6 b. - Astronaut Bean on the moon


6 b. - Apollo 13, Presidents Nixon, Johnson, Kennedy


6 b. - Apollo 13 lunar module


6 b. - Mariner 7


6 b. - Futuristic space station


6 b. - Futuristic spaceship


6 b. - Space flights past, present, future


24 b. - Apollo 12 astronauts on the moon - s/s


28 b. - Space station - s/s


34 b. - Astronauts and globe - s/s


24 b. - Apollo 12 crew - embossed in gold foil + s/s


34 b. - Two astronauts on the moon - embossed in gold foil + s/s


25 Nov 1969 - Apollo 13 Lunar Mission


1 b. - Astronauts leaving the capsule

Perf (8 values)

Imperf (8 values)

Souvenir sheet


2 b. - Cheering in Houston


4 b. - Astronauts on board the Iwo Jima


5 b. - President Nixon and his wife


6 b. - Welcoming the astronauts


10 b. - The astronauts and their wives


12 b. - Astronauts Lovell and Swigert


18 b. - Astronaut Haise


24 b. - The astronauts and Pres. Nixon - s/s


1 Dec 1969 - Summer Olympic Games, Munich West Germany


1 b. - Shot put

Perf (block of 10)

Imperf (block of 10) - block split

Souvenir sheet

Gold foil perf

Gold foil imperf

Gold foil souvenir sheet


2 b. - Weightlifting


4 b. - Hurdles


5 b. - Show jumping


6 b - Football


10b. - Pole-vaulting


12 b. - Diving


18 b. - Canadian canoe


24 b. - Sprint


34 b. - Boxing


24 b. - Show jumping - s/s + embossed on gold foil


20 Dec 1969 - Christmas Icons


½ b. - The Annunciation

Perf (12 values)

Imperf (12 values)

Souvenir sheet 1

Souvenir sheet 2

Gold foil perf

Gold foil imperf

Gold foil Souvenir sheet


1 b. - Jesus Christ


1 ½ . - The Baptism of Christ


2 b. - Saint Mariana


4 b. - St. George and the Dragon


5 b. - Chris Panfocrater


6 b. - Archangel Michael


10 b. - St. Nicolas


12 b. - Archangel Gabriel


18 b. - The Nativity


24 b. - Virgin and Child


28 b. - Jesus Christ


24 b. - Presentation at the Temple - s/s


28 b. - St. George and the Dragon - s/s


20 Dec 1969 - The Life of Mary


4 b. - Annunciation, nativity

Perf (1 value)

Imperf (1 value)

Souvenir sheet English

Souvenir sheet Arabic


12 b. - Annunciation, nativity - s/s




21 Dec 1969 - Burning of Al Aqsa Mosque


4 b. + 2 b. - Al Aqsa Mosque burning

Perf (3 values)

Imperf (3 values)

Souvenir sheet


6 b. + 3 b. - Interior of Al Aqsa Mosque


10 b. + 5 b. - Interior of As Aqsa Mosque


24 b. + 12 b. - Interior of Al Aqsa Mosque - s/s


1969 - Apollo 10 Lunar Mission overprint with Apollo 12 Emblem


1 b. - multicolored

Perf (sheet of 15)

Imperf (sheet of 15)


2 b. - multicolored


3 b. - multicolored


4 b. - multicolored


5 b. - multicolored


6 b. - multicolored


7 b. - multicolored


8 b. - multicolored


9 b. - multicolored


10 b. - multicolored


11 b. - multicolored


12 b. - multicolored


13 b. - multicolored


14 b. - multicolored


15 b. - multicolored


1969 - Apollo 10 Lunar Mission overprint with Apollo 12 Emblem


2 b. - Kennedy and liftoff

Perf (2 strips of 5)

Imperf (2 strips of 5)
Souvenir sheet perf

Souvenir sheet imperf


4 b. - Trip to moon


6 b. - LEM and REM docked


8 b. - Splashdown


10 b. - Three astronauts 


12 b. - Future space station


18 b. - First steps on the moon


24 b. - Collecting samples


28 b. - Moon walk


34 b. - Liftoff from moon


24 b. - Kennedy and liftoff - s/s


25 Dec 1969 - Death of Al Amir Seif al-Islam Abdullah Bin al-Hassan


4 b. - bright blue & red

Perf (1 value)


10 May 1970 - EXPO ‘70 World’s Fair in Osaka Japan - paintings


4 b. - Asatada, Harunobu

Perf (16 values)

Imperf (16 values)

Deluxe sheets (16 values)

Souvenir sheet 1

Souvenir sheet 2


4 b. - Onakatomi Yoshinobu Tomo Omi, Harunobu


4 b. - Badminton, Harunobu


4 b. - Two Actors, Sharaku


4 b. - Ichikawa Danjuro, Sharaku


4 b. - Segawa Tomisaburo, Sharaku


4 b. - April, Harunobu


4 b. - Socei the Priest, Harunobu


4 b. - Sawamura Sojuro, Sharaku


4 b. - Ichikawa Omezo, Sharaku


6 b. - Boat on the Yodogawa River, Hiroshige


6 b. - Snow, Hiroshige


6 b. - Tsukuba Island, Hokusai


6 b. - Bay Near Nokofu, Hokusai


6 b. - Full Moon, Hiroshige


6 b. - Ship at Kazusa, Hokusai


12 b. - Manner Bashi Bridge, Hokusai - s/s


24 b. - Color wood engravings depicting blossoms and birds - s/s


10 May 1970 - EXPO ‘70 World’s Fair in Osaka Japan, pavilions


2 b. - Telecommunications building

Perf (5 values)

Imperf (5 values)

Souvenir sheet perf

Souvenir sheet imperf

Gold foil perf

Gold foil imperf

Gold foil souvenir sheet


4 b. - Mitsui Pavilion


6 b. - Pavilion of the Japan Gas Association


8 b. - Exhibition site


20 b. - Saudi Arabia Pavilion


28 b. - Exhibition site - s/s


24 b. - EXPO emblem and pagoda - embossed on gold foil + s/s


21 June 1970 - 1970 World Cup Football Championship, Mexico City Mexico


12 b. - Charlton, England + gold foil

Perf (8 values)

Imperf (8 values)

Souvenir sheet 1

Souvenir sheet 2

Gold foil perf (8 values)

Gold foil imperf (8 values)

Gold foil sheets green (8 values)

Gold foil sheets blue (8 values)


NB: The stamps are diamonds while the gold foil stamps are rectangles.


12 b. - Chumpitaz, Peru + gold foil


12 b. - Nordahl, Sweden + gold foil


12 b. - Beckenbauer, Germany + gold foil


12 b. - Borja, Mexico + gold foil


12 b. - Riva, Italy + gold foil


12 b. - Van Himst, Belgium + gold foil


12 b. - Pélé, Brazil + gold foil


24 b. - World Cup Stadium - s/s


34 b. - Goalkeeper - s/s


15 July 1970 - Dogs


2 b. - multicolored

Perf (5 values)

Imperf (5 values)

Souvenir sheet


Sheets of 6


4 b. - multicolored


6 b. - multicolored


8 b. - multicolored


12 b. - multicolored


24 b. - Collies - s/s


15 July 1970 - Cats


2 b. - multicolored

Perf (5 values)

Imperf (5 values)

Deluxe sheets (5 values)

Souvenir sheet


4 b. - multicolored


6 b. - multicolored


8 b. - multicolored


12 b. - multicolored


24 b. - Siamese cats - s/s


15 July 1970 - Horse Paintings


2 b. - Horse

Perf (5 values)

Imperf (5 values)

Souvenir sheet


4 b. - Racehorses at Longchamp, Degas


6 b. - Equestrian Portrait of Pieter Schout, Keyser


8 b. - Horse Leaving the Sea, Delecroix


12 b. - Rider


24 b. - Saint Martin and the Beggar, El Greco


15 JULY 1970 - Camel Riders


2 b. - Three riders

Perf (3 values)

Imperf (3 values)

Souvenir sheet


4 b. - Four dromedaries resting


12 b. - Dromedary rider


24 b. - Four dromedaries resting - s/s


1970 - PHILYMPIA ‘70 London England - military regiments


¼ b. - Guard infantryman

Perf (8 values)

Imperf (8 values)

Souvenir sheet 1

Souvenir sheet 2


½ b. - Guard infantryman


1 b. - Guard infantryman


1 ½ b. - Royal Horse Guards


4 b. - Royal Horse Guards


6 b. - Royal Horse Guards


8 b. - Royal Horse Guards


10 b. - Parade


12 b. - Royal Horse Guards - s/s


24 b. - Trafalgar Square - s/s


1970 - PHILYMPIA ‘70 London England - London sights


¼ b. - Buckingham Palace

Perf (10 values)

Imperf (10 values)

Souvenir sheet


1 b. - Westminster Abbey


1 ½ b. - Crown


2 b. - Nelson’s column


3 . - Piccadilly Circus


4 b. - St. Paul’s Cathedral


6 b. - Tower of London


10 b. - Tower Bridge


12 b. - Television Tower


24 b. - Houses of Parliament


1970 - PHILYMPIA ‘70 London England


6 b. - Royal Guard - embossed on gold foil

Perf (3 values)

Imperf (3 values)


12 b. - St. Paul’s Cathedral - embossed on gold foil


24 b. - Houses of Parliament - embossed on gold foil


1970 -  Dogs


¼ b. - three dimensional plastic

(6 values)

Souvenir sheet


½ b. -three dimensional plastic


1 b. -three dimensional plastic


1 ½ b. - three dimensional plastic


6 b. -three dimensional plastic


12 b. - three dimensional plastic


12 b. - three dimensional plastic - s/s


1970 - Birds


¼ b. - three dimensional plastic

(6 values)

Souvenir sheet


½ b. -three dimensional plastic


1 b. -three dimensional plastic


1 ½ b. - three dimensional plastic


6 b. -three dimensional plastic


12 b. - three dimensional plastic


12 b. - three dimensional plastic - s/s


1970 - Animals


¼ b. - Giraffe, three dimensional plastic

(6 values)

Souvenir sheet


½ b. - Hippopotamus, three dimensional plastic


1 b. - Elephant, three dimensional plastic


1 ½ b. - Buffalo, three dimensional plastic


6 b. - Tiger, three dimensional plastic


12 b. - Lion, three dimensional plastic + s/s


1970 - Sailing Ships


¼ b. - three dimensional plastic

(6 values)

Souvenir sheet


½ b. -three dimensional plastic


1 b. -three dimensional plastic


1 ½ b. - three dimensional plastic


6 b. -three dimensional plastic


12 b. - three dimensional plastic


12 b. - three dimensional plastic - s/s


1970 - Veteran Cars


¼ b. - stagecoach, three dimensional plastic

(6 values)

Souvenir sheet


½ b. -three dimensional plastic


1 b. -three dimensional plastic


1 ½ b. - three dimensional plastic


6 b. -three dimensional plastic


12 b. - three dimensional plastic


12 b. - three dimensional plastic - s/s


1970 - PHILATOKYO ‘71 Tokyo Japan


¼ b. - color wood engraving, three dimensional plastic

(6 values)

Souvenir sheet


½ b. - statue of buddha, three dimensional plastic


1 b. - Pagoda, three dimensional plastic


1 ½ b. - Pagoda, three dimensional plastic


6 b. - bridge, three dimensional plastic


12 b. - tower, three dimensional plastic


12 b. - bridge, three dimensional plastic - s/s


1970 - Space Research


¼ b. - Space walk, three dimensional plastic

(6 values)

Souvenir sheet


½ b. - Rocket, three dimensional plastic


1 b. - Apollo capsule with lunar module, three dimensional plastic


1 ½ b. - First steps on the moon, three dimensional plastic


6 b. - Astronaut on moon, three dimensional plastic


12 b. - liftoff from moon, three dimensional plastic


12 b. - Astronaut on moon, three dimensional plastic - s/s


1970 - Christmas


¼ b. - Annunciation, three dimensional plastic

(6 values)

Souvenir sheet


½ b. - Nativity, three dimensional plastic


1 b. - The Magi, three dimensional plastic


1 ¼ b. - Flight into Egypt, three dimensional plastic


1 ½ b. - Bell, flower, church tower, three dimensional plastic


4 b. - Winter landscape, three dimensional plastic


24 b. - The Magi, three dimensional plastic - s/s


1970 Paintings


2 b. - Ingres

Perf (5 values)

Imperf (5 values)


4 b. - Velázquez


6 b. - Boucher


12 b. - Cranach


24 b. - Ingres


25 May 1969 - 5th Anniversary of the Meeting between Imam al-Badr and Pope Paul VI in Jerusalem - paintings of the life of Christ overprint CHRISTMAS 1970


1 b. - multicolored

Perf (2 x sheet of 15)

Imperf (2 x sheet of 15



Unknown if both gold and silver patterns exists


2 b. - multicolored


3 b. - multicolored


4 b. - multicolored


5 b. - multicolored


6 b. - multicolored


7 b. - multicolored


8 b. - multicolored


9 b. - multicolored


10 b. - multicolored


11 b. - multicolored


12 b. - multicolored


13 b. - multicolored


14 b. - multicolored


15 b. - multicolored


16 b. - multicolored


17 b. - multicolored


18 b. - multicolored


19 b. - multicolored


20 b. - multicolored


21 b. - multicolored


22 b. - multicolored


23 b. - multicolored


24 b. - multicolored


25 b. - multicolored


26 b. - multicolored


27 b. - multicolored


28 b. - multicolored


29 b. - multicolored


30 b. - multicolored


1969 - Apollo 10 Lunar Mission overprint with Apollo 14 Emblem


1 b. - multicolored

Perf (sheet of 15)

Imperf (sheet of 15)


2 b. - multicolored


3 b. - multicolored


4 b. - multicolored


5 b. - multicolored


6 b. - multicolored


7 b. - multicolored


8 b. - multicolored


9 b. - multicolored


10 b. - multicolored


11 b. - multicolored


12 b. - multicolored


13 b. - multicolored


14 b. - multicolored


15 b. - multicolored


21 June 1970 - 1970 World Cup Football Championship, Mexico City Mexico overprint with place in standings and results


12 b. - Beckenbauer, Germany

Perf (3 values)

Imperf (3 values)

Souvenir sheet 1

Souvenir sheet 2

Gold foil perf

Gold foil imperf

Gold foil blue souvenir sheet

Gold foil green souvenir sheet


12 b. - Riva, Italy


12 b. - Pélé, Brazil + gold foil


24 b. - World Cup Stadium - s/s


34 b. - Goalkeeper - s/s




1970 - Winners of the 1970 World Cup Football Championship


2 b. - Italian player

Perf (strip of 3)

Imperf (strip of 3)

Souvenir sheet


Sheets of 12 perf and imperf


4 b. - Brazilian player


6 b. - German player


12 b. - Folklore group, Pélé


1970 - Brazil's Win in the 1970 World Cup Football Championship - Mexico City, Mexico, 1970 World Cup issues overprinted


12 b. - 

Nothing is known about this issue


12 b. - 


12 b. - 


12 b. - 


12 b. - 


12 b. - 


12 b. - 


12 b. - 


1970 - Napoleon


4 b. - Young Napoleon

Perf (5 values)

Imperf (5 values)

Souvenir sheet perf

Souvenir sheet imperf


6 b. - Napoleon and Josephine


8 b. - Napoleon with flag


10 b. - Josephine


12 b.  Coronation of Napoleon


24 b. - Group portrait with Napoleon - s/s


1970 - Charles de Gaulle


2 b. - Charles playing football

Perf (5 values)

Imperf (5 values)

Souvenir sheet perf

Souvenir sheet imperf

Gold foil perf

Gold foil imperf

Gold foil souvenir sheet


4 b. - General Charles de Gaulle


6 b. - General Charles de Gaulle


10 b. - General Charles de Gaulle


16 b. - Pres. Charles de Gaulle


24 b. - Pres. Charles de Gaulle - s/s


28 b. - General Charles de Gaulle - embossed on gold foil


1970 - Aeronautics


2 b. - Montgolfiée & Apollo 8

Perf (6 values)

Imperf (6 values)

Souvenir sheet perf

Souvenir sheet imperf


4 b. - Euler’s biplane & Apollo 9


6 b. - H.S. 748 & Apollo 10


8 b. - Douglas C-124 & Apollo 11


20 b. - Boeing 707 & Apollo 12


1 i. - Concorde 7 & Apollo 13


24 b. - Icarus & Astronaut on moon


1970 - European and Japanese Automobiles


2 b. - Peugeot 1892 & 1970

Perf (block of 5)

Imperf (Block of 5)

Souvenir sheet perf

Souvenir sheet imperf


4 b. - Rolls Royce 1904 & 1970


6 b. - Fiat 1899 & 1970


8 b. - Renault 1989 & 1970


20 b. - MercedesBenz 1893 & 1970


24 b. - Humber 1900


1970 - American Automobiles


4 b. - Cadillac 1904 & 1970

Perf (block of 4)

Imperf (block of 4)

Souvenir sheet perf

Souvenir sheet imperf


6 b. - Chevrolet 1912 & 1970


10 b. - Buick 1908 & 1970


20 b. - Ford 1896 & 1970


24 b. - Oldsmobile 1897


Following the recognition of the Republican Government in Sana'a by Saudi Arabia on 22 July 1970, Imam Mohammed al-Badr went into exile in London, England. The Royalists, headed by the Prince-Regent, the Prince Seif al-Islam al-Hassan ibn al-Hossein, continued their struggle against the Republicans. The following stamps were issued during 1970-71.


1970 - 1970 - Al-Jauf Provisionals


2 b. - YEMEN POST & 5 pointed star with Arabic text



                - Blue on white


4 b. - YEMEN POST & 5 pointed star with Arabic text and the coat of arms



                - Red on white 18 x 29mm


                - Red on yellow 18 x 29mm


                - Black on pink 18 x 29mm


                - Black on white 18 x 29mm


                - Black on blue 18 x 29mm


                - Black on green 28 x 47mm


4 b. - YEMEN POST & 5 pointed star with Arabic text and the coat of arms overprinted with al-Juaf in Arabic text only



                - Black on red 28 x 47mm, green overprint


                - Back on green 28 x 47mm, red overprint


                - Black on pink 28 x 47, green overprint


                - ?????


                - Black on white 28 x 47, green overprint


                - Black on white 28 x 47, green overprint, ungummed


8 b. - block of 4 x 2 b. with red seal of Vice Regent



8 b. - block of 4 x 2 b. with grey-black seal of Vice Regent



8 b. - block of 4 x 2 b. with violet seal of Vice Regent



8 b. - YEMEN POST DESERT ROUTE SUPPLEMENTARY in English with coat of arms and Arabic text above and below coat of arms



                - Green on white


                - Red on yellow


                - Violet on orange


                - Violet on white


                - Red on white


                - Green on orange, self adhesive


10 b. - Red and black label overprinted al-Kharashef in English and Arabic



8 b. + 16 b. - block of 4 x 4 b. Surcharged with camel train and SUPPLEMENTARY DESERT ROUTE CAMEL MAIL FEE



                - Red on white


                - Red on yellow


16 b. on 8 b. - POSTAGE DUE in English and Arabic on both sides



8 b. on 5 b. Air mail card - overprint camel train and SUPPLEMENTARY DESERT ROUTE CAMEL MAIL FEE and an Arabic text



8 b. on 10 b. Imam al-Badr Aerogramme - overprint camel train and SUPPLEMENTARY DESERT ROUTE CAMEL MAIL FEE and an Arabic text


The desert fee was paid to the camel drivers to take the mail to Oman, from where the letters were sent to their destinations. The desert fee overprint also may have been used on other Royalist Yemen stamps and souvenir sheets.