Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Yemen Pt 1 (North Yemen and YAR) 1926 - 1964

North Yemen Stamp Listing
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.

1926 Definitives - Domestic Postage Only


2 1/2 b. - black on white

Imperf (3 values)


2 1/2 b. - black with orange wash on white


5 b. - black on white

(5 b. - black with orange wash on white has been reported)


1 January 1930 Definitives


1 b. - blue-green

Perf (6 values)


2 b. - olive-green


4 b. - vermilion


6 b. - blue


10 b. - brown


1 i. - blue and red-brown


1931 Definitives


1/2 b. - orange-yellow

Perf (11 values)


1 b. - sage-green


2 b. - brown


3 b. - lilac


4 b. - carmine


5 b. - slate-grey


6 b. - ultramarine


8 b. - claret


10 b. - orange-brown


20 b. - sage-green


1 i. - sage-green and claret


28 April 1939 Second Anniversary of Arab Alliance


4 b. - Flags of Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Iraq

Perf (6 values)

Imperf (6 values)


6 b. - Flags of Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Iraq


10 b. - Flags of Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Iraq


14 b. - Flags of Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Iraq


20 b. - Flags of Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Iraq


1 i. - Flags of Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Iraq


1939 Provisional - Overprint of 1931 Definitive


4 b. on 1/2 b. - Yemen in English and with Yemen Postage and 4 in Arabic, all inside a rectangular frame measuring 11.5 x 16 mm.

Perf (1 value)


1 January 1940 Definitives


1/2 b. - blue and orange

Perf (13 values)


1 b. - scarlet and green


2 b. - violet and bistre


3 b. - blue and mauve


4 b. - yellow-green and carmine


5 b. - bistre and slate-green

Prepared in 1940 but was released in 1957 and served as a 4 b. issue without surcharge


6 b. - orange and blue


8 b. - blue and claret


10 b. - olive-green and orange


14 b. - violet and olive-green


18 b. - black and green


20 b. - claret and yellow-green


1 i. - scarlet, olive-green and claret


1942 Definitives (Postage Due - inscribed TAXE A PERCEVOIR)


1 b. - olive-green and orange

Perf (8 values)


2 b. - olive-green and orange


4 b. - olive-green and orange


6 b. - blue and orange


8 b. - blue and orange


10 b. - blue and orange


12 b. - blue and orange


20 b. - blue and orange


1945 Provisional - Overprint of 1940 Definitive


4 b. on 1/2 b. - Yemen in English and with Yemen Postage and 4 in Arabic, all inside a rectangular frame measuring 11.5 x 16 mm

Perf (1 value) 


1946 Opening of Mutawakilli Hospital


4 b. - black and green

Perf (4 values)

Imperf (4 values)


6 b. - rose and green


10 b. - blue and green


14 b. - olive and green


1946 Provisional Overprint on 1940 Definitive


4 b. on 5 b. - Yemen in English and with Yemen Postage and 4 in Arabic, all inside a rectangular frame measuring 11.5 x 16 mm.

Perf (1 value)


1947 Definitives - Postage


1/2 b. - Coffee plant

Perf (6 values)


1 b. - Coffee plant


2 b. - Coffee plant


4 b. - Palace in Sana'a


5 b. - Palace in Sana'a


6 b. - Coffee plant


1947 Definitives - Air Mail


10 b. - Airplane and view of Sana'a

Perf (5 values)


20 b. - Airplane and view of Sana'a


10 b. - Stars and sword as on Yemen's flag and view of the Imam's palace


20 b. - Stars and sword as on Yemen's flag and view of the Imam's palace


1 i. - Views of the Imam's palace

NB: 10b, 20b & 1i were never officially issued.

2 July 1947 - Overprint on 1939 Arab Alliance SANA'A-NEW YORK PAR AVION at the bottom, an airplane in the middle and an Arabic inscription at the top


4 b. - Flags of Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Iraq

Perf (6 values)

Imperf (6 values)


6 b. - Flags of Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Iraq


10 b. - Flags of Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Iraq


14 b. - Flags of Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Iraq


20 b. - Flags of Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Iraq


1 i. - Flags of Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Iraq


2 July 1947 - Overprint on 1946 Hospital issue SANA'A-NEW YORK PAR AVION at the bottom, an airplane in the middle and an Arabic inscription at the top


4 b. - black and green

Black Perf (4 values)

Red Perf (4 values)


6 b. - rose and green


10 b. - blue and green


14 b. - olive and green


2 July 1947 - Air Mail


6 b. - orange and blue

Perf (6 values)


8 b. - blue and claret


14 b. - violet and olive-green


18 b. - black and green


20 b. - claret and yellow-green


1 i. - scarlet, olive-green and claret


1948 - Overprint on 1931 Definitives


4b on 1b olive-green

Perf (4 values)


4b on 2b brown


4b on 3b violet, overprint is sideways


4b on 5b grey


1948 Provisional Definitives - overprint on 1940 Definitives 


4b on 1b blue-green/brown-red - 11mm overprint

Perf (6 values)


4b on 1b blue-green/brown-red - 13mm overprint


4b on 2b grey-brown/violet - 11mm overprint


4b on 2b grey-brown/violet - 13mm overprint


4b on 3b dull violet/blue - 11mm overprint


4b on 3b dull violet/blue - 13mm overprint


1948 - Overprint on 1947 Definitives


4b on 1/2b yellow-brown

Perf (7 values)


4b on 1b purple - overprint 11mm


4b on 1b purple - overprint 13mm


4b on 2b blue - overprint 11mm


4b on 2b blue - overprint 13mm


4b on 2b blue - overprint sideways, frame closed


4b on 2b blue - overprint sideways, frame open on right


20 September 1948 - Yemen's Admission to the United Nations


Postage

Perf (10 values)


1/2 b. - View of Prince Abdullah bin Yahya reading - blue and black


1 b. - Flag of Yemen and flags of other countries - blue and red


2 b. - Airplane at Sana'a airport and Yemenis - orange and black


4 b. - Flag of Yemen and flags of other countries - rose and blue


6 b. - Prince Abdullah addressing the United Nations assembly - green and black


10 b. - Airplane at Sana'a airport and Yemenis - rose-lilac and black


12 b. - Prince Abdullah meeting President Truman - brown and black


20 b. - Wall and gate of Sana'a with plane overhead - olive and black


30 b. - Winston Churchill and President Truman - blue and black


1 i. - Statue of Liberty and view of New York - orange, red and black


Air Mail

Perf (5 values)


10 b. - Airplane at Sana'a airport and Yemenis - green and lilac


12 b. - Prince Abdullah meeting President Truman - blue and lilac


20 b. - Wall and gate of Sana'a with plane overhead - brown and lilac


30 b. - Winston Churchill and President Truman - orange and lilac


1 i. - Statue of Liberty and view of New York - green, red and lilac


Postage Due

Perf (5 values)


1/2 b. - View of Prince Abdullah bin Yahya reading - red and blue


1 b. - Flag of Yemen and flags of other countries - blue and red


2 b. - Airplane at Sana'a airport and Yemenis - blue and brown


4 b. - Flag of Yemen and flags of other countries - red and blue


6 b. - Prince Abdullah addressing the United Nations assembly - orange and brown


1948 - 1946 Mutawakilli Hospital series overprinted in Arabic and French with the Arabic equivalent at top and VISITE AU / PRESIDENT / H.S. TRUMAN


10 b. - blue and green - black overprint

Perf (5 values)


14 b. - olive and green - black overprint


1 i on 4 b. - black and green - red overprint


1 i on 4 b. - black and green - red overprint AVION (airmail)


2 i on 6 b. - rose and green - black overprint


1948 - 1931 Definitive series overprinted in Arabic and French with the Arabic equivalent at top and with VISITE AU / PRESIDENT / H.S. TRUMAN / AVION


1 i on 6 b. - ultramarine - red overprint

Perf (5 values)


2 i on 6 b. - ultramarine - red overprint


3 i on 6 b. - ultramarine - red overprint


2 i on 8 b. - claret - blue overprint


2 i on 10 b. - orange-brown - blue overprint


1948 - 1939 Second Anniversary of Arab Alliance series overprinted in Arabic and French with the Arabic equivalent at top and with VISITE AU / PRESIDENT / H.S. TRUMAN / AVION


1 i - Flags of Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Iraq - black overprint

Perf (1 value)


1948 - Overprint with new value at the top, the equivalent Arabic inscription in the next line, ROI IMAM AHMAD - 1948 in the third line and either the Sword of Ali and five stars or an airplane in the fourth


Postage - 1931 Definitive series

Perf (3 values)


1 i on 1/2 b. - orange-yellow - wth sword


2 i on 1/2 b. - orange-yellow - with sword


3 i on 1/2 b. - orange-yellow - with sword


Airmail - 1931 Definitive series

Perf (2 values)


1 i on 1/2 b. - orange-yellow - with airplane


2 i on 1/2 b. - orange-yellow - with airplane


1931 Definitive series

Perf (2 values)


1 i on 1/2 b. - orange-yellow - with sword


2 i on 1/2 b. - orange-yellow - with sword


1940 Definitive series

Perf (1 value)


3 i on 5 b. - bistre and slate-green - with sword


1942 Postage Due series

Perf (3 values)


1 i on 4 b. - olive-green and orange - with airplane


2 i on 1 b. - olive-green and orange - with airplane


3 i on 2 b. - olive-green and orange - with airplane


1948 - Overprint on 1940 Definitive


4 b. on 1 b. 1- Yemen in English with Yemen Postage and 4 in Arabic, all inside a rectangular frame measuring 11.5 x 16 mm.

Perf (3 values)


4 b. on 2 b. - Yemen in English with Yemen Postage and 4 in Arabic, all inside a rectangular frame measuring 11.5 x 16 mm.


4 b. on 3 b. - Yemen in English with Yemen Postage and 4 in Arabic, all inside a rectangular frame measuring 11.5 x 16 mm.


1949 - Overprint on 1931 Definitive


4 b. on 1 b. - Yemen in English with Yemen Postage and 4 in Arabic, all inside a rectangular frame measuring 11.5 x 16 mm



4 b. on 2 b. - Yemen in English with Yemen Postage and 4 in Arabic, all inside a rectangular frame measuring 11.5 x 16 mm



4 b. on 3 b. - Yemen in English with Yemen Postage and 4 in Arabic, all inside a rectangular frame measuring 11.5 x 16 mm



4 b. on 5 b. - Yemen in English with Yemen Postage and 4 in Arabic, all inside a rectangular frame measuring 11.5 x 16 mm



1949
 - Overprint on 1947 Definitive


4 b. on 1/2 b. - Yemen in English with Yemen Postage and 4 in Arabic, all inside a rectangular frame measuring 11.5 x 16 mm

Perf (5 values)


4 b. on 1 b. - Yemen in English with Yemen Postage and 4 in Arabic, all inside a rectangular frame measuring 11.5 x 16 mm


4 b. on 1 b. - Yemen in English with Yemen Postage and 4 in Arabic, all inside a rectangular frame measuring 13 x 15.5mm


4 b. on 2 b.- Yemen in English with Yemen Postage and 4 in Arabic, all inside a rectangular frame measuring 11.5 x 16 mm


4 b. on 2 b. - Yemen in English with Yemen Postage and 4 in Arabic, all inside a rectangular frame measuring 13 x 15.5mm


1 Mar 1950 - 75th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU)


Postage

Perf (4 values)

Imperf (4 values)


Printed in sheets of 16 + 4 labels


4 b. - Imam Ahmed, camel and airplane


6 b. - Imam Ahmed, camel and airplane


10 b. - Imam Ahmed, camel and airplane


14 b. - Imam Ahmed, camel and airplane


Air Mail

Perf (4 values)

Imperf (4 values)


Printed in sheets of 16 + 4 labels


4 b. - Imam Ahmed, camel and airplane


6 b. - Imam Ahmed, camel and airplane


10 b. - Imam Ahmed, camel and airplane


14 b. - Imam Ahmed, camel and airplane


1950
- Overprint on 1940 Definitives


4 b. on 1 b. - Yemen in English with Yemen Postage and 4 in Arabic, all inside a rectangular frame measuring 13 x 15.5mm

Perf (3 values)


4 b. on 2 b. - Yemen in English with Yemen Postage and 4 in Arabic, all inside a rectangular frame measuring 13 x 15.5mm


4 b. on 3 b. - Yemen in English with Yemen Postage and 4 in Arabic, all inside a rectangular frame measuring 13 x 15.5mm


1951 - Definitives


Postage

Perf (10 values)


1 b. - Sana'a Parade Ground


2 b. - Sana'a Parade Ground


3 b. - Sana'a Parade Ground


5 b. - Flag of Yemen


6 b. - Eagle and flag of Yemen


8 b. - Coffee plant


10 b. - Mosque in Sana'a


14 b. - View of the walls of the city of Sana'a


20 b. - Ta'iz and its citadel


1 i. - Ta'iz and its citadel


Air Mail

Perf (7 values)


6 b. - Plane over Sana'a


8 b. - Plane over Sana'a


10 b. - Plane over trees and coffee plant


12 b. - Plane over Palace of the Rock, Wadi Dhahr


16 b. - Plane over palace at Ta'iz


20 b. - Plane over parade ground at Sana'a


1 i. - Plane over parade ground at Sana'a


1951 - Overprint on 1940 Definitives


4 b. on 1/2 b. - Yemen in English with Yemen Postage and 4 in Arabic, all inside a rectangular frame measuring 13 x 15.5mm.

Perf (1 value)


1952 - Fourth Anniversary of Accession of Imam Ahmed bin Yahya


30 b. - Commemoration of Victory - postage

Perf (4 values)

Imperf (4 values)


30 b. - Commemoration of Victory - air mail


1 i. - Ascension of H.M. Ahmed To The Throne of Yemen (postage)


1 i. - Ascension of H.M. Ahmed To The Throne of Yemen( air mail)


3 July 1952 - Overprint on 1951 Definitive


4 b. On  2 b. - Yemen in English with Yemen Postage and 4 in Arabic, all inside a rectangular frame measuring 13 x 13mm.

Perf (1 value)


August 1952 - Pictorials


12 b. - Palace of the Rock, Wadi Dhahr

Perf (4 values)

Imperf (4 values)


12 b. - Palace of the Rock, Wadi Dhahr (air mail)


20 b. - Walls of Ibb


20 b. - Walls of Ibb, air mail


1953 - Overprint on 1951 & 1942 Definitives


4 b. - 3 b. - Yemen in English with Yemen Postage and 4 in Arabic, all inside a rectangular frame measuring 13 x 13 mm.

Perf (4 values)


4 b. - 1 b. - Yemen in English with Yemen Postage and 4 in Arabic, all inside a rectangular frame measuring 13 x 13 mm.


4 b. - 2 b. - Yemen in English with Yemen Postage and 4 in Arabic, all inside a rectangular frame measuring 13 x 13 mm.


4 b. - 2 b. - Yemen in English with Yemen Postage and 4 in Arabic, all inside a rectangular frame measuring 12 x 16 mm.


1953 - Fifth Anniversary of Accession of Imam Ahmed


4 b. - Leaning Minaret Mosque of Ta'iz

Perf (6 values)


6 b. - Leaning Minaret Mosque of Ta'iz


8 b. - Leaning Minaret Mosque of Ta'iz


10 . - Leaning Minaret Mosque of Ta'iz and airplane


12 b. - Leaning Minaret Mosque of Ta'iz and airplane


20 b. - Leaning Minaret Mosque of Ta'iz and airplane


1954 - Provisional Overprints


4 b. overprinted - 1954-1373 in Arabic and English

Perf (14 values)


4 b. overprinted - 8 b. and 1954-1373 in Arabic and English and an airplane


5 b. overprinted with 1954-1373 in Arabic and English and an airplane


5 b. overprinted with 6 b. and 1954-1373 in Arabic and English and an airplane


6 b. overprinted - 6 b. and 1954-1373 in Arabic and English


6 b. overprinted - 12 b. and 1954-1373 in Arabic and English and an airplane


10 b. overprinted - 16 b. and 1954-1373 in Arabic and English


10 b. overprinted - 16 b. and 1954-1373 in Arabic and English and an airplane


14 b. overprinted - 18 b. and 1954-1373 in Arabic and English


14 b. overprinted - 18 b. and 1954-1373 in Arabic and English and an airplane


20 b. overprinted - 32 b. and 1954-1373 in Arabic and English


20 b. overprinted - 24 b. and 1954-1373 in Arabic and English and an airplane


1 i. overprinted - 36 b. and 1954-1373 in Arabic and English


1 i. overprinted - 1954-1373 in Arabic and English and an airplane


1954 - Overprints for 8th Anniversary of the Opening of the Mutawakilite Hospital, & 6th Anniversary of the Imam's Victory in 1948 (it is unclear which values commemorate which event)


1931 Definitive series

Perf (14 values)


6 b. overprinted - 8 b. and an airplane


20 b. overprinted - 12 b. and an airplane


10 b. overprinted - 16 b. and an airplane


20 b. overprinted - 24 b. and an airplane


1 i.  overprinted - 30 b. and an airplane


5 b. overprinted with an airplane


8 b. overprinted with an airplane


5 b. overprinted with an airplane and 1954-1373 in Arabic and English


8 b. overprinted with an airplane and 1954-1373 in Arabic and English


6 b. overprinted - 8 b. and 1954-1373 in Arabic and English and an airplane


20 b. overprinted - 12 b. and 1954-1373 in Arabic and English and an airplane


10 b. overprinted - 16 b. and 1954-1373 in Arabic and English and an airplane


20 b. overprinted - 24 b. and 1954-1373 in Arabic and English and an airplane


1 i.  overprinted - 30 b. and 1954-1373 in Arabic and English and an airplane


1940 Definitive series

Perf (10 values)


5 b. overprinted - 6 b. and 1954-1373 in Arabic and English and an airplane


1 i. overprinted - 24 b. and 1954-1373 in Arabic and English and an airplane


1 i. overprinted - 32 b. and 1954-1373 in Arabic and English and an airplane


6 b. overprinted 1954-1373 in Arabic and English and an airplane


8 b. overprinted 1954-1373 in Arabic and English and an airplane


10 b. overprinted 1954-1373 in Arabic and English and an airplane


14 b. overprinted 1954-1373 in Arabic and English and an airplane


18 b. overprinted 1954-1373 in Arabic and English and an airplane


20 b. overprinted 1954-1373 in Arabic and English and an airplane


1 i. overprinted 1954-1373 in Arabic and English and an airplane


1942 Postage Due series

Perf (10 values)


6b. - overprinted with 1954-1373, an airplane and Officiel


8b.. - overprinted with 1954-1373, an airplane and Officiel


10b. - overprinted with 1954-1373, an airplane and Officiel


12b. - overprinted with 1954-1373, an airplane and Officiel


20b. - overprinted with 1954-1373, an airplane and Officiel


6b. - overprinted with an airplane and Officiel


8b.. - overprinted with an airplane and Officiel


10b. - overprinted with an airplane and Officiel


12b. - overprinted with an airplane and Officiel


20b. - overprinted with an airplane and Officiel


1955 - Overprint on 1951 Definitive


4 b. - 1 b. of- Yemen in English with Yemen Postage and 4 in Arabic, all inside a rectangular frame measuring 13 x 13 mm

Perf (1 value)


28 March 1956 - Definitive Letter Sheets


6 b. - Leaning Minaret Mosque of Ta'iz - letter sheet

Letter sheets (2 values)


10 b. - Airplane and Leaning Minaret Mosque of Ta'iz - letter sheet


1956 - Overprint on 1951 Definitive


4 b. - 1 b. - Yemen in English with Yemen Postage and 4 in Arabic, all inside a rectangular frame measuring 12 x 16 mm

Perf (1 value)


1956 - 1957 - Definitives


1 b. - Bab al-Yemen Gate, Sana'a in 1956

Perf (3 values)


5 b. - Bab al-Yemen Gate, Sana'a in 1957


10 b. - Bab al-Yemen Gate, Sana'a in 1957


4 November 1957, 2 February 1958 - Arab Postal Union


4 b. - Globe and design work (4.11.57)

Perf (3 values)


6 b. - Globe and design work (2.2.58)


16 b. - Globe and design work (2.2.58)


1958 - Definitives


1 b. - brown

Perf (5 values)


5b. - blue green


10 b. - blue


20 b. - orange red


1 i. - bright violet


1958 - Overprint on 1930 and the 1931 Definitive series AIR MAIL 1958 in English and in Arabic


1 i. - blue and reddish brown

Perf (4 values)


8 b. - claret


10 b. - brown


20 b. - sage-green


13 March, 5 July 1959
 First Anniversary of the Proclamation of the United Arab States (U.A.R. and Yemen)


1 b. - Flags of U.A.R. and Yemen (5.7.59)

 Perf (6 values)


2 b. - Flags of U.A.R. and Yemen (5.7.59)


4 b. - Flags of U.A.R. and Yemen (13.3.58)


6 b. - Flags of U.A.R. and Yemen (5.7.59)


10 b. - Flags of U.A.R. and Yemen (5.7.59)


16 b. - Flags of U.A.R. and Yemen (5.7.59)


13 March 1959
Arab Telecommunications Union


4 b. - Map of region, radio and telegraph

Perf (1 value)

Imperf (1 value)


1959 - Overprint on 1940 Definitives Emblem of the United Nations and HUMAN RIGHTS 1948 - 1958 in two lines in English and Arabic


8 b. - blue and claret

Perf (4 values)


14 b. - violet and olive-green


20 b. - claret and yellow-green


1 i. - scarlet, olive-green and claret


1959 - Overprint on 1940 Definitive series 40th ANNIVERSARY OF YEMEN FIRST STAMP 1958 in three lines in English and with a two-line Arabic equivalent


8 b. - blue and claret

Perf (6 values)


10 b. - olive-green and orange


14 b. - violet and olive-green


18 b. - black and green


20 b. - claret and yellow-green


1 i. - scarlet, olive-green and claret


15 August 1959 - Overprint on 1931 Definitive Series AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE INAUGURATION SANAA MARCH 1959 in English and with a two-line Arabic equivalent


6 b. - ultramarine

Perf (5 values)


8 b. - claret


10 b. - orange-brown


20 b. - sage-green


1 i. - sage-green and claret


1959 - Overprint on 1931 Definitive Series 11th ANNIVERSARY OF ASCENSION OF KING AHMED Dec. 14, 1958 and with a two-line Arabic equivalent


6 b. - ultramarine

Perf (4 values)


8 b. - claret


10 b. - orange-brown


1 i. - sage-green and claret


7 November 1959 - Overprint on 1931 Definitive Series  with an airplane and two-line AIR MAIL 1959 in English and in Arabic


6 b. - ultramarine

Perf (3 values)


10 b. - orange-brown


1 i. - red brown and blue


22 March 1960 - Inauguration of the Arab League Center, Cairo Egypt


4 b. - Arab League Center building


Perf (1 value)

Imperf (1 value)


7 April 1960 - World Refugee Year


4 b. - Refugee children pointing towards Palestine

Perf (2 values)

Imperf (2 values)

Souvenir sheet


6 b. - Refugee children pointing towards Palestine


10 b. - both stamps on sheet - s/s


23 December 1960 - Summer Olympic Games, Rome Italy


2 b. - Olympic torch

Perf (5 values)

Imperf (5 values)

Souvenir sheet


4 b. - Olympic torch + s/s


6 b. - Olympic torch


8 b. - Olympic torch


20 b. - Olympic torch


1961 - 15th Anniversary of the United Nations Organization


1 b. - U.N. emblem and chain

Perf (7 values)

Imperf (7 values)

Souvenir sheet


2 b. - U.N. emblem and chain


3 b. - U.N. emblem and chain


4 b. - U.N. emblem and chain + s/s


6 b. - U.N. emblem and chain


14 b. - U.N. emblem and chain


20 b. - U.N. emblem and chain


June 1961 - Inauguration of the port at Hodeidah


4 b. - Ship and cargo cranes

Perf (3 values)

Imperf (3 values)

Souvenir sheet


6 b. - Ship and cargo cranes


16 b. - Ship and cargo cranes


26 b. All three stamps - s/s


1 October 1961 - Definitives


1 b. - Alabaster death mask

Perf (10 values)

Imperf (10 values)


2 b. - Limestone head of horned animal


4 b. - Bronze head of Himyaritic emperor


6 b. - Columns in a temple


8 b. - Bronze statue of Himyaritic Emperor Dhamar Ali


10 b. - Alabaster statue of child


12 b. - Stairs to a temple


16 b. - Control tower and spillway, Marib dam - which is over 2700 years old


20 b. - Alabaster relief of boy riding a monster


1 i. - Alabaster relief of woman with grapes


15 November 1961 Yemeni buildings


4 b. - Imam's palace, Sana'a

Perf (5 values)

Imperf (5 values)


6 b. - Bab al-Yemen Gate, San'a


8 b. - Imam's palace, Sana' - side view


10 b. - Palace of the Rock, Wadi Dhahr


16 b. - Palace of the Rock, Wadi Dhahr - different view


25 December 1961 Inauguration of the Hodeidah to Sana'a Highway


4 b. - Port of Hodeidah, highway and Sana'a

Perf (3 values)

Imperf (3 values)

Souvenir sheet


6 b. - Port of Hodeidah, highway and Sana'a


10 b. - Port of Hodeidah, highway and Sana'a


20 b. - all three stamps - s/s


1 March 1962 UNESCO


4 b. - Nubian temple

Perf (2 values)

Imperf (2 values)

Souvenir sheet


6 b. - Nubian temple


10 b. - both stamps - s/s


22 March 1962 Arab League Week


4 b. - Arab League Center building and League emblem

Perf (2 values)

Souvenir sheet


6 b. - Arab League Center building and League emblem


10 b. - both stamps - s/s


20 June 1962 Child Welfare


2 b. - Nurses, mother and child

Perf (4 values)

Imperf (4 values)


4 b. - Nurse weighing child


6 b. - Vaccination


10 b. - Nurse weighing baby


20 July 1962 Malaria Education


4 b. - Mosquito and WHO emblem

Perf (2 values)

Imperf (2 values)

Souvenir sheet


6 b. - Mosquito and WHO emblem


10 b. - both stamps - s/s


1962 - Day of the United Nations overprint on 15th Anniversary UN issue


1 b. - U.N. emblem and chain

Perf (7 values)


2 b. - U.N. emblem and chain


3 b. - U.N. emblem and chain


4 b. - U.N. emblem and chain


6 b. - U.N. emblem and chain


14 b. - U.N. emblem and chain


20 b. - U.N. emblem and chain


Yemen Arab Republic Stamp Listing
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 is also issued as a souvenir sheet.

1962 - UNESCO issue hand stamped with two lines of Arabic text (Yemen Arab Republic)


4 b. - Nubian temple

Perf (3 values)

Souvenir sheet


6 b. - Nubian temple


10 b. - both stamps - s/s


1962 - Arab League issue hand stamped with two lines of Arabic text (Yemen Arab Republic)


4 b. - Arab League Center building and League emblem

Perf (2 values)

Souvenir sheet


6 b. - Arab League Center building and League emblem


10 b. - both stamps - s/s


1962 - Malaria Education issue hand stamped  with two lines of Arabic text (Yemen Arab Republic)


4 b. - Mosquito and WHO emblem

Perf (2 values)

Souvenir sheet


6 b. - Mosquito and WHO emblem


10 b. - both stamps - s/s


1962 - 1961 Definitives overprinted Y.A.R. 27.9.1962 in Arabic and English


1 b. - Alabaster death mask

Perf (10 values)

Imperf (10 values)


2 b. - Limestone head of horned animal


4 b. - Bronze head of Himyaritic emperor


6 b. - Columns in a temple


8 b. - Bronze statue of Himyaritic Emperor Dhamar Ali


10 b. - Alabaster statue of child


12 b. - Stairs to a temple


16 b. - Control tower and spillway, Marib dam - which is over 2700 years old


20 b. - Alabaster relief of boy riding a monster


1 i. - Alabaster relief of woman with grapes


1962 - 1961 Yemeni buildings overprinted Y.A.R. 27.9.1962 in Arabic and English


4 b. - Imam's palace, Sana'a

Perf (5 values)

Imperf (5 values)


6 b. - Bab al-Yemen Gate, San'a


8 b. - Imam's palace, Sana' - side view


10 b. - Palace of the Rock, Wadi Dhahr


16 b. - Palace of the Rock, Wadi Dhahr - different view


1962 - Child Welfare overprinted Y.A.R. 27.9.1962 in Arabic and English


2 b. - Nurses, mother and child

Perf (4 values)

Imperf (4 values)


4 b. - Nurse weighing child


6 b. - Vaccination


10 b. - Nurse weighing baby


1963 - Proclamation of the Yemen Arab Republic


4 b. - Soldier with the flag of the republic

Perf (5 values)

Souvenir sheet 1

Souvenir sheet 2


6 b. - Tank and flag


8 b. - Bayonet and torch


10 b. - Hand clutching torch


16 b. - Flag and torch + s/s


10 b. - 4b + 6b stamps - s/s


1963 - Freedom from Hunger


4 b. - Cow, emblems of the UN and FAO

Perf (2 values)

Souvenir sheet



6 b. - Ear of corn & wheat sheaf, emblems of the UN and FAO


4b & 6b in one sheet - s/s


1 Sept 1963 - 1930 Provisionals overprinted with Arabic text, Y.A.R 27.9.62


6 b. - blue

Perf (3 values)

Imperf (3 values)


10 b. - brown


1 I. - blue and red brown


 1 Sept 1963 - 1931 Provisionals overprinted with Arabic text, Y.A.R 27.9.62


5 b. - blue

Perf (5 values)

Imperf (5 values)


8 b. - magenta


10 b. - brown


20 b. - olive green


1 I. - olive green and magenta


1 Sept 1963 - 1946 Inauguration of Mutawakkil Hospital overprinted with Arabic text and Y.A.R. 27.9.62


6 b. - magenta and green

Perf (3 values)

Imperf (3 values)


10 b. - blue and green


14 b. - olive and green


1 Sept 1963 - 1961 Opening of Port of Hodeidah overprinted with two black bars, Arabic text and Y.A.R  27.9.1962


6 b. - multicolored

Perf (2 values)

Souvenir sheet


16 b. - multicolored


22 b. - Sheet of 3 stamps - s/s


1 Sept 1963 - 1961 Opening of Hodeidah to Sana’a Highway overprinted with two black bars, Arabic text and Y.A.R  27.9.1962


6 b. - multicolored

Perf (2 values)

Souvenir sheet


10 b. - multicolored


20 b. - Sheet of 3 stamps - s/s


1 Sept 1963 - 1960 Summer Olympics issue overprinted with Arabic text and Y.A.R. 27.9.1962


2 b. - Olympic torch

Perf (3 values)


4 b. - Olympic torch


6 b. - Olympic torch


1 Sept. 1963 - 1962 Nubian Monuments overprinted with Arabic Text and Y.A.R. 27.9.1962


4 b. - Nubian temple

Perf (2 values)

Imperf (2 values)

Souvenir sheet


6 b. - Nubian temple


4b & 6b sheet - s/s


26 Sept 1963 - 1st Anniversary of the Revolution


2 b. - Flag of the Republic, torch and candle

Perf (3 values)

Souvenir sheet


4 b. - Flag, torch, and broken chain


6 b. - Flag and laurel sprig


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


26 Oct 1963 - 100th Anniversary of the Red Crescent


¼ b. - Hands reaching towards the emblem of the Red Crescent

Perf (6 values)

Imperf (6 values)

Souvenir sheet


⅓ b. - Hands reaching towards the emblem of the Red Crescent


½ b. - Hands reaching towards the emblem of the Red Crescent


4 b. - Emblem of the 100th Anniversary


8 b. - Emblem of the 100th Anniversary


20 b. - Emblem of the 100th Anniversary


4b & 8b on sheet - s/s


25 Nov 1963 - 1962 Malaria Education overprint with line covering old text, Arabic text and Y.A.R. 27.9.1962


4 b. - Mosquito and WHO emblem

Perf (2 values)


6 b. - Mosquito and WHO emblem


5 Dec 1963 - Space Exploration


 ¼ b. - Rocket ship

Perf (5 values)

Imperf (5 values)

Souvenir sheet - grey lilac/blue/black/

violet blue/ochre brown

Souvenir sheet - olive-grey/black-blue/Brown olive


⅓ b.-  Rocket ship


½ b. - Satellite


4 b. - Rocket ship


20 b. - Space station and rocket ship + s/s



10 Dec 1963 - 15th Anniversary of Declaration of Human Rights


4 b. - Globe, scales of justice and UN emblem

Perf (2 values)

Imperf (2 values)

Souvenir sheet


6 b. - Globe, scales of justice and UN emblem


10 b. Sheet of 2 - s/s


1963 - 1962 Arab League Week overprinted with bars, Arabic text and Y.A.R. 27-9-1962


4 b. - Arab League Center building and League emblem

Perf (2 values)


6 b. - Arab League Center building and League emblem


1963 - 1939 Second Anniversary of Arab Alliance overprinted with AIR MAIL and Arabic text Y.A.R at bottom


6 b. - Flags of Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Iraq

Perf (5 values)

Imperf (5 values)


10 b. - Flags of Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Iraq


14 b. - Flags of Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Iraq


20 b. - Flags of Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Iraq


1 i. - Flags of Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Iraq


In 1964 the currency changed from the Imadi to the Rial.  40 Bogaches = 1 Rial


30 March 1964 - Summer Olympic Games, Tokyo, Japan


¼ b. - Dart thrower

Perf (8 values)

Imperf (8 values)

Souvenir sheet 1

Souvenir sheet 2


⅓ b. - Table tennis player


½ b. - Runner


1 b. - Volleyball players


1½ b. - Football players


4 b. Horse racing + s/s


20 b. - Pole vaulter + s/s


1 rl. - Basketball player


10 April 1964 - Opening of Spinning and Weaving Factory


2 b. - Factory, bobbins and cloth

Perf (4 values)

Souvenir sheet


4 b. - Loom


6 b. - Factory, bobbins and cloth


16 b. - Factory and cloth + s/s


15 April 1964 - Commemorating President John F. Kennedy, overprints of 1963 Space Exploration issue in black


¼ b. - Rocket ship

Perf (3 values)

Imperf (3 values)

Souvenir sheet


⅓ b.-  Rocket ship


½ b. - Satellite


20 b. - Space station and rocket ship - s/s


30 April 1964 - Opening of Airport at Hodeida


4 b. - Airplane on runway

Perf (3 values)

Souvenir sheet


6 b. - Control tower and airplanes on runway


10 b. - Control tower, airplane and ship + s/s


10 May 1964 - New York World’s Fair


¼ b. - Views of the cities of New York and Sana’s and an airplane

Perf (7 values)

Souvenir sheet


⅓ b. - Flag of the YAR, views of the Empire State Building, mosque in Sana’a


½ b. - Ship, views of Statue of Liberty, harbor in Hodeida


1 b. - Views of the cities of New York and Sana’s and an airplane


4 b. - Flag of the YAR, views of the Empire State Building, mosque in Sana’a


16 b. - Ship, views of Statue of Liberty, harbor in Hodeida


20 b. - Views of the cities of New York and Sana’s and an airplane + s/s


1 June 1964 - Summer Olympic Games, Tokyo Japan


¼ b. - Globe and flags of Japan and Yemen Arab Republic

Perf (9 values)

Imperf (9 values)

Souvenir sheet


⅓ b. - Olympic torch


½ b. - Discus thrower


1 b. - Flag of Yemen Arab Republic


1 ½ b. - Swimmer


4 b. - Swimmer


6 b. - Olympic torch


12 b. - Globe and flags of Japan and Yemen Arab Republic


20 b. - Discus thrower + s/s


20 June 1964 - Yemen Boy Scouts


¼ b. - Boy scout raising Yemen and scout flags

Perf (9 values)

Imperf (9 values)

Souvenir sheet 1

Souvenir sheet 2



⅓ b. - Boy scouts guarding camp and scout emblem


½ b. - Boy scout bugling


1 b. - Boy scouts guarding camp and scout emblem


1 ½ b. - Boy scouts at campfire


4 b. - Boy scout raising Yemen and scout flags


6 b. - Boy scouts guarding camp and scout emblem


16 b. - Boy scout bugling + s/s


20 b. - Boy scouts at campfire + s/s


15 Aug 1964 - Animals


¼ b. - Hamadryas baboons

Perf (8 value)

Imperf (8 values)

Postage Due (3 values)


⅓ b. - Arabian horses


½ b. - Bullock


1 b. - Lion and lioness


1 ½ b. - Mountain gazelles


4 b. - Mountain gazelles + postage due


12 b. - Bullock + postage due


20 b. - Lion and lioness + postage due


1 Sept 1964 - Flowers


¼ b. - Gentian

Perf (8 values)

Imperf (8 values)

Postage due (3 values)


⅓ b. - Lily


½ b. - Poinsettia


1 b. - Rose


1 ½ b. - Vibumum


4 b. - Rose + postage due


12 b. - Poinsettia + postage due


20 b. - Vibumum + postage due


1 October 1964 - Opening of Sana’a International Airport


1 b. - Airplane above mountains

Perf (5 values)

Souvenir sheet


2 b. - Airplane above runway


4 b. - Airplane above runway


6 b. - Airplanes in flight and on ground


8 b. - Airplane above mountains


4b and 6b Sheet - s/s


15 Oct 1964 - 10th Anniversary of Arab Postal Union


4 b. - Emblem of APU

Perf (2 values)

Souvenir sheet


6 b. - Emblem of APU


4b & 6b sheet - s/s


20 Nov 1964 - 2nd Arab Summit Conference


4 b. - Dove and flags of members of the Arab League

Perf (2 values)

Souvenir sheet


6 b. - Arms of the members of the Arab League and map


4b & 6b sheet - s/s


30 Dec 1964 - 2nd Anniversary of the Revolution


2 b. - Map of the region and flaming torch

Perf (3 values)

Souvenir sheet


4 b. - Yemeni soldier


6 b. - Candles on map - s/s


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