United Arab Emirates
Illegal
Issues of Postage Stamps
UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION |
Berne, 9 April 2001 International Bureau Circular |
168 |
Dear Sir/Madam
The administration of the UNITED ARAB EMIRATES asks me to inform you of the following:
"I wish to inform you that we have received information from an external source reporting the existence of illegal postage stamp issues for the Emirates, prior to the establishment of the United Arab Emirates State, as described in the annex.
"We have satisfied ourselves that these stamps are counterfeits; they were never issued by the United Arab Emirates and they damage the reputation of our postage stamps. Given the great importance attached by the country's authorities to this matter, we should be most grateful if you would inform the postal administrations of Union member countries that these postage stamps are illegal and that, consequently, their use or marketing amongst philatelists is illegitimate and must cease."
Yours faithfully,
K J S MCKEOWN
Director of Communication
and Postal Markets
Annex
List of illegal postage stamps supposedly issued by the Emirates of Ajman, Sharjah and Fujeira
Ajman
- dogs: 7 stamps in vertical se-tenant strip
- dogs: 7 stamps in horizontal se-tenant strip
- dogs: 7 stamps in horizontal se-tenant strip
- cats: 7 stamps in vertical se-tenant strip
- cats: 7 stamps in vertical se-tenant strip
- cats: 7 stamps in horizontal se-tenant strip
- birds: 7 stamps in horizontal se-tenant strip
- reptiles: 7 stamps in vertical se-tenant strip
Sharjah
- dogs: 7 stamps in vertical se-tenant strip
- dogs: 7 stamps in vertical se-tenant strip
- dogs: 7 stamps in horizontal se-tenant strip
- cats: 7 stamps in vertical se-tenant strip
- cats: 7 stamps in horizontal se-tenant strip
- cats: 7 stamps in horizontal se-tenant strip
- birds: 7 stamps in horizontal se-tenant strip
- reptiles: 7 stamps in vertical se-tenant strip
Fujeira
- dogs: 7 stamps in vertical se-tenant strip
- dogs: 7 stamps in horizontal se-tenant strip
- dogs: 7 stamps in horizontal se-tenant strip
- cats: 7 stamps in vertical se-tenant strip
- cats: 7 stamps in vertical se-tenant strip
- cats: 7 stamps in horizontal se-tenant strip
- birds: 7 stamps in horizontal se-tenant strip
- reptiles: 7 stamps in horizontal se-tenant strip
More information about the illegal issues can be obtained directly from the UPU, Mrs. Maria Libera.