Qatar

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Qatar ???? ???

• A small Gulfstate take off !!!

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Qatar

• Qatar was already populated in the stonehedge ,
  rich in vegetation
• 7000 years from today already certain high
  culture
• Then change of climate and formation of the
  typical dessert landscape
• Population left this area ,from time to time some
  small villages
• 628 after.Chr Population of the arabian Island
  changed to the Islam
• Biggest problem shortage of water, small beduines
  families
• Around 1760 Beduine families came back to the
  area of Qatar
• Family Al Thani founded the Al Bid, the Doha
  from today
• 18. ans 19. Cent. Coast of Qatar was known as
  Coast of pirates
• Close relationship to Saudi-Arabia
• Britisch Ostindian Company finished the pirate
  behavier
• 1867 heavy fights between Al Thani and Al Chalifa
  (Bahrain)
• 1868 protecting contract between Qatar and GB,
  established peace
• Nomination of Al Thani family as leader of the
  region
• Big economical and political influence of GB
• Pearlebusiness collapsed up from 1930 , many
  Qataris left the region, economy crisis
• 1939 first Oil sources, after fast growing
  richness and modernisation

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Qatar

• Greatbritain managed Qatar from India, Mumbai
• Due to that currency in that time Rupies, first
  stamps up from 1957 to 1966 issued with Rupies as
  currency
• 1.September 1971 Independancy, britisch army
  left that region
• 1966 New Currency Qatar Riyal (QR)100 Dirham
• 1971 biggest oilfield worldwide discovered, today
  production 3.place
• 1971 Sheik changed the titel to Emir
• 1972 Emir Ahmad ibn Al Thani was retired by
  Chalifa ibn Hamad al Thani
• Further absolute monarcy ,but more economical
  development
• Up from 1977 all oil and gascompanies owned by
  the goverment
• 1995 Chalifa ibn Hamad al Thani was retired by
  his son Hamad ibn Chalifa Al Thani
• Reforms to more democracy started
• Up from 1998 Qatar Headquarter of the US army in
  Middle East and base for the 2.Gulfwar in March
  2003

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Qatar Stamps related informations

• Until 1.4.1957 stamps from Muscat has been used
  in Qatar, 1856 first post office of the
  Brit.-Indian post opend in Muscat ( Oman ).It has
  been used engl., pakistanian and indian stamps ,
  partly with overprints.
• Currency 1 Rupie 100 Naye Paise (englisch
  Protectorat and mananged from Mumbai India)
• 1957 first stamps of Qatar in Currency Rupies
  and witht Conterfei from Quenn Elisabeth II from
  England
• Up from 1961 there have been issued several
  stamps with the Conterfei from Sheik Ahmad ibn
  Al Thani
• 1965 first stamps related to the space has been
  issued
• Set UIT 8 Values perf. 100.000 Issue
• Set UIT 8 Values imperf. 3.000 Issue
• 2 Souvenir sheets perf. and imperf., each 10.000
  Issue

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Qatar Stamps related informations

• Different collered overprints on UIT-Stamps in
  1966 issued because of low selling and low
  postalic traffic
• Rendevouz 15 December 1965 Gemini 6 und
  7
• Black overprint perf. 30.000 issue and 2 Souvenir
  Sheets perf. and imperf..
• Blue overprint perf.. 3.000 issue and 2 Souvenir
  Sheets perf. and imperf. 900 und 800 issue
• Red overprint perf.. 3.000 issue ??
• The german stampdealer Mr. Wink lived in the
  years 60s and 70s with his family in Doha,
  worldwide stamps shipping from Qatar especially
  to Germany

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Qatar Stamps related informations

• Varities UIT Stamps
• UIT Red overprint inverted single set and
  Cornerpair
• UIT Blue overprint inverted single set
• UIT Black overprint Double 2 Values
• UIT Black overprint, wrong cut, overprint shift ,
  backside overprint, pair

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Qatar Stamps related informations

• 1966 20 Years UNO one printed free
  Vignette
• to stamps in 20 items Sheet
• 8 different Sheets,
• perf. blackoverprint
  12.000 issued
• imperf. blackoverprint
  4.000 issued
• perf. redoverprint
  12.000 issued
• imperf. redoverprint
  4.000 issued
• 10.Oktober 1966 New currency 1 Riyal 100
  Dirham
• all 4 Sheets as well new
  currency

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Qatar Stamps related informations

• 1966 Kennedy/Cap Canaveral/Cap Kennedy
  in total 8 Sheets
• 6 Value 2 strips perf. (2 Sheets) 30.000
  issued
• 6 Value 2 strips imperf. (2 Sheets) 5.000
  issued
• 10.Oktober 1966 New currency 1 Riyal
  100 Dirham
• 6 Value 2 strips perf. new currency (2
  Sheets)
• 6 Value 2 strips imperf. new currency (2 Sheets)

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Qatar Stamps related informations

• 1966 Space research, issued of american
  astronauts as stamps and in complet Souvenir
  sheet , total 8 Sheets
• 8 Values 2 strips perf. (2 Sheets)
  30.000 issued
• 8 Values 2 strips imperf. (2 Sheets)
  5.000 issued
• 10.Oktober 1966 New currency 1 Riyal 100
  Dirham
• 8 Values 2 strips per. (2 Sheets)
• 8 Values 2 strips imperf. (2 Sheets)
  
• souvenir sheet 5.000 issued
• souvenir sheet new currency
  

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Qatar Stamps related informations

• 1966 UIT set perf. 8 value new currency
• Blackoverprint new currency
• 1966 UIT set perf. 5 value new currency
• Redoverprint new currency, lower
  values
• 1966 UIT set imperf. 3 values new currency
• Blackoverprint new currency, higher
  values
• 1966 UIT set perf. 8 values new currency
• Blackoverprint new currency
• Blackoverprint 5 values Rendevouz
• Blueoverprint 3 values Rendevouz
  1.400 issued
• 2 Souvenir Sheets , Blackoverprint
• Dirham two different characters (Ratio 95to 5
  ?)

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Qatar Stamps related informations

• Varieties
• UIT new currency Blackoverprint Rendevouz and new
  currency, as well backside printing
• UIT Red overprint new currency inverted
  overprinting

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Qatar Stamps related informations

• 1967 space research Apollo, 10 values and
  Souvenir sheet, 2. Set with new currency with no
  overprint
• 1969 Apollo 11 6 values
• 1970 UNESCO International 2 values
• 1.September 1971 Independance
• March 1972 Emir Ahmad ibn Al Thani retired

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Qatar Stamps related informations

• Not issued items from the russian cosmonauts Yuri
  Gagrin and Valentina Tereshkova
• a.) two se-tenant stamps (pair) in
  sheet of 10 pairs
• similar to the americane
  astronautes
• b.) Souvenir sheet
• Remaining items after destroying and eaving the
  printing company around 6-7 complet sheets, that
  means 60-70 pairs and 60-70 Souvenir Sheets

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Qatar

• Why the first stamps of Qatar are so rare?
• Less postalic traffic from and to Qatar
• After Emir change in 1972 all in Qatar remaining
  stamps with the Conterfei of Emir Ahmad ibn Al
  Thani has been burned !!!
• Today, Nephew of the current Emir bought and buy
  since 7 years nearly all stamps and covers from
  Qatar for his collection of postal history
• Stamps never reprint , full complet sheets with
  25 stamps are very rare!
• Qataris buying today in general all what is
  possible to get from Qatar (Collection and postal
  history)
• Specialities , Errors in Michelcatalogue
• Dirham has two different characters (ratio may be
  95to 5 ?)
• UNO 8 different complet sheets issued, Michel
  has only mentioned 6 !!
• UIT New currency red overprint only 5 smaller
  values, Michel mentions all 8 values!!
• Not issued items for Gagarin und Tereshkova
  stamps, worldrarity
• Not reproductive difference in different blue
  overprints of the UIT overprintstamps,(light blue
  and dark blue, that is wrong mentioned in the
  qatar post office

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