1956: 1½a on 1½d Queen Elizabeth II, St. Edward's Crown watermark,
formerly Muscat, now listed under 'British Postal Agencies in
Eastern
1956: 1½a on 1½d Queen Elizabeth II, St. Edward's Crown watermark,
formerly Muscat, now listed under 'British Postal Agencies in
Eastern Arabia' in Gibbons. A scarce stamp, nicely centred and
cancelled, with BPA certificate from 1969. SG £1,200 (Mi € 3500).
Only a few sheets were sent by accident with a printing of the
intended Tudor Crown watermarked stamp. Most were used in Dubai,
but they are also known from Muscat, Bahrain, and Sharjah (FPO)