OMAN Stamps and Postal History

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Stamp SetOn the 9th of August 1970 HM Sultan Qaboos bin Said announced the new name of the country as the Sultanate of Oman. On the 16th January 1971 the second definitive set was re-issued with the old name “Muscat & Oman” overprinted with the new name “Sultanate of Oman”. A number of varieties in the form of incomplete overprints exists.
Type of StampDefinitive
Web Cat.131c
CountryOman
Issue Date16-Jan-1971
Denomination100 Baizas
ColourBlue & Red Orange
Perforation14˝ x 13˝
DesignLewis Morland
DescriptionThe 1971 Definitive Issue – The Sultanate of Oman Overprints - Overprint Varieties
PrinterOverprint done by National Printers in Dubai (on Photogravure by Harrison, London)
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