SULTANATE of OMAN
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All stamps are unmounted/never-hinged mint unless shown to be otherwise
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INDIAN POSTAL ADMINISTRATION
PRICE GBP
20/10/441/151/151/15Bicentenary of Al Busaid dynasty. Stamps of India overprinted in Arabic "Al Busaid 1363" [Michel cat. value €50.00]£10.00
20/10/44O1/O10O1/O10D1/10"Service" stamps of India overprinted in Arabic "Al Busaid 1363". [Michel cat. value €120.00] £8.75


PROOF SETS
A few imperf progressive proof sets of Fournier printings are available including this 1987 Environment Day set. [SG336/7 - Mi305/6] [Picture].
These rare sets have margins or are available in pairs.
This particular set with margins is available at €250.00, and also available in pairs €425.00.
Please ask for details about other sets available

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SULTANATE of OMAN to 1980
PRICE GBP
23/07/71134/7134/7135/8National Day £17.50
23/07/72146/57139/50141W-
152W
Definitives. Muscat, Muttrah, and Shinas harbours. sold
18/11/73172/5153/6155/8National Day £15.00
9/10/74179160162UPU Centenary
sold
9/10/74180161163Eradicate Illiteracy campaign £4.25
18/11/75181/6162/7164/9National Day
£15.00
27/12/75 187/188168/9170/1International Womens Year
sold
18/12/76201/4173/6172/5National Day £10.65
6/1/77205177176UNESCO "Save Moenjodaro" [Excavations in Pakistan] £3.75
19/11/77208/11180/3179/82National Day £10.50
30/7/78212/4190A/B/C190/2
SG185, 188, 186 surcharged 40B, 50B, & 75B respectively. Illustration only
N/A
01/11/78215190183Haj.
sold
18/11/78216/21184/9184/9National Day. Omani Forts. £9.50
18/11/79225/6194/5196/7National Day.
sold
11/12/79227/8196/7198/9Armed Forces Day.
sold
9/11/80229/30198/9200/11400th Anniversary of Hegira £7.25
18/11/80231/4200/3202/5National Day £11.50
11/12/80235/6204/5206/7Armed Forces Day
sold

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SULTANATE of OMAN 1981 - 1985
PRICE GBP
7/2/81237/40206/9208/11National Police Day £14.25
16/10/81246215217World Food Day sold
14/9/83283248253Al-Hajj 1403H
sold
18/11/84292/3257/8262/3National Day sold
5/12/84294/7257/8264/716th Arab Scouts Conference, Muscat. Corner blocks of 4. sold
11/12/84298263268Armed Forces Day sold
5/1/85299264299
Police Day.£4.75
22/9/85301/2266/7271/2International Youth Year
sold
22/9/85303/4268/9273/4Restoration of Jabrin Palace £6.25
6/10/85305270275International Symposium of Traditional Music in Oman £2.75
25/10/85306271276UN Children's Fund £2.50
15/12/85320/1285/6290/1Frankinsense Trees in Oman £19.50

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SULTANATE of OMAN 1986 - 1990
PRICE GBP
5/1/86322287292Police Day
Block of four available with left hand margin
£2.30
£9.50
4/7/86323/4288/9293/4Shabab Oman [Youth of Oman] Sailing ship
sold
4/7/86MS325289aBlk2Shabab Oman [Youth of Oman] Miniature sheet. £12.25
9/8/86326290295Al-Hajj 1406H £1.50
20/8/86327/8291/2296/717th Arab Scout Camp, Salalah
sold
18/10/86329293298Inauguration of Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex £1.85
24/10/86330294299International Peace Year £1.40
18/11/86331/3395/7300/2National Day £5.50
1/1/87334298303Police Day. [Also Available in block of four pro rata] £2.25
21/3/87335299304Second Arab Gulf Week for Social Work £1.75
5/6/87336/7300/1305/6International Environment Day. Also available in proof sets.- see 'Proofs' section on this page£4.25
29/7/87338/43302a/f307/12Al-Hajj 1407H. Horizontal strip of 6 stamps. £4.75
1/10/87344303313Third Municipalities Month£1.35
18/11/87345/6304/5314/51987 National Day
sold
23/12/8734730631615th Anniversay Omani Amateur Radio Society
sold
1/6/88348/51307/10317/20Traditional Crafts
Also available in corner blocks of four
£3.90
£16.00
17/9/88353/8311/6321/6Seoul Olympic Games. In marginal blocks of 6 stamps.£5.75
17/9/88MS359316bBlk.4Seoul Olympic Games miniature sheet. £13.50
1/11/88360317327Health For All. 40th Ann. of W.H.O.
sold
18/11/88361/2319a328/9National Day/Agricultural Year. Se-ten stamps.
sold
26/8/89363/8320/5330/5Omani Womens' Regional Costumes. >
sold
1/1/90379/80334/5344/455th anniversary of Gulf Investment Corporation
Marginal blocks of four
sold
sold
24/3/9038133634640th Anniversary of Gulf Air £2.25
22/4/90382/3337/8347/8Symposium on the Oman Ophiolite rocks. £1.95
30/4/90384339349150th Anniversary of 1st Omani Envoy visiting the USA. £1.50
5/5/90385 340350The Sultan Qaboos Rose.
£1.50
18/11/90 386/7341/2351/2National Day. Embossed gold foil stamps. £2.65

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SULTANATE 0f OMAN 1991 - 1999
PRICE GBP
02/09/9543737339950th Anniversary of United Nations
Available in corner block of four with traffic lights
£1.75
£7.00

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SULTANATE of OMAN from 2000
PRICE GBP
01/01/00
MS516
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Blk 17
Year 2000 - Sultan Qaboos miniature sheet£5.75
31/07/01
MS554
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Blk 27
Al Aqsa Intifada. Large perf. stamp within sheet
sold
25/05/02
MS569
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Blk 30
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque miniature sheet.£2.25
15/12/02
578/93
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533/48
Birds in Oman. Sheet of 16 stamps all 50 Baiza values. Sheets individually numbered.
sold
08/01/2003
594
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549
Muscat Festival.£0.40p
25/5/2003
596
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554


25 Years Omani - Chinese Diplomatic Relations.
Available in blocks & sheetlets of 12 stamps
FDC is picturesque cover showing Great Wall of China and Muscat Fort. .
£0.40p
FDC:
£1.50
16/09/2003
597/8
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555/6
National Census. Se ten pairs [SG597a] Also available in blocks£0.65p
21/09/2003
599
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557
International Day of Peace.Also available in blocks£1.00
25/12/2003
600
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558
Islamic Conference.Also available in blocks£0.50p
6/10/03
601
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560
SANAD Booklet of 12 self adhesive stamps. SANAD = Self employment And National Autonomous Development. Pic. of unfolded booklet cover. Picture of stamps inside booklet Picture.sold
out
6/10/03
MS602
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Blk 38
SANAD miniature sheet. One stamp perf. within sheet. £0.60p
14/10/2003
603/6
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603/6
Omani Manuscripts. Block of 4 stamps. £1.85
14/10/2003
MS607
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Omani Manuscripts. Miniature sheet Block of 4 stamps within sheet. £2.00
18/11/2003
608/11
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608/11
33rd National Day. Se-ten row of 4 embossed stamps showing Sultan Qaboos.
Complete sheetlet of sixteen stamps
£1.25
£6.00

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SULTANATE of OMAN 2004
PRICE GBP
16/02/04
612/27
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573/88
Wild Flowers in Oman. Sheet of 16 stamps each showing different flower. Sheets individually numbered. £4.85
21/05/04
628
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589
FIFA 100 Years Commemoration.£0.90
05/06/04
629/32
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590/3
Arabian Leopard - WWF Issue. Se-ten row of four stamps.
Available in full sheets [4 rows].
£1..25
£6.25
01/08/04
633/6
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594/7

Corals in Oman. Se ten row of 4 stamps.
Sheetlet of sixteen stamps
£2.00
£8.00
31/09/04
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598/9
International Year of Peace.
Both values are issued with one sheet of 24. There are 4 se-tenant pairs with each sheet and one interesting central block of four Picture. Price for this block is £3.50
£0.65p
15/10/04
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Blk 40
International White Cane Day.
Very large black stamp issued within a sheetlet. The stamp has Braille characters embossed and each sheet is numbered
£0.90p
22/11/04
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603/6
National Day. Sultan Qaboos portraits on embossed gold background. Four different stamps in se-ten rows of 4.
Complete sheetlet of sixteen stamps
sold
sold
01/12/04
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607/8
Al Massarat & Ash'Sharqiya water supply schemes. Two stamps issued in sheetlets of 16 stamps with stamps juxtaposed on adjacent rows thus providing a variety of pairings and blocks. Illustration shows corner block of 4. Price shown is per pair [set of 2 stamps].
£1.15
04/12/04
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602
10th GCC Stamp Exhibition, Muscat.
sold
04/12/04
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Booklet - 10th GCC Stamp Exhibition, Muscat. Booklet contains 3 blocks X 4 self-adhesive stamps. Pictures shows unfolded book. [See inside] £3.00
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SULTANATE of OMAN 2005
PRICE GBP
2005
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Civil Defence. £0.90p
14/06/05
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World Blood Donors. £7.50
18/07/05
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Agricultural Census. Se-ten pair. £0.90p
16/11/05
653
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Information Socety. £0.45p
7/12/05
664/6
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Definitives - Omani Khanjar. £5.35
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SULTANATE of OMAN 2006
PRICE GBP
?/?0/06
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25th Anniversary of GCC. sold
?/?0/06
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Tourism. Sold as corner block of 4 with tab.[Picture shows 2 tabs] Sheets printed in 4 X blocks + 4 tabs.
sold
?/?0/06
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Muscat, Capital of Arab culture. Stamp perf within small sheet. £0.50p
?/?0/06
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Oman Post.
Also available as se-ten pairs as shown in picture.
sold
sold


EXHIBITION COVERS
In June 1986 Oman and Italy took part in the first Philatelic Exhibition to be held in Abu Dhabi. The Italian Ambassador to the UAE at the time being a keen philatelist. Specially designed commemorative covers quickly sold out at the exhibition but a few are available. Covers were issued with either UAE, Omani, or Italian stamps, the stamps from the 3 countries being cancelled with a unique cds for each couintry. The Omani covers have a ‘Muscat - Philexpo Abu Dhabi’ cds. These colourful covers are very scarce and rarely seen. Price per cover £5.00.[Example]

STATE OF OMAN & DHUFAR
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You will not find stamps from The State of Oman or Dhufar listed in any catalogues although some issues were reported, with issue dates, in the 1970’s in the privately produced ‘Arab World Philatelist’ in the USA. Both quasi states were within what is now The Sultanate of Oman. The ‘State of Oman’ was declared by Sheiks from the mountainous interior of Oman in the Jebel Akhdar (Green Mountain) area who were in conflict with the former Sultan, and Dhufar is a region in the south of Oman which was invaded by Chinese communist backed Yemenis with the intention of overthrowing the present Sultan’s father. The SAS and other British military units were involved in both campaigns, & Iranian & Jordanian military units in the Dhufar war.The British government preferred not to admit to any involvement in these campaigns but details of the actions are well documented in hard to find military books which make fascinating reading. Anybody interested in these campaigns and looking for books should send me an email & I will give addresses of specialist book dealers. Many stamp issues will be of interest to thematic collectors and postally used covers from 'The State of Oman', probably mailed from Jordan, are to be found.
BRIEF HISTORY OF "THE GREEN MOUNTAIN PROVINCE" or "STATE OF OMAN"

The following paragraphs are quoted verbatim from a leaflet issued by Omani Posts of the "Oman Imamate State" in 1969
"Before the British Occupation of Oman in 1957 Sheikh Suleiman Ben Himyar Al Nabhani ruled the province. He is still the legitimate ruler of the Green Mountain and its dependancies and is still fighting against the British and their vassal the Sultan of Muscat. The Green Mountain province extends from El Bata in the East to the sea in the South.
Feudalism still reigns in the province. The inhabitants are strongly attached to their land and owe service to their chief of the tribe. They represent twelve sections of Bani Wassam tribe, descendants of the Bani Rayam tribe.
POLITICAL POWER OF THE GREEN MOUNTAIN: As we said earlier, The Green Mountain means Oman. Politically, the Green Mountain occupies a predominant role in the affairs of the country. No Imam or Sultan can ever rule Oman unless he is backed by Sheikh Suleiman Ben Himyar, The Prince of Green Mountain and Tamimah (chief) of the Bani Riyam tribe. Sheikh Suleiman is a formidable warrior and a man of character, reported to be less fanatical and narrow minded than other chiefs. He is the real power behind Imam Ghaleb. His word is known to be law in the mountains
Controlled by Oman postal Dept.; a post office has been established in this principality, on 25th August 1969, to cover the postal needs of the inhabitants therein.
Oman first Diff. stamps overprinted in green put in use: these stamps can be obtained from our General Agent by its face value, his address as below.
Oman Philatelic Agency, 143 Strand, London W.C. 2.
All dealers and noble human being are invited to cooperate and help this area by any means. P.T.T. Consellor - Oman Imamate State - Y.S. TADROS"
The document gives more details about the climate, agriculture, and strategic position of the Green Mountain but fails to say that that Sheikh Suleiman had been driven out of the area ten years previously in 1959. After his military defeat weapons manufactured in the USA and provided by the Saudi military were found in arms dumps in the mountains. For an excellent read about this period then the book "Arabian Assignment" by David Smiley is essential. David Smiley commanded the forces of the Sultan of Oman and led them against Sheikh Suleiman and his rebels.
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CONDITION
PRICE
1968
Camel & Map set of 10 overprinted ‘Space Achievement Apollo 8’. Nazwa, Oman cds. (Nazwa or Nizwa was the ‘rebel’ capitol.Price shows per set of 10. Also available in pairs with complete cds @ £4.00 per set, or blocks of 4 with complete cds for £8.00 per set.
CTO
£2.00
1972?
Set #1. Birds. Sheetlet of 8. Owl,Crested Tit, Marsh Tit, Kestrel, Hoopoe, Vulture, Falcoln, Peregrine Falcoln.
um/nhm
sold
1972?
SS #1. Birds. Souvenir Sheet. Buzzard.
um/nhm
£2.50
1973
set #2. Birds. Sheetlet of 8. Owl,Crested Tit, Marsh Tit, Kestrel, Hoopoe, Vulture, Falcoln, Peregrine Falcoln. OVERPRINTED "NATURE CONSERVATION 1973".
um/nhm
sold
1973
SS #2. Birds. Souvenir Sheet. Buzzard. OVERPRINTED "NATURE CONSERVATION 1973".
um/nhm
sold
15/6/72
Large Animals and Fishes. Sheetlet of 20. 10 large animals and 10 large Fishes. Oman Post cds.
CTO
£2.00
30/6/72
CTO Sheetlet of 8 different flowers. 4 light hinge marks. Oman Post cds..
CTO
£0.50p
30/7/72
Moths and caterpillars. Set of 8
CTO
£1.00
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Royal Silver Wedding. Sheetlet of 8 stamps, perf. Royal scenes.
CTO
£1.50
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Small sheetlet - more like a large stamp - celebrating 80th birthday of Queen Mother
um/mnh
£1.50
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DHUFAR - DESCRIPTION
CONDITION
PRICE
1972?
Set #1. Birds. Sheetlet of 8.Roller, Tit, Osprey, Kite, Harrier, Kingfisher, Woodchat, Bee-Eater.
um/mnh
sold
1972?
SS #1. Birds. Sheetlet of 8.Roller, Tit, Osprey, Kite, Harrier, Kingfisher, Woodchat, Bee-Eater. OVERPRINTED 'IBRA MUNICH 1973'
um/mnh
sold
1972?
Lions. Sheetlet of 8 different stamps with different pictures of lions.
um/mnh
£2.50
1972?
Lions. Souvenir sheet.
um/mnh
£2.00
1972?
Moths. Sheetlet of 8 stamps with pictures of different moths.
um/mnh
£2.50
1972?
Moths. Souvenir sheet. Large Elephant Moth.
um/mnh
£2.00
1972?
Set #2. Birds set of six.
um/mnh
sold
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