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United Arab Emirates Rare 1975 Unissued Gulf Long Distance Swimming Set MNH/VF
$325.00
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abctoo (12)
Rare Unissued Set from the United Arab Emirates, for the 1975 2nd Gulf Long Distance Swimming Championship. Complete Mint Never Hinged Set of 3. See Note after Scott's #46 (cat. value $500.00). Michel lists these three stamps stamps as Mi. I, II & III (ca ... Read More
Item Specifics
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Catalog Number
- Mi I,II,III
- Stamp Type
- Back of Book (Other)
- Condition
- Mint (NH)
- Centering
- VF
- Stamp Format
- Single
- Year of Issue
- 1975
Item Description
Rare Unissued Set from the United Arab Emirates, for the 1975 2nd Gulf Long Distance Swimming Championship. Complete Mint Never Hinged Set of 3. See Note after Scott's #46 (cat. value $500.00). Michel lists these three stamps stamps as Mi. I, II & III (cat. value €360,00).In 1975, the UAE ordered a set of 3 stamps from Harrison and Sons Printers, London, England, to honor the 2nd Gulf Long Distance Swimming Championship. However, these stamps were never issued. In the March 1984 "The American Philatelist" magazine, Dr. Steven Carol states the set "was to have been released on June 18, but was postponed until August 15, as the stamps did not arrive from the printers until that date. This issue was then canceled altogether since nearly two months had elapsed since the event that the stamps were supposed to commemorate. Nevertheless, the Crown Agents Stamp Bureau in the United Kingdom sold 1,397 sets of the stamps before receiving instructions that the issue had been canceled and none should be sold. The stamps are footnoted in Scott after No. 46." Scans of the stamps are of the actual items of this auction. For reference, we have provided a scan of the UAE's original announcement that the set was going to be issued.
Ten years ago in 2011, Cherrystone Auctions sold 3 or 4 sets for $225 to $375 each. Currently, some British dealers are listing the set for up to £600. If you feel our price is too high, then make a reasonable offer and maybe be surprised.
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Copyright 2020 by Michael Fried, P.O. Box 27521, Oakland, California 94602-0521
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- abctoo (12)
- Registered Since
- 02/25/2020
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- California, United States
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