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Obverse Description
Arabic text; Great State Mosque; dhow; coat of arms with falcon and dhow; OVI patch
Reverse Description
English text; Greek ruins and ionic column on Failaka island
Catalog Information
GSID:
117012
Variety:
Diagonal red ﺟذومن ovpt front; horizontal red # ovpt lower left front; diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt back; all-zero s/n
BNB #:
B231as
Pick #:
P31
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Request Pricing ١٩٦٨ (1968) Sig 1: Abbas/Al-Atiqi in black Prefix ب/١ - ب/١٨ (B/1 - B/18) Intro: 17 11 1970
Worth: $4 – $60
Sig 1: Abbas/Al-Atiqi in brown Prefix ب/١٩ - ب/٢٥ (B/19 - B/25)
Worth: $4 – $60
Two horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpts
Pink; two horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpts front; horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; all-zero s/n
١٩٦٨ (1968) Sig 1: Abbas/Al-Atiqi in black Prefix ب/١ - ب/١٠ (B/1 - B/10) Intro: 17 11 1970
Worth: $5 – $75
Sig 1: Abbas/Al-Atiqi in violet Prefix ب/١١ - ب/١٦ (B/11 - B/16)
Worth: $5 – $75
Teal; two horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpts front; horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; all-zero s/n
١٩٦٨ (1968) Sig 1: Abbas/Al-Atiqi Prefix ب/١ - ب/٢٥ (B/1 - B/25) Intro: 20 04 1971
Worth: $5 – $80
Two horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpts front; horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; all-zero s/n
Two horizontal red SPECIMEN and ﺟذومن ovpts front; horizontal red ﺟذومن / SPECIMEN / ovpt back; all-zero s/n
Blue; two horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpts front; horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; all-zero s/n
١٩٦٨ (1968) Sig 1: Abbas/Al-Atiqi Prefix ب/١ - ب/٨ (B/1 - B/8) Intro: 20 04 1971
Worth: $30 – $475
Two horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpts front; horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; all-zero s/n
Violet; two horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpts front; horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; all-zero s/n
١٩٦٨ (1968) Sig 1: Abbas/Al-Atiqi Prefix ب/١ - ب/٢٧ (B/1 - B/27) Intro: 17 11 1970
Worth: $19 – $300
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