Dubai – Sheikh Rashid Postage Due Stamp Set (1972)

Issued by Dubai in 1972, this complete set of five postage due stamps features a portrait of Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai. The stamps were specifically designated “Postage Due” (طابع مستحق) and were used to indicate postal charges payable on insufficiently prepaid mail. Issued during the transitional period shortly after the formation of the UAE, the set represents one of the final issues of Dubai’s independent postal administration.

Additional Details

• Issuer: Dubai

• Year: 1972

• Issue Date: 22 May 1972

• Subject: Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum

• Type: Postage Due

• Number of Stamps: 5

• Face Values: 5, 10, 20, 30 and 50 dirhams

• Perforation: Perforated, approximately 14 × 14½

• Condition: Appears mint/unused based on the image

• Special Feature: Complete five-value postage due set

• Historical Note: Among the final stamps issued under Dubai’s own postal administration before UAE federal stamp issues replaced individual emirate issues.