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A historic collection of 337 Bahrain postage stamps
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Year: 1953
Emir Sheikh Salman bin Hamed Al-Khalifa - 1 1/2 Anna
This stamp highlights a monumental shift in regional postal administration and national identity, centering on the portrait of the Ruler of Bahrain, Sheikh Salman bin Hamed Al Khalifa. Framed by intricate geometric patterns that draw inspiration from traditional Islamic and Arab design, the illustration symbolizes local sovereignty, dynastic legitimacy, and the official reclamation of national administrative authority from purely foreign imperial imagery. In the historical and cultural context of Bahrain during the late 1950s and early 1960s, this issue represents a significant evolutionary step toward complete independence, utilizing a local face and bilingual text in English and Arabic to assert a distinct state identity. The incorporation of the "PAISE" currency alongside Western numerals carries a message of economic modernization and structural formalization, celebrating Bahrain's rich heritage of native governance and its strategic maturation as a self-reliant hub of commerce and institution-building in the Gulf.
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Zarook (Traditional Arabian Sailing Vessel)
Jaliboot (Traditional Coastal Trading Vessel)
Sambuk (Traditional Arabian Sailing Vessel)
Kotia (Traditional Arabian Sailing Vessel)
Ghanja (Traditional Arabian Sailing Vessel)
Shu'ai (Traditional Coastal Vessel)
Baghla (Traditional Arabian Sailing Vessel)
Boom (Traditional Arabian Sailing Vessel)
International Year of the Child- 100 fils
International Year of the Child- 50 fils
State of Bahrain - National Development - 50 fils
State of Bahrain - National Development - 25 fils
World Telecommunication Day - 80 fils
World Telecommunication Day - 40 fils
Commissioning of the arab shipbuilding and repair shipyard - 80 fils
Commissioning of the arab shipbuilding and repair shipyard - 40 fils
International Literacy Day - 80 fils
International Literacy Day - 40 fils
Saluki (Canis lupus familiaris)
Saluki (Canis lupus familiaris)
Saluki (Canis lupus familiaris)
Saluki (Canis lupus familiaris)
Saluki (Canis lupus familiaris)
