EPM
ABU DHABI POSTAL
HISTORY
INDEPENDENT POSTAL
ADMINISTRATION
(January 1st, 1967 – December 1st, 1971)
(CANCELS)
On January 1st, 1967-the Abu
Dhabi government took over the postal service. All seven British postal
administration cancels continued in use during independent postal
administration. New types of cancels were introduced during the independent
postal administration on April 1st, 1968 and some other types introduced
during the period 1969 to 1971. On
November 1st, 1967, the first post office was opened in Al Ain. Four kinds of
cancels were used, the small circle cancel (Type 11),
Al Ain oval registered cancel (Type 12), Al Ain Parcel cancel (Type 13) and Al Ain circle cancel (Type 14).
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Type 7
The Palace Cancel
The important and unusual cancel,
which used during the independent postal administration, was the Palace cancel.
The cancel that portrays the Old Abu Dhabi
Palace (Type 7) was placed on
April 1st, 1968. It was only in use for a few months before it was damaged
while being used as a hammer. Meanwhile, Palace cancel was used in
aerogrammes in red and black. The same cancel used as First Day Cover
cancel on the second anniversary issue of Shaikh Zaid’s accession on August
6th, 1968. The last known use of this cancel is November 25th, 1968.
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Type 8
The Paid Cancel
Abu Dhabi Paid cancel (Type 8), is the second Paid cancel that used
in Abu Dhabi. The cancel which inscribed “ABU
DHABI / PAID” in English and “ABU DHABI”
in Arabic was introduced on April 1st, 1968. This type was known used
during the UAE postal administration, and last known date is February 1984.
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Type 9
Abu Dhabi Oval Cancel
On April 1st, 1968, the first
oval registered cancel (Type 9) was introduced.
The cancel which inscribed
“ABU DHABI RECOMMANDE” in English and “ABU DHABI” in Arabic was used only during the
independent postal administration. The last known date is July 11th, 1970.
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Type 10
Abu Dhabi Oval Numbered Cancel
Another oval registered
cancel (Type 10) inscribed “ABU DHABI RECOMMANDE” in English and “ABU DHABI” in Arabic and numbered “2”, “3”, “4”, and “5”
was introduced during the year 1970. The oval registered cancel numbered “2” and “3”
are common used during the independent postal administration whereas,
number “4” is common used during the UAE
postal administration
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Type 11
Al Ain Small Circle Cancel
The small circle cancel (Type 11) which inscribed “AL-AIN ABU DHABI” in English and "AL AIN" in Arabic was introduced on
November 1st, 1967. It was used only during the independent administration.
The last known date for this type is August 26th, 1971.
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Type 12
Al Ain Oval Registered Cancel
The oval registered cancel (Type 12) known used during the year 1969. The
cancel inscribed
“AL-AIN ABU DHABI / RECOMMANDE” in
English only. The oval registered cancel was known used during the UAE
postal administration and the last known date is August 10th, 1975.
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Type 13
Al Ain Parcel Cancel
Al Ain parcel cancel (Type 13) is the only parcel cancel that used in
Al Ain during the independent postal administration. The cancel inscribed “AL AIN / ABU DHABI TRUCIAL STATES” in English
only.
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Type 14
Al Ain Circle Cancel
Al Ain circle cancel (Type 14) is the last type of Al Ain cancels which
was introduced during the year 1969. The cancel inscribed “AL-AIN ABU DHABI / TRUCIAL STATES” in English
only. It is common to see this type used in first day covers. The earliest
known date is August 23th, 1969, while the latest is December 8th, 1971.
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Type 15
Abu Dhabi Remittance Cancel
The Abu Dhabi remittance cancel
(Type 15) came into use to handle the remittances through mail. The Abu
Dhabi remittance cancel inscribed “ABU DHABI
REMITTANCE BRANCH” in English only. The earliest known date for this
cancel is December 17th, 1968, and the latest is February 14th, 1976,
during the UAE administration.
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Type 16
Abu Dhabi Registered Circle Cancel
The Abu Dhabi registered circle cancel (Type 16) which
inscribed “ABU DHABI / RECOMMANDE"
was introduced during the year 1970. The cancel is the first
registered circle cancel that used during the
independent postal administration.
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Type 17
Das Island Circle Cancel
Das Island circle cancel (Type 17) is the last type used during the independent
postal administration. The cancel inscribed
“DAS ISLAND / ABU DHABI” in English only
and was introduced during the year 1971.
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Type 18
Abu Dhabi Circle Cancel
Abu Dhabi circle cancel (Type
18) came into use during the independent postal administration
in year 1970. The cancel inscribed “ABU DHABI /
BUREAU D’E'CHANGE” in English only. The earliest known date is March
15th, 1971, and the latest is November 4th, 1976.
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Type 19
Abu Dhabi Machine Cancel
Abu Dhabi machine cancel (Type
19) which inscribed “ABU DHABI”
in Arabic and English, is the only machine cancel that used during the
independent postal administration. The cancel also used during the UAE
postal administration and the earliest known use is October 1st, 1970 while
the latest is September 18th, 1973.
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Type 20
The Large Double Circle Cancel
During the year 1969, another
new registered cancel (Type 20) came
into use. The large registered double circle cancel which inscribed “REGISTERED / SECTION - B / ABU DHABI” in
English only is the second and last type of the circle registered cancels
that used during the independent postal administration. The cancel also known
used in different colors and different sections “A”,
“B”, “C”,
"D", "E", "F",
and "G".
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Type 21
Abu Dhabi Double Circle Cancel
The cancel
inscribed "ABU DHABI" in Arabic
and English. It was common to see this cancel used during the Christmas
(13 to 24 December 1969) on the 15f (of the 1967 definitive issue)
surcharged "25" in Arabic.
Is this a forgery cancel!?
All examples I have
seen are either used in a First Day Cover or philatelic covers and
aerogrammes. I have never seen any commercial use with this type!
Earlilest and Latest Cancels During the Independent
Postal Administration
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Type
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Cancel
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Reported
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Earliest
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Latest
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7
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The Palace Cancel
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1 April 1968
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1 April 1968
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25 November 1968
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8
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The Paid Cancel
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1 April 1968
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February 1984.
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9
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Abu Dhabi Oval
Cancel
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1 April 1968
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17 April 1968
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11 July 1970
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10
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Abu Dhabi Oval
Numbered Cancel
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1 April 1968
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23 June 1970
"3"
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15 March 1977
"5"
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11
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Al Ain Small
Circle Cancel
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1 November 1967
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3 April 1968
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20 April 1972
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12
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Al Ain Oval
Registered Cancel
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1 November 1967
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22 December 1969
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10 August 1975
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13
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Al Ain Parcel
Cancel
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1 November 1967
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6 December 1968
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14
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Al Ain Circle
Cancel
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15 July 1969*
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8 December 1971
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15
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Abu Dhabi
Remittance Cancel
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17 December 1968
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14 February 1976
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16
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Abu Dhabi
Registered Circle Cancel
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10 August 1970
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19 December 1972
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17
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Das Island Circle
Cancel
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8 December 1971
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18
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Abu Dhabi Circle
Cancel
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4 October 1970
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4 November 1976.
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19
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Abu Dhabi Machine
Cancel
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17 December 1968
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18 September 1973
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20
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The Large Double
Circle Cancel
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19 November 1969
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20 May 1976
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21
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Abu Dhabi Double
Circle Cancel
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6 August 1969
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24 December 1969
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*Reported by Mr. T. E.
Jones.
More information about Abu Dhabi Postal History during the
Independent Postal Administration can be found in the following links:-
More information about Abu Dhabi Postal History can be
found in the following links:-
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