EPM

UAE POSTAL ADMINISTRATION

UAE came into being on December 2nd, 1971 and Sharjah General Post Office continued its service as an independent postal administration. When UAE came into being, a special slogan was made to mark this event. The slogan inscribed “Birth of an Arabic Country / 2/12/1971 / United Arab Emirates / Unity is Strength” in green ink.

On August 1st, 1972, the UAE postal administration controlled the postal service in the seven emirates, and during August 1972, the 1970 Abu Dhabi definitive issue were overprinted with “UAE” in English and “United Arab Emirates” in Arabic. Low values, 5f, 10f, and 25f were introduced in Sharjah post office, and combination usage of the “UAE” overprints and Sharjah stamps are known used.

When the first UAE definitives set was issued on January 1^st, 1973, Sharjah stamps were still continued in use, and combination usage of UAE first definitives and Sharjah stamps are known used in Sharjah and Khor Fakkan post office.

The double circle cancel inscribed “SHARJAH U.A.E” in Arabic and English is the first Sharjah UAE cancel. The cancel (Type se1) was introduced during the year 1973 and known used as late as 1976.

Sharjah currently post offices:-

No.	Post Office	Date
1	Sharjah Central	10/07/1963
2	Khor Fakkan	20/02/1965
3	Dhaid	1973
4	Kalba	1973
5	Cornish	1976
6	Al Waihdah	1978
7	Al Khane	1980
8	Hamriah	1984

Sharjah currently postal agencies:-

There are three postal agencies work under the Sharjah Central Post Office.

No.	Postal Agency	PA#
1	Free Zone	(PA4)
2	Al Khalood for printing and photocopies	(PA11)
3	Twomix Stationary	(PA28)