Qatar Stamp Essays, Progressive Proofs and Plate Proofs.

Some of the ores, or least commonly collected items in philately are stamp essays, progressive and plate proofs. For the same reasons, these can be sold for higher prices.

Generally, none of these should reach the philatelic collector, as they are only to be shared between the printer and the Postal Authority.

Occasionally at the dissolution of a company, these items maybe sold off.

The books will contain many more variations, essays and proofs.

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New Issue - Qatar 15th Education Excellence Award

The foundation and renaissance of any nation have always been attached to a supreme educational environment. The more a nation cares about this sector the better the outcomes are seen in its succeeding generations that proudly enjoy the spirit of leadership, productivity and innovation that enable them to achieve the nation’s progress and renaissance.

This importance can be clearly seen in the number of stamps issued by Qatar on the Education Theme:

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This, of course without counting those related to Qatar University, special needs, literacy and so on.

Back in 2005, Qatar opted to encourage Excellence in Education by creating an Award system to recognise those that achieved outstanding success.  The first set of stamps associated with this award were issued in 2017, at the time there were eight categories of prizes. On the 2nd of March of this year a second set was issued as shown below, now with nine award categories.

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