A study of the stamps of Qatar and the history surrounding the time of their issue.
This morning I posted a few items linked to a Stamp dealer based in Doha, Qatar in the 1960's. He not only sold stamps from the region but created some iconic First Day Covers.
Well, that is not all. It appears he should also be credited for creating Qatar's First Stamp Album. See the slide below for more information.
In 1966 a new player enter the Philatelic Market of the Arabia Gulf Countries. A Mr. A. Wink and his PSA stamps company.
He offered subscribers the chance to buy the stamps with no upfront payment at a set commission depending on quantity bought. Even better, he offered the chance to buy limited quantity issues at an unlimited quantity.
The second slide seems to be a reply from a buyer for a more defined price based on catalogue value - but seems that then as now, catalogue prices and reality don't have much in common.
Finally the third slide is a set to 6 First Day covers with an iconic Doha Clock Tower cachet created by his company PSA (logo below cachet) which seems to have first appeared in 1967 and continued through to the end of 1968.
Portuguese Indian Community were active not only in Qatar Petroleum but also in philately !!!!
The second image shows a variety of FDCs for Qatar’s First Definitive Issued set, with a variety of cancellations.
Today a look back at Traditional Medicine.
Surprisingly, most of these plants are today being further studied for additional medicinal purposes.
As is the case of the Milkweed, which has recently been proved, by researcher of the College of Health Sciences of the Qatar University to have excellent properties in the treatment of High Blood Pressure in patients with and without Diabetes.
