Monday, 17 July 2023

Another Donaldson Publication

 If you are a serious collector of Qatar philately it is likely that you would have a 'Cross-Over' cover.

This is more common than most collectors would know, and a number of articles explaining this have been written.


Below is one such article by A. N. Donaldson to leading reference for collectors in the region.




Monday, 10 July 2023

The 10th Anniversary of the Accession of H.H. the Amir

Slightly behind schedule but holidays do come first.

The mark the 10th Anniversary of the Accession of H.H. the Amir a set of 6 regular stamps and in limited quantities one gold foil and a gold stamp were issued.


The stamps were issued in souvenir sheets as shown below.






Tuesday, 4 July 2023

Early Stamps Colour Errors

Still very much enjoying the holidays.

But since I received a query today, I though of replying to it by adding a quick post.


The first issues around the region, many known errors keeping repeating themselves. One example is shown below, where the paper of the plate for the blue colour must get slightly misplaced, resulting in a minor shift.


Please feel free to share other examples you may have of similar colour shifts.