Cover from Germany to Qatar, South East Arabia

Cover from Germany to Qatar with a few interesting items.

The red town hall stamp is from West Berlin enclave. Making this a rare 1959 cover to Qatar, in particular in that it places Qatar in South East Arabia.

The recipient of the cover is a Mr. A.B. D'Souza, better known in Qatar philately for a series of friendship covers.

 

1966 - Red Overprint - Low Ink

A rare example of a set of stamps which exhibit the printing press running low in ink.

Although there are known examples of fake red overprints in this particular stamp issue, this is not the case in the examples shown here in.

Qatar Law Courts

This cover was mailed just five days prior to Qatar's Independence.

Prior to the Independence Qatar had established its own constitution (First Interim Basic Law 1970), thereby creating all require internal organs such as Judicial System, Foreign Ministry (Department of Foreign Affairs - 1969).

The court system is a dual system compromised of Sharia and Adlia. The first has exclusive jurisdiction for family law matters, while the second follows more the Napoleonic Code common in most Middle East countries.