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Part of series Scott 100-100C (Michel 114-117) for International Cooperation Year; all are 40 naye paise values and feature the ICY emblem; other issues are Scott 100 (114) the UN symbol, Scott 100A (Michel 115) John F. Kennedy, and Scott 100C (Michel 117) Nehru; printed in sheets of 16 with 9 labels in the shape of a cross; printing of Michel 116 is 30,000 and Michel Block 4 is 10,000; the imperforate souvenir sheet is 140 x 87 mm.

Perforation: 11.5 Issue date: 08 MAR 66
SCOTT MICHEL FACE VALUE COLOR
100B 116A 40 naye paise Bright green, violet & brown
100B imperf 116B 40 naye paise Bright green, violet & brown
100-100C imperf s/s Block 4 4 x 40 naye paise Bright blue, brown-red, purple, bright green & dark violet

Part of set Scott 101-101H (Michel 118-129) overprinted "U. N. 20th. ANNIVERSARY"; the 9 labels dividing the 4 panes on each sheet were overprinted and surcharged to 5 naye paise; printing of Michel 125a is 12,000 and Michel 118Ba is 4,000.

Perforation: 11.5 Issue date: 08 MAR 66
SCOTT MICHEL FACE VALUE COLOR
100G black o/p 125Aa 40 naye paise Bright green, violet & brown
100G red o/p 125Ab 40 naye paise Bright green, violet & brown
100G imperf black o/p 125Ba 40 naye paise Bright green, violet & brown
100G imperf red o/p 125Bb 40 naye paise Bright green, violet & brown

Qatar Michel 125Aa
Qatar Michel 125Aa

Overprint
Overprint.

Qatar block of 4
Qatar block of 4.

Souvenier sheet overprinted in upper left margin in English and upper right margin in Arabic "IN VICTORY, / MAGNANIMITY, / IN PEACE, / GOODWILL. / WINSTON CHURCHILL"; each of the 4 stamps overprinted "U. N. 20 th. / ANNIVERSARY"; the souvenier sheet is 140 x 87 mm.

Imperforate Issue date: 08 MAR 66
SCOTT MICHEL FACE VALUE COLOR
100E-100H s/s black o/p Block 5a 4 x 40 naye paise Bright blue, brown, red, purple, bright green & dark violet
100E-100H s/s red o/p Block 5b 4 x 40 naye paise Bright blue, brown, red, purple, bright green & dark violet

Qatar Michel Block 5a
Qatar Michel Block 5a.

Overprint
Overprint.

Scott 100G with red overprint (Michel 125Ab) surcharged to 40 dirhem in English and Arabic with black overprint

NOTE: It has been reported but not confirmed that there are a small number of entire sheets of Michel 239-247 that exist with inverted and misplaced (middle to upper) surcharges.

Perforation:11.5 Issue date: 1966
SCOTT MICHEL FACE VALUE COLOR
118B 246A 40 dirhem Bright green, violet & brown
118B imperf 246B 40 dirhem Bright green, violet & brown
100-100C s/s o/p Block 12
(overprinted on Block 5a)
4 x 40 dirhem Bright blue, brown-red, purple, bright green & dark violet


Layout Of Sheet Containing Qatar Michel 125 and Michel 246

A B E A B
C D F C D
G H I J K
A B L A B
C D M C D

where:
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J
K
L
M
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UNO enblem of clasped hands
John F. Kennedy
Dag Hammarskjöld
Schri Dschawaharlai Nehru
label overprinted with rocket and satellite and
"TOWARD / THE PEACEFUL / DEVELOPEMENT / OF SPACE"
non-postal label
label overprinted with John F. Kennedy facing right and
"In Memoriam / John F. Kennedy / (1917-1963)"
non-postal label
label overprinted with laurel wreath and
"IN VICTORY / MAGNANIMITY / IN PEACE / GOODWILL / Winston Churchill"
non-postal label
label overprinted with John F. Kennedy facing left
non-postal label
label overprinted with Flame of Freedom

The sheets containing Michel 125 have the "U. N. 20th / ANNIVERSARY" overprint plus the overprints which monitize 5 of the 9 labels to 5 naye paise. The stamps exist perforate with black overprints and have a Aa suffix, imperforate with red overprints and have a Ba suffix, perforate with red overprints and have a Ab suffix, and imperforate with red overprints and a Bb suffix.

The sheets containing Michel 246 are the same sheets that contain the overprints on the Michel 125 sheets, but also have revaluation overprints from 5 naye paise to 5 dirham on the labels and from 40 naye paise to 40 dirham on the stamps. The stamps are both perforated and imperforate and black overprints only. A black surcharge inverted overprint has been reported.


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