Qatar

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

Overprint.

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.

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