Qatar selects five postal-history exhibits for Sharjah stamp exhibition
The Qatar Philatelic and Numismatic Center will take five exhibits to the Sharjah Stamp Exhibition in the United Arab Emirates from 4 to 8 November 2026. Qatar News Agency reported the participation on 2 November.
The displays include Iraq under British occupation in eight frames, Lebanese censored covers from the Second World War in five frames, Islamic Art Museum stamps in four frames and Jerusalem postal history in three frames. A further one-frame exhibit concerns wartime detained mail between America and Switzerland.
QNA says the selected displays have previously won international medals. It identifies the organiser as the Emirates Philatelic Association, working with Sharjah Mega Mall, with stamp societies from Gulf and other Arab countries participating.
The Qatari centre, which belongs to the Ministry of Culture, regularly takes part in the annual exhibition. Its named 2026 selection spans occupation mail, wartime censorship, museum-themed stamps and city postal history.
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