Abu Dhabi Trucial States First Day Issue Stamps 6th August 1969.

Only four of the stamps produced by Abu Dhabi before unity carried a direct reference to the oil boom; they were issued on Aug 6 1969 for the third anniversary of the accession of Sheikh Zayed and depicted an oil refinery, a drilling rig, a separator platform and a tank farm.

To commemorate the third anniversary of the Accession of Shakir Zaid Bin Sultan Al Nahaiyan

First day of issue

bought by my step dad at Manchester main post office on the day of issue. He was a massive collector.

Dispatched with Royal Mail 2nd Class Large Letter signed for registered post