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POST

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Type 37

There were no further stamps issued by the British Postal Agency;
but, by this time, Parcel Post cancellers had come into use at Kuwait,
Aiimadi and Mabarakya Street Post Offices. There were several similar
varieties, of which Type 37 is a typical example.
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On February 1st, 1958, the first step was taken towards the estab­
lishment of an independent State Postal Service. Stamps featuring the
then Ruler Shaikh Sir Abdulla al Salim al Sabah, K.C.M.G., (later,
G.C.M.G.), C.I.E., were issued for use on internal mail only, the 5 NP and
10 NP covering printed paper and letter rates and the 40 NP the regist­
ration fee. On the same day, the first State Post Office was opened in
the Main Square (“Safat”) of Kuwait Town; and, although the office was
generally intended for the handling of internal mail, it also sold British
Agency stamps for use on external mail, and accepted such mail (only
postmarking registered items) and passed it on to Kuwait Post Office for
despatch. Meanwhile, the British Agency Post Offices - Kuwait, Ahmadi,
Mena al Ahmadi, Jewan and Mabarakya Street — continued to function as
before: but they also sold the “Local” stamps, and internal mail posted at

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