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The issued designs were the work of M. Goaman and M. C. Farrar-
Bell, and the seven Palm Trees on the lower values represented the seven
States. The new stamps were placed on sale in Dubai, the only State which
then had a post office, on January 7th, 1961. In fact, Abu Dhabi was the
only other State which subsequently had a British Postal administration
(1963-66) but, as will be later recorded, did not use this Trucial States
issue. Consequently, the Trucial States stamps were only ever used in
Dubai.
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It is interesting to see how Ras al Khaima adapted the Trucial
States designs for her own use when the independent Postal Administra­
tion of that State issued stamps three years later.

Although the surcharged G.B. stamps were withdrawn from sale in
Dubai on January 7th, 1961, they continued to be valid for postage so

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