Muscat

''British stamps overprinted in annas ("A"), rupees ("R") and Naye Paisa ("NP") are those of the British offices in Eastern Arabia, that were also used in Muscat, 1948-64. See that listing for those issues.''

Muscat is a port city on the Gulf of Oman, now the capital city of Oman.

In May 1863, an Indian post office using Indian stamps was established in Muscat. Aside from having Muscat CDSs struck on stamps, the killer with "309" in a lined diamond was used to 1869. Then duplex cancels were used with stamps obliterated with a "23" in box in a diamond shape. In 1873 the killer was changed to "K-4" in a square of bars. In 1879, Muscat joined the Bombay postal circle with a B in a square of bars killer, a generic obliterator.

Gwadur was a dependency of Muscat across the sea in Baluchistan (Pakistan). In 1869, the contemporary Muscat duplex cancel was used, the killer with "24" in box in diamond shape that was also used somewhere is India. In 1873, the duplex was changed to have a killer with "4" and "K-1" in a square of bars.


 * In 1944, then-current Indian stamps were overprinted in arabic for the bicentenary of the al-Busaid Dynasty.
 * Beginning in 1948, British offices in Eastern Arabia stamps were used until 1966.
 * Meanwhile, the 1961 Trucial States stamps were used in Muscat aside from Dubai.
 * In 1966, stamps were issued for Muscat and Oman.



Official issues
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 * IN 1944, then-current Indian officials were overprinted in arabic for the bicentenary of the al-Busaid Dynasty.

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