Sharjah

Sharjah is an emirate in Eastern Arabia.
 * In July 1963, it issued its first stamps inscribed SHARJAH & DEPENDENCIES.
 * With that, Sharjah soon began issuing a flood of issues, becoming known as one of the so-called Sand dunes countries. Some issues were legitimately used, but most were produced for collectors with many unneeded varieties like imperfs. A large number of issues probably exist only as CTOs.
 * In mid-1966, currency was changed to Saudi piasters and riyals. Several issues were surcharged with new values.
 * In September 1966, it adopted Dubai/Qatar dirham and riyal currency.
 * In July 1971, it joined the Trucial States, continuing to issue its own stamps.
 * In December 1971, Sharjah joined the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The UAE's first stamps were issued in February 1972 but Sharjah only began using two values sometime later. Sharjah new issues were not formally ended by the UAE until August 1972. Meanwhile, Sharjah stamps were still being produced well into that year.

 File:Sharjah 2np first.jpg|1963 2 naye paisa fist issue. File:Sharjah Hoopoe.jpg|1965 3 rupee Hoopoe airmail. File:Sharjah fish.jpg|1966 75np triggerfish. File:Sharjah Horses 1972.jpg|1972 horses sheetlet. 