Scarlet Stamps

4 Milliemes

4 Milliemes
Description: Overprint: "East of Jordan"
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 15 x 14
Issue Date: 11/?/1920
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 4, Scott: 4
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £1.25

4 Milliemes

4 Milliemes
Description: Overprint: "East of Jordan"
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 14
Issue Date: 11/?/1920
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 12, Scott: 4a
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £15.00


4/10 Piastre on 4 Milliemes

4/10 Piastre on 4 Milliemes
Description: Overprint: "4/10 Piastre"
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 15 x 14
Issue Date: 11/?/1922
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 23, Scott: unlisted
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £50.00

4/10 Piastre on 4 Milliemes

4/10 Piastre on 4 Milliemes
Description: Overprint: "4/10 Piastre"
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 15 x 14
Issue Date: 11/?/1922
Cat. Number: Gibbons: (23 var), Scott: unlisted
Cat. Value: Gibbons: unlisted
Notes: double surcharge and faint "East of Jordan"


4 Milliemes

4 Milliemes
Description: Overprint: "Arab Government of the East, April 1921"
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 15 x 14
Issue Date: 12/?/1922
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 40, Scott: unlisted
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £45.00
Notes: red purple overprint

4 Milliemes

4 Milliemes
Description: Overprint: "Arab Government of the East, April 1921"
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 15 x 14
Issue Date: 12/?/1922
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 40b, Scott: unlisted
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £45.00
Notes: violet overprint


4 Milliemes

4 Milliemes
Description: Overprint: "Arab Government of the East, April 1921"
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 15 x 14
Issue Date: 12/?/1922
Cat. Number: Gibbons: (40b var i), Scott: unlisted
Cat. Value: Gibbons: unlisted
Notes: violet overprint, "alef" of "naisan" (April) is long

4 Milliemes

4 Milliemes
Description: Overprint: "Arab Government of the East, April 1921"
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 15 x 14
Issue Date: 12/?/1922
Cat. Number: Gibbons: (40b var ii), Scott: unlisted
Cat. Value: Gibbons: unlisted
Notes: inverted violet overprint


4 Milliemes

4 Milliemes
Description: Overprint: "Arab Government of the East, April 1921"
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 15 x 14
Issue Date: 12/?/1922
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 40c, Scott: unlisted
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £45.00
Notes: black overprint

4 Milliemes

4 Milliemes
Description: Overprint: "Arab Government of the East, April 1921"
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 15 x 14
Issue Date: 3/1/1923
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 57, Scott: unlisted
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £10.00


1/2 Piastre

1/2 Piastre
Description: Overprint: "Arab Government of the East, 9 Shaaban 1341"
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 11.5
Issue Date: 4/?/1923
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 90, Scott: unlisted
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £2.25

4 Milliemes

4 Milliemes
Description: Overprint: "Arab Government of the East, Commemoration of Independence, 25 May 1923"
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 15 x 14
Issue Date: 5/25/1923
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 101A, Scott: unlisted
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £10.00
Notes: reading downwards (black)


4 Milliemes

4 Milliemes
Description: Overprint: "Arab Government of the East, Commemoration of Independence, 25 May 1923"
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 15 x 14
Issue Date: 5/25/1923
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 101B, Scott: unlisted
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £26.00
Notes: reading upwards (black)

1/2 Piastre

1/2 Piastre
Description: Overprint: "Arab Government of the East, Due, 9 Shaaban 1341"
Category: Postage Due
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 11.5
Issue Date: 10/?/1923
Cat. Number: Gibbons: D117, Scott: J6
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £1.50
Notes: handstamped overprint


1/2 Piastre

1/2 Piastre
Description: Overprint: "Arab Government of the East, 9 Shaaban 1341"
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 11.5
Issue Date: 10/?/1923
Cat. Number: Gibbons: (112 var), Scott: unlisted
Cat. Value: Gibbons: unlisted
Notes: T13a, pair, one with inverted overprint

1/2 Piastre

1/2 Piastre
Description: Overprint: "Arab Government of the East, 9 Shaaban 1341"
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 11.5
Issue Date: 10/?/1923
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 113, Scott: unlisted
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £6.50
Notes: T13b


1/2 Piastre

1/2 Piastre
Description: Overprint: "Arab Government of the East"
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 11.5
Issue Date: 1/?/1924
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 114, Scott: unlisted
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £6.50

1/2 Piastre

1/2 Piastre
Description: Overprint: "Arab Government of the East"
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 11.5
Issue Date: 1/?/1924
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 114a, Scott: unlisted
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £180.00
Notes: inverted overprint


1/2 Piastre

1/2 Piastre
Description: Overprint: "(Government) of the Arab East, 1342"
Category: Official
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 11.5
Issue Date: ?/?/1924
Cat. Number: Gibbons: O117, Scott: O1
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £22.00

1/2 Piastre

1/2 Piastre
Description: Overprint: "(Government) of the Arab East, 1342"
Category: Official
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 11.5
Issue Date: ?/?/1924
Cat. Number: Gibbons: O117a, Scott: (O1 var)
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £150.00
Notes: "1242" instead of "1342" (all but top left)


1/2 Piastre

1/2 Piastre
Description: Overprint: "(Government) of the Arab East, 1342"
Category: Official
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 11.5
Issue Date: ?/?/1924
Cat. Number: Gibbons: (O117 var), Scott: (O1 var)
Cat. Value: Gibbons: unlisted
Notes: "1342" missing

1/2 Piastre

1/2 Piastre
Description: Overprint: "Commemorating the Visit of Hist Majesty the King of the Arabs, Jumada Al-Thani 343"
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 11.5
Issue Date: 1/18/1924
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 117, Scott: unlisted
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £1.00
Notes: black overprint


1/2 Piastre

1/2 Piastre
Description: Overprint: "Commemorating the Visit of Hist Majesty the King of the Arabs, Jumada Al-Thani 343"
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 11.5
Issue Date: 1/18/1924
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 117d, Scott: unlisted
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £2.00
Notes: gold overprint

1/2 Piastre

1/2 Piastre
Description: Overprint: "Arab Government of the East, 9 Shaaban 1341"
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 11.5
Issue Date: 3-5-/?/1924
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 122, Scott: unlisted
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £3.75


1/2 Piastre

1/2 Piastre
Description: Overprint: "Arab Government of the East, 9 Shaaban 1341"
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 11.5
Issue Date: 3-5-/?/1924
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 122a, Scott: unlisted
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £50.00
Notes: "Shaabal"

1/2 Piastre

1/2 Piastre
Description: Overprint: "Arab Government of the East, 9 Shaaban 1341"
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 11.5
Issue Date: 3-5-/?/1924
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 122b, Scott: unlisted
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £50.00
Notes: "Shaabn"


1/2 Piastre

1/2 Piastre
Description: Overprint: "Government of the Arab East, 1342"
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 11.5
Issue Date: 9-11/?/1924
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 127, Scott: 115
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £0.50

1/2 Piastre

1/2 Piastre
Description: Overprint: "Government of the Arab East, 1342"
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 11.5
Issue Date: 9-11/?/1924
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 127b, Scott: (115 var)
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £25.00
Notes: "1343"


1/2 Piastre

1/2 Piastre
Description: Overprint: "Government of the Arab East, 1342"
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 11.5
Issue Date: 9-11/?/1924
Cat. Number: Gibbons: (127 var), Scott: (115 var)
Cat. Value: Gibbons: unlisted
Notes: "1434"

8 Milliemes

8 Milliemes
Description: Overprint: "East of Jordan"
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 14
Issue Date: 11/1/1925
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 150, Scott: 137
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £0.60


8 Milliemes

8 Milliemes
Description: Overprint: "East of Jordan"
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 14
Issue Date: 11/1/1925
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 150, Scott: 137
Cat. Value: Gibbons: unlisted
Notes: The word "SPECIMEN" overprinted in black or red in small non-serif type, measuring 12mm in length (Najjar Type JS2, Samuel Type W2)

8 Milliemes

8 Milliemes
Description: Overprint: "Due. East of Jordan"
Category: Postage Due
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 14
Issue Date: 11/1/1925
Cat. Number: Gibbons: D162, Scott: J15
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £4.00


8 Milliemes

8 Milliemes
Description: Overprint: "Due. East of Jordan"
Category: Postage Due
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 14
Issue Date: 11/1/1925
Cat. Number: Gibbons: D162, Scott: J15
Cat. Value: Gibbons: unlisted
Notes: The word "SPECIMEN" overprinted in black or red in small non-serif type, measuring 12mm in length (Najjar Type JS2, Samuel Type W2)

10 Mils

10 Mils
Description: Emir Abdullah
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 14
Issue Date: 11/1/1927
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 163, Scott: 149
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £0.80


10 Mils

10 Mils
Description: Emir Abdullah
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 14
Issue Date: 11/1/1927
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 163, Scott: 149
Cat. Value: Gibbons: unlisted
Notes: The word "SPECIMEN" overprinted in black in serif type measuring 15mm in length (Najjar Type JS3, Samuel Type P4)

10 Mils

10 Mils
Description: Overprint: "Constitution"
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 14
Issue Date: 9/1/1928
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 176, Scott: 162
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £2.00


10 Mils

10 Mils
Description: Overprint: "Due"
Category: Postage Due
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 14
Issue Date: 1/1/1929
Cat. Number: Gibbons: D186, Scott: J25
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £2.25

10 Mils

10 Mils
Description: "East of Jordan", "Postage Due"
Category: Postage Due
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 14
Issue Date: 4/1/1929
Cat. Number: Gibbons: D192, Scott: J33
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £4.00


10 Mils

10 Mils
Description: "East of Jordan", "Postage Due"
Category: Postage Due
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 14
Issue Date: 4/1/1929
Cat. Number: Gibbons: D192, Scott: J33
Cat. Value: Gibbons: unlisted
Notes: The word "SPECIMEN" perforated in the form of a horseshoe with 67 holes (Najjar Type JS4, Samuel Type P5)

10 Mils

10 Mils
Description: Emir Abdullah
Category: Semi-Postal
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 14
Issue Date: 4/1/1930
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 187, Scott: B5
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £1.75


10 Mils

10 Mils
Description: Emir Abdullah
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 14
Issue Date: 6/1/1930
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 199, Scott: 176
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £1.25

10 Mils

10 Mils
Description: Emir Abdullah
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 13.5 x 13
Issue Date: ?/?/1939
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 199a, Scott: 176a
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £95.00


10 Mils

10 Mils
Description: Emir Abdullah
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 14
Issue Date: 6/1/1930
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 199, Scott: 176
Cat. Value: Gibbons: unlisted
Notes: The word "SPECIMEN" perforated in the form of a horseshoe with 67 holes (Najjar Type JS4, Samuel Type P5); reportedly exists with a magenta "SPECIMEN" handstamp (Najjar Type JS6).

500 Mils

500 Mils
Description: Petra
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet, red brown [all colors]
Perforation: 12
Issue Date: 2/1/1933
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 220, Scott: 197
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £140.00


500 Mils

500 Mils
Description: Petra
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet, red brown [all colors]
Perforation: 12
Issue Date: 2/1/1933
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 220, Scott: 197
Cat. Value: Gibbons: unlisted
Notes: The word "SPECIMEN" perforated in the form of a horseshoe with 67 holes (Najjar Type JS4, Samuel Type P5); reportedly exists imperforate with the same "SPECIMEN" perforation

10 Mils

10 Mils
Description: Emir Abdullah
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 13.5
Issue Date: 5/18/1942
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 227, Scott: 204
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £3.75


10 Mils

10 Mils
Description: "East of Jordan", "Postage Due"
Category: Postage Due
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 13.5
Issue Date: 12/22/1942
Cat. Number: Gibbons: D232, Scott: J38
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £15.00

12 Mils

12 Mils
Description: Emir Abdullah
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 12
Issue Date: 5/1/1947
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 261, Scott: 233
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £0.35


12 Mils

12 Mils
Description: Emir Abdullah
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 12
Issue Date: 5/1/1947
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 261, Scott: 233
Cat. Value: Gibbons: unlisted
Notes: The word "SPECIMEN" perforated in the form of a horseshoe with 67 holes (Najjar Type JS4, Samuel Type P5)

12 Fils on 12 Mils

12 Fils on 12 Mils
Description: Emir Abdullah
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 12
Issue Date: 2/26/1952
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 322, Scott: 261
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £0.60
Notes: black overprint


12 Fils on 12 Mils

12 Fils on 12 Mils
Description: Emir Abdullah
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 12
Issue Date: 2/26/1952
Cat. Number: Gibbons: (322 var), Scott: (261 var)
Cat. Value: Gibbons: unlisted
Notes: black overprint, double

10 Fils on 10 Mils

10 Fils on 10 Mils
Description: "East of Jordan", "Postage Due"
Category: Postage Due
Color: scarlet
Perforation: 13.5
Issue Date: 3/31/1952
Cat. Number: Gibbons: D349, Scott: (note after J52)
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £42.00


2 Fils

2 Fils
Description: Dome of the Rock and Treasury of Petra
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet, deep blue green [all colors]
Perforation: 13
Issue Date: 4/1/1952
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 356, Scott: 271
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £0.25

2 Fils

2 Fils
Description: Dome of the Rock and Treasury of Petra
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet, deep blue green [all colors]
Perforation: 13
Issue Date: 5/18/1953
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 379A, Scott: 298
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £0.25
Notes: bars 1.25mm apart


2 Fils

2 Fils
Description: Dome of the Rock and Treasury of Petra
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet, deep blue green [all colors]
Perforation: 13
Issue Date: 5/18/1953
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 379B, Scott: 298
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £1.60
Notes: bars 0.5mm apart

2 Fils

2 Fils
Description: Dome of the Rock and Treasury of Petra
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet, deep blue green [all colors]
Perforation: 13
Issue Date: 5/18/1953
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 379Ac, Scott: (298 var)
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £6.50
Notes: traces of third bar


2 Fils

2 Fils
Description: Dome of the Rock and Treasury of Petra
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet, deep blue green [all colors]
Perforation: 13
Issue Date: 5/18/1953
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 379Ad, Scott: (298 var)
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £6.50
Notes: bars 2mm apart

2 Fils

2 Fils
Description: Dome of the Rock and Treasury of Petra
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet, deep blue green [all colors]
Perforation: 13
Issue Date: 5/18/1953
Cat. Number: Gibbons: (379A var i), Scott: (298 var)
Cat. Value: Gibbons: unlisted
Notes: bars 1.25mm apart, double overprint


2 Fils

2 Fils
Description: Dome of the Rock and Treasury of Petra
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet, deep blue green [all colors]
Perforation: 13
Issue Date: 5/18/1953
Cat. Number: Gibbons: (379A var ii), Scott: (298 var)
Cat. Value: Gibbons: unlisted
Notes: bars 1.25mm apart, double overprint with one inverted

2 Fils

2 Fils
Description: Dome of the Rock and Treasury of Petra
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet, deep blue green [all colors]
Perforation: 13
Issue Date: 5/18/1953
Cat. Number: Gibbons: (379B var i), Scott: (298 var)
Cat. Value: Gibbons: unlisted
Notes: bars 0.5mm apart, double overprint


2 Fils

2 Fils
Description: Dome of the Rock and Treasury of Petra
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet, deep blue green [all colors]
Perforation: 13
Issue Date: 5/18/1953
Cat. Number: Gibbons: (379B var ii), Scott: (298 var)
Cat. Value: Gibbons: unlisted
Notes: bars 0.5mm apart, double overprint with one inverted

2 Fils

2 Fils
Description: King Hussein
Category: Postage
Color: black, scarlet [all colors]
Perforation: 13
Issue Date: 7/14/1954
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 420, Scott: 307
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £0.35
Notes: no watermark


50 Fils

50 Fils
Description: Al-Aqsa Mosque
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet, deep blue [all colors]
Perforation: 13
Issue Date: 10/19/1954
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 427, Scott: 314
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £3.50
Notes: no watermark

2 Fils

2 Fils
Description: King Hussein
Category: Postage
Color: black, scarlet [all colors]
Perforation: 13
Issue Date: 7/18/1955
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 446, Scott: 325
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £0.15
Notes: with watermark


50 Fils

50 Fils
Description: Al-Aqsa Mosque
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet, deep blue [all colors]
Perforation: 13
Issue Date: 11/16/1955
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 454, Scott: 333
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £1.00
Notes: with watermark

10 Fils

10 Fils
Description: Christmas crib
Category: Postage
Color: scarlet, multicolored [all colors]
Perforation: 13.5
Issue Date: 12/25/1970
Cat. Number: Gibbons: 933, Scott: 662
Cat. Value: Gibbons: £0.35