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Year: 1940
Mutawakkilite Kingdom - 3 buqsha
Representing the early postal history of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen, this stamp serves as a functional symbol of the state's burgeoning administrative and sovereign identity. The central design is dominated by elaborate Arabic calligraphy honoring the Imam Yahya bin Muhammad, the Zaydi spiritual and temporal leader, reinforcing the religious and political legitimacy of the ruling imamate. The bilingual inscriptions in Arabic and French ("Postes de Yemen") reflect the kingdom's efforts to standardize its postal system for international recognition while maintaining its deep cultural heritage. By utilizing the "Bogsha" currency denomination and traditional geometric motifs, the stamp encapsulates the era’s intersection of ancient Islamic traditions and the modern requirements of a sovereign national bureaucracy.
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