Orchard Landscape of Wadi Dhar -  1 hamidi

Orchard Landscape of Wadi Dhar - 1 hamidi

Year
1951
Face Value
1
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
-
Themes
Sites and landscapes

Catalogs References

Michel
YE-AR 138
Stanley Gibbons
YE-AR 87

Technical Details

Colors
Orange brown
Size
30x40 mm
Perforation
14
Printing
Photogravure
Printers
IPS Off. Carte Valori (Officina Governativa Carte Valori)
Denominated in the "Ahmadi" currency unit, this airmail stamp celebrates the natural beauty and agricultural abundance of the fertile Wadi Dhar region. The central illustration captures a panoramic view of the lush orchards and traditional tower houses nestled along the valley floor, long celebrated for producing fine fruits and supporting thriving agricultural communities near the capital. A modern transport plane flies overhead, underscoring a message of progress and showing how advanced infrastructure was being adopted to cross the rugged terrain of the Sarawat Mountains. Enclosed by a highly decorative orange-red border carrying the formal state title "Royaume Al Moutawakkiliyyah Du Yémen," the issue highlights the kingdom's pride in its geographic heritage, balancing historic valley life with the emerging era of international airmail.