historical · Western Asia
Sharjah (SHJ)
12 series · 142 pieces · 12 with images
54% of Sharjah pieces in collection (77 / 142)
Series complete 3 · partial 5 · wanted 4 · of 12 series
StatusNo longer exists
Period~1963–1972
First emission30 June 1964
Succeeded byUnited Arab Emirates (ARE)
AssociationEmirates Scout Association ↗
The issuing authority
Sharjah issued its own postage stamps from 1963, during the Trucial States period, before the emirates formed the United Arab Emirates in 1971–72. Emirates Post is the postal administration of the successor state.
Scouting
There was no separate WOSM member for Sharjah. Scouting in the emirates is organised today by the Emirates Scout Association, founded in 1972 and a WOSM member since 1977.
Series
Girl Guides
Boy Scouts
12th World Scout Jamboree
International Scout Meeting
13th World Scout Jamboree — foil
13th World Scout Jamboree — scouts of America and Asia
13th World Scout Jamboree — scouts of Arabia
13th World Scout Jamboree — scouts of Europe
Scout Jamboree (metal)
Scout Jamboree: Scouts of America and Asia
Scout Jamboree: Scouts of Arabia
