#2682

✔️1960-70s Souvenir sheet of postage stamps issued by Ras Al Khaima, one of the United Arab Emirates.

The stamps depict the Stations of the Cross, a series of artistic representations detailing the final day of Jesus Christ.

The sheet includes:
Top Left: A set of narrow "label" stamps with the Ras Al Khaima emblem.

Main Body: 14 distinct stamps illustrating the traditional stages of the Passion, from the condemnation by Pontius Pilate to the burial in the tomb.Design:

The stamps feature monochromatic, classical-style engravings framed in gold, with the name of the emirate printed in both English and Arabic.These were typically produced in the late 1960s or early 1970s, a period when several emirates issued many topical stamps aimed at international collectors.

This particular sheet appears to be canceled-to-order (CTO), indicated by the neatly placed postmarks that do not obscure the central artwork.

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