Stamp of the (british) protectorate of south arabia - qu'aiti state of shihr and mukalla in hadramaut; 1967; airmail stamp of the issue "paintings"; stamp motive with the painting "equestrian portrait of prince balthazar charles" (original title: "el príncipe baltasar carlos a caballo"; meant is the prince of asturias (1629-1646)) by diego velázquez (1599-1660); this painting was created around 1634/35 in the style of the spanish baroque and is actual located in the "museo del prado" in madrid (spain); in the upper right corner is depicted a monochromized portrait of the then (1967) head of state sultan ghalib ii bin awadh bin saleh al qu'aiti.;stamp postmarked
stamp: michel: no. 114a; yvert & tellier: pa4-b
color: multicolored
watermark: none
nominal value: 65 fils
postage validity: from 1967 until ?
stamp picture size (printed area of a single stamp without signature line): 26. 0 x 46. 5 mm. Date: 1967 (first issue of the stamp).
