Stamp of the united arab emirates - emirate fujeirah; 1972; commemorative stamp of the issue "nude paintings"; as stamp motive is showing a reproduction of the painting "tahitians at the beach" (original french title: "tahitiennes sur la plage") by paul gaugin (1843-1903). Gaugin created this painting in 1892 (not 1891(!) - the wide most famous painting was created in 1901) in the style of the post-impressionism (cloisonnism) and is contemporary located in the "metropolitan museum of arts", new york city (usa) and there in the department "genre arts"; this stamp is one of the so-called "dunes-issues"; stamp postmarked by cto
stamp: michel: no. 1006a
color: multicolored
watermark: none
nominal value: 40 dh (dirham)
postage validity: from 1972 until 31 march 1973
stamp size (printed area of a single stamp): 38. 0 x 56. 5 mm. Date: 1972 (first issue of the stamp).
