While the early postal years of Saudi get this stamp enthusiast mildly bewildered, there’s no denyin

While the early postal years of Saudi get this stamp enthusiast mildly bewildered, there’s no denying that they are some of the most magnificent postage stamps ever printed.  Once Ibn Saud managed to pull all the various regions, tribes, chiefdoms, emirates under his control in 1932, Saudi stamps started conforming more with other postal systems around the world, but by gad, those early days…!Stamp details:Top left:Issued on: May 13, 1917From: Mecca, Sherifate of MeccaMC #11Top middle:Issued on: October 24, 1917From: Mecca, Hashemite Kingdom of HejazMC #9Top right:Issued on: July 1, 1925From: Riyadh, Sultante of NejdMC #17Second row:Issued on: January 8, 1930From: Riyadh, Kingdom of Hejaz and NejdMC #91Third row left:Issued in: 1934From: Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaSC #148Third row right:Issued on: December 12, 1992From: Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaMC #BL24Stamp on bottom:Issued in: 2018From: Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaColnect #2018-08SSRecognized as a sovereign state by the UN: Yes (since October 24, 1945)Official name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; المملكة العربية السعوديةMember of the Universal Postal Union: Yes (since January 1, 1927) -- source link

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