POSTCARD N.129 - OMAN

Postcard sent on the 7th December; received on the 9th January 2024

Postcard image: Sur, Sutanate of Oman from UAE
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The third item the Phantom sent from the burning sands of the Omani shores. Nochmals vielen Dank, Alex!

Sur is  the capital of  the Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate, on the cost of the Gulf of Oman.

Again, the 100 and 400 baisa stamps Alex used are part of the eleven stamp set (2x50; 3x100; 2X200; 2x400 baisa; 1 and 3 rial), entitled Ancient Omani Script, issued on 20MAR2023.

Each stamp on this set carries the name of the main town of one of the eleven Governorates into which the country is administratively divided, written in the ancient script and also in its current form as well as its Latin transliteration,

The postmark indicates that the postcard was mailed from the city of Sohar, the capital of the Al Batinah North Governorate, said to be the birthplace of Sinbad, the sailor.