The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was formed from a dual monarchy ruled by Sultan ibn Saud. The monarchy consisted of Hejaz and Nejd, and each had previously issued their own postage stamps. When Saudi Arabia issued its first stamps in 1934, they illustrated the symbolic “tughra” or cypher those earlier stamps had used, which symbolized King Abdul Aziz ibn Saud. Tughras originated in the Ottoman Empire. They consist of prayers and titles in addition to the monogram of the sultan or king. Tughras appear on official documents, correspondence, coins, and now stamps. Until the advent of the railroad in the early 1900s, mail was carried by camel on the Arabian Peninsula.
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1980 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia #788-89

1980 Saudi Arabia

$6.00
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1983 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia #896

1983 Saudi Arabia

$0.70
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1984 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia #922-23

1984 Saudi Arabia

$4.50
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1986 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia #1040-41

1986 Saudi Arabia

$9.50
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1990 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia #1128-29

1990 Saudi Arabia

$3.00
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1949 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia #C1-2

1949 Saudi Arabia

$1.00
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1925 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia #39

1925 Saudi Arabia

$10.50
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1925 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia #51

1925 Saudi Arabia

$9.25
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1926 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia #92

1926 Saudi Arabia

$7.25
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1926-27 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia #99//101

1926-27 Saudi Arabia

$7.75
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1926-27 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia #100-04

1926-27 Saudi Arabia

$10.25
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1927 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia #107-08

1927 Saudi Arabia

$7.25
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1927 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia #110-14

1927 Saudi Arabia

$19.75
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1927 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia #114

1927 Saudi Arabia

$4.75
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1929 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia #117

1929 Saudi Arabia

$4.50
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1929 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia #119

1929 Saudi Arabia

$12.50
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1931-32 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia #130-33

1931-32 Saudi Arabia

$9.25
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1932 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia #136

1932 Saudi Arabia

$5.25
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1932 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia #136-37

1932 Saudi Arabia

$9.75
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1934 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia #139

1934 Saudi Arabia

$10.25
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1934 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia #142

1934 Saudi Arabia

$7.75
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1957 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia #164a

1957 Saudi Arabia

$7.25
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1942 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia #171-72

1942 Saudi Arabia

$12.25
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1942 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia #172

1942 Saudi Arabia

$3.50
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