Collecting phone cards is a hobby<\/strong><\/p>\nToday we will learn about the hobby of collecting phone cards.
\nThis hobby is very popular in Western countries, but it is still not widespread in Arab countries. It is a relatively recent hobby, but despite this, it has begun to decline with the advent of mobile phones. This hobby is more expensive than stamp collecting due to the scarcity of old cards, especially test cards (used by authorized employees for telecommunications services).<\/p>\n
The History of Banknotes in Malta under British Rule \u2013 Part 1<\/strong><\/p>\nThe island of Malta has derived its importance throughout history from its unique strategic location midway between the Suez Canal to the east and the Strait of Gibraltar to the west in the Mediterranean Sea, and between the island of Sicily to the north and Tunisia to the south. Consequently, Malta, or whoever controlled it over time, controlled the trade and shipping routes across the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\n
The award medals given to Boghos Nubar Pasha and his father Nubar Pasha.<\/strong><\/p>\nNubar Pasha, born as Nubar Nubarian in 1825 to an Armenian family in Smyrna (on the western coast of modern-day Turkey), began his career in Egyptian political affairs at the age of 20<\/p>\n
Second Coin and Stamp Exhibition in Palestine<\/strong><\/p>\nOn the morning of October 6, 2019, the most important annual event for collectors in Palestine took place: the second exhibition of coins and stamps, organized by the Palestinian Coin and Stamp Collectors Association under the auspices of the Gaza City Municipality.<\/p>\n
coins of the Banu Kakuy<\/strong><\/p>\nThis dirham, minted in Isfahan in 406 AH, bears the name of the Abbasid Caliph al-Qadir Billah in the center of its obverse, while the reverse, like Umayyad dirhams, features verses from Surah al-Ikhlas. The script used is also very similar to that used on Umayyad dirhams. This dirham has been classified in some auctions as purely Abbasid, perhaps due to the presence of only the name of Caliph al-Qadir Billah and the absence of any reference to a ruler from any other Islamic state.<\/p>\n
The first Omani coin was minted and bears the name of the Muscat Mint.<\/strong><\/p>\nSultan Faisal bin Turki resolved to meet the needs of his people by minting the first coins bearing the Muscat mint. The first coin bearing the date 1311 AH (1893-1894 CE) appeared, consisting of two denominations: a quarter of an anna (baisa) and 1\/12 an anna (bey or conqueror). The obverse of the coin inscribed the name of the ruler (Sultan Faisal bin Turki bin Said, Sultan Imam of Muscat and Oman, 1311 AH). The reverse depicted Al Jalali Fort with two ships, palm trees, and the palace beneath it. These two denominations are rare and seldom found in good condition.<\/p>\n
Differences, errors, rarities, and forgeries in postage stamps<\/strong><\/p>\nMany stamp collectors have always waited for the right opportunity to acquire a stamp or issue to add a touch of elegance to their collection in front of their fellow collectors. Here, some will wonder about the reason for the exaggeration in this particular piece of paper compared to others of its kind, and perhaps even of the same issue at times.<\/p>\n
Money is a mirror of nations, but\u2026?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nIt is not hidden from any of us that we are well aware of the value of money, as it is the lifeblood and artery of life, and the mirror that reflects the state of the economy of the country. But there is another view that many may not know, even if it is not the largest segment of society, and it is a different view that we must know well. So what is the other view of money?<\/p>\n
The story of the Egyptian publications of 1948<\/strong><\/p>\nIn 1948, the situation in the Kingdom of Egypt was cause for optimism. The Great War had ended, and the reconstruction of Europe had begun. The world had established the United Nations, and Egypt and the Arab world had preceded them in establishing the League of Arab States to prevent any future wars and to enrich the values of cooperation and brotherhood between countries. The government was stable and in the grip of the Saadist leader, the strongman Mahmoud al-Nuqrashi Pasha, while the state was headed by His Majesty the young King of Egypt, Farouk I, aged 28.<\/p>\n
Local and private mail in Morocco 1891-1911, Part 1<\/strong><\/p>\nWe often hear about local or private mail in Morocco, but we pay no attention to its details and the reasons for its creation, which made me raise this topic in the hope that it will give a general idea about the problem of the legitimacy of the existence of postal services outside the scope of the Sharifian Kingdom\u2019s authority, considering the postage stamp as a symbol of national sovereignty.<\/p>\n
The most expensive and highly decorated stamps of the Sultanate of Oman<\/strong><\/p>\nOn July 30, 1978, three stamps were urgently reissued at Questa Printing House in London. These stamps were overprinted with smaller denominations to address a severe shortage of these denominations and to meet the postal service's needs for domestic mail. They were overprinted at the National Printing House in the Sultanate of Oman. The overprinting process was expedited, and the limited number of overprinted stamps resulted in their rapid depletion. These stamps became highly sought after and among the most valuable stamp issues in the Sultanate of Oman. Immediately following this issue, the postal service released seven more issues with smaller denominations in November of the same year.<\/p>\n
Iraqi silver riyal<\/strong><\/p>\n200 fils. Obverse. A profile half-portrait of King Faisal I facing right. Issued for circulation in June 1932.<\/p>\n
Love and war<\/strong><\/p>\nAlmost all coin collectors agree that coins are not just a form of money used to exchange goods and services between people. Coins are a testament to history, economics, geography, cultures, and many other things, including the subject of this article: relationships.<\/p>\n
Collecting banknotes: Culture, Fun, and Culture (Part 1)<\/strong><\/p>\nThis is a topic that God enabled me to write 11 years ago (in 2008), and I think it is still useful for new enthusiasts.
\nThis topic was a fun and wonderful experience and journey for me, and I wrote it as part of the first summer competition of the Arab Coins and Stamps Forum.<\/p>\n
The Hejaz region was depicted on Ottoman stamps, specifically the sulfur stamp and the cigarette stamp.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe truth is that Duston mentioned one of these stamps (the Ottoman cigar stamp), and (unintentionally and unknowingly) assumed it was used in Lebanese territory. He then redrawn the overprint, which is inaccurate. We, in turn, have redrawn the overprint accurately, and this hand-drawn overprint, in my opinion, is one of the most beautiful overprints on revenue stamps.<\/p>\n
Anwar Sadat Medal of Honor<\/strong><\/p>\nEngineer Mohamed Hashish posted on his page (Amira Coins) about the designs of the competition that was proposed in the US Congress to design a medal for the late President Anwar Sadat.
\nThe design committee reviewed several designs for the medal to be issued to commemorate the death of the man of war and peace, which will date his birth and death. We will review all the designs that were presented to the administrative committee in the US Congress.<\/p>\n
Lennert and Landrock \u2013 The Magic of the Orient Through European Eyes<\/strong><\/p>\nThey are the two friends: Rolf Franz Lenert and Ernst Landrock
\nThey jointly founded the first library in the East, on Sharif Street, named Lenert & Landrock Library, now located at 36 Abdel Khalek Tharwat Street, Downtown Cairo.<\/p>\n
Certifies Previously Unknown Arab Gold Coins<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Sherritt Mint and Sherritt Gordon Mines importance in the field of numismatics has been greatly overlooked. Located in Fort Saskatchewan in Alberta Canada, the Mint was an offshoot of the Sherritt Gordon Mines.<\/p>\n
Token Market in Al-Manshiyya, Ramla<\/strong><\/p>\nIn Egypt, there is an old neighborhood called Al-Raml neighborhood in Alexandria. The reason for naming the neighborhood this is because the area was a desert with small oases and sand dunes behind it, behind which was a small village called Al-Raml with few inhabitants.<\/p>\n
Watermarks on Saudi stamps<\/strong><\/p>\nA workshop was held on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at the headquarters of the Saudi Philatelic Society. Its importance was increased by the wonderful attendance of the Society\u2019s members in Riyadh and their active participation.<\/p>\n
Stamps of Hussein, King of the Arabs (1918\/1921)<\/strong><\/p>\nIn October 1918, the Ottomans were defeated by the Allied forces (Arab and British forces), and Syria was liberated from the Ottoman yoke. However, the French and British began their plan to divide the region between themselves, according to the Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916, whereby the British took control of Transjordan, Palestine, and Iraq, and the French occupied the Mount Lebanon region and the western region of Syria (the Latakia and Alexandretta government). .<\/p>\n
Giants and Titans<\/strong><\/p>\nA name befitting the heroes of captivating fairy tales, but in reality, they are names of existing English banknotes that are not in circulation among the general public.<\/p>\n
The Comprehensive Guide to Syrian Criticism<\/strong><\/p>\nCommemorative coins in the Syrian collection<\/p>\n
Minting marks on Syrian coins<\/p>\n
Syrian paper currency - cotton -<\/p>\n
Arab cultural capitals<\/strong><\/p>\nThe idea of a capital of culture, or City of Culture in its first name, originated in Europe in 1983 at the hands of the Greek Minister of Culture, Melina Mercouri. Its purpose was to choose a European city with a rich history, cultural content, and important human heritage. Of course, Athens, the Greek capital, received the honor of being the European City of Culture in its first edition in 1985, then Florence and Amsterdam later on. Then a number of European cities succeeded each other, and it was agreed that the selection of the capital of culture would be on a rotating basis.<\/p>\n
The Maqasis\u2026 a strange feature of the currency circulating in Egypt<\/strong><\/p>\nPlay with the cut-off coin until the Diwani coin comes... Perhaps some of you have heard this authentic Egyptian proverb before, without realizing that behind it lies a fascinating and strange story about the history of money circulation in Egypt at one point in time.<\/p>\n
The Jarmah Association launches a banknote sorting service.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nTo mark the 3rd anniversary of its founding in Benghazi, the Germa Association for Coin and Stamp Collectors announced today, through its Chairman of the Board, the launch of a paper currency classification service. .<\/p>\n
Gifts from religious denominations for royal weddings<\/strong><\/p>\nIn 1938, the Egyptian people celebrated the marriage of King Farouk, and most Egyptian and foreign institutions and sects presented valuable gifts to the newlyweds, including, as described by Al-Musawwar magazine in its special issue issued on this occasion, a gift from His Beatitude the Patriarch of the Copts, which was a crown of pure gold!<\/p>\n
Lebanese man enters Guinness World Records with largest collection of banknotes<\/strong><\/p>\nHow wonderful it is to dream, and even more wonderful to achieve our dreams\u2026 Our topic today is one of the most important dreams that many enthusiasts around the world dream of, the dream of owning the largest collection.<\/p>\n
Islamic currency of the Mamluk armies<\/strong><\/p>\nAfter the Franks occupied the Islamic East in what was later called the Crusades, one of the fighting groups that was highly trained and professional emerged, called the Knights Templar or Knights of the Temple. Arab historians called them the Knights of the Templars, and the Ayyubids were able to replicate this group in an Islamic way in the armies of the Mamluks who inherited the rule after them, and historians called them the Templars of Islam.<\/p>\n
Initial designs for Bahraini coinage<\/strong><\/p>\nWhile browsing some websites specializing in numismatics, I came across a short article about plates containing preliminary designs for Bahraini coins found in the British National Archives, dating from the early to mid-1960s. Unfortunately, it did not include any details about the designer of these coins, but we hope that this will be revealed soon.<\/p>\n
The character tells a story\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\nLebanese expatriates, like migratory birds, go away and disappear, but the beautiful thing about them is that no matter how long the absence, and no matter how far the distances, they return on the wings of longing, and the homeland is a lamp of love that shines from the oil of its olive trees whose roots are in the earth and whose branches reach the edges of the clouds.<\/p>\n
Encyclopedia of Egyptian Banknotes<\/strong><\/p>\nGovernors and signatures<\/p>\n
A new publication in numismatics<\/strong><\/p>\nBy the grace of God, the third book by the Palestinian historian and researcher, Salim Arafat Al-Mubayyid, has been printed. It is the 25th book of the author\u2019s works and the third in the field of numismatics, entitled (My collection of Gaza coins in the fifth century BC, coins that have no equal in form and subject matter).<\/p>\n
In the world of "the hobby of kings"... aluminum is more expensive than gold<\/strong><\/p>\nIf you were given the choice between owning a \u00abgold pound\u00bb or an old \u00abfive millimes\u00bb made of aluminum, what would you choose? It may seem like a strange question, and you might think that the answer is definitely to choose the gold piece, but wait a little, because the matter will be completely different if the person making the choice is a \u00abcoin collector\u00bb.<\/p>\n
First post office in the UAE<\/strong><\/p>\nA new dawn was breaking over the region, the beginning of a history full of challenges, developments and successes. Beginnings have always been and still are extremely difficult, but what we are witnessing today is proof that we have overcome all difficulties and have reached the positions that befit us. .<\/p>\n
The History of Damascus Series, Part One<\/strong><\/p>\nThe oldest documents that mention Damascus throughout history are tablets from the city of Ebla.
\nDating back to around 2000 BC, it was mentioned there under the name
\n(Damascus). It was also mentioned more than once in ancient Egyptian texts, and from
\nThe most prominent of these are the tablets of Thutmose III dating back to the fifteenth century BC.
\nBirth, where it was mentioned as (Timsak)<\/p>\n
If these stamps were shown to you, would you know the difference between them?<\/strong><\/p>\nAt first glance, you might think it's a duplicate stamp, but with more focus, you might notice the color difference between 2 and 3. As for number 1, it remains similar to number 2. So what's the difference?<\/p>\n
Controversy surrounding the latest issue of the Egyptian fifty-piaster note<\/strong><\/p>\nThere is a strong belief, along with some unconfirmed information, that a decision has been made to stop printing the 50-piaster banknote.<\/p>\n
Iraq on postage stamps 1917 \u2013 2015<\/strong><\/p>\nOne of the important titles that the Arab and Iraqi library lacks in its contents and diverse materials, as it includes mail and its stages of development from ancient times until today, and mail and its uses in Iraq from the Islamic conquest until the modern era.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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