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A rigid card with pocket strips for temporarily holding stamps, common at dealers' tables.
Sharjah Stamp Exhibition 20264 to 8 November 2026Mega Mall, SharjahFree entryEnter the exhibitionOpens in
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Since 1996
Emirates Philatelic Association
The Emirates Philatelic Association brings stamp collectors in the UAE together. It organises national and international exhibitions, supports exhibitors, and keeps the hobby and its postal history alive for the next generation.
What’s new
- Sharjah 2026 stamp exhibition
- Bandung 2026: results
- Bandung 2026 Asian International Stamp Exhibition
- Boston 2026 World Expo
- Dubai 2026 World Stamp Exhibition
- Macao 2026 World Stamp Exhibition
- Philataipei 2026 World Stamp Championship
- Queensland Stamps & Coin Show 2026
- Sharjah 2025 stamp exhibition
- Thailand 2025: results
Coming up
All events30
Years of service
6
Exhibitions in 2026
1,241
Glossary terms
Explore UAE postal history
From the first post office in Dubai to the first federal stamps, with every claim sourced.
Where the post began
Slide through the years and watch post offices open across the emirates.
Open the mapMilestones
- 1909First post office in Dubai
- 1961The first Trucial States stamps
- 1963Dubai’s own stamps
- 1964Abu Dhabi’s first stamps
- 1966Abu Dhabi changes to fils
- 1973First federal stamps
1,241 terms · 12 categories
Glossary
The language of philately, from classic postal history to modern issues, explained in plain words.
- Exhibiting & judging185
- Printing & paper173
- Postmarks & postal history168
- General terms160
- Grading & expertizing93
- Organisations & tools81
Stock card
News and results
All eventsUAE
Sharjah 2026 stamp exhibition
4 to 8 November 2026
🇦🇪 Mega Mall, Sharjah
The Emirates Philatelic Association's annual exhibition, with Mega Mall, from 4 to 8 November 2026. Free entry.
Results
Bandung 2026: results
27-31 August 2026
Graha Pos Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia
Results of the EPA members at BANDUNG 2026 (FIAP), Bandung, 27 to 31 August 2026.
UAE
Sharjah 2025 stamp exhibition
29 October to 2 November 2025
Mega Mall, Sharjah
The association organises the Sharjah 2025 stamp exhibition with Mega Mall Sharjah.
Photo gallery
Photo galleryExplore and use
The catalogue, the map and the tools the association offers every collector, free of charge.
Map
Post offices and postal agencies, and which were working in a given year
Timeline
UAE postal history from the first post office to the first federal stamps
Start here
Answer three questions and get a short path through the site made for you
Passport
Collect a stamp for each part of the site you use, and watch the passport fill
Tools
Measure a stamp from a photo and score an exhibit by the FIP criteria
Exhibit studio
Plan an exhibit step by step and print it at true size
Glossary
Philatelic terms in plain words, in Arabic and English
FIP Regulations
The FIP rules for exhibiting, in English and Arabic
Young collectors
Tips, postal history and where to start collecting
Membership
Join the association and take part in its exhibitions