Map of UAE postal places
Post offices, postal agencies and mail stops on the map. Move the year to see which were working then.
Dubai · Post office
First post office in the UAE
Dubai post office
The first post office in the region, opened by the British near Dubai Creek. It was Indian in origin, under the Sind circle. Indian stamps with Dubai Persian Gulf cancellations stayed in use until 1947.
Opened: 19 August 1909End date not recorded
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Sharjah · Airmail stop
Sharjah airmail stop
In October 1932 Imperial Airways began serving the Arabian Gulf with a mail service through Basra, Bahrain, Sharjah and Gwadar.
Opened: October 1932End date not recorded
Abu Dhabi · Postal agency
Abu Dhabi postal agency
The agency opened in Abu Dhabi City and used British agency stamps. It closed on 29 March 1964, the day before Abu Dhabi issued its own stamps.
Opened: 30 March 1963Closed: 29 March 1964
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Abu Dhabi · Post office
Das Island post office
Until it opened the island was served through Bahrain. A British agency had opened on Das Island in December 1960.
Opened: 6 January 1966End date not recorded
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