Euro-Arab Chambers of Commerce
Chapter overview
- Franco-Arab Chamber of Commerce
- Arab-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Ghorfa)
- Arab-Italian Chamber of Commerce
- Arab-Swiss Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Acknowledgments
Clive Akerman and Richard Barnes, 'Notes & Queries: German-Arab Chamber of Trade & Industry', The Revenue Journal, vol XIX 2 (September 2008), page 70
Franco-Arab Chamber of Commerce
F1/4 and F11
1976. 21 x 21 mm. Circular seal inscribed Chambre de Commerce Franco-Arabe Paris in French and Arabic. Roulette 6½. No watermark.
F1. [No value] black and blue
F2. GRATUIT (=free of charge) black, red and blue
F3. 15f black and blue
F4. 30f black and red
1978. As above with Gratuit obliterated and surcharged in manuscript in red pen.
F11. 30f on GRATUIT black, red and blue
Recorded usage: F4 April 1976, F3 April 1977, F11 February 1978.
F1. [No value] black and blue
F2. GRATUIT (=free of charge) black, red and blue
F3. 15f black and blue
F4. 30f black and red
1978. As above with Gratuit obliterated and surcharged in manuscript in red pen.
F11. 30f on GRATUIT black, red and blue
Recorded usage: F4 April 1976, F3 April 1977, F11 February 1978.
Arab-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Ghorfa)
G1/2 with 1990 cancel on G1 (earliest recorded usage)
1990 (recorded usage). Self-adhesive labels featuring the Ghorfa logo, inscribed Arabisch-Deutsche Vereinigung für Handel und Industrie e.V. in Arabic and German and denominated in German currency. Inscriptions in black, with security serial number at foot.
G1. 3DM silver and green
G2. 7DM green and silver
Recorded usage: G1/2 September 1990.
G1. 3DM silver and green
G2. 7DM green and silver
Recorded usage: G1/2 September 1990.
G6/8
1986 (recorded usage). Similar labels but with the Chamber inscription in Arabic only (at top), and with the city name Bonn printed in the centre of the stamp at foot.
G6. 3DM green and yellow
G7. 5DM yellow and green
G8. 7DM yellow and green
Notes:
1. G6 and G8 were reported in 2008 by Akerman and Barnes. It is possible that they were issued prior to G1/2, or at the same time as them for a different purpose.
2. Recorded usage: G7 July 1986.
G6. 3DM green and yellow
G7. 5DM yellow and green
G8. 7DM yellow and green
Notes:
1. G6 and G8 were reported in 2008 by Akerman and Barnes. It is possible that they were issued prior to G1/2, or at the same time as them for a different purpose.
2. Recorded usage: G7 July 1986.
Arab-Italian Chamber of Commerce
I1/2
1986-92 (recorded usage). Dimensions unknown. United Nations symbol. Inscribed Arab-Italian Chamber of Commerce in both Arabic and Italian. Currency not specified but presumed to be Italian lire. Perforation and watermark unknown. Printed by the IPZS in Rome and bearing their imprint at foot.
I1. 2000l yellow and black
I2. 4000l green and black
Notes:
1. I1 is additionally inscribed Copia (=Copy) in Italian only at top right. The only example I have seen to date has a thick red line diagonally across the figures of value.
2. Recorded usage: I1 May 1987, I2 February to December 1986.
I1. 2000l yellow and black
I2. 4000l green and black
Notes:
1. I1 is additionally inscribed Copia (=Copy) in Italian only at top right. The only example I have seen to date has a thick red line diagonally across the figures of value.
2. Recorded usage: I1 May 1987, I2 February to December 1986.
I11/12
1987-92 (recorded usage). 27½ x 27½ mm. Geometric figure surrounded by Arabic inscription Arab-Italian Chamber of Commerce. Currency not specified but presumed to be Italian lire. Roulette 6½. No watermark.
I11. 7500l yellow and black
I12. 15000l blue-green and black
Notes:
1. I11 is additionally inscribed Copia (=Copy) in Italian only at top left.
2. Recorded usage: I11 January 1991, I12 June 1987 to November 1992.
I11. 7500l yellow and black
I12. 15000l blue-green and black
Notes:
1. I11 is additionally inscribed Copia (=Copy) in Italian only at top left.
2. Recorded usage: I11 January 1991, I12 June 1987 to November 1992.
Arab-Swiss Chamber of Commerce and Industry
S1 and S3
1979-89 (recorded usage). Inscribed Chambre Arabo-Suisse du Commerce et de l'Industrie in French and Arabic and denominated in Swiss currency.
S1. 5f bright green
S3. 20f brown and green
Recorded usage: S1 1979, S3 July 1989.
S1. 5f bright green
S3. 20f brown and green
Recorded usage: S1 1979, S3 July 1989.
