Stamp exhibits to highlight KSA’s history

Schools in Makkah province will play host to stamp exhibitions organized by the Saudi Philatelic Society as a means of teaching respect for history and national accomplishments as reflected in the choice of images placed on stamps.
Mohammad Al-Zahrani, director of the Makkah branch of the Saudi Philatelic Society unveiled agreements between the society and Fakih Schools and Talhah bin Ubaidullah Schools to host such exhibitions, in addition to other exhibitions for people with special needs , in which one exhibition of stamps will be organized on a monthly basis.
Al-Zahrani said that the society aims to promote the culture of stamp collecting among students and youth, while providing an educational tool that features the environment, social and economic development and the rise of the Kingdom.
The postage stamps of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its forerunners, the Kingdoms of Hijaz and Nejad, offer a fascinating field for the stamp collector, from the sometimes crude provisional issues of the early days before the establishment of the kingdom to the colorful and professionally produced issues of recent times.
The first stamps marked Saudi Arabia were issued in January 1934, and regular issues have continued up to the present time, mostly to honor and mark special occasions and events in the Kingdom.