Ajman And Michel Catalog-Help With Lack Of Illustrations

My catalog for Ajman is the Michel Gulf States Catalogue (in English) 2006, in the yellow covers. The illustrations for Ajman stop before the end of the catalog listings.

Some of these stamps don't seem to ever come on the online market and I am curious what a few of them look like. Does anyone have them and can share a scan?

Domestic Cats Mi 1511-16 (no illustration; are they similar to Wild Cats Mi 1273-75C?)

And at the end of the listings:

Visit of Pope Paul to the US Mi 2931-5
Nikita Khrushchev Mi 2941-6
Buddha Statues Mi 2947-52
Nara Temples and Statues Mi 2953-8
Japanese Castles. Mi 2959-64

Thanks for any help,
Bill

Suggestion: Try www.stampworld.com


Peter

Gibbons also has a Gulf States catalogue though it's been out of print for some time. Chances are they don't have all possible illustrations as like Scott, Gibbons sometimes exclude issues which they deem "above/beyond" the postal needs for a given country.

Stampworld doesn't illustrate these specific series; here's the best I can offer:

2931:

2942:

2947:

2953:

2959:

Now I do not know if this will reveal the designs you are seeking, but there is much on the SCF about Ajman. I suggest using the search function button [see row of buttons above, third from right]. One long thread return is: http://goscf.com/t/8164&whichpage=2#229286 with many photos on 6 pages.

Thanks for the pictures. Never seen any of them, but it gives me something to look for.

Bill

I have quite a few of these "dunes" that I somehow accumulated over many years. What is the best, most comprehensive catalog that lists/shows these issues.

Minkus catalog?

The Michel catalogs are the best in my opinion. Mine is Gulf States in English from 2006 with a yellow cover. There is also a newer edition in a red(?) cover. Since the last Trucial States date from 1973, if you don't care about Saudi Arabia, or the UAE etc current stamps or values, these will fit the bill.

I also have a little Minkus Trucial State catalog from 1975-76. It is ok, and sometimes is better than the Michel catalog. But for comprehensiveness, go with Michel.

An added benefit for the Michel catalog are the catalog numbers which can help you buy the stamps from a foreign dealer or Delcampe (assuming you can still get on)! Plus, Steiner used the Michel to format his pages.

Bill

The Michel Süd-u. Zentralarabien catalog of 2017 also does not picture Michel 1511-1516, the Housecats set.

I did not check any of the others that original poster asked about.

Thanks for checking in the German one. I have to think the set looks like the Wildcats set.
Bill