Launch of Wireless Telecommunications - 10 piastre

Launch of Wireless Telecommunications - 10 piastre

Year
1960
Face Value
10
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
-
Themes
Achievements

Catalogs References

Michel
SA 67
Yvert & Tellier
SA 158
Stanley Gibbons
SA 392

Technical Details

Colors
Violet blue
Perforation
13 x 13½
Printing
Photogravure
This stamp celebrates technological advancement and global connectivity, marking the anniversary of Saudi Arabia's first international wireless telecommunications link. The illustration features a bold red radio tower projecting concentric signal waves across a stylized background map of the world, carrying a powerful message of modernization, economic integration, and the collapse of geographic isolation. The royal tughra of King Saud bin Abdulaziz sits in a central medallion, emphasizing state sponsorship and the crown's role in steering the Kingdom towards cutting-edge technology. This issue underscores a mid-century Saudi identity focused on building an advanced administrative state capable of instant, sovereign communication with the global community.