<p>Stamp of the Emirate Ajman (United Arab Emirates); 1968; airmail stamp of the issue "Paintings by Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez"; stamp motive with the painting "Court dwarf with Dog" by <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Diego_Vel%C3%A1zquez" title="Category:Diego Velázquez">Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez</a> (1599-1660); original title: "Retrato de un enano ataviado con ricas vestiduras y con espada" (Spanish for "Dwarf in rich clothes with sword"); painting created in 1658 (other source: 1640)  in the style of the Spanish Baroque; the original is located in the "Museo del Prado" in Madrid; stamp postmarked with an indulgance cancellation outside of the postage period
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</bdi></span> (1599–1660) <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Creator:Diego_Vel%C3%A1zquez" title="Creator:Diego Velázquez"><img alt="Blue pencil.svg" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Blue_pencil.svg/15px-Blue_pencil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Blue_pencil.svg/23px-Blue_pencil.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Blue_pencil.svg/30px-Blue_pencil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"></a> <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q297" title="wikidata:Q297"><img alt="wikidata:Q297" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Wikidata-logo.svg/20px-Wikidata-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="11" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Wikidata-logo.svg/30px-Wikidata-logo.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Wikidata-logo.svg/40px-Wikidata-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1050" data-file-height="590"></a> <a href="https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/en:Diego_Vel%C3%A1zquez" title="q:en:Diego Velázquez"><img alt="q:en:Diego Velázquez" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Wikiquote-logo.svg/15px-Wikiquote-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="18" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Wikiquote-logo.svg/23px-Wikiquote-logo.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Wikiquote-logo.svg/30px-Wikiquote-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="355"></a> <div class="mw-collapsible-toggle mw-collapsible-toggle-collapsed"><span class="mw-collapsible-arrowtoggle"> </span></div></th>
</tr><tr><td rowspan="6" style="width:120px" id="fileinfotpl_creator_image"><span class="wpImageAnnotatorControl wpImageAnnotatorOff"><a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diego_Vel%C3%A1zquez_Autorretrato_45_x_38_cm_-_Colecci%C3%B3n_Real_Academia_de_Bellas_Artes_de_San_Carlos_-_Museo_de_Bellas_Artes_de_Valencia.jpg" class="image"><img alt="Diego Velázquez" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Diego_Vel%C3%A1zquez_Autorretrato_45_x_38_cm_-_Colecci%C3%B3n_Real_Academia_de_Bellas_Artes_de_San_Carlos_-_Museo_de_Bellas_Artes_de_Valencia.jpg/120px-Diego_Vel%C3%A1zquez_Autorretrato_45_x_38_cm_-_Colecci%C3%B3n_Real_Academia_de_Bellas_Artes_de_San_Carlos_-_Museo_de_Bellas_Artes_de_Valencia.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="142" class="photo" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Diego_Vel%C3%A1zquez_Autorretrato_45_x_38_cm_-_Colecci%C3%B3n_Real_Academia_de_Bellas_Artes_de_San_Carlos_-_Museo_de_Bellas_Artes_de_Valencia.jpg/180px-Diego_Vel%C3%A1zquez_Autorretrato_45_x_38_cm_-_Colecci%C3%B3n_Real_Academia_de_Bellas_Artes_de_San_Carlos_-_Museo_de_Bellas_Artes_de_Valencia.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Diego_Vel%C3%A1zquez_Autorretrato_45_x_38_cm_-_Colecci%C3%B3n_Real_Academia_de_Bellas_Artes_de_San_Carlos_-_Museo_de_Bellas_Artes_de_Valencia.jpg/240px-Diego_Vel%C3%A1zquez_Autorretrato_45_x_38_cm_-_Colecci%C3%B3n_Real_Academia_de_Bellas_Artes_de_San_Carlos_-_Museo_de_Bellas_Artes_de_Valencia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="945" data-file-height="1119"></a></span></td>
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<td colspan="2" class="fullwidth" id="fileinfotpl_creator_desc_value">Spanish painter and artist</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Date of birth/death</th>
<td class="halfwidth" id="fileinfotpl_creator_birthdate_value">
6 June 1599 <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q297#P569" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" style="vertical-align: text-top" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"></a></td><td class="halfwidth" id="fileinfotpl_creator_deathdate_value">
6 August 1660 <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q297#P570" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" style="vertical-align: text-top" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Location of birth/death</th>
<td class="halfwidth" id="fileinfotpl_creator_birthloc_value">
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Seville" class="extiw" title="w:en:Seville"><span title="municipality of Andalusia, Spain">Seville</span></a></td><td class="halfwidth" id="fileinfotpl_creator_deathloc_value">
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Madrid" class="extiw" title="w:en:Madrid"><span title="capital city of Spain">Madrid</span></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Work location</th>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Venice" class="extiw" title="w:en:Venice"><span title="capital city of Veneto, Italy">Venice</span></a> (1629); <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Seville" class="extiw" title="w:en:Seville"><span title="municipality of Andalusia, Spain">Seville</span></a> (1611–1622); <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Madrid" class="extiw" title="w:en:Madrid"><span title="capital city of Spain">Madrid</span></a> (1622–1660); <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Rome" class="extiw" title="w:en:Rome"><span title="capital and largest city of Italy">Rome</span></a> (1629–1630); <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Naples" class="extiw" title="w:en:Naples"><span title="city and commune in Campania, Italy">Naples</span></a> (1630–1631); <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Rome" class="extiw" title="w:en:Rome"><span title="capital and largest city of Italy">Rome</span></a> (1636–1637); <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Italy" class="extiw" title="w:en:Italy"><span title="country in Southern Europe">Italy</span></a> (1649–1651) <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q297#P937" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" style="vertical-align: text-top" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"></a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Authority_file" class="extiw" title="w:en:Authority file"><span title="collection of authority records, where each record picks preferred heading, alternative heading and other information, used for bibliographic information">Authority file</span></a></th>
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<ul><li><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q297" title="wikidata:Q297"><img alt="wikidata:Q297" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Wikidata-logo.svg/20px-Wikidata-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="11" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Wikidata-logo.svg/30px-Wikidata-logo.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Wikidata-logo.svg/40px-Wikidata-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1050" data-file-height="590"></a>: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q297" class="extiw" title="d:Q297">Q297</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Virtual_International_Authority_File" class="extiw" title="w:en:Virtual International Authority File">VIAF</a>: <span class="uid"><span class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://viaf.org/viaf/76324831/">76324831</a></span></span></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:International_Standard_Name_Identifier" class="extiw" title="w:en:International Standard Name Identifier">ISNI</a>: <span class="uid"><span class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://isni.oclc.org/xslt/DB=1.2/CMD?ACT=SRCH&amp;IKT=8006&amp;TRM=ISN%3A0000000121400618">0000 0001 2140 0618</a></span></span></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Union_List_of_Artist_Names" class="extiw" title="w:en:Union List of Artist Names">ULAN</a>: <span class="uid"><span class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=&amp;role=&amp;nation=&amp;subjectid=500016881">500016881</a></span></span></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:LCCN_(identifier)" class="extiw" title="w:en:LCCN (identifier)">LCCN</a>: <span class="uid"><span class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n79063457">n79063457</a></span></span></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:National_Library_of_Australia" class="extiw" title="w:en:National Library of Australia">NLA</a>: <span class="uid"><span class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://librariesaustralia.nla.gov.au/search/display?dbid=auth&amp;id=35965890">35965890</a></span></span></li>
<li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="//www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n79063457">WorldCat</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
<div style="display: none;">creator QS:P170,Q297</div>
<p><b>Stamp</b>: Michel: No. 219A; Yvert &amp; Tellier: PA25-B<br><b>Color</b>: multicolored with gold<br><b>Watermark</b>: none<br><b>Nominal value</b>: 1 Rl. (Riyal)<br></p>
<b>Postage validity</b>: from 22 January 1968 until 31 March 1973 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1968-01-22T00:00:00Z/11,P582,+1973-03-31T00:00:00Z/11</div><br><b>Stamp picture size</b> (printed area of a single stamp without signature line): 35.0 x 46.0 mm
Postal administration of the Emirate Ajman
scan of original