Today Abu Dhabi is the capital and the second most populated city of the United Arab Emirates.
It was the largest of the Trucial States in the Persian Gulf. A British postal agency was opened in Abu Dhabi in 1963. Stamps for Abu Dhabi, produced by the British postal agency were issued in 1964. They were used and valid until July 1966.
From January 1967 the Sheikhdom of Abu Dhabi took over the running of the two existing post offices and issued its own stamps until July 1972. In January 1972 Abu Dhabi had become part of the United Arab Emirates. Stamps were issued in the name of the United Arab Emirates only from January 1973.
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