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ADEN
Aden was captured and annexed to British India on 16 January 1839 by a combined miltary and naval force. In 1839 the population was less than 1,000 and by 1901 it had grown to some 44,000

From 1854 to 1937 stamps of India were used in Aden
Most Indian stamps from the 1854 issue up to the 1935 issue can be found with Aden postmarks. These can be recognized by the word ADEN appearing in the postmark or from the numerals 124, 125 or B-22 which were used on their own or in a duplex with an ADEN datestamp.

From 1937 till 1964 Aden issued its own stamps.

In 1965 Aden was incorporated in the 
South Arabian Federation.

In 1967 the South Arabian Federation became fully independant to become the 
Yemen People's Democratic Republic.


PHILATELIC SOCIETIES

Aden-Somaliland-Yemen Study Group
Gary Brown
PO Box 106, Briar Hill, Victoria 3088, Australia

Malcolm Lacey, PO Box 9, Winchester, Hampshire SO22 5RF
England. Tel 020 8570 4856 (UK Representative)

Arab Gulf and Yemen Stamp Group
online group on Yahoo.com

Emirates Philatelic Association 

 

Selected Pages on Aden Philately

THE POSTAL HISTORY OF INDIA - INDIAN STAMPS USED ABROAD
by Robert J. B. Wilson

ILLUSTRATIONS of the CANCELLATIONS on Stamps of INDIA used in ADEN 1855-1937
Robert J B Wilson

Aden: Porte Mythique au Yemen: The Mythical Port of Yemen
a book review by Murry Graham
 
 British Commonwealth Postmarks - ADEN
 by Robert S. Cragg

King George VI British Commonwealth Collecting - Aden
from Murray Payne Limited

Victorian Postal Stationery of India Used in Aden
by Jerone Hart
Shown are the various types of Victorian postal stationery that are known used from Aden from the late 19th to the early 20th century - postcards, envelopes, newspaper wrappers. Included are some rare and unusual usage.

 
BOOKS
 The Postal History of British Aden 1839-1967
by Major R. W. Pratt, edited by E. B. Proud, 1985, 274 pp.

The postmarks of Aden. Postal markings 1839-1939
by M W Robertshaw, published by H Garratt-Adams & Co, 1946, 23pp.

Perim - Outpost of Aden
by Charles Hornal, 1955,  8pp. 
With illustrated covers and markings. Useful monograph on the general history and postal history of the island of Perim which lies 100 miles west of Aden near the southern entrance of the Red Sea.


JOURNALS

The Dhow
Quarterly Journal for collectors of Aden, British Somaliland and Yemen.
published by:
Aden-Somaliland-Yemen Study Group
Gary Brown


BIBLIOGRAPHY

Articles, Books and Other Reference Materials