National Day 1975 (Oman Colour Television Center) - 100 baisa

National Day 1975 (Oman Colour Television Center) - 100 baisa

Year
1975
Face Value
100
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
-
Themes
National Day

Catalogs References

Michel
OM 167
Yvert & Tellier
OM 148
Stanley Gibbons
OM 184

Technical Details

Colors
Multicolor
Size
25 x 21 mm
Perforation
14 x 13¾
Printing
Lithography
Designer
PAD Studio
Printers
House of Questa
This stamp commemorates a massive milestone in Oman's civic communication networks, media modernization, and state-led educational outreach: the establishment of the Oman Colour Television complex in Muscat. The illustration highlights the distinctive architectural facade of the broadcasting studios, which blends traditional Islamic arched arcades with modern industrial design, flanked by towering transmission masts. The launch of a color television service during the early 1970s carries an informative message of state efficiency and cultural sovereignty, serving as a primary tool to broadcast educational programs, news, and unified national identity across the country's vast terrain. The stamp reinforces a sense of contemporary progress by linking technical administrative growth directly to the vision of Sultan Qaboos's early administration.