History
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1915
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Before 1915, Qatar was nominally ruled by a local emir of the Thani dynasty but was part of the Ottoman Empire. In August 1915, it was captured by British forces. Any mail to this time will have been handled by the Turkish authorities and Turkish stamps will have been used.
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1916
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In line with other Gulf states, the emir agreed to the country becoming a British protectorate. Great Britain undertook to administer a postal service.
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1940
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Discovery of oil.
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1950
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(August) British Agency general issues were introduced at Doha. Prior to this, Qatari mail was handled at the British post office in Bahrain.
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1956
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(February) British Agency general issues were introduced at Umm Said.
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1957
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(1 April) British agencies issued GB stamps overprinted QATAR.
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1961
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First issue specific to Qatar.
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1963
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(23 May) The British agencies closed when Qatar began its own postal service.
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1971
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(3 September) Treaty with Great Britain expired. Qatar became an independent state and joined the United Nations.
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