Qatar Philatelic Centre wins international medals

The Qatar Philatelic and Currency Centre of the Ministry of Culture won two gold medals at the World Philatelic Exhibition, held in Jakarta, Indonesia from August 4-9.

The event was under the umbrella of the International Philatelic Federation which has 66 member countries, local Arabic daily Arrayah reported. The delegation head Hussain Rajab al-Ismail stated that the first regular stamp group of Qatar and the postal history group from 1930-1963 won a gold medal each. The exhibition was evaluated by a selection of international arbitrators.