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EGYPT 1879-1920

Return To Catalogue - Egypt 1866-1878 - Miscellaneous - Suez Canal Company

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1879 Pyramid, inscription 'POSTES EGYPTIENNES'

Value in 'paras'

10 pa grey 20 pa blue 20 pa red

  5 pa brown
  10 pa lilac
  10 pa red
  10 pa grey
  10 pa green
  20 pa blue
  20 pa red

These stamps have perforation 14 and watermark 'Star and Crescent'.
Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 pa c vc
10 pa lilac *** *
10 pa red *** * 1881
10 pa grey * c 1882
10 pa green vc vc 1884
20 pa blue *** *
20 pa red * c 1884

Value in 'piastres'

1 Pi red 2 Pi orange

  1 Pi red
  1 Pi blue
  2 Pi orange
  2 Pi brown
  5 Pi green
  5 Pi grey
  10 Pi lilac

These stamps have perforation 14 and watermark 'Star and Crescent'.
Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
1 Pi red ** vc
1 Pi blue * vc 1884
2 Pi orange ** c
2 Pi brown * vc 1893
5 Pi green *** *
5 Pi grey * c 1884
10 Pi ** c 1889

Value in 'milliemes'

  1 m brown
  2 m green
  3 m lilac
  3 m orange
  4 m red
  5 m red

These stamps have perforation 14 and watermark 'Star and Crescent'.
Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
1 m c vc 1888
2 m c vc 1888
3 m lilac * c 1892
3 m orange * c 1893
4 m c vc 1906
5 m c vc 1888

Surcharged

(Reduced size)

  '20 paras' + arabic text on 5 pi green

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
20 pa on 5 Pi	*	*	1884

Official stamps surcharge 'O.H.H.S.' (On His Higness Service) 
and arabic text (1907)

  1 m brown
  2 m green
  3 m orange
  4 m red
  5 m red
  5 m red (without arabic text)
  1 Pi blue
  5 Pi grey

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 m	c	vc	Two types of overprint
2 m	c	vc	Three types of overprint
3 m	c	vc	Two types of overprint
4 m	c	vc	Two types of overprint
5 m	c	vc	Three types of overprint
5 m	c	c	'O.H.H.S.' only
1 Pi	c	vc
5 Pi	*	c

1914 Various designs of Egypt

  1 m brown
  2 m green
  2 m red
  3 m orange
  4 m red
  4 m green
  5 m red
  10 m blue
  10 m red
  15 m blue
  20 m green
  50 m lilac
  100 m black
  200 m brown

These stamps have perforation 14.
Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
Watermark 'Star and Crescent'
1 m c vc
2 m green c c
3 m c c
4 m red c c
5 m c vc
10 m blue * vc
20 m * vc
50 m * c
100 m ** c
200 m *** *
Watermark 'Multiple Star and Crescent'
1 m c c
2 m green c c
2 m red c c 1921?
3 m c c
4 m green c c 1921?
5 m c vc Two shades of red exist
10 m blue * vc
10 m red * c
15 m * c Two types (arabic inscription at right hand side different)
20 m ** c
50 m *** c
100 m *** *

Surcharged

  '2 Milliemes' and arabic text on 3 m orange

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
Watermark 'Star and Crescent'
2 m on 3 m	c	c	1915

Overprinted with 'O.H.M.S.' (official stamps, 1915) and arabic text

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  1 m brown
  2 m red
  3 m orange
  5 m red

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
Watermark 'Multiple Star and Crescent'
1 m	*	*
2 m	*	*
3 m	***	R
5 m	*	*

Later, in 1922, these stamps were also overprinted with 'O.H.E.M.S.' and arabic text to serve as official stamps:1 m, 2 m, 3 m, 4 m, 5 m, 10 m blue, 10 m red, 15 m blue (2 types), and 50 m, all with watermark 'Multiple Star and Crescent'.
Furthermore they were overprinted with a crown and arabic text (also in 1922): 1 m, 2 m, 3 m, 4 m, 5 m, 10 m, 15 m (2 types), 20 m, 50 m, 100 m and 200 m, all with watermark 'Multiple Star and Crescent' the 100 m also on watermark 'Star and Crescent'.

1923 King Fuad I, arabic text only

(Reduced size)

  1 m orange
  2 m black
  3 m brown
  5 m brown
  10 m red
  15 m blue

Larger size

  20 m green
  50 m green
  100 m purple
  200 m lilac
  1 Pound blue and violet

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