EGYPT

Stamps inscribed 'Egypte', 'Postes Égyptiennes', 'Postes d'Egypte', 'Egypt' and
'' or 'UAR [Egypt]' and ''

1866 - 1914 Ottoman Viceroyalty
1914 - 1922 British Protectorate
1922 -> Independence

From 1866: 1 Pound / Geneih = 100 Piastres, 1 Piastre = 40 Para
From 1885: 1 Pound / Geneih = 100 Piastres = 1000 Para
From 1916: 1 Pound / Geneih (EGP) = 100 Piastres = 1000 Milliemes
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WILD CATS

Issue Item code Item type Face value Remarks SC
1964 Definitives I EG19640101 ST 0_02 Stamp 0.02 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Lion statue at Quasar al Nil Bridge in Cairo
MI 724
 
1964 Definitives II EG19640601 ST 0_002 Stamp 0.002 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Headrest with decorative Lions from Tutankhamun's Tomb
MI 718
 
1964 Tokyo Olympic Games EG19641010 ST 0_05 Stamp 0.05 Lion
Wild Cat Art
The Pharao's Lion Hunt, painting from Tutankhamun's Tomb
MI 769
M
1976 Post Day - Treasures from Tutankhamun's Tomb EG19760102 ST 0_03 Stamp 0.03 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Lion's Head, sculpture from Tutankhamun's Tomb
MI 1213
2000 Post Day EG20000102 ST 1_25 Stamp 1.25 Cheetah
Wild Cat Art
Pharaoh Ramses II Hunting on a Chariot, Mural from Abu Simbel Temple, 13th c. BC
Large, imperforate stamp, classified as a miniature sheet by most catalogues
MI B75
2004 Centenary of the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo EG20041215 ST 0_30 Stamp 0.30 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Gold Vessel with Lion Handles
MI 2248
2010 World Environmental Day EG20100605 ST 2_50 Stamp 2.50 Lion
MI 2434

List compiled by Geir Arveng with additional information from Greg Balagian and Abram Amir.
Latest update: 5 March, 2017