EGYPT Postage Due and Official Stamps

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Postage due stamps

1884 Inscription 'A percevoir postes egyptiennes'

  10 pa red
  20 pa red
  1 Pi red
  2 Pi red
  5 Pi red

For the specialist: A star and crescent is impressed on the backside of the stamp (sort of watermark), they also exist with no watermark at all. The stamps have perforation 10 1/2. Remainders were cancelled to order and sold to dealers.

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
10 pa	*	*
20 pa	***	**
1 Pi red	***	**
2 Pi red	***	*
5 Pi red	**	***
No watermark
10 pa	**	**
20 pa	***	**
1 Pi red	*	*
2 Pi red	*	*

Types:

Four types exists of each stamp, with minute differences:

Proofs:

Proof impression of the values, the large letters, the word 'PIASTRES' and the Arabic value inscription at the left bottom part.

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1888 Inscription 'A percevoir postes egyptiennes', currency changed

  2 m green
  5 m red
  1 Pi blue
  2 Pi yellow
  5 Pi grey

These stamps have perforation 11 1/2. If my information is correct, there are again 4 types of each stamp (as in the 1884 issue).

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
No watermark
2 m	*	*
5 m	*	*
1 Pi blue	**	**
2 Pi yellow	***	***
5 Pi grey	R	R	With '.' behind 'PIASTRES': RR

Most likely a genuine type(?). The first 'I' of the left 'MILLIEMES' has a large blob on it.

Most likely genuine stamps

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1889 inscription 'A percevoir' value in ellipse

  2 m green
  4 m brown
  1 Pi blue
  2 Pi orange

These stamps are perforated 14 and have 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
2 m	c	c
4 m	c	c
1 Pi	*	vc
2 Pi	*	c

Overprinted '3 Milliemes' and arabic text

  3 m on 2 Pi orange
  'crown and arabic' text on 2 Pi 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
2 m on 2 Pi	c	c	1898 Two types of this surcharge exist.
Crown and arabic text on 2 Pi	**	**	1922

1921 Inscription 'Postage due'

  2 m green
  2 m red
  4 m red
  4 m green
  10 m blue
  10 m red

These stamps are perforated 14 and have watermark 'Multiple 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
2 m green	c	c
2 m red	c	c	1922
4 m red	*	*
4 m green	c	c	1922
10 m blue	*	*	1922
10 m red	c	c	1922

Overprinted with crown and arabic text (1922)
  2 m red
  4 m green
  10 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
2 m	c	c
4 m	c	c
10 m	*	c

In 1927 a new serie of postage due stamps was issued with an arabic numeral in the center (6 values, in 1932 a new value was added):

Deliberately misperforated stamps, made for the Royal Collection of the King of Egypt:

Official stamps

1893 Inscription 'POSTES EGYPTIENNES SERVICE DE L'ETAT'

  (-) brown

This stamp has watermark 'Star and Crescent' and 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
(-)	c	vc

Later, postal stamps were overprinted 'O.H.H.S' and arabic text to serve as official stamps (see under postage stamps for a listing).