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49	non Member March 2008		King Farouk's wedding
48	Non Member March 19 2008		Salt tax revenues cancellations
47	Member 533 Jan. 28 2008		Censored mail re-sealed
46	Member 172 Jan. 21 2008		Rural Seevice
45	Member 239 Sept. 28 2007		Mixed currency
44	Member 575 Sep. 6 2007		Heliopolis Semaine d’Aviation, post card  Replies 1 September 14, 2007
43	Member 575 Sept. 6 2007		Lloyd Triestino  Replies 1 December 6, 2007
42	Member 320 August 1 2007		Malta to Cairo, INSUFFICIENTLY-PAID
41	Member 595 June 23 2007		FDC the boy scout cache.
40	Member 595 June 11 2007		1927 Air royal printing misperforation  Replies 1 October 14, 2007
39	Member 239 May 14 2007		The 'Military' stamp of 1971 - dates of use.  Replies 2 August 7, 2007
38	Member 286 April 2007		EPP 70 date anomaly
37	Member 230 April 2007		Austria concession rate  Replies 1 August 7, 2007
36	Member 384 April 2007		'Mahalla' cancellation
35	Member 384 March 21 2007		Burullus Beach cancellation
34	Member March 22 2007		Cancellations in Aden  Replies 1 March 22, 2007
33	Member March 21 2007		Russian refugees from the civil war Febuary 27, 2007
32	Non Member Febuary 28 2007		Motor Mail
31	Non Member Febuary 26 2007		Egyptian revenues  Replies 1 Febuary 27, 2007
30	Member 611 Febuary 26 2007		Cancellations “GOUVEMENT ETRANGER – CAIRE”  Replies 1 Sept. 6, 2007
29	Member 611 Febuary 26 2007		Cancellations 1926 Exposition and Agricole Industrielle
28	Member ESC 239 January 19 2007		How to draw postmarks?   Replies 1 Febuary 5, 2007
27	Non Member December 19 2006		German pow in transit WWI
26	Member ESC 240 October 15 2006		PLEINE MER
25	Member ESC 230 August 18 2006		W.S. Bruncker. - flight   Replies 1 Sept 27, 2006
24	Member ESC 384 August 6 2006		Type V-2.2 with a black rectangular box.
23	Member ESC 230 July 2006		Ahram postmark, what dates?   Replies 4 Sept 26, 2006
22	Non Member July 2006		Army Xmas seal booklet pane. Illustration please.   Replies 1 July 28, 2006
21	Member ESC ??? 21 June 2006		L’Orient Philatélique
20	Member ESC 534 21 June 2006		Principal Towns and Villages Forming Fiscal Units
19	Member ESC 584 21 June 2006		Fuad issues: A Call for Help
18	Non Member 19 June 2006		Straits of Messina Bottle Post
17	Non Member 19 June 2006		Nile Steamer service and the Cook's post office
16	Non Member 27 May 2006		1879 issue with the gutter perforated
15	Member ESC 533 21 June 2006		Unknown 'A' on an Egyptian postcard   Replies 1 Aug. 8 2006
14	Member ESC 543 April 2006		Postal stationery query   Replies 1 Sept 27, 2006
13	Member ESC 240 Febuary 2006		British Postal Order for use in Egypt  Replies 1 August 17, 2007
12	Non Member Febuary 2006		Red bar markings on covers to England from Kuwait which travelled via Egypt and were censored in both Kuwait and Egypt. I would like to know whether the air cancel with six bars and five bars (in red) were applied in Egypt or else where.   Replies 1 Feb. 12, 2006
11	Member ESC 589 January 2006		Continental Hotel and the Savoy Hotel in Cairo are they one and the same.   Replies 1 Jan. 11, 2006
10	Non Member January 2006		Cyprus Sea Post Office: A Call for Help
9	Non Member January 2006		Mrs. Karney's Soldiers Rest Cliopatra, Alexandria Feb 16/18. Information please.   Replies 1 April, 2006
8	Member ESC 384 December 2005		The post office Ras Mallap where is it. Postmarks of Safaja and Safaga are they the same place. Replies 1 Jan. 26, 2006
7	Member ESC 390 November 2005		I wonder if anyone can help me to explain this astonishing cover? "Franked" with a total of eleven 1-millieme stamps with multiple strike of the unusual boxed "O"
6	Member ESC 240 November 2005		Is this Paquebot mark a new one? Port Said 17.10.91   Replies 3 Jan. 10, 2006
5	Member ESC 541 August 2005		...In late 1909, "AHRAM" replaced "PYRAMIDS" on the Pyramids PO's datestamp. The change lasted a little over a year. Does anyone know the reason for original change, and why it reverted back?
4	Member ESC 246 July 2005		Nile Hilton cover 2.1.62 to Damanhour, registration and Avis de Reception. The item was refused by the addressee and returned. Does anyone know of another example?
3	Member ESC 240 QC June 2005		Israeli stamps on covers cancelled with square Egyptian Post Office Registration cachet like marking of Mazar (Sinai) dated 4-11-56. Does anyone have ANY philatelic material from Mazar?   Replies 3 Jan, 2006
2	Member ESC 291 QC June 2005		Cover from Alexandria to the Chief Rabbi in Jerusalem dated 7 Feb 1922 bears no stamps and there is no marking of payment either regular or taxed. Can anyone explain why it was not charged?
1	Member ESC 383 QC Sept 1999		Unknown Perfin E.A. Hand made? Infomation please.

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