| Denominations Milliemes(m), Piastres(p), Egyptian pound(L.E) |
| 10m = 1p, 100p = 1L.E. |
| Definitive Stamps 1954 - 2002 |
| First Republican issue 1953-56 |
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Egypt's first Republican stamps of various designs. Eighteen values: 1m, 2m, 3m, 4m, 10m, 15m, 17m, 20m, 30m, 32m, 35m, 37m, 40m, 50m, 100m, 200m 500m and ŁE1 | |
| Lower values redrawn 1954-55 |
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Five lowest ("farmer") values redrawn in a similar design and 5m value added. Five values: 1m, 2m, 3m, 4m, 5m | |
| Change of Design 1957-58 |
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Different designs for the three low values, now inscribed EGYPT. Three values: 1m, 5m, 10m | |
| UAR Egypt issue Mar 15 1958 |
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Issued to mark United Arab Republic (combining Syria and Egypt), inscribed Egypt UAR. Seven values: 1m, 2m, 3m, 4m, 5m, 10m and 35m |
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| 55m surcharge Jan 20 1959 |
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The 100m value of the First Republican issue overprinted with 55m and UAR in Arabic and English |
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| UAR issue Aug 30 1959 |  |
The word Egypt was dropped, leaving UAR only. Seventeen values: 1m, 2m, 3m, 4m, 5m, 10m, 15m, 20m, 30m, 35m, 40m, 45m, 55m, 60m, 100m, 200m, 500m | |
| UAR overprint Feb 22 1960 |
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The ŁE1 value of the First Republican issue overprinted UAR in Arabic and English | |
| New UAR Aug 31 1961 |
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Design and colour changes (single colours) with a new 10m design. Four values: 1m, 4m, 10m, 35m | |
| New Pictorials Jan 2 1964 |
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Completely new designs. Fifteen values: 1m, 2m, 3m, 4m, 5m, 10m, 15m, 20m, 30m, 35m, 40m, 60m, 100m, 200m and 500m. | |
| New Design and Value Aug 12 1967 |
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New designs in single colours. Two values: 10m, 55m | |
| New sizes Dec 27 1969 |
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Last two values resized (20x25mm to 25x30m) and colours changed. Two values: 10m, 55m ??? | |
| Pictorials May 1 1970 |
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New pictorial issues all multicoloured. Seven values: 1m, 5m, 10m, 50m, 200m, 500m and ŁE1. | |
| Military stamp Apr 15 1971 |
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Single 10m stamp as a concessionary value for serving military personnel. | |
| Nasser stamps May 1 1971 |
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Before his death Nasser had not appeared on any of the definitive stamps and very sparingly on commemoratives. Two stamps, values 20m and 55m, issued as definitives. | |
| AR Egypt Jan 1 1972 - 1976 |
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Previous issues some with colour change and new designs all inscribed A.R. Egypt (Arab Republic of Egypt). Ten values: 1m(two colours), 5m(two designs and colour change of second design), 10m(two designs), 20m(two colours), 50m(two designs), 55m(two designs), 100m, 200m, 500m and ŁE1. | |
| Tourist set Feb 27 1978 |
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New issue based on aspects of Egypt. Fourteen values: 1m, 5m, 10m, 20m, 30m, 50m, 55m, 70m, 80m, 85m, 100m, 200m, 500m and ŁE1. Some underwent colour changes | |
| Pharaonic issue Feb 27 1985 - 1986 |
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New set based on Pharaonic aspects. Due to inflation all stamps now priced in piastres. Nine values: 1p, 2p, 3p, 5p, 8p, 11p, 15p, 20p and 35p | |
| Arabesque issue Oct 1 1989 - 1992 |
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Seven values: 5p, 10p(two sizes), 20p(two sizes), 30p(two sizes), 50p, ŁE1, ŁE2. | |
| Ancient heads issue Feb 1 1993 - 1994 |
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New set based on Pharaonic heads. Ten values: 5p, 10p, 15p, 20p, 25p, 30p, 55p, ŁE1, ŁE2, ŁE5. Colour changes and some redesigns were introduced in 1994. | |
| New heads Feb 1 1997 |
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Replacement ancient portraits issue but with English as well as Arabic for portrait title. Six values: 5p, 20p, 75p, ŁE1, ŁE2, ŁE5. | |
| Goddess Silakht June 23, 1999 - 2001 |  |
Designs using a similar portrait, two new values and one replacement. Three values: 10p, 25p and 30p. | |
| Goddess Nofret Aug 25, 2000 |  |
Single design to pay basic internal postage rate: 20p. | |
| New Pharaonic issue May 25, 2002 |  |
New Pharaonic issue of wall scenes, artefacts and monuments from the era. The Arabic for post (barid) dropped from the designs and piastres now indicated PT instead of P Ten values: 10p, 25p, 30p, 50p, ŁE1, 110p, 125p, 150p, 225p and ŁE5. |
| Note that the various stamp catalogues arrange the stamp "sets" differently
from the above on account of the often piecemeal way in which they were
issued. They are presented here for general guidance only, without implying
that this is how they must be ordered into defined "sets". From 1990
onwards, the picture is quite confused, added to which is the further
confusion that the "Ancient Heads" grouping, issued from February 1, 1993,
also contains air mail stamps which have in Egyptian Philately traditionally
been treated separately, a tradition probably started by the Zehri catalogue. |
| Early Definitives |
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