Kingdom of Egypt Official Service Stamp - 50 millieme

Kingdom of Egypt Official Service Stamp - 50 millieme

Year
1926
Face Value
50
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
-
Themes
Coats of Arms

Catalogs References

Michel
EG D47
Yvert & Tellier
EG S43
Stanley Gibbons
EG O146

Technical Details

Colors
Deep dull green
Size
22 x 26 mm
Perforation
13 x 13½
Printing
Lithography
Printers
Survey Department, Cairo
his definitive stamp highlights Egypt's modern political history, state bureaucracy, and administrative institutions by featuring the official royal text for state service (Service de l'État / Amiri). Issued following the establishment of the Kingdom of Egypt under King Fuad I in the 1920s, the design centers on formalizing sovereign government communication and separating state logistics from public mail.