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International Navigation Congress in Cairo - 10 millieme

International Navigation Congress in Cairo - 10 millieme

Year
1926
Face Value
10
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
197500
Themes
Exhibition

Catalogs References

Michel
EG 110
Yvert & Tellier
EG 109
Stanley Gibbons
EG 139

Technical Details

Colors
Red
Size
42 x 26 mm
Perforation
13½
Printing
Lithography
Printers
Survey Department, Cairo
This stamp commemorates a prominent event in Egypt's modern diplomatic history and maritime identity: the International Navigation Congress held in Cairo in 1926. The subject centers on a highly detailed illustration of an ancient Egyptian seafaring vessel from the fleet of Queen Hatshepsut, specifically modeled after the famous reliefs at Deir el-Bahari detailing the historic 15th-century BCE trade expedition to the Land of Punt.