TYPE V, January 1871.

Inscribed, POSTE KHEDEUIE EGIZIANE in colorless letters around the top arch of a circular panel against a background of fine cross-hatching. At bottom arch of same circular panel is the name of the town, in colored letters against a white background. In centre, in colored Arabic letters against a background of fine vertical lines is Busta/Khedywieh/Masrieh. (Meaning “ Khedival Egyptian Post” 39 mm in diameter.

The type v is differentiated from types v a, b, c, and d by the heavy lettering of Aarabic used on town names. other differentiators are note by Kehr at right.

LINK TO PICTURE

KEHR CATALOG NUMBER

COLOR

VALUE (1984)

picture

155

Alessandria

on lilac-rose

£ 4.00

picture

156

Birket-el-Sab

on lavender

£ 4.00

picture

157

Costantinopoli

red on white

£ 8.00

157a

"

red on greenish

£10.00

picture

158

Damanhour

on ochre-brown

£ 4.00

picture

159

Dardanelli

on lemon

£10.00

*159a

"

on green

picture

160

Sezione Economato

violet on white

£ 8.00

161

Galiub

on red-brown

£ 4.00

picture

161a

"

on magenta

£ 7.50

picture

161b

"

on gray-brown

£ 4.00

*162

Kilometro 83

on blue

picture

163

Ismailia

on blue

£ 4.00

picture

164

Latachia

vermilion on white

£10.00

164a

"

vermilion on azure

£12.00

picture

165

Mersina

red on white

£10.00

165a

"

red on greenish

£15.00

165b

"

red on lilac

£15.00

picture

166

Minia

on light blue

£ 4.00

166a

"

on dark blue

£ 5.00

picture

167

Minuf

pale blue on white

£ 4.00

167a

"

blue on white

£ 4.00

167b

"

blue on azure

£ 7.50

picture

168

Ramle

on white

£ 4.00

168a

"

on bistre

£ 6.00

picture

169

Roda

on white

£ 4.00

picture

170

Rosetta

orange on white

£ 5.00

picture

171

Serapoum

on blue

£ 4.00

picture

172

Tripoli

deep olive on white

£ 8.00

172a

"

gray-green on white

£12.00

picture

173

Zagazig

on yellow-green

£ 4.00

173a

"

on blue

£ 7.50

173b

"

on deep green

£ 5.00