TYPE Va, 1872-1874
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.
Same inscriptions as the other Type V with following differences :-
- S of POSTE is well shaped.
- D of KHEDEUIE is quite thick.
- Bottom dot well below the level of the Arabic "re".
- The Arabic "he" has a sharp, triangular head.
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LINK TO PICTURE |
KEHR CATALOG NUMBER |
COLOR |
VALUE (1984) |
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174 |
Abuhomus |
on bistre |
£ 4.00 |
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174a |
" |
on blue |
£ 5.00 |
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174b |
" |
on white |
£ 7.50 |
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175 |
Alessandria |
on lilac-rose |
£ 4.00 |
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176 |
Siut |
on purple |
£ 4.00 |
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177 |
Assouan |
brown on white |
£ 6.00 |
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178 |
Atfe |
on bistre |
£ 4.00 |
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179 |
Benha |
on yellow-brown |
£ 4.00 |
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180 |
Benisueff |
on blue |
£ 4.00 |
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180a |
" |
on purple |
£ 7.50 |
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180b |
" |
on white |
£ 7.50 |
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181 |
Barbar |
vermilion on white |
£25.00 |
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182 |
Bilbes |
on blue |
£ 4.00 |
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183 |
Birket-el-Sab |
on gray-white |
£ 4.00 |
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184 |
Cairo |
on red-brown |
£ 4.00 |
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184a |
" |
on white |
£ 8.00 |
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185 |
Damanhour |
on ochre |
£ 4.00 |
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185a |
" |
on pale chocolate |
£ 5.00 |
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186 |
Damiata |
on pea green |
£ 4.00 |
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186a |
" |
on green |
£ 5.00 |
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186b |
" |
on lilac-white |
£ 7.50 |
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*187 |
Desuk |
on blue-green |
- |
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188 |
Dongola |
gray on white |
£20.00 |
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188a |
" |
gray on azure |
£25.00 |
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*189 |
Sezione Economato |
mauve on white |
- |
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190 |
Esna |
blue on white |
£ 4.00 |
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191 |
Fascne |
on purple |
£ 4.00 |
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192 |
Fayum |
blue on white |
£ 5.00 |
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192a |
" |
blue on azure |
£ 7.50 |
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193 |
Gherga |
brown on white |
£ 4.00 |
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193a |
" |
brown on azure |
£ 8.00 |
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193b |
" |
brown on violet |
£ 8.00 |
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194 |
Ghisa |
on gray |
£ 4.00 |
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194a |
" |
on azure |
£ 7.50 |
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194b |
" |
on white |
£ 7.50 |
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195 |
Godaba |
ochre on white |
£ 4.00 |
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195a |
" |
ochre on azure |
£ 8.00 |
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196 |
Ismailia |
on blue |
£ 4.00 |
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*197 |
Kafr-el-Chuar |
on blue |
- |
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198 |
Kafr-el-Zayat |
on magenta |
£ 5.00 |
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199 |
Karaskou |
dark violet on white |
£ 6.00 |
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200 |
Kena |
red on white |
£ 5.00 |
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200a |
" |
red on azure |
£ 8.00 |
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201 |
Kartum |
green on white |
£25.00 |
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201-1 |
Kassala |
purple on white |
£30.00 |
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202 |
Luxor |
olive on white |
£ 4.00 |
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202a |
" |
olive on azure |
£ 7.50 |
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202b |
" |
olive-green on white |
£ 6.00 |
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203 |
Magaga |
on yellow |
£ 4.00 |
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203a |
" |
on magenta |
£ 7.50 |
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203b |
" |
on white |
£ 7.50 |
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203c |
" |
on blue |
£ 6.00 |
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203d |
" |
on brown |
£ 6.00 |
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204 |
Mahalla |
on orange |
£ 4.00 |
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204a |
" |
on brown |
£ 5.00 |
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204b |
" |
on white |
£ 7.50 |
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205 |
Manfalut |
on pale green |
£ 4.00 |
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205a |
" |
on blue |
£ 8.00 |
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206 |
Mansura |
on gray-brown |
£ 4.00 |
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206a |
" |
on magenta |
£ 7.50 |
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207 |
Mellaui |
on gray-white |
£ 4.00 |
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207a |
" |
on blue-white |
£ 8.00 |
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208 |
Minuf |
brown on white |
£ 4.00 |
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208a |
" |
blue on white |
£ 5.00 |
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209 |
Minet-el-Gam |
on pale rose |
£ 4.00 |
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210 |
Porto Said |
on light green |
£ 4.00 |
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210a |
" |
on yellow-green |
£ 5.00 |
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210b |
" |
on blue |
£ 7.50 |
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210c |
" |
on lilac |
£ 7.50 |
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211 |
Ramses |
on salmon |
£ 4.00 |
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211a |
" |
on orange |
£ 6.00 |
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211b |
" |
on blue |
£ 8.00 |
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211c |
" |
on green |
£ 8.00 |
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211d |
" |
on rose |
£ 8.00 |
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212 |
Roda |
brown on white |
£ 4.00 |
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212a |
" |
brown on rose |
£ 6.00 |
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213 |
Rosetta |
salmon on white |
£ 4.00 |
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213a |
" |
orange on white |
£ 7.50 |
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213b |
" |
orange on azure |
£ 7.50 |
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214 |
Samanud |
on lilac |
£ 4.00 |
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215 |
Scibin-el-Anater |
on blue |
£ 5.00 |
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215a |
" |
on purple |
£ 6.00 |
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216 |
Scibin el Kom |
on pale brown |
£ 5.00 |
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216a |
" |
on green |
£ 6.00 |
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216b |
" |
on blue |
£ 7.50 |
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216c |
" |
on rose |
£ 8.00 |
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217 |
Scirbin |
on pale lemon |
£ 4.00 |
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217a |
" |
on violet |
£ 5.00 |
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217b |
" |
on blue |
£ 7.50 |
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217c |
" |
on green |
£ 7.50 |
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217d |
" |
on salmon |
£ 8.00 |
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218 |
Smirne |
on light green |
£15.00 |
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219 |
Sokag |
on pale lemon |
£ 5.00 |
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220 |
Suakin |
on dark blue |
£25.00 |
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221 |
Suez |
on light blue |
£ 5.00 |
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222 |
Tanta |
on deep blue |
£ 4.00 |
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222a |
" |
on blue |
£ 4.00 |
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223 |
Teh-el- Barut |
on green |
£ 5.00 |
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224 |
El Tel El Kibir |
on dark blue |
£ 6.00 |
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224a |
Tel El Kibir |
on dark blue |
£ 4.00 |
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225 |
Wadi-Halfe |
lilac on white |
£25.00 |
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225UL |
Wadi Halfe, no dash unlisted |
lilac on white |
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225a |
" |
lilac on azure |
£30.00 |
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226 |
Zagazig |
on yellow-green |
£ 4.00 |
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*227 |
Zefte |
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- |
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*227a |
" |
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- |
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