TYPE Vc, 1874-1878
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 slender and fairly well shaped.
- Arabic KH is large and forms an almost complete loop.
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LINK TO PICTURE |
KEHR CATALOG NUMBER |
COLOR |
VALUE (1984) |
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273 |
Abuhomus |
on bistre |
£ 4.00 |
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273a |
" |
on white |
£ 5.00 |
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273b |
" |
on magenta |
£ 5.00 |
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274 |
Alessandria |
on lilac-rose |
£ 4.00 |
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274a |
" |
on violet |
£ 4.50 |
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274b |
" |
on gray |
£ 5.00 |
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275 |
Siut |
purple on white |
£ 4.00 |
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276 |
Assouan |
brown on white |
£ 6.00 |
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277 |
Atfe |
on bistre |
£ 4.00 |
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277a |
" |
on white |
£ 5.00 |
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278 |
Benha |
on tan |
£ 4.00 |
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278a |
" |
on brown |
£ 4.50 |
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278b |
" |
on dark blue |
£ 5.00 |
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*279 |
Benisueff |
on gray-bistre |
- |
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280 |
Barbar |
vermilion on white |
£20.0 |
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280a |
" |
vermilion on greenish |
£30.00 |
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280b |
" |
vermilion on rose |
£30.00 |
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280c |
" |
vermilion on azure |
£30.00 |
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281 |
Bilbes |
on blue |
£ 4.00 |
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281a |
" |
on dark blue |
£ 6.00 |
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282 |
Birket-E1-Sab |
on lavender |
£ 4.00 |
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282a |
" |
on gray |
£ 6.00 |
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283 |
Cairo |
on red-brown |
£ 4.00 |
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283a |
" |
on white |
£ 5.00 |
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284 |
Damanhour |
on ochre-brown |
£ 4.00 |
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284a |
" |
on purple |
£ 6.00 |
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284b |
" |
on gray-lilac |
£ 6.00 |
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284c |
" |
on gray-green |
£ 5.00 |
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285 |
Damiata |
on pea green |
£ 4.00 |
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285a |
" |
on blue-gray |
£ 5.00 |
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286 |
Dongola |
gray-brown on white |
£20.00 |
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286a |
" |
tan on white |
£25.00 |
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287 |
Sezione Economato |
mauve on white |
£ 8.00 |
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288 |
Esna |
blue on white |
£ 4.00 |
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288a |
" |
blue on rose |
£ 6.00 |
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288b |
" |
blue on azure |
£ 6.00 |
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289 |
Fayum |
ultramarine on white |
£ 5.00 |
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290 |
Fascne |
on purple |
£ 4.00 |
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290a |
" |
on greenish-blue |
£ 5.00 |
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290b |
" |
on bright blue |
£ 6.00 |
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291 |
Gherga |
brown on white |
£ 4.00 |
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292 |
Ghisa |
on azure |
£ 5.00 |
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293 |
Godaba |
ochre-yellow on white |
£ 5.00 |
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294 |
Ismailia |
on blue |
£ 4.00 |
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295 |
Kafr-El-Zayat |
on magenta |
£ 5.00 |
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296 |
Karaskou |
gray-violet on white |
£ 5.00 |
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296a |
" |
gray-blue on on white |
£ 5.00 |
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296b |
" |
gray-blue on azure |
£ 6.00 |
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296c |
" |
gray-blue on lilac |
£ 7.50 |
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296-1 |
Kartum |
green on white |
£25.00 |
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296-la |
" |
blue on white |
£25.00 |
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296-lb |
" |
green on rose |
£25.00 |
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297 |
Kassala |
violet on white |
£25.00 |
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298 |
Kena |
red on white |
£ 5.00 |
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299 |
Luxor |
lemon on white |
£ 4.00 |
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300 |
Magaga |
on yellow |
£ 4.00 |
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300a |
" |
on green |
£ 6.00 |
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301 |
Mahalla |
on yellow |
£ 4.00 |
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301a |
" |
on blue |
£ 6.00 |
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302 |
Manfalut |
on green |
£ 4.00 |
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302a |
" |
on violet |
£ 5.00 |
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302b |
" |
on dark blue |
£ 6.00 |
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303 |
Mansura |
on gray brown |
£ 4.00 |
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303a |
" |
on dark blue |
£ 5.00 |
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304 |
Mellaui |
on gray-blue |
£ 4.00 |
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304a |
" |
on purple |
£ 6.00 |
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305 |
Minuf |
sky blue on white |
£ 4.00 |
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305a |
" |
chocolate on white |
£ 5.00 |
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306 |
Minet-E1-Gam |
on gray-rose |
£ 4.00 |
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306a |
" |
on gray-white |
£ 5.00 |
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307 |
Porto Said |
on light green |
£ 4.00 |
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308 |
Ramses |
on salmon |
£ 4.00 |
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309 |
Roda |
brown on white |
£ 4.00 |
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309a |
" |
brown on greenish |
£ 5.00 |
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310 |
Rosetta |
salmon on white |
£ 5.00 |
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310a |
" |
yellow on white |
£ 7.50 |
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311 |
Samanud |
on lilac |
£ 4.00 |
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311a |
" |
on gray-lilac |
£ 6.00 |
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312 |
Scibin-E1-Anater |
on blue |
£ 5.00 |
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312a |
" |
on dark blue |
£ 8.00 |
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313 |
Scibin El Kom |
on buff |
£ 5.00 |
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314 |
Scirbin |
on pale lemon |
£ 5.00 |
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315 |
Smirne |
green on white |
£10.00 |
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316 |
Sokag |
on pale lemon |
£ 4.00 |
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316a |
" |
on white |
£ 7.50 |
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317 |
Suakin |
on dark blue |
£25.00 |
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318 |
Suez |
on light blue |
£ 4.00 |
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318a |
" |
on greenish-blue |
£ 5.00 |
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319 |
Tanta |
on blue |
£ 4.00 |
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319a |
" |
on dark blue |
£ 6.00 |
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320 |
Teh-E1-Barut |
on green |
£ 4.00 |
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320a |
" |
on blue |
£ 4.00 |
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321 |
El Tel El Kibir |
on blue |
£ 8.00 |
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321a |
Tel El Kibir |
on blue |
£ 5.00 |
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322 |
Wadi-Halfe |
lilac on white |
£25.00 |
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323 |
Zagazig |
on yellow-green |
£ 4.00 |
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324 |
Zefte |
on blue-green |
£ 4.00 |
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324a |
" |
on dull blue |
£ 6.00 |