TYPE Vd, 1878-1879

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

  • Arabic "EH" is almost round
  • Dot is at tip of Arabic "re"
  • The Arabic "re" has a knee where it joins the "saad".

LINK TO PICTURE

KEHR CATALOG NUMBER

COLOR

VALUE (1984)

picture

325

Abuhomus

on bistre

325a

"

on slate

325b

"

on green

picture

326

Alessandria

on lilac-rose

picture

326a

"

on lilac

picture

326b

"

on buff

326c

"

on slate

picture

327

Siut

purple on white

327a

"

purple on azure

picture

328

Assouan

brown on white

328a

"

brown on rose

328b

"

brown on greenish

picture

329

Atfe

on bistre

329a

"

on green

330

Benha

on yellow-brown

picture

330a

"

on brown

330b

"

on gray-green

picture

331

Benisuef

on gray-white

331a

"

on gray-green

picture

332

Barbar

vermilion on white

333

Bilbes

on blue

334

"

on gray-white

picture

334UL

Birket-El-Sab unlisted

on white

picture

335

Cairo

on red-brown

picture

335a

"

on white

picture

336

Damanhour

on ochre brown

picture

336a

"

on chocolate

picture

337

Damiata

on pea green

337a

"

on purple

picture

338

Dongola

gray-brown on white

picture

339

Sezione Economat

violet on white

picture

340

Esna

blue on white

picture

340a

"

dark blue white

picture

341

Fayum

blue on white

picture

342

Fascne

on purple

picture

343

Gherga

brown on white

picture

344

Ghisa

on azure

picture

344a

"

on slate blue

344b

"

on violet

344c

"

on blue

picture

345

Godaba

ochre-yellow on white

picture

346

Ismailia

on blue

picture

347

Kafr-El-Zayat

on magenta

picture

348

Karaskou

dark violet on white

picture

349

Kassala

on bright mauve

picture

350

Kena

vermilion on white

350a

"

vermilion on greenish

picture

351

Kartum

green on white

picture

352

Luxor

olive on white

picture

353

Magaga

on yellow

picture

354

Mahalla

on yellow-orange

picture

354a

"

on ochre-yellow

354b

"

on deep orange

354c

"

on dull green

picture

355

Manfalut

on green

picture

356

Mansura

on gray-brown£

356a

"

on gray-white

picture

357

Mellaui

on gray

357a

"

on gray-blue

357b

"

on blue

357c

"

on bright blue

picture

358

Minuf

blue on white

picture

358a

"

brown on white

picture

359

Minet-E1-Gam

on rose-white

picture

360

Porto Said

on green

picture

361

Ramses

on salmon

picture

362

Roda

chocolate on white

362a

"

chocolate on rose

picture

363

Rosetta

salmon on white

picture

363a

"

orange on white

picture

364

Samanud

on lilac-rose

picture

364a

"

on lilac

picture

364-1

Scibin-El-Anater

on pale blue

364-la

"

on dark blue

picture

365

Scibin El Kom

on pale brown

picture

366

Scirbin

on pale lemon

366a

"

on lilac-rose

366b

"

on white

366c

"

on pale green

picture

367

Smirne

light green on white

367a

"

pale blue on white

picture

368

Sokag

on pale lemon

368a

"

on brown

368b

"

on green

picture

369

Suakin

on blue

picture

370

Suez

on light blue

370a

"

on dark blue

picture

371

Tanta

on deep blue

picture

371a

"

on blue

picture

372

Teh-E1-Barut

on bright green

picture

373

El Tel E1 Kibir

on dark blue

picture

373ul

Tel El Kibir - Unlisted

on dark blue

picture

374

Wadi-Halfe

gray-lilac on white

picture

375

Zagazig

on yellow-green

picture

376

Zefte

on green