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Sphinx and Pyramid - Typhograpeh by Bulaq, Cairo. Clear Impressions - Thick Paper issue, Khedivate and Kingdom of Egypt, 1872

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1872

The Sphinx and Pyramid - Typhograpeh by Bulaq, Cairo. Clear Impressions - Thick Paper issue comprises 14 postage stamps released by the Khedivate and Kingdom of Egypt in 1872. The StampWorld catalogue lists 14 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 16–22A*), printed in 14 design types.

Values and colours recorded for the issue: 5Pa reddish brown; 5Pa reddish brown; 10Pa dull violet; 10Pa dull violet; 20Pa blue; 20Pa blue; 1P rose; 1P rose; 2P dull yellow; 2P dull yellow; 2½P dark violet; 2½P dark violet; 5P yellowish green; 5P yellowish green. Catalogue notes on individual values: 5Pa: Perf: 13½; 10Pa: Perf: 13½; 20Pa: Perf: 13½; 1P: Perf: 13½; 2P: Perf: 13½; 2½P: Perf: 13½; 5P: Perf: 13½. Engraving: Government Printing Works, Bulaq.

Perforation: 12½ x 13½. Watermark: 2. The photographs come from Wikimedia Commons and show stamps of this issue; each is credited individually. Identification note: compare the value, colour and perforation together; shades, perforation varieties and later printings are not separated in this entry. Details follow the StampWorld catalogue page; they have not been checked against the issuing postal administration's records.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
2
Catalogue references
1

Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.

Physical characteristics

Perforation
12½ x 13½
Watermark (StampWorld type no.)
2

Design

Engraving
Government Printing Works, Bulaq
Values and colours
5Pa reddish brown · 5Pa reddish brown · 10Pa dull violet · 10Pa dull violet · 20Pa blue · 20Pa blue · 1P rose · 1P rose · 2P dull yellow · 2P dull yellow · 2½P dark violet · 2½P dark violet · 5P yellowish green · 5P yellowish green

Identification

Distinguishing features
Value, colour and perforation together
Design types (StampWorld)
J4, J5, J6, J7, J8, J9, J10, J11, J12, J13, J14, J15
Catalogue numbers to match
StampWorld 16–22A*

Catalogue references

Research required

  • Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.
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