These stamps were issued in 1937, in Egypt to commemorate the 15th Ophthalmological Congress in Cairo (SG 262-4).
They show Nekhbet, patron of Upper Egypt; Wadjat, the sacred eye of Horus; and Buto, the cobra goddess, patron of Lower Egypt.
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7 May 2008
Egypt - Congres International
These stamps were issued in 1937, in Egypt to commemorate the 15th Ophthalmological Congress in Cairo (SG 262-4).
They show Nekhbet, patron of Upper Egypt; Wadjat, the sacred eye of Horus; and Buto, the cobra goddess, patron of Lower Egypt.
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