Nubian Monuments - Wish List

1867 - Egypt's Second Issue - Wish List

This is the sixth and last stamp in the second issue, the 5pi Brown which is worth £300 in mint condition and £180 used (SG 16).

UNESCO Campaign - Wish List

This Miniature Sheet issued in 1963 is unlisted in Stanley Gibbons but the stamps it shows are SG 224 and SG 225. These are the same as SG 159 and SG 160 issued in 1962 but they are overprinted with "Y.A.R 27.9.1962" - the date the Republic was proclaimed.

1866 - Egypt's #7

And finally... roll of the drums... here's the highest value of the lot, the 10pi Slate. This one's worth £275 in mint condition or a bargain £250 if you find a used one.

Referring to the Stanley Gibbons Catalogue, Part 19, 6th Edition, it is interesting to note that these first Egyptian stamps were actually printed in Genoa, Italy by the Pellas Brothers. They (the stamps, not the Brothers!) are overprinted in Turkish, the lowest group of characters showing the stamp value.

And why, you may ask, are Egyptian stamps overprinted in Turkish? Well, that's because Egypt became part of the Ottoman Empire in 1517 and remained more or less under Turkish rule until Mohammed Ali became governor in 1805. He established a dynasty of governors with only nominal allegiance to the Sultan of Turkey until 1914.

1866 - Egypt's #6

Number 6 in the series is the 5pi Rose.

Now you're starting to talk serious money. The could-buy-you-a-short-break-in-Barcelona kind of money. Or dinner for two at a posh restaurant. Is it worth it? Well, you make up your own mind...

1866 - Egypt's #2

This one is #2, 10para, Brown, worth £55 mint or £29 used, as here.

Not yet part of my collection either...