Egypt, Turkish suzerainty
Monday, January 1, 1866.
Watermark 118, Pyramid & star
Perforated 12½, watermark 118 (Pyramid & star), lithographed.
Printed by Pellas Brothers, Genoa, Italy.
| Description | # issued | Scott # | S.G. # | Balian # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 paras greenish gray | 254,400 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 paras brown | 238,600 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 paras blue | 240,199 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 piasters yellow | 165,400 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 piasters rose | 18,400 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 10 piasters gray | 7,600 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| No watermark. | ||||
| 1 piaster rose lilac | 1,190,667 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
All issue quantities are approximate.
The meaning of suzerainty is that Turkey took care of foreign policy, but Egypt handled their own internal affairs.
Information researched and collected by Nick Blackburn, FICC #181.
Sources:
Leon Balian, Stamps of Egypt, 1998, Heliopolis, Egypt
Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, 1976
Stanley Gibbons Stamp catalogue, Part 19, Middle East, 1996
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