There are fourteen different official seal designs recorded from Egypt. All were printed in panes of 20 labels, and assembled in booklets of 25 or 50 panes for post office use. Covers bearing properly used seals are quite scarce. Full panes are also scarce. The later seals are of very poor printing quality.
Catalog: Feltus #1
Date issued: 1906, EKU July 13, 1908
Printing: Black on cream paper
Perforation: 12
Inscription: Bilingual English/Arabic "EGYPT/ FOUND / OPEN / AND / OFFICIALLY / SEALED"
Control Number: none
Description: 1st design mint single. Lithographed by Imprimerie National of Boulac, Egypt.
Catalog: Feltus #2
Date issued: 1908, EKU July 13, 1913
Printing: Black on cream paper
Perforation: 10
Inscription: Bilingual English/Arabic "EGYPT./ FOUND / OPEN / AND / OFFICIALLY / SEALED."
Control Number: none
Description: 2nd design mint single. Periods after "EGYPT" and "SEALED." Typographed by McCorquodale & Co. in London, England.
Catalog: Feltus #3
Date issued: 1913, EKU June 4, 1914
Printing: Black on cream paper
Perforation: 12
Inscription: Bilingual English/Arabic "EGYPT./ FOUND / OPEN / AND / OFFICIALLY / SEALED."
Control Number: none
Description: 3rd design mint single. Periods after "EGYPT" and "SEALED." Different Arabic script. Lithographed by Imprimerie Nationale of Boulac, Egypt.
Catalog: Feltus #4
Date issued: 1920
Printing: Black on cream paper
Perforation: 10
Inscription: Bilingual English/Arabic "EGYPT./ FOUND / OPEN / AND / OFFICIALLY / SEALED."
Control Number: none
Description: 4th design mint single. Periods after "EGYPT" and "SEALED." Arabic script revised. Lithographed by the Egyptian Government Press.
Catalog: Feltus #5
Date issued: 1924
Printing: Black on cream paper
Perforation: 10
Inscription: Bilingual English/Arabic "EGYPT./ FOUND / OPEN / OR TORN / AND / OFFICIALLY / SEALED."
Control Number: none
Description: 5th design mint single. "OR TORN" added. Lithographed by the Egyptian Government Press.
Catalog: Feltus #6
Date issued: 1926, EKU November 2, 1927
Printing: Black on cream paper
Perforation: 10
Inscription: Bilingual French/Arabic "EGYPTE. / TROUVÉ / OUVERTE / OU / DÉCHIRÉE / ET / RÉPARÉE / D'OFFICE."
Control Number: none
Description: 6th design mint single. "TROUVÉ" mistakenly spelled with one "E". Lithographed by Imprimerie Nationale of Boulac, Egypt.
Catalog: Feltus #7
Date issued: 1927, EKU July 1, 1930
Printing: Black on cream paper
Perforation: 10
Inscription: Bilingual French/Arabic "EGYPTE. / TROUVÉE / OUVERTE / OU / DÉCHIRÉE / ET / RÉPARÉE / D'OFFICE."
Control Number: none
Description: 7th design mint single. "TROUVÉE" correctly spelled. Lithographed by Imprimerie Nationale of Boulac, Egypt.
Catalog: Feltus #8
Date issued: 1931, EKU August 21, 1934
Printing: Black on off-white, thin paper
Perforation: 10
Inscription: Bilingual French/Arabic "EGYPTE / TROUVÉE / OUVERTE / OU / DÉCHIRÉE / ET / RÉPARÉE / D'OFFICE"
Control Number: none
Description: 8th design mint single. New format. Lithographed by Imprimerie Nationale of Boulac, Egypt.
Catalog: Feltus #9
Date issued: circa 1968
Printing: Black on white paper
Perforation: hyphen hole perf. 6 1/2
Inscription: Bilingual French/Arabic "R.A.U. / TROUVÉE / OUVERTE / OU / DÉCHIRÉE / ET / RÉPARÉE / D'OFFICE"
Control Number: none
Description: 9th design mint single. "R.A.U." at top. Lithographed by the Egyptian Government Press.
Catalog: Feltus #10a
Date issued: circa 1961, EKU May 15, 1963
Printing: Black on white paper
Perforation: hyphen hole perf. 7
Inscription: Bilingual French/Arabic "U.A.R / TROUVÉE / OUVERTE / OU / DÉCHIRÉE / ET / RÉPARÉE / D'OFFICE"
Control Number: none
Description: 10th design mint single. "U.A.R" at top. A perf 10 variety also exists.
Catalog:
Date issued: circa 1988, EKU August 8, 1989
Printing: Black on white paper
Perforation: hyphen hole perf. 6 1/2
Inscription: Bilingual French/Arabic "R.A.E / TROUVÉE / OUVERTE / OU / DÉCHIRÉE / ET / RÉPARÉE / D'OFFICE"
Control Number: none
Description: 12th design mint single. "R.A.E" at top. Very crudely printed.
Catalog:
Date issued: circa 1992, EKU December 1, 1992
Printing: Red on white paper
Perforation: hyphen hole perf. 6 1/2
Inscription: Bilingual French/Arabic "R.A.E / TROUVÉE / OUVERTE / OU / DÉCHIRÉE / ET / RÉPARÉE / D'OFFICE"
Control Number: none
Description: 13th design mint single. "R.A.E" at top. Very crudely printed.
Catalog:
Date issued: circa 1996
Printing: Red on off-white paper
Perforation: hyphen hole perf. 6 1/2
Inscription: Bilingual French/Arabic "R.A.E. / TROUVÉE / OUVERTE / OU / DECIMREE / ET / RÉPARÉE / D'OFFICE"
Control Number: none
Description: 14th and latest design mint single. "R.A.E" at top. Italic English text.
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by T. Hirn
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Updated February 6, 2006