There are seventeen different official seal designs recorded from Egypt. Until around 2005, all were printed in panes of 20 labels, and assembled in booklets of 25 or 50 panes for post office use. The later paper seals are of very poor printing quality. The current design is in a tape format. Covers bearing the early issue seals are quite scarce.
Catalog: Drummond OS2, Feltus 1
Date issued: 1906, EKU July 13, 1908
Printing: Black on cream
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. This seal is found in two varieties, perforated 12 and 13-1/4.
Catalog: Drummond OS3, Feltus 2
Date issued: 1908, EKU July 7, 1911
Printing: Black on cream
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: Drummond OS4, Feltus 3
Date issued: 1913, EKU June 11, 1914
Printing: Black on cream
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: Drummond OS6, Feltus 4
Date issued: 1920, EKU unknown
Printing: Black on cream
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: Drummond OS7, Feltus 5
Date issued: 1924, EKU May 4, 1928
Printing: Black on cream
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: Drummond OS8, Feltus 6
Date issued: 1926, EKU November 2, 1927
Printing: Black on cream
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: Drummond OS9, Feltus 7
Date issued: 1927, EKU May 9, 1928
Printing: Black on off-white
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: Drummond OS10, 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. A later variety of this seal is printed on thick white paper. It is also known perforated 12-1/2 and rough rouletted 7 x perf. 12-1/2.
Catalog: Drummond OS14, Feltus 10a
Date issued: Unknown, EKU May 15, 1963
Printing: Black
Perforation: Hyphen hole perf. 7
Inscription: Bilingual French/Arabic "U.A.R / TROUVÉE / OUVERTE / OU / DÉCHIRÉE / ET / RÉPARÉE / D'OFFICE"
Control Number: None
Description: 9th design mint single. "U.A.R" at top. Perforated 10 and imperforate varieties also exist.
Catalog: Drummond OS17, Feltus 9
Date issued: Unknown, EKU December 10, 1973
Printing: Black
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: 10th design mint single. "R.A.U." at top. Lithographed by the Egyptian Government Press.
Catalog: Drummond OS18
Date issued: Unknown, EKU April 14, 1989
Printing: Black
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: Drummond OS19
Date issued: Unknown, EKU December 1, 1992
Printing: Red
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. Also known imperforate.
Catalog: Drummond OS21
Date issued: Unknown, EKU October 17, 1996
Printing: Red on off-white
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 design mint single. "R.A.E" at top. Italic English text. The last paper seal in pane format.
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by T. Hirn
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Updated January 12, 2011