Egypt - Regular Issue Seals

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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