 Stamp Domain Home Page Egypt Resource Page Egyptian Newspaper WrappersA total of 12 different newspaper wrappers were issued by Egypt. The first ones were issued in 1889 and the last one was issued in 1947. All Egyptian newspaper wrappers were 125mm x 300mm.1889 Sphinx & Pyramid design   These two wrappers on two different papers - on buff paper and on yellowish paper. In the book "Egypt", Fred Melville states that in 1911 the total number of items sent by newspaper rate was 17,054,000 inland and 13,595,000 foreign. 1913 Sailboats (1m) or Cleopatra (2m), printed by De la Rue, London   Ascher describes the design on the 2m stamp as that of "Osiris", Higgins and Gage as that of "Cleopatra" and Sehler as that of "Hathor". Fred J Melville in his book "Egypt", published in 1915, describes the design as that of "Cleopatra in the garb and head-dress of the goddess Isis". Stanley Gibbons describes the design as "Cleopatra from Temple of Dendera". For the 1m, Melville describes the design as "gyassas or sailing-boats on the Nile". Stanley Gibbons describes the boats as "feluccas". 1931 Change of colours - Sailboats(1m) or Cleopatra (2m)   1932 King Faud   Egyptian newspaper wrappers with a year of issue printed alongside the image (as shown on the above) are specimens which were sent to the UPU 1937 King Faud  1939 Young King Farouk  1941 Young King Farouk  1947 King Farouk  SOME USED EXAMPLES  Wrappers of the 1889 issues are most commonly found postmarked Cairo or Alexandria. This example is postmarked HELOUAN  A 1m wrapper uprated with 1m stamp for local use in ALEXANDRIE in 1897. Uprated wrappers used locally are rare.  The "PLEINE MER" handstamp was applied to mail posted on the high seas prior to the term "PAQUEBOT" being used. The handstamp on this wrapper was in use in Port Said and Suez during the period 1892 to 1998. The handstamp was normally applied once the item had been posted. I cannot think of any reason why it has been applied to this unused newspaper wrapper apart from being done by favour.  A 2m wrapper which has been overprinted for use by the Ionian Bank Limited from Alexandria to Stockholm, postmarked 1907  Wrappers issued from 1913 onwards are much more difficult to find. This 2m wrapper from the 1913 issue has been uprated by 2m for use from Alexanria to Winterthur Switzerland in 1924.  A 2m wrapper overprinted for use by the "Revue Egyptienne", from Alexandria to Winterthur Switzerland Bibliography for Egyptian Newspaper Wrappers Higgins & Gage World Postal Stationery Catalogue, 1966/1990 Grosser Ganzsachen-Katalog by Dr Siegfried Ascher, 1925 Neuer Ganzsachen-Katalog by Norbert Sehler, 2007 See also Newspaper Wrappers Index Page where you can download a draft "Catalogue of Newspaper Wrappers of the World". |
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