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EGYPTIAN INTERPOSTALS Or Official Local Stamps

By O. MAY Materially assisted by H. H. HARLAND, P. J. EVANS and others

Reprinted from `The POSTAGE STAMP, " and ppublished in book form for THE F I S C A L, PHILATELIC SOCIETY, by BRIDGER Q7 KAY 71 Fleet Street, London, E.. EGYPTIAN INTERPOSTALS Or OFFICIAL LOCAL STAMPS

INTRODUCTION. BETTER name for these stamps would appear to be " Egyptian Official Locals " : but in the A absence of any sworn testimony as to their place in philately, no doubt the old title will continue to serve. The stamps consist of circular official labels, issued' be- tween the years of 1864 and 189o, from many of the towns and villages of , and also from a few seaports in Turkey, Palestine, Somaliland, Greece and the AEgean Additions or alterations to this list will Islands. The majority are known with a town and dated postmark, the obliteration being almost invariably that of be published from time to time in the the town for which the particular emission was prepared. "Bulletin of the Fiscal Philatelic Society." No face value appears on the stamps, so the question as to whether they are really official frank stamps or seals remains a question as before.

LIST OF TYPES.

TYPE I. TYPE Ia. 4 5 Type I. (1864-5). Inscribed " Amministrazione della Posta sion on colour. Size 332 mm. This type was issued Europea in Egitto—Uffizzio di . . .". Latter part concurrently with the first issue of Egyptian postage of wording horizontally in centre ; no Turkish charac- stamps, and it is worthy of note that the productions ters on stamp. Frame :—Double outer line only. from this and all the subsequent types seem to have Black impression on colour. Size 382 mm. This was been carefully postmarked when used. the administrative label of the Italian Post Office, and was issued before the introduction of ordinary postage (Jan. 1867). Inscribed as II. Larger size. No stamps into Egypt. No copies are found postmarked, Type III. ornaments whatever on stamp : name of town in so this type was probably of the nature of an official Roman, rest in sans-serif, type. Frame :—Triple outer seal. About 17 different towns are listed as having and single inner lines, coloured impression on white. used these labels. Size 382 mm. Type Ia. Inscribed " Agenzia Diplomatica di S. M. it Re D 'Italia. ". Italian arms in centre. Embossed in white on coloured ground : white paper. No Turkish inscription. Frame :—Double outer and single inner embossed lines. Size 342 mm.

TYPE Illa. TYPE Mb.

Type ilia. Similar to III., but inscribed in centre TYPE II. TYPE III. " Direzione Generale ", in place of Turkish inscription.

Type II (i865-6). Inscribed " Poste Vice Reali Egiziane : Type Mb. As Ilia., but without name of town (Alex- ", around outer frame, with three lines of andria). Turkish characters in centre*. Small 8-rayed asterisk at each side between inscription and town name. Type IV. (Jan. i868). Inscribed as II. in white block type Frame :—Single outer and inner lines. Black impres- on ground of crossed lines : town name in plain space In the Stamimpressectors' Magazine (1867, Vol. V., page 40) these below. Frame :--Quintuple outer and double inner Turkish characters are translated as follows :—" Bosted Masrieh el lines. Black impression on colour, or, later, colour Mirich ", meaning " Egyptian Government Post ". on white. Size 39 mm. 6 7 fDie A. Letter 0 is nearly rectangular, and G is made Frame as IVa. Gold impression on white. Size clearly, as follows : " G " ; also inscription is in 1,> mm. rather thin letters, with good spaces between words : e.g., 2 mm. between " VICE " and " REALI " at tops of letters. (1868-71).

TYPE IVa. TYPE lVb.

Type V. (Jan. 1871). Inscribed "Poste Khedeuie Egiziane. TYPE IV. DIE A. TYPE IV. DIE B. " around outer frame, and Turkish inscription in centre altered to correspond : design otherwise fDie B. Letter 0 is oval, and G poorly shaped, thus : similar to IV. Coloured impression on white or colour, " G " ; inscription is in thicker lettering, with less and, later, black on colour. Seven Turkish characters space between words : e.g., 1 z mm. between in all. Size 39 mm. " VICE " and " REALI ". (1869-74). Type IVa. Inscribed as IV., but crescent and star in centre, surrounded by words " Direzione Generale ", and no Turkish inscription. Fancy lined ground to centre, but outer band unshaded. Frame :—Quadruple outer and double inner lines. Bicoloured impression on white. •Size 391. mm.

Type In. Inscribed " Direzione. Generale delle R-Poste . Egiziane—Alessandria ". Crescent and star, sur- rounded by Turkish inscription, all on ground of verti- cal lines, in centre. Outer frame quite plain, but star each side between inscription and name of town.

1. The term " Die," though not technically correct, is used here and in Type V. for convenience and terseness, and not in any restricted sense. TYPE V. DIE A TYPE V. DIE B. 8

Die A. Inscription in thin letters, and words widely spaced, about 22 mm. apart. Turkish characters thick and rather blurred. (1871). Die B. Letters of inscription thick, and words only mm. apart : Turkish characters thinner and clearer, but similar in shape to Die A. Notably : 6th character has triangular head. (1872-4).

TYPE V. DIE E. TYPE Va.

Note.—Although I have listed these five varieties :—A, B, C, D, and E in the check list -that follows, I have in that list numbered the varieties so that B, C, and. D appear as minor varieties of one stamp, thus recognising only three main varieties of this particular type, thus :— A. B, C, D. E. TYPE V. DIE C. TYPE V. DIE D. Type Va. Inscribed " Direzione Generale delle Poste Khedeuie Egiziane,—Alessandria ". Design similar Die C. As Die B, except for Turkish :-2nd character to IVb., also frame, colour, and size. begins i mm. below end of 1st ; 5th ends in short curl instead of loop ; 6th has blunt head ; and 7th has more decided " knee." (1874-6). Die D. Nearly as B and C, except Turkish characters : —Loop to 5th is very long and nearly touches hinder point ; 6th has round head ; and 7th no " knee." ( 874-8). Die E. Inscription slightly thinner again and wider spaced ; general impression, including name of town and Turkish, bolder and clearer. 2nd character begins almost on a level with end of 1st; 5th has medium loop ; and 7th has decided knee (outside loop) and thick front end. Printed in scarlet towards end of issue. (1877-80). TYPE VI. TYPE VIa. I LO I Type VI. (Oct. 1872). Inscribed as Va., much smaller, and embossed in white on coloured ground. Large star and crescent in centre, surrounded by Turkish inscription. Round stop each side between name of town () and inscription. Frame :--Double outer and single inner embossed line. Colour on white or colour. Size 312 mm. Type Via. Inscribed " Poste Khedeuie Egiziane—Gabin- etto del Direttore Generale " : stop each side to separate inscriptions. Design as VI., but still smaller. Small star over crescent in. centre. Colour on white or colour. Size 28 mm.

TYPE VII. TYPE VIIa. Type Vila. Similar to VII., but name of town in Turkish, added, after European name, in lower division of frame. Issued for a few towns only.

TYPE VIb.

Type VIb. Inscribed " Poste Khedeuie Egiziane—Gabin- etto del Vice Direttore ". Similar to VIa., but letter- ing taller, six pointed stars instead of stops at sides, and large star over crescent in centre. Colour on white. Size 28 mm. Type VII. (1877). Inscribed " Postes Egyptiennes " in bold block type on ground of crossed lines : name of TYPE Villa. town in white space, in lower part of frame as before. TYPE VIII. Turkish inscription similar to V., Die E, but still Type VIII. (1880. Inscribed as VII., in rather less bold bolder. Frame :—Quintuple outer and double inner type. Last line of previous . Turkish inscription deleted, lines. Scarlet to orange-red impression on white and replaced by name of town in Turkish ; hence this (listed as scarlet in all cases to avoid confusion). Size line differs for each town. Name of latter in bold, 39 mm. to 392 mm. (Although a later type, these clear letters at base. Frame as VII. Brown-red to appear to have been used contemporarily with the dull vermilion on white (listed as brown-red in all scarlet issues of V. E). cases). Size 372 mm. (paper 37-371 mm.). I2 53

Type VIIIa. (i885). Similar to VIII.VIII., but name of town above, and Turkish in lower part, the two separated in smaller and poorer type. name also by a small asterisk of 5 dots each side. Frame :- appears less clear. Pale orange-red to bright red on Quadruple outer and single inner lines. Blue on white (listed as pale red in all cases). Size as VIII., white (several shades). Size 40 mm. but paper cut to barely 37 mm., making stamp appear smaller. The paper itself is thinner than before, and sometimes has a semi-transparent appearance.

TYPE XI. TYPE XII.

Type XII. Inscribed "Administration Imperiale des Tele- Impérialet Postes ". No town name. Large shaded TYPE IX. TYPE X. crescent in centre, filled with Turkish inscription. (Was probably issued with Type VII. or VIII., but Type IX. (1887). Inscribed as VII., etc. Turkish in- this is uncertain.) Frame :—Double outer and single scription on plain white ground in lower part of inner lines. Black impression on colour. Size 371 mm. frame. Name of town in centre of stamp, with same Type XIII*. Inscribed " Gouverneur Generale du Liban " in Turkish immediately below. Small star and around outer frame in white block letters on plain crescent, between Greek scrolls, above name of town. red ground. Small star and crescent at top to Frame as VII. Light blue to ultramarine on white separate ends of inscription. Turkish inscription in (listed as blue in all cases). Size 392 mm. (paper centre, which translated reads, " David 878 ". (This barely over 39 mm.). stamp was probably issued for the use of the Gover- Type X. (1888-9o). Inscribed as VII., etc. No town nor of the District of Mount Lebanon, in Syria, which name except on postmark, and centre left blank for is administrated separately, since 1861, by a Christian latter. Similar design to IX., but narrower outer Governor under the general protection of the powers ; band and larger stamp. Frame : Triple outer and Liban (or Libanus) being merely a variation in double inner lines. Blue on white (several shades). spelling of this name.) Size 40 mm. * It has not been possible to present an illustration of this type, the Type XI. (189o). Similar to X., but whole outer band of only copy known being one in the Tapling Collection at the British solid colour, with inscription in white block letters Museum.—F.J.M. I

14 Is All the above types are lithographed on wove paper, Abu-Hammad. Colour. varying greatly in thickness. In all except Types VIII. No. Type. Die. Spelling of Name. — Abou Hammad ...... Scarlet. and VIIIa. it would appear that an original design was 1 VII. 2 VIII. - Abou-Hamade ...... Brown-red. used for all varieties of each type, and the town-name 3 VIIIa. — Do. ...... Pale red. either added to the transfer, or printed afterwards. Many 4 IX. — Abou-Hammad ...... Blue. minor varieties of colour may be noted in most of the Abuhomus. stamps, and in the red and blue issues (VII.-XI.) and to 1 II. — Abahomos ...... Black on pale brown.* a lesser extent in Type V. the wearing of the impression 2 - - Abuhomus ...... Black on pale rose. shows very plainly in some copies, causing the whole to 3 III. — Abuhomos ...... Lake-mauve. — Abuhomus ...... Carmine.? 4 — appear thicker and indistinct...... Deep brown. 5 — — Do. 6 IV. A Do. ...... Black on yellow. With regard to certain varieties of these stamps, re- ...... Black on yellow-green.? 7 — — Do. corded previously in ()the/ lists, but not found, either in 8a V. B Do. ...... Black on bistre. the Tapling collection or in the large selections examined b — C Do. ...... Do. Do. ...... Do. during the compilation of this list, it has , been thought c — D ...... Black on pale chocolate. necessary to distinguish between those stamps which from 9 — C Do. 10 — E Abuhomus ...... Scarlet. their nature we think probably do exist, but so rarely as II VII. — Do. to have been missed by us ; and those whose nature is 12 VIII. — Abouhomos ...... Brown-red. such that existence seems highly improbable, and which 13 VIIIa. — Abou-Homus ...... Pale red.* — Abou-Hommos ...... Blue. would appear to have been listed originally only in error. 14 IX. In the following list Abu=Kebir. 1 VII. -- Abou Kebir ...... Scarlet. * Indicates probable existence. 2 VIII. - Aboukibir ...... Brown-red. -- Abou-Kébir ...... Pale red. > unlikely 3 VIIIa. 4 IX. — Do. It must be borne in mind that the above differentiation Abu=Kerkas, has depended upon the personal judgment of Mr. Harland 1 VII. -- Abou Kerkas ...... Scarlet. and myself, and we have no guarantee of the absolute 2 VIII. — Abou-Kerkas ...... Brown-red. accuracy of our decisions. 3 Villa. — Do. ...... Pale red. -- Abou-Korkas ...... Blue. 0. MAY. 4 IX. Abukir. 1st August, 1915. VIII. — Aboukir ...... Brown-red. do Abutig. Aba=el=Wakf. 1 VII. — Aboutik ...... Scarlet. ...... Pale red. No. Type. Die. Spelling of Name. Colour. 3 VIIIa. -- Aboutig I VII. — Aba-el-Wakf ... Scarlet. Adaref. 2 VIII. - Do. ... Brown-red. 1 Vila. — Adaref ...... Scarlet. 3 IX. . Abouchoukouk. i VIIIa. — Akhmim ...... Pale red, V. E Abu-el-Scekuk ... Black on azure. 2 IX. — Do. VII. - Abou Choukouk ... Scarlet. 3 VIII. — Abouchoukouk ... Brown-red. Alexandretta. B Alessandretta ...... Pearl-grey. 4 VIIIa. — Abou-Chouckouk ... Pale red. 1 IV. 56 17 Alexandria. No. Type. Die. Spelling of Name. Colour. No. Type. Die. Spelling of Name. Colour. 24 VIa. — Unnamed ... ... Rose-red. 1 I. — Alessandria ...... Black on bistre.* 25 — Do. ... ... Blue. 2 II. - Do. ...... Black on pale rose. 26 -- -- Do. ... ... Dark blue. 3 III. — Do. ...... Red-violet. 27 — — Do. ... ... Blue on mauve. 4 IV. A Do. ...... Black on pale rose. 28 — Do. ... Red-brown.* 5 — B Do. Do. (Nos. 24-28—" Direttore-Generale. 6 — B Do. ...... Black on lilac-rose. 29 VIb. Do. . . ... Lake. (Nos. 4-6—town name 24mm. long.) 3° — — Do. ... ... Blue. 7 — B Do. ...... Black on lilac-rose. — — Do. ... ... Dark blue. (Wider lettering : word 26½mm. long.) (Nos. 29-31—" Vice-Direttore. ") 8 — — Do. ...... Grey. ? Ariche. 9 V. A Do. ...... Black on lilac-rose. IX. - Ariche ma — B Do. Do. b — C Do. Do. Aschmant. c — D Do. Do. 1 VII. — Aschmouth (error) ... Scarlet.* II - - Do. ...... Green on azure. ? 2 VIII. — Armanth (error) ... Brown-red. 12 - E Do. ...... Black on French grey. 3 — — Aschmanth 13 — E Do. ...... Black on blue-green. 4 VI I Ia. — Aschmante Pale red. 1 4 — E Do. ...... Scarlet. 5 IX. — Achmant ... Blue. 15 — E Do. ...... Scarlet on azure. ? (Nos. 12-15--name in bolder lettering.) Assiut. a V. B Siut 16 VII. -- Alexandrie ...... Scarlet. ... Purple. b -- 17 VIII. — Do. ...... Brown-red. c - 18 IX. — Do. ...... Blue. 2 - E Do. ... ... Pale mauve. Direzione Generale : Alexandria. (Name in larger lettering.) 3 — E Assiut ... Black on pale yellow. 1 IIla. — Alessandria ...... Carmine-red. 4 — — Do. ... ... Black on greenish-blue. ? 2 - - Do. ...... Dull rose. 5 — — Do. ... ... Black on rose. ? 3 — — Do. ...... Sea green.* 6 VII. — Assiout ... Scarlet. 4 Mb. — Unnamed ...... Carmine-red. 7 VIII. — Do. ... . ... Brown-red. 5 -- — Do. ...... Dull rose. 8 VI I Ia. — Do. ... Pale red. 6 — — Do. ...... Sea green.* 9 IX. 7 IVa — Alessandria ...... Red and green. 8 IVb — Do. Gold. Assouan. 9 Va. Ia V. B Assouan ... Brown. 10 VI. — Do. ...... Lake. b — 1 I — — Do. ...... Deep blue. c — 12 - - Do. ...... Sky blue. 2 VII. — Do. ... ... Scarlet. 13 — — Do. ...... Indigo on buff. (Wide lettering : name 251-mm. long.) 1 4 — Do. ...... Indigo on deep blue. 3 — — Do. ... ... Scarlet. 15 — — Do. ...... Indigo on green. (Narrow lettering : name 21mm. long.) 16 — — Do. ...... Dark blue on lilac-rose. 4 IX. — Do. ... ... Blue. 17 — — Do. ...... Blue on bluish. Atfé. 18 — — Do. ...... Black on buff.•• 59 — Do. ...... Black on vermilion. I I. — Atfe ... Black on .* 20 - - Do. ...... Red on blue-violet.* 2 II. -- Do. ... ... Black on yellow. 21 - - Do. ...... Red on mauve.* Prominent variety : majority of bar to A 22 - - Do. ...... Red on greenish. missing—"A". 23 — — Do. ...... Carmine on rose. 3 — -- Vtfe (error) ...... Black on yellow.* 4 -- Atfe ... Black on brown.* 18 19

No. Type. Die. Spelling of Name. Colour. Beni-Gorrah. 5 III. -- Atfe ... Light grey-blue. No. Type. Die. Spelling of Name. Colour, 6 — — Do, ... ... Dark grey-blue. VIII. — Beni-Gorrah Brown-red. 7 IV. B Do. ... ... Black on bistre. 2 Villa. — Beni-Korrah ... Pale red. 8 — — Do. ... ... Black on green.? Beni-Mazar. ga V. B Do. ... ... Black on bistre. b — VII. — ... Scarlet. c — 2 VIII. — Benimazar Brown-red. to — 3 VI I Ia. — Beni-Mazar Pale red. (Name in larger lettering.) 4 IX. -- Do. ... ... Blue. II VIII. — Atfé ... Brown-red. Benisuef. 12 VIIIa. — Do. ... ... Pale red. IV. A Benisueff ... Black on bistre. 53 IX. 2 — A Do. ... • ... Black on greyish-white. Balliana. 3a V. B Do. ... Black on greyish-white. VIII. — Balliána ... Brown-red. b — C Do. 2 Villa. — Balliana ... Pale red. c — D Do. Beba. 4 — E Do. ... Black on grey-bistre. 5 — E Do. ... Black on dull purple. 1 i VIIIa. — Bibeh ... Pale red. (Nos. 4 and 5—name in larger lettering.) .1" 2 IX. — Beba ... Blue. 6 VII. — Bénisouéff Scarlet. Bedrechein, 7 VIII. — Benisouef ... Brown-red. VII. — Bedrechein ... Scarlet. 8 VI I I a. — Benissouef ... Pale red. 2 VIII. — Bedrichin Brown-red. Berber. Villa, — Bedrechein ... Pale red. 3 i V. B Barbar ... Dull red-bistre. ... Blue. 4 IX. — Badrechein za — B Do. ... ... Vermilion. . b — I. — Benha ... Black on deep green. c — 2 II. — Benka ... Black on pale grey-green. 3 Villa. — Do. ... Pale red. Black on bistre.* 3 — — Benha Berbera. 4 III. 5 — — Do. ... . . Slate-blue. Villa. — Barbara ... ... Pale red. 6 IV. A Do. ... ... Black on pale brown. Beyrout. Three varieties of No. 6, viz.— (a) 3 large misplaced stops after name. IV. B Bairouth ... Violet. (b) One small stop. Bilbes. (c) No stop (normal). r III. — Bilbes ... Ochre. 7 2 IV. B Do. ... ... Black on blue. Black on yellow-brown. 8a V. B Do. ... 3a V. B Do. ... ... Black on blue. b — 4 VIII. — Do. ... Brown-red. 9 — — Do. ... ... Black on grey.? 10 -- C Do. ... ... Black on red-brown. Birket-el-Sab. II — E Do. ... ... Black on yellow-brown. I. — Birket-el-Sab ... Black on brown-rose. 12 — E Do. ... ... Scarlet. 2 II. Do. ... ... Black on orange. (Nos. I t and I2—name in bolder lettering.) 3 III. — Do. ... ... Deep green. ... Scarlet. 13 VII. — Do. ... 4 — Do. ... Blue-green. ... Brown-red. 14 VIII. — Do. ... 5 — — Birket-el-Saat (error)... Db. VIIIa. — Do. ... Pale red. 6 IV. B Birket-el-Sab ... Black on grey. i6 IX. 7 V. A Do. . . ... Black on lavender. (Wide lettering : name 18½mm. long.) 8a — B Do. ... Black on lavender. r7— (Narrow lettering : name 15mm. long.) 20 2-1

No. Type. Die. Spelling of Name. Colour. No. Type. Die. Spelling of Name. Colour. 8b V. C Birket-el-Sab ... Black on lavender. 13 V. E Cairo ... ... Black on white. c — 1 4 — E Do. ... ... Black on mauve. 9a — C Do. ... ... Black on bistre-grey. (Nos. 13 and 14—name in thinner lettering.) b — 15 VII. — Caire ... Scarlet. Jo — Do. ... ... Black on rose.? (Dull colour : medium letters and R of I/ — E Do. ... ... Scarlet. " Cairo " thus : "R ".) (Name in block lettering.) 16 — — Do. ... ... Scarlet. 12 VII. — Do. ... ... Scarlet. (Brighter colour : thicker letters and R of 13 VIII. — Birket-el-Sabh ... Brown-red. Cairo " thus : " R ".) 14 IX. — Birket-el-Sab ... Blue. 17 — — Do. ... ... Scarlet. Bordein. (No. 16: Surcharged " Franca " diagonally in VII. — Bordein ... Scarlet. black script letters.) 2 VIII. — Do. ... ... Brown-red. 18 VIII. — Do. ... Brown-red. 3 VIIIa. — Do. ... ... Pale red. 19 VIIIa. — Do. ... ... Pale red. 4 IX. 20 IX. Bouha. Italian Diplomatic Agency, Cairo. VII. — Bouha ... Scarlet. 21 Ia. — Cairo ... ... Dull blue. 2 VIII. — Do. ... ... Brown-red. 3 VIIIa. — Bouah ... Pale red. Cavalla. 4 IX. — Bouha • IV. B Cavalla ... Chocolate. Boulak. VII. — Boulak ... Scarlet. Chabas. 2 VIII: — Do. ... ... Brown-red. VIIIa. — Chabas ... Pale red. 3 Villa. — Do. ... ... Pale red. 4 IX. — Boulac (Caire) ... Blue. Chaka. Boulak=el=Dakrour. • VIIa. — Chaka ... Scarlet. VIII. — Boulak-Dacrour ... Brown-red. 2 VIIla. — Boulak-Dakrour ... Pale red. Chaluf=el=Taraba. 3 IX. Boulak-el-Dakrour ... Blue. • IV. A Chaluf-el-Taraba ... Black on lake-rose. Cairo. Chandawil. I. — Cairo ... ... Black on light brown.* 2 II. — Do. ... ... Black on yellow-green.* • Villa. — Chandawil ... Pale red. 3 — — Do. ... ... Black on grey-violet.* 2 IX. — Do. 4 III. — Do. ... ... Dull black. 5 IV. A Do. ... ... Black on greenish blue. Chibrikit. 6 — A Do. ... ... Black on light blue. VIII. — Chibrikit ... Brown-red. 7 — A Do. ... Black on red-brown. 8 — Colosna. (Nos. 5-8—narrow lettering : name 16mm. long.) VII. — Colosnah ... Scarlet. 9 — B Cairo ... ... Black on red-brown. 2 VIII. — Do. ... Brown-red. (Wider letters : name 20mm. long.) 3 Villa. — Colosna ... Pale red. ma V. B Do. ... ... Black on red-brown. b — Constantinople. c — — Konstantinopoli ... Red. II -- — Do. ... ... Black on blue. ? (A variety of this exists with stop after name.) 12a — B Do. ... ... Black on white. 2 — — Costantinopoli ... Red. — 3 IV. Do. ... ... Black on rose.? c — 4 V. A Do. Ochre-red. 22 23 Damanhour. Dekernes. No. Type. Die. Spelling of Name. Colour. No. Type. Die. Spelling of Name. Colour. i I. — Damanhour ...... Black on .* Villa. — Dekernis ... Pale red. 2 II. — Do. ...... Black on iron grey. 2 IX. — Dekernes ... Blue. 3 III. — Do. ...... Light green. 4 — — Do. ...... Blue-green. Dessuk. 5 — — (error) ... Do. IV. A Desuk ... Black on grey. 6 IV. A Damanhour ...... Black on bistre . 2 — 7 — B Do. B Do. ... ... Black on yellow-grey. 8 3 — V. A Do. .., ...... Black on ochre-brown. B Do. ... ... Black on white. 9a — 4 — B Do. ...... Black on ochre-brown. B Do. ... ... Black on slate-blue. b — C Do. 5 — 6 V. — Do. ... Black on blue-green.* c — D Do. 7 — E Dessug ... Scarlet. 10 — B Do. ...... Black on pale chocolate. (Name in bolder lettering.) II - E Do. ...... Scarlet. 8 VID3- — Dessouk ... Scarlet. (Name in block lettering.) 9 VIII. — Do. ... ... Brown-red. 12 - E Do. ...... Do. on azure.? 10 VIIIa. — Do. ... Pale red. 13 VII. — Do. ...... Scarlet. 14 IX. — Do. Deyrouth. Damiata. VII. — Deyrout ... Scarlet. 2 VIII. — Deyrouth Brown-red. i I. — Damiata ...... Black on pinkish. 3 VI.IIa. — Do. Pale red. 2 II. — Do. ...... Black on lemon. 4 IX. — Deirout ... Blue. 3 III. — Do. ...... ... Indigo. 4 — — Do. Dongola. — Do. ...... Yellow-green.? 5 — ... Pale grey-brown. 6 I,,. B Do. ...... Black on pea-green. is V. B Dongola 7a V. B Do. ...... Black on pea-green. b — C Do. b — C Do. c — D Do. ... Light-brown. c — D Do. 2 - D Do. ... Brown-red. 8 — — Do. ...... Black on rose.? 3 VIII. — Do. 4 VIIIa. — Do. ... Pale red. 9 — E Do. ...... Black on yellow. (Name in bolder lettering.) In VII. — Damiette ...... Scarlet. Economato. 1 1 VIII. — Do. ...... Brown-red. V. A Sezione Economato ... Mauve. 12 VIIIa. — Do. ...... Pale red. za — B Do. ... Mauve. 13 IX. — Do. b — D Do. ... Do. 3 — Do. ... Mauve on green.? Dara. 4 E Economato ... Black on magenta. (Name in block lettering.) i VI Ia. — Dara ... ... ...... Scarlet. 5 VII. — Economat ... Scarlet. Dardanelli. (Name in thin block letters.) 6 -- -- Do. ... Scarlet. I IV. B Dardanelli ...... Black on lemon buff. (Name in thick block letters : smaller.) 2 V. A Do. ...... Black on lemon huff. 7 VIII. — Do. Brown-red„ — 3 — Do. ...... Black on green.? 8 Villa. — Do. ... Pale red. 4 — E Do. ...... Scarlet. 9 IX. — Do. ... Blue. (Name in block lettering.) Dechna. Edfou. 1 VIII. — Dechnah ...... Brown-red. VIII. — Edfou Brown-red. 2 Villa. — Dechna ...... Pale red. 2 Villa. -- Do. ... ... Pale red. 24 25 Edkou. Facous. No. Type. Die. Spelling of Name. No. Type. Die. Spelling of Name. Colour. Colour. VII. — Facouss ... Scarlet. VIII. — Etkou Brown-red. 2 VIII. — Do. ... Brown-red. 2 Villa. — Edkou ... Pale red. 3 Villa. — Do. ... 3 IX. ... Pale red. 4 IX. — Facous ... Blue. Edwa. Farschût. VIII. — Edona (error for Edoua) Brown-red. VIIIa. — Farchout ... Pale red. 2 Villa. — Edwa ... Pale red. Fashoda. El=Abiad. Vila. — Fachouda ... Scarlet. VIIa. — El-Abiad ... Scarlet. Fayum. El=Ayat. IV. A Medinet el Faium ... Black on pale grey-lilac. 2 - B Do. Do. VIII. — El-Ayat ... Brown-red. 3 — B Do. ... Black on light brown. 2 Villa. — Do. ... ... Pale red. 4a V. C Fayum ... Ultramarine. El=Facher. b — — Do. ... VIIa. — El-Facher 5 — ... Ultramarine on azure.? ... Scarlet.% 6 — E Do. ... ... Deep blue. El=Gisr. 7 — E Do. ... Sky-blue. IV. A El Gisr ... Black on pink. (Nos. 6 and 7—name in larger lettering.) 2 — 8 VII. — Do. ... ... Scarlet. VIII. — Fayoum 3 — B Do. ... ... Grey on pink. ... Brown-red. 10 Villa. — Do. ... ... Pale red. El=Kalabat. IX. Vila. — El Kalabat ... Scarlet. Fazoglu. EI=Manachi. Vila. — Fazoglou ... Scarlet. I VIII. El-Manachi Brown-red. Fescue. 2 VIIIa . — Do. ... Pale red. IV. A Fascne ... Black on rose-lilac. El=Meslemieh. (Thin paper.) 2 - A Do. ... ... Black on slate. VIIa. — El Meslemieh ... Scarlet. 3 — A Do. ... ... Black on slate-lilac. Embabe. (Nos. 2 and 3—thick paper.) 4a V. B Do. ... ... Black on purple. IV. B Embabe ... Black on pale rose. b — 2 - B Do. ... Black on lilac rose. c -- Enchasse. 5 — E Fescne ... Black on violet. • (Name in bolder letters.) VII. — Enchasse ... Scarlet. 6 VII. — Fesnce (error) ... Scarlet.V0 2 VIII. Do. Brown-red. 7 — — Fescne ... Do. 3 VIIIa. — Do. ... 'Pale red. Nos. 6 and 7—name in bold thick Roman type.) 4 IX. — Enchas ... Blue. 8 — — Fechne ... Scarlet. . (Name in thin sans-serif type.) VIII. -- Do. ... Brown-red. i s V. C Esna ... Blue. 10 VIIIa. — Do. ... ... Pale red. b — II IX. — Fachn ... Blue. 2 VII. — Esneh ... Scarlet. Foua. 3 VIII. — Esné Brown-red. VIII. — Foua 4 Villa. — Esna ... Pale red. ... Brown-red. 5 IX. 2 VIIIa. — Fouah ... Pale red. 26 27

Galiub. No. Type. Die. Spelling of Name. Colour. No. Type. Die. Spelling of Name. Colour. 6 VII. — Ghizeh ... Scarlet. 1. — Galiut (error) ...... Black on carmine.* 7 VIII. — Ghiseh Brown-red. 2 II. - Galiub ... Black on green.* 8 VIIIa. — Ghizeh ... Pale red. 3 III. — Do. ... ... Green. 9 IX. — Guiza ... Blue. 4 — — Do. ... ... Deep green. 5 IV. A Do. ... ... Black on red-brown. Godaba. 6 — Is V. B Godaba ... Ochre. 7 V. A Do. ... ... Black on red-brown. b — C Do. 8 — A Do. ... ... Black on grey-brown. c — D Do. 9 VII. — Galioub ... Scarlet. VIII. — Goddaba Brown-red. 10 VIII. — Do. ... ... Brown-red. 3 VIIIa. — Do. ... Pale red. ti Villa. — Do. ... ... Pale red. 12 IX. — Kalioub ... Blue. Gotour. z VII. — Koutour ... Scarlet. Gallin. 2 - - Gotour ... Do. 3 VIII — Gallin Brown-red. VIII. — Do. ... Brown-red. 2 VIIIa. — Kalleen ... Pale red. 4 Villa. — Do. ... ... Pale red. Gallipoli. Gourieh. x VII. — Gourrieh ... Scarlet. IV. B Gallipoli ... Yellow-green. 2 VIII. — Gouriéh Brown-red. 2 - B Do. ... Green. 3 VIIIa. — Gourieh ... Pale red. Gedda. 4 IX. — Ghouria ... Blue. x III. — Gedda Blue-grey. Gouss. 2 - - Do. ... . ... Slate. x Villa. — Gouss ... Pale red. 3 — — Gfdda (error) Do 1' 4 — — Gedda ... Dark blue. Hadra. 5 V. E Do. ... ... Scarlet. x VII. — Hadra ... Scarlet. (Wide Roman lettering.) 2 VIII. — Do. ... Brown-red. Gherga. 3 VIIIa. — Do. ... ... Pale red. is V. B Gherga Red-brown. Hehya. b - VII. — Hehza (error) ...... Scarlet. 2 - - Do. ... .,. Black on brown. * 2 VIII. — Hyhya ... Brown-red. 3 VIII. — Ghirga ... Brown-red. 3 IX. — Hehya ... Blue. 4 Villa. — Guergha ... Pale red. (Prominent variety : showing flaw in name Helouan. plate between R " and " G ".) Vila. — Hellouan ... Scarlet. s IX. — Guerga ... Blue. 2 IX. - Helouan ... Blue. Ghiza. Ismailia. x III. — Jsmilia (error) IV. A Ghisa ... Black on lilac-blue. Yellow-green. 2 - A Do. ... ... Black on grey. 2 - - Jsmaila (error) Do.? 3 3 — — Jsmailia ... Green. 3a — — Do. ... ... Black on pale green.? (There is a variety of this with a large green 4a V. B Do. ... ... Black on grey. dot between 2nd and 3rd line of Arabic.) 4 IV. b — D Do . Do. B Ismailia ... Black on bright blue. 5 V. A Do. 5a — B Do. ... ... Black on azure. ... Black on blue. 6a — B Do. b — C Do . Do. Do. — C Do. c — D Do . Do. Do. c — D Do. Do. 28 29

No. Type. Die. Spelling of Name. Colour. No. Type. Die. Spelling of Name. Colour. 7 V. E Ismailia ... ... Scarlet. Ix VII. — Kafr-el-Zayat Scarlet. (Name in block lettering.) (Name in Roman lettering.) 8 VII. — Do. ... Scarlet. 12 — — Kafr-Zayat ... Scarlet. 9 VIII. — Do. ... Brown-red. (Name in block lettering.) 10 VIIIa. — Ismailieh ... Pale red. 13 VIII. — Do. ... Brown-red. 11 IX. — Ismailia ... ... Blue. Jaffa. Kalkal. VIIa. — Kalkal ... Scarlet. IV. B Jaffa ... ... Dark blue. Kafr=Amar. Kantara. VII. — Kafre Amar ... Scarlet. • IV. A Kantara ... Black on light yellow. 2 VIII. — Kafr-Ammar ... Brown-red. 2 — B Do. ... Black on yellow. 3 VIIIa. — Kafr-Amar Pale-red. 3 VIIIa. — Do. ... Pale red. Kafr=Daoud. Karaskou. VII. — Kafre Dawoud ... Scarlet. a V. B Karaskou ... Dark violet. 2 VIII. — Kafr-Daoud ... Brown-red. b — C Do. Do. 3 VIIIa. — Kaer-Daoud (error) ... Pale red. c D Do. Do. 2 — D Do. Grey-lilac. Kafr=el=Cheik. 3 VII. — Korosko Scarlet.* VII. — Kafr-Cheih Scarlet. 4 Villa. — Do. ... Pale red. 2 — — Kafre-Cheik ... Do. Kassala. 3 VIII. — Kafr-Cheik Brown-red. 4 VIIIa. — Kafre-el-Cheih ... Pale red. r a V. C Kassala ... ... Bright mauve. 5 IX. — Kafr-el-Cheik ... Blue. b — D Do. Do. Kafr=el=Dauar. Kena. II. — Kafer Duar ... Black on dark blue. la V. B Kena .. Carmine-red. 2 III. — Jbafi-el-Dauar (error) Deep yellow. b — C Do. Do. 3 — — Jrafia-el-Dauar (error) Do.4 c — D Do. Do. 4 — — Kafr-el-Dauar ... Lemon. 2 VII. Keneh ... Scarlet.* 5 IV. B Do. ... Black on blue. 3 VIII. — Kerté ... Brown-red. 6 V. — Kafr-el-Chuar (error) ... Do.* 4 VIIIa. — Keneh ... Pale red. 7 — E Kafr-el-Dauar Do. 5 IX. — Rena ... Blue. 8 VIII. — Kafr-Daouar Brown-red. Khartûm. 9 VIIIa. — Kafre-el-Daouar ... Pale red. Ia. V. B Kartum ... Bright &Teen. Kafr=el=Zayat. b — C Do. Do. I. — Kafer-Zayat ... Black on light brown.* 2 VII. — Kartoum ... Scarlet.* 2 II. — Kafer Zayat ... Black on grey-brown. 3 Villa. — Do. Pale red. 3 III. — Jbafi-Zajat (error) ... Olive-yellow. — Kafr-el-Zayat ... Do. Khatatba. 4 — ✓ 5 — Do. ... ... Rose.? Vila. — Khatatbe Scarlet. 6 IV. A Do. ... ... Black on lake. 2 IX. — Khatatba ... Blue. 7 — Kilometro 83. Sa V. B Do. Do. — • IV. B Kilometro 83 ...... Black on pale yellow. c — D Do. Do. 2 V. Do. ... Black on blue.* 9 — Kom=Hamadé. (Name in larger lettering.) VIII. — Corn-Hamadeh Brown-red. 10 — Do. ... ... Black on slate.? 2 VIIIa. — Kom-Hamadé ... Pale red. 30

Korachieh. No. Type. Die. Spelling of Name. Colour. No. Type. Die. Spelling of Name. Colour. 3 III. — Mahalla Ochre-red. VIII. — Korachieh ... Brown-red. 4 — — Do. Ochre-yellow. 2 VIIIa. — Korrachieh Pale red. — — Do. Pale cinnamon. (A distinct and peculiar colour, approximating Lagos. to a light pink.) IV. B Lagos ... ... Chestnut-brown. 6 IV. — Do. ... Black on brown.? 7 — B Do. ... Black on rich orange. Latachia. Sa V. B Do. ... Black on orange. IV. — Latschia ... Pale rose.* b — D Do. Do. 2 V. A Latachia Orange-red. 92 — B Do. ... Black on orange-salmon. 3 — A Do. ... Pale brown. — D Do. Do. 10 — — Do. ... Black on deep brown.? Lebanon (Governor=General). VII. — Mehalla ... Scarlet. XIII. — Liban ... Deep scarlet. 12 VIII. — Méhalla Brown-red. (This stamp appears in the Tapling Collec- 13 IX. — Mahalla Blue. tion : beyond the information contained in the list of types, I know nothing con- Mahallet=Abou=Ali. cerning it.) VIII. — ... Brown-red. . 2 VIIIa. — Mahallet-Abou-Aly ... Pale red. to V. B Luxor ... Olive-bistre. Mahallet-Domana. b — C Do. Do. c — D Do. Do. Villa. — Mahallat-Domana ... Pale red. 2 - C Do. ... .. ... Light olive. 2 IX. — Mahallet-Damana ... Blue. 3 VII. — Louxor ... Scarlet. Mahallet=Kebir. (Wide lettering : name 25mm. long.) 4 — — Do. ... ... Scarlet. Villa. — Mahalle-Kibir ... Pale red. (Narrow, lettering : name 17mm. long.) Mahallet=Malek. 5 VIIIa. — Do. ... ... Pale red. 6 IX. VIII. — Méhallet-Malek ... Brown-red. Magaga, Mahallet-Moussa. IV. A Magaga ... Black on lemon. VIII. — Méhallet-Moussa ... Brown-red. 2 — 2 Villa. — Mahallet-Moussa ... Pale red. 3 — B Do. ... ... Black on pale bistre. Mahallet=Roh. 4 — Do. ... ... Black on red.? 5a V. B Do. ... ... Black on yellow. III. — Mahallat Rob Orange-brown. b — C Do. Do. 2 - Do. Red-brown. c — D Do . Do. 3 — — Mahalleh Roh (error) Do.* 6 — — Do. ... ... Black on brown-red.? 4 IV. A Mahallet Role ... Black on yellow-brown. 7 — — Do. ... ... Black on green.? 5 — B Do. Do. 8 — E Do. ... Black on yellow. 6 V. E Mahallet Roh. ... Black on reddish-brown. 9 — E Do. ... ... Black on olive-yellow. 7 — Do. ... Black on slate.? (Nos. 8 and 9—name in larger lettering.) (Nos. 6 and 7—large tall letters : name too 10 VII. — Do. ... ... Scarlet. long for space provided.) VIII. — Do. ... Brown-red. 8 VII. — Mehallet Roh ... Scarlet. 12 VIIIa. — Do. ... ... Pale red. 9 VIIIa. — Mahallet-Roh ... Pale red. 13 IX. — ... Blue. 10 IX. Do. ... Blue. Mahalla. Manchieh. I. — Michalla ... Black on yellow.* Villa. — Manchieh ... Pale red. 2 II. — Do. ... ... Black on French grey. 2 IX. — Manchah ... Blue.

32 33 . Mataria. No. Type. Die. Spelling of. Name. Colour. No. Type. Die. Spelling of Name. Colour, is V. B Manfalut ... Black on pale green. i VIIIa. — Mataria ... Pale red. b — C Do. Do. 2 -- - DO. ... Black on blue. ? Mellawi. 3 VII. — Manfalout . . ... Scarlet. is V B Mellaui ... Black on French grey. 4 VIII. — Do. ... Brown-red. b — C Do. Do. 5 VIIIa. — Do. ... ... Pale red. c — D Do. Do. Mansura. 2 E Do. ... ... Scarlet. I. — Mansura ... ... Black on dark green.* 3 — E Do. Scarlet on azure.? 2 II. — Do. ... ... Black on grey.* (Nos. 2 and 3—name in bolder lettering.) 3 III. — Do. 4 VIII. — Mellaoui Brown-red. 4 IV. A Do. ... Black on reddish-brown. 5 VIIIa. — Mallaoui Pale red. 5 — A Do. ... Black on grey-brown. 6 IX. — ... Blue. 6 — B Do. Do. 7 — B Do. ... Black on greyish-white. Menuf. Sa V. B Do. ... Black on grey-brown. V. A Minuf ... Sky blue. b — C Do. Do. 2a -- c — D Do. Do. b — 9a -- B Do. ... Black on brown. 3a -- B Do...... Pale chocolate. b — C Do. Do. b — C Do. Do. c — D Do. Do. c — D Do. Do. 10 -- E Do. ... Scarlet. 4 VII. — Minouf ... Scarlet. It -- E Do. ... Scarlet on azure. ? 5 VIII. — Do. ... Brown-red. (Nos. 10 and II—name in bolder lettering.) 6 VIIIa. — ... Pale red. 12 VII. — Do. Scarlet. 7 IX. Do. Blue. 13 VIII. — Mansoura Brown-red. 14 VIIIa. — Mansourah ... Pale red. Mersina. 15 IX. — Mansoura ... Blue. V. A Mersina ... Deep orange. Manzala. Minet=el=Gamh. Villa. — Manzaleh ... Pale red. 2 IX. — Manzala ... Blue. III. — Minet-el-Gamp (error) Orange-brown. Maragha. 2 Do. do. Cinnamon. 3 — — Minet-el-Gamh ... Light red. VIIIa. — Maraga ... Pale red. 4 — Do. ... Blue.? 2 IX. — Maragha Blue. 5 IV. B Minet-el-Gam ... Black on bistre. Massawa. 6 — B Do. ... Black on pale rose. • IV. A Massaua ... Black on green. 6a V. B Do. Do. 2 VIII. — Massaoua Brown-red. b — C Do. Do. 3 Villa. — Massawa ... Pale red. c — D Do. Do. 7 VII. — Minet-el-Gamh ... Scarlet. Matahna. 8 VIII. — Do. ... Brown-red. • VII. — Matahne ... Scarlet. 9 Villa. — Mit-Gamr ... Pale red. 2 VIII. — Do. Brown-red. 10 IX. — Mina-el-Kamh ... Blue. 3 VIIIa. — Mattahna ... Pale red. Mataï. Minia. • VII. — Mallaz (errors) Scarlet.* IV. A Minia ... Black on light blue. 2 -- — Mataz (error) ... Do.* 2 V. A Do. Do. 3 VIII. — Mattay ... Brown-red. 3 VII. — Miniéh ... Scarlet. 4 Villa. — Matay ... Pale red. 4 VIII. — Minie ... Brown-red. 5 IX. — Matai ... Blue. 5 VIIIa. — Minieh ... Pale red. 6 IX. — Minia ... Blue. 34 35 Mit=Bera. Ras=el=Halig. No. Type. Die. No. Type. Die. Spelling of Name. Colour. Spelling of Name. Colour. VIII. VII. — Mit Berra ... ... Scarlet. — Ras-el-Alig Brown-red. 2 2 VIII. — Mit-Berrah Brown-red. Villa. — Ras-el-Halig ... Pale red. 3 IX 3 Villa. — Do. ... Pale red. — Ras-el-Khalig ... Blue. 4 IX. — Mit-Bera ... Blue. Rhodes. Mitylene. V. E Rodis ... Scarlet. i IV. B Metelino ... Lake. 2 VIII. — Rhôdes ... Brown-red. Nachart-Ghedid. Roda. VIII. — Nachart Guidiel (error) Brown-red. V. A Roda ... Sepia. 2 Villa. — Nachart-Ghedid ... Pale red. 2a — B Do. ... ... Brown. Nakada. b — 3 VIII. — Do. ... IX. — Nakada ... Blue. Brown-red. 4 Villa. — Rodah ... Pale red. Nawa. . VII. — Nawa ... Scarlet. 2 VIII. — Naoua Brown-red. — Rosetta ... ... Black on .? 2 V. A Do. ... Deep orange. Nekleh. 3a — B Do. ... ... Orange-salmon. VIII. — Nekleh Brown-red. b — C Do. Do. c D Do. Do. Port=Saïd. 4a — C Do. III. — Porto Said ... ... Prussian blue. ••• ••• Golden-yellow. b — D Do. Do. 2 IV. B Do. ... Black on light green. 5 — E Rossetta ... Scarlet. 3a V. B Do. Do. — C Do. (Name in larger letters.) Do. 6 VIII. — Rosette ... c — D Do. Do. Brown-red. 4 E Porto-Said Black on bright green. Safiéh. (Name in block lettering.) VIII. — Safiéh Brown-red. 5 VII. — Port-Said Scarlet. 6 VIII. — Do. Brown-red. Sakha, 7 VIIIa. — Do. ... Pale red. VIII. — Sakha Brown-red. 8 IX. — Do. 2 Villa. — Do. ... ... Pale red. Rahmanieh. Salhagar. VIII. — Rahmanieh Brown-red. VIII. — Salhagar Brown-red. Ramleh. Salonica. II. — Ramie ... Black on bistre. IV. B Salonicco 2 IV. B Do. Do. ... Deep rose-red. 3 — Do. ... Black on light green. ? Somalia. V . A Do. ... ... Black on bistre. 4 Villa. — Samalout 5 VII. — Ramleh ... Scarlet. ... Pale red. 2 IX. — Do. 6 VIII. — (Ramleh) Staz-Fleming Brown-red. 7 Villa. — Ramleh (Station Bacos) Pale red. Samanud. 8 — — Do. (Station Bulkley) Do. I. — Samanud .,. Black on yellow-green. 9 — — Do. (Station Schutz) Do. 2 II. — Do. Do.* Ramses. 3 — — Do. ... Black on blue-green. 4 III. — Samanna (error) i s V. B Ramses ... ... Black on orange-salmon. ... Grey-green. ? b — C Do. Do. 5 — — Samanua (error) ... Grey. 6 — c — D Do. Do. — Do. do. ... Slate-green. 36 37 Sedfa. No. Type. Die. Spelling of Name. Colour. No. Type. Die. Spelling of Name. Colour. 7 III. — Samanud ... Deep olive. I Villa. — Sedfa ... Pale red. 8 IV. B Do. Black on rose-lilac. 2 IX. 9 V. C Do. ... Black on lilac-rose. 10 — — Do. ... Black on slate.? Sembellawein. is — E Do. ... Black on lilac-rose. VIII. — Sim Bellewen Brown-red, (Name in block lettering.) 2 Villa. — Simbellawein ... Pale red. 12 VII. — Do. ... ... Scarlet. 3 IX. — Sembellawein ... Blue. 53 VIII. — Samanoud ... Brown-red. Sennar. 54 IX. — Do. ... Blue. VIIa. — Sennar Scarlet.* Santah. Serapoum. s VII. — Santah Scarlet.* s IV. A Serapoum ... Black on blue. 2 VIII. — Do. ... Brown-red. 2 V. A Do. ... Black on dark blue. 3 Villa. — Do. ... ... Pale red. 4 IX. — Santa ... ... Blue. Sidi-Gaber. VII. — Sidi Gaber ... Scarlet. Scibin=el=Anater. 2 VIII. — Sidi-Gaber ... Brown-red. s III. — Scibin-el-Anater ... Deep brown-red. VIIIa. — Do. ... Pale red. 2 IV. B Do. ... Black on blue. 3 3a V. B Do. Do. Smyrna. b — D Do. Do. i III. — Smirne 4 VII. — Chibin-el-Anater ... Scarlet. 2 a V. B Do. ... ... Light green. 5 VIII. — Do. ... Brown-red. b — C Do. Do. 6 VI I Ia. -- Chibin-el-Anatar ... Pale red. c — D Do. Do. 7 IX. — Chibine el Kanater ... Blue. 3 — E Do. ... ... Black on yellow-green. Scibin=el=Kom. Sokag (Name in bolder letters.) IV. A Scibin-el-Kom ... Black on bistre. la V. B Sokag ... Black on pale lemon. 2 — DO. ... Black on pale green.? b — 3a V. B Do. ... ... Black on pale brown. c — D Do. Do. b — C Do. Do. 2 — E Do. ... ... Black on buff. c — D Do. Do. (Name in larger lettering.) 4 -- D Do. ... ... Black on light chocolate. 3 VIII. — Brown-red. 5 — E Scibin-el-Com ... Black on flesh. 4 IX. 6 — E Do. ... ... Black on white. Suakin. 7 — E Do. ... ... Black on slate.? IV. A Suakin ... Black on deep sky blue. (Nos. 5-7—name in block lettering.) 2a V. C Do. ... ... Black on ultramarine. 8 VII. — Chibin-el-Kom ... Scarlet. b — D Do. Do. 9 VIII. — Chibin-el-Com ... Brown-red. 3 VIII. — Saouakin Brown-red. 10 VIIIa. — Chibin-el-Kom ... Pale red. 4 Villa. Sawakin ... Pale red. ss IX. — Chibine-el-Kom ... Blue. . Selo. s I. — Suez ... ... Black on pale blue.* IV. B Scio ... Bright lemon. 2 II. — Do. ... ... Black on old rose. 2 V. E Do. ... ... Scarlet. 3 III. — Do. ... Yellow-green. Scirbin. 4 IV. A Do. ... ... Black on light blue. 52. V. B Scirbin ... Black on pale lemon. 5 — Do. b — C Do. Do. 6a V. B Do. Do. c — D Do. Do. b — C Do. Do. 2 VII. — Cherbine ... Scarlet. Do. 3 VIII. — Chirbin ... Brown-red. 7 VIED — Do. ... ... Scarlet. 4 VIIIa. — Cherbine ... Pale red. 8 VIII. — Do. ... Brown-red. 5 IX. — Do. 9 IX. 38 39 . No. Type. Die. Spelling of Name. Colour. No. Type. Die. Spelling of Name. Colour. i VIlla. — Tahtah ...... Pale red. 3a V. B Tel el Kibir ... Black on ultramarine. 2 IX. — Tahta b — D Do. Do. 4 VII. — Tel-el-Kibir ... Scarlet. . 5 — — Tel-el-Kebir ... Do. 1 I. — Tauta (error) ...... Black on pale yellow. 6 VIII. — Teh-el-Kibir (error) ... Brown-red. 2 II. — Tanta ...... Black on deep blue.* 7 VIlla. — Tel-el-Kibir ... Pale red. 3 III. — Do. ... ... ... ... Lilac-rose. 8 IX. — Do. ... Blue. 4 IV. A Do. ...... Black on deep blue. 5 — B Do. Do. Tema. 6a V. B Do. Do. VIIIa. — Tama ... Pale red. 2 IX. — Tema ... Blue. b — C Do . Do. c — D Do. Do. Tenedos. 7a — B Do. ...... Black on blue. IV. B Tenedos ... Deep orange. b — C Do. Do. c — D Do. Do. Teriéh. 8 — E Do. ...... Black on indigo. VII. — Térieh ... Scarlet. 9 — E Do. ...... Black on bright blue. 2 VIII. — El-Tariéh Brown-red. (Nos. 8 and 9—name in larger lettering.) 3 VIIIa. — Terieh ... Pale red. 10 VII. — Tantah ...... Scarlet. 4 IX. — Teria ... Blue. r r VIIIa. — Do. ... ... ... ... Pale red. 12 IX. - Tanta Took. II. — Took ... ... Black on red-brown. Teh-el=Barud. 2 III. - Jook (error) ... Pale rose. x II. — Teh-el-Barud ...... Black on deep blue.* 3 — — Took ... Brick-red. 2 - - Do. ...... Black on sea green.* 4 — — Do. ... ... Pale red-brown. 3 — — Do. ...... Black on slate.* 5 IV. B Do. ... Black on rose-lilac. 4 III. — Jeh-el-Barud (error) ... Dull orange-red. 6 VII. — Do. ... Scarlet. 5 — — Teh-el-Barud ...... Orange-red. 7 VIIIa. Tooh ... Pale red. 6 — — Tek-el-Barud (error) ... Do.* 8 IX. — 7 IV. A Teh-el-Barut ...... Black on dark green. Tripoli, 8a V. B Do. ...... Black on bright green. V. A Tripoli ... Deep olive. b — C Do. ...... Do. c — D Do. ...... Do. Uasta. 9 — E Teh-el-Barud ...... Scarlet. IV. A Uasta ... Black on lilac-rose. (Name in tall block lettering.) 2 - B Do. ... ... Black on pale rose. 10 VII. — Do. ...... Scarlet. 3 VIII. — El-Wastah Brown-red. it VIII. — Teh-el-Baroud ...... Brown-red. V010. 12 VIlla. — Do. ...... Pale red.* IV. B Volo ... Dark green. 13 IX. — Do. ...... Blue. Telah. Wady=Halfa. r a V. B Wadi-Halfe Grey-lilac. 1 V. E Telah ...... Black on sky blue. b Do. 2 VII. — Talah ...... Scarlet. 2 VIII. — Wadi-Halfa Brown-red. 3 VIII. — Tela ...... Brown-red. VIIIa. — Do. ... Pale red. 4 VIIIa. — Talah ...... Pale red. Wardan. Tel-el-Kebir. ■ VIII. — Wardan ... Brown-red. x IV. A El Tel el Kibir ...... Black on deep blue. . 2 a V. B Do. ...... Black on ultramarine. I. — Zagasik b -- C Do. ...... Do. ... Black on orange.* II. — Do. ... Black on greenish. c — D Do. ...... Do. — Zagazik .„ Do.* 40 No. Type. Die. Spelling of Name. Colour. 4 III. — Zagazig ... Turquoise. 5 IV. A Do. ... Black on yellow-green. 6 — B Do Do. 7 V. A Do. Do. 8a -- .0 Do. Do. b — D Do . Do. 9 — — Do. ... Black on deep rose.? 10 — E Do. ... Black on yellow-green. — E Do. ... Scarlet. (Nos. 10 and Is—name in bolder and clearer lettering.) 12 VII. — Do. ... ... Scarlet. 13 VIII. — Do. ... ... Brown-red. 14 VIIIa. — Zagazik ... Pale red. 15 IX. Zagazig ...Blue. Zefté. I. — Zifta ... Black on light blue.* 2 II. — Do. ... ... Black on pale grey. 3 — Do.* 4 — — Do. ... ... Black on magenta.? 5 III. — Do. ... ... Olive. 6 — — Do. ... Grey-green. 7 IV. A Zefte ... Black on grey-green. Sa V. B Do. ...... ... Black on bluish-green. b — C Do. Do. c — D Do. Do. 9 — E Do. ... ... Black on dark green. 10 — E Do. ... ... Black on yellow-green. (Nos. 9 and 10—name in larger lettering.) — E Zifte ... Scarlet. (Name in very wide Roman lettering.) 12 VII. — Do. ... Scarlet. 13 VIII. — Zefté Brown-red. 1 4 Villa. — Zifta ... Pale red. 15 IX. — ... Blue. Zeila. V. E Zejla ... Black on light yellow. 2 VIIIa. — Zeyla ... Pale red. General Issues for all Offices. X. — (Unnamed) Blue. 2 - - Do. Ultramarine. 3 XI. — Do. ... Light blue. 4 — — Do. ... Deep blue. Telegraph Stamps. XII. — (Unnamed) ... Black on rose. 2 - - Do. .„ ... Black on blue.