ISSN 0269 - 252X

'1'/1 e QLtarterly Circular l>f

rlfhc EGrYPT SJrUDY CIRCLE

I kc~.: mhn {)uartn 1997 Wholt: Series No. I XJ Volume :XVI No. X pages I XX - 2 I I

ARTJ( 'I VS

()ucrv < \1rncr P. ( Jlyn-Joncs 192 l"hc Suo. ( 'risis I "))ll P. Bottrill 193 British h1rn·s l .l'ltn Stamp ­ Perfllratillll hnd J .D. Davis 203 .-\ ln:andria/1· gypt 1\lstmark M. Murphy 204 The 1\,stal Markings of Fgypt : Addl'lh.lum Ill !lw "(·ash" Postmarks P. I kim 205 Carrnichael ~Todd P H~~~8 E L I S T S GREGORY C.G. TODO

EGYPT AND SAUDI ARABIA ARE MY SPECIALITIES

STAMPS,COVERS OF ALL TYPES- CLASSIC POSTAL HISTORY THROUGH TO FIRST DAY COVERS; PROOFS, ESSAYS, MULTIPLES, POSTMARKS, OVERSEAS USAGES. WANTS LISTS EX GIBBONS, SCOTT, MICHEL, YVERT, OR SPECIALISED AS IN THE ZEHERI CATALOGUE.

ONE COVER A VAI LAB LE FROM STOCK SHOWN BELOW.

1877 Bulaq Spa brown on newspaper wrapper, Alex to . Rare and fine usage.

QUALITY MIDDLE EAST & WORLD POSTAL HISTORY ALWAYS AVAILABLE ' P.O. BOX 111, LYMINGTON, HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND S041 6ZJ telephone 01590 682683 facsimile 01590 681999

TAREKAWFF

.16 ABDUL AZIZ ST. CAIRO

EGYPT and WORLDWIDE STAMPS COVERS CARDS VARIETIES POSTAL HISTORY

PHONE .1.111.1-3917378 188

EGYPT STUDY CIRCLE OFFICERS

PRESIDENT: Mr. John Sears

PAST PRESIDENT: Professor Peter A.S. Smith FRPSL, USA

CHAIRMAN: Mr. Robin Bertram FRPSL, 11, Bishop's Way, Buckden, Huntingdon, PE18 9TZ, U.K.

DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: Mr. J.S. Horesh, U.K.

SECRETARY/ Mr. Alan Jeyes, TREASURER: Flat 4, Ravine Court, Meridan Close, Canford Cliffs, Poole, Dorset, BH13 7JU, U.K.

EDITOR: Mr. Richard Wheatley FRPSL, 7, Manor Croft, Whitkirk, Leeds, LS15 9BW, U.K.

LIBRARIAN: Mr. D. John Davis, Church View Cottage, Church Road, Upton Snodsbury, Worcestershire, WR7 4NH, U.K.

U.S.A. AGENT: Mr. Charles F. Hass, P.O. Box 3435, Nashua, New Hampshire, 03061-3435, U.S.A.

EGYPT AGENT: Professor N. El-Hadidi, Cairo University, , Egypt

KEEPER OF THE Mr. D.H. Clarke, U.K. RECORO:

FORTHCOMING MEETINGS

January 10 1~t Fuan issue J. Sears

February 28 A.G.M. 11am to lpm 18 shPets per member Meetings are normally held at the Victory Club, Seymour Street, Marble Arch, London. Members usually congregate in the bar from l.OOpm onwards and meetings commence at 2.00pm.

All contents (c) copyright Egypt Study Circle, London and tht> c

Data Protection Act. Members are advised that their details are stored electronically, for use on Circle business only. eg. address label printing. 189

REPORT OF MEETING HELD 20.9.97

In lieu of a regular meeting a Celebratory Lunch was held in honour of John & Pat Sears. John retired as Chairman after 20 years service during which he has overseen the revival of the ESC and has been supported and assisted by Pat who has over many years entertained many UK and overseas members at their home.

After a brief welcome by our Chairman, Robin Bertram, an excellent lunch was enjoyed at the Victory Club. Following this,tributes were paid to John & Pat by our President, Peter Smith, who presented a gift on behalf of the ESC to John. Short speeches were made by our Vice Chairman, Stanley Horesh, and by our Egyptian Representative,Nabil El Hadidi, who presented a gift on behalf of our Egyptian members and the Philatelic Society of Egypt. Marion Horesh then presented a gift to Pat Sears in appreciation of her long standing support, not only to John, but to the ESC.

During the ceremonies Peter Smith announced his retirement as President and John, in his turn, gave Peter a gift on behalf of the Circle. John was then appointed President by unanimous support of the members and was presented with a Certificate of Honorary Membership.

stanley Horesh was thanked for his excellent organisation of the occasion ..

Afterwards members and their wives mingled socially and ~latelically for several hours.

Present Mr. & Mrs. J. Sears Mr. P. A. Smith Mr. & Mrs. R. Bertram Mr. T. Awff Mr. P. Andrews Mr. & Mrs.W.Andrews Mr. &.Mrs.L.Balian Mr. H.M.Barker Mr. M.Bramwell Mr. D.Clarke & guest Mr.& Mrs.C.Defriez Mr. & Mrs.M.Dorman Mr.Nabil el-Hadidi

Mr.& Mrs.E.H.Fraser- Mr. & Mrs.P.Grech Smith Mr. & Mrs.E.Hall Mr. c. Hass Mr. & Mrs.S.Horesh Mr. & Mrs.A.Jeyes Mr. A.Jansen Mr.C.Kelemenis & Miss N.Kelemenis Mr. & Mrs. M. Murphy Mr. K. Pogson Mr.v.varjabedian

Apologies Mr. & Mrs. J. navis Mr. J. Firebrace Mr. P. Goodwin Mr. A. Ott Mr. J. Revel! Mr.& Mrs.R.Wheatley Mrs.M. Barker Mr.H.H.Makram 190

Presentation to Peter Smith - 20th September 1997

There are only 3 members in the Circle with membership numbers less than 100, needless to say, Peter is one of them, he is number 74 between John Firebrace and John Revell. I became aware of his name when I first joined the Circle in 1972 or 1973, he was the person who was always being quoted when queries arose and his word was considered law. He was the one who could always give the answer to any question re the stamps or postal history of Egypt. I became personally acquainted with Peter when he was in the U.K. some time in the late 1970's on a sabbatical year, and since then of course, we have become good friends. Peter is still regarded by many of us as the fount of all knowledge, he has won many Gold Medals at International Exhibitions, and perhaps would have won more had the Judges been more aware of their subjects. He has recently completed a massive book of Egypt Philately, and I think we are all eagerly awaiting its publication. Since the days of Byam, the publication of an authoritative work on Egypt was a prime goal of the Circle, with the intention that many members should co-operate in its preparation. I am afraid that during my own term as Chairman, the matter was put very much on the back burner and it has needed the urgency and dedication of Peter Smith to take up the challenge on his own and see it through. As to his Presidency during the past 21 years, all I can say is that he has always been there to give advice and encouragement. Any letter I have written concerning Circle or Philatelic matters has always been answered quickly and in great detail. We can only hope that we shall still be able to refer to him when the need arises. Finally, it gives me great pleasure on behalf of the Circle to present you with this small mornento as a token of our appreciation and sincere thanks for all the help and guidance you have given us over the years. John Sears (ESC 188) Presidential Message

I feel it is a great honour to be elected President of the Egypt Study Circle. I can only promise to fill the office to the best of my ability, for to follow the likes of Byam, Danson and Smith, is a daunting task. As you know, the election took place at the lunch on the 20th September arranged to mark the 20 years I did as Chairman (supported so loyally by my wife, Pat) and I must take this opportunity of assuring you all how much we enjoyed the occasion. I should like to thank everyone who came and specially those who put so much into the organisation, we shall always treasure the presentations. Subscriptions

A reminder that subscriptions are due on 1st January 1998 - £12.50. For the convenience of members in U.S.A. and Canada please send to Charlie Hass; and for members in Egypt to Nabil El-Hadidi. All other subs to Alan Jeyes. You can find the relevant address on page 188 of this issue, so you have no excuse for late payment! 191 Membership News

New Members 493 Ahmed M Sobhi 7 Dokki St. Apt,10 Dokki, Cairo, Egypt 12311

494 Yasser A Amr 8 El-Khateeb St. Orman, Cairo, Egypt 12311

495 Mohamed A.A. Farid PO Box 348,Dokki Cairo, Egypt

496 Peter H. Day The Old Vicarage Staveley in Cartmel Nr.Ulverston Cumbria LA12 8NH 497 John A. Clarke 198 Shakespeare Avenue Hayes, Middx. UB4 9AQ Deceased

183 J. J. Jensen 204 G. Bruce Members Lapsed

402 L. Fisher 464 F. c. French 322 Y.Gadfar

405 A.Tooley 477 Abdel Aziz

EGYPTIAN EXHIBITS IN ISRAEL 98 By: Mordecai Kremener (ESC 291)

The philatelic committee of ISRAEL 98 has completed its work and to my personal delight they approved seven Egyptian collections and three literature entries in the exhibition. ISRAEL 98 is world philatelic exhibition to be held in Tel-Aviv from May 13 to May 21 1998, which I am proud to serve as secretary general.

Members and friends of the ESC who are planning to come to the exhibition are welcome to contact me. If there is enough interest I will arrange a meeting. My address: 12 haasifst Haifa 34637, ISRAEL Tel. 972-4-8385362 Fax. 972-4-8376044 Email : [email protected] 192

New Zealand Chapter of E.S.C.

BACKGROUND Comprised of the following members : Tony Chisholm (ESC 288) resident in Wellington Peter F. Goodwin (ESC 297) of Auckland Sue Mclntosh (ESC 356) from Christchurch in the South Island

We meet on a bi-annual basis (even years) the first was in 1992 and up to the present have had 100% attendance for the three meetings already held and next year looks like continuing this trend. In 1996 we had a visit from Denis Clarke, Keeper of the Record, which gave the proceedings an international flavour. Tony has a holiday home situated in the Matarangi Beach Resort and any " overflow " from the 3 bedroomed house sleep under canvas, but as our meetings are held in the height of summer when temperatures are in the high 20's celcius this is no hardship. The ladies in the party usually do the catering and the men do the cleaning and washing up , this arrangement seems to work quite well. As the east coast of N.Z. sees the first light of a new day, being just west of the International Dateline, we might have to consider making the meeting for the year 2000 a special event for January 1st ???, will keep you posted on this after we have held further discussions.

MEETING 1998 The dates of our next bi-annual meeting will be Sunday 1st to Thursday 5th February, when the programme will be : a Airmails - stamps and flown covers b Registered Mail c Fuad Issues - definatives d Civilian Censor Markings For the individuals attending : Tony Egyptian Postcards of lichtentem & Harari, LC Issue Sue P.O.W.'s and Perfins Peter Postage Dues and Revenues Herb (non member) Forces Christmas Cards During the five day meet there will be time for swimmimg from the glorious sandy beach, sea fishing, golf, tennis, walks, or just lazing under the pine trees with whatever liquid refreshment takes your fancy (B.Y.O.) P.F.G., Scribe to the N.Z. Chapter

Query Corner

I have a strange cancellation on a 5mill carmine stamp ( Zeheri no. 60, Sphinx, 1921 Harrison printing) which reads in the upper half ALEXANDRIE EPARGNE curved, SCOLAIRE in a straight line. The mark is only 50% and the date is incomplete. Any information would be most welcome. Paul Glyn-Jones (ESC 231) 193

The Crisis 1956

By : Peter Bottrill (ESC 432)

On Jul.y 26 7956 CoL Gamal. NM.6eA, PJteo..i..de.n;t of5 Egyp.:t Jte.:tilia;te.d cLga..i..n.t>t

the. weote.Jtn demoCJtaueo 6oJt having wdhdJtawn the...i..Jt c.ommLtme.n;t to buA...td

the. A.t>wan Vam by annou.nung tha;t he. wou..td national...i...6 e. the. Su.e.z Canal.

Company. By the. 31.6t Ju..ty GJte.a;t BJtd..i..an and FJtanc.e. had J.>taJt:te.d to M.6emb.te.

a .taJtge. ..i..nvM..i..on 6oJtc.e., mo.t>tiy ..i..n MaUa.

~-.... · ···· ·/' '<'

• • . ~ · · J • >~~~,~~~ ~ \V\" ~ 'fY\"' 'V. ~,:-oo\-\<:.13!ll~£.~' t'..) Vl!f\)\JJ:: ~ '7:>, ~t< ~0~\-\ ~w· · 1 )1-o"' '- . ~'i' • ~.. Hut>oE R~F t~~~ \ , I C1Rrt~t1t ru~,

~"' ~"~b • ., : , r

CoveA 6Jtom BFPO 76 Mu.f<.a;te.eA MaUa. 27 Au. S6

Va!L..i.ou.-6 c.on6eAe.nc.eo ..i..n London and a;t the. Unde.d Na:t..i..on-6 ..i..n Ne.w YoJtf<. t!Lie.d to

6..i..nd a .6o.tu.t..i..on ac.c.e.ptab.te. :to a.e..t. On the. 29th Oc.tobeA, l.6 Jtae..e...i.. 6oJtc.eo .e.au.nc.he.d a .6u.dde.n at:tac.f<. ..i..n :the. Gaza St!Lip

and S..i..na..i.. Pe.n..i..Mu..ta, j o..i..ne.d ne.xt day by BJt..i..:ta..i..n and FJtanc.e.. 194

:.· .. .: . ·· · .... .

... ' · ~ .. ~·- I>~ .,, . . I I I I ·-·

Coveh 6~om FPO lA in Cyp~Uh 29 0~ 56

On Novembeh 4th the UN Genehal A~~embty p~~ed a ~~olution 57:0 o~d~ng an

22nd VeQembeh all 6o~eign ~oop~ on Egyptian ~oil had been ~epiaQed by U~ed

f.I.:IIJ ~~;11 ;JI.JJ ~~-:\.:11 .L.:.AJI ~.;!..:... ~.J _!}l J .t:_,; t!ll ~-.) ~ ~- .J ..t.

tr.\1 0,~

~[~/ _ ,_ /1/ /f C.::•·'-'"'\"-·

/

Coveh 6~om FPO 443 Suez Th e i~Q~ption ~ 6~om a g~ ~Qhool in Po~ Said 26 Nov 56 195

TheJr.e WeJr.e fioWL fiaction6 -i.n th-U c.JtJ.A.i.J:, - GJr.eat BJU..:ta.-i.n, FJr.anc.e, I.6Jr.ad and Egypt.

The FJr.enc.h - Two c.oveJr.-6 to P~

··l::COBTEUB R.4PIDE ~~j}~q

FJr.orn 'BouionnaL6'-Hand.6tarnped Po.6te Navaie 6.11.>6 ahd 11.56 Na412.-Manine

Nationaie SeJr.vic.e A La MeJr..

FJr.orn 'CaMaJtd' Hand.6.ta.rnped Po.6te Nava.te BWLe.a.u No. 24 14. 12. 7956 196

t. ~!()e. V"t

Yl~ )i2 . 2 '?-:?

Flown n~om OQQUp~ed t~o~y - u~ Cen6o~ 2105

The Egyptian6.

Th ~e wa.o a ~a.JJ!.way Une WMQh wmt v~a and VamanhM to El Awh ~n S~naL

':, ' . : , .. ;'·... , . ~- · - ,,. ·. , -

- .··:,

' . ~ ·. , . ~ ,-,

• ' ' ......

Sol~eM ldt~ PMtmMked Tan;ta 3. 8. 56. 197

Whe.n le;t:tvu., weAe. u.nde.Li..v vr e.d the.y WeAe. tnCULhe.d "u.nc.laime.d - noMe.c.lame."' and

Changed 20mill. ao the. po~tage. du.e..

/ •. .J. .,..u m:: - - • .' " ~:· '' . \-~ ~:.-; . 4 ..... __;::. ;::-'! ,:) .. . ·. ~- . - . ~) · - ~ -- ~~~,~ - --; ~: ·· <;}rv .. \ \.,A 198

Le.fteJl. a.ddiU!.-6.6e.d t:.o Po.6t:. Re..~.>tlta.u.nt Kamuz - ThA..-6 wou.i..d ha.ve. be.e.n p.ta.c.e.d in the. Po.6t:. 066ic.e. win.dow t:.o awa.li c.oUe.ction.. Va.t:.e.d 29.9. 57

#. - (.)_.R .AI..; . ------

.•.• '.· ··•· ...... -....

So.tdieJ1..6 .te.fteJl. t:.o a. La.dq. AciAe.-6.6 e.d t:.o A.te.xa.nc~Aia. a.n.d Jte.a.dciJLe.M e.d t:.o Kamuz. Va.t:.e.d 20.10.1957 199

Egyp.ti..a.n PwoneJL ofi WaJt. Red CJtoM Pe.JL.6ona1. Re6e.aJtc.h. Thi-6 -

. ·C.R. +DAb 2961 · Comite International de la Croix- Rouge 8, Rue Abdel Khalek Sarolt, Le Colre - Tel 57282 f '9\ ~~..4~ ~~ .J~\ ~:~11\

Personne recherchee

I) Nom: ...... x.ama-l .. Rid -Mo.bam.ed E:td...... "": r~ 1 2) Prenoms : ...... : :u!WI ("'1

3) Date et lieu de nalssance ...... ,)">':ll J~ J t_.JI."

4 > Fils de ...... __ ...... _...... ":'\11 r~l et de ...... r \11 r·l 5) Natlonallte ...... E.gy.p.tienne...... '-:-1~1 ( 6) Religion (race) .. Mus.u.lP.;l&Ae...... ~~-Ill 7) SI naturalise, lndlquer dote '-:..l~IJ t_.J\:ll } ~ ~11 et notion a lite d'orlglne t.~ \!!'" ...... 8) SI denalln:;allse,. ln~lquer '-:~1 Jb.i~ •:-1~1 ~;\;. nationallte d'orlglne ~ \,, ...... - ......

9) Celibotalre • marle • veuf • divorce ( blffer ce qui ne convlent pas) Jli.:IA JA) r:_J;A r-._J;.A ;;;t : ·~.ul ~\l\

10) Profession ou grade .... . employ4· a. ·la ..r.oste·· .. _...... ~._,.C.!I 4.~;)1 J' j..JI

11 ) Dernlere odresse connue ou Incorporation mllltolre ...... poete..... de .... Mou.askar ...... el ... ......

Demandeur

Nom • ...... E1.d ... .J4ohame.d ... Eid...... :...... : ...... ("' ~ 1 Prenoms: ...... Jloui.ouf...... ~WI (~I Adresse : ... rue.... Datl!: .... ~l. ... R~. .-...... '...... :,.,IJ:.JI ...... - ...... -ie.h-...... Lien de porente avec la personne recherchee ...... <~..:.,~-~e. -cl.Ji Dote de la demonde ..... 7.... 1.2.e56 ...... 11.11. t.,.J• \,"!!

Signature...... (!.; _,:!I

"

~ ',, '. , " , rr, ", , ~-~-\11 '":'"':J ( ..r-~1) L:!.}l .:..l,all ~..:e. u~l 1~1 - : ;._l;._,JA N. 8. - SI la personn" recherchh apparllenl aUK force• armhs, ne rApondre qu'auK questions I, 2, 3, 9, 10 et I I, 200

Th~ U~~d N~o~ Conting~nt.

Th ~ U~~d N~ono F ofl..c.~ c.ono-Ut~d ofi .oom~ 3700 tfl..oop.o. Th ~y w~~ d!r..awnfiJt.om a

numb~ ofi c.ou.n;t;U~ and w~~ put u.nd~ th~ Command ofi G ~n~ ai.. Bu.Jt.~. H ~ a.JlJl..iv~d

to tak~ u.p h-U po.oition in Egypt on th~ 1Zth V~c.~b~ 7956 •

r

'~ ·

Cu.tting fiJt.om a nw.opap~ .ohowing th~ G~n~Jt.ai.. and Mm~ C oU~gu.~ afl..fl..iving at

KantaJt.a. Th ~ ~nvelop~ wa.o po.ot~d 3. 1.57 at Napf~ and fl..~c.~v~d a

'PMt ~d out ofi c.ou.M~ I. S. ' and th~ Engwh .otamp.o Welt~ c.anc.~U~d at London

I .S. wheJLe. th~ fl..~gi.o~on label wa.o attac.h~d.

In th~ ~afl..flj day.o mail wa.o po.ot~d fiJt.om I tai..y. . G~n~ai.. Bu.Jt.n-6 took c.ommand

at Pofl..t Said on th~ ZZnd V~c.~be/1.. 7956 having c.om~ fiJt.om Itai..y . Below -L6 a

Sw~fuh c.ove/1.. p0.6t~d fiJt.om Napf~.o to a Ma jofl.. in Jonkoping on Z1.1Z . 56

--r;h

jL / t'tj,C' J' /VJ c_.·dl / !J C?_[_r/. C jj;;;a->Sell J-/ {)

.Jc'-;; A-C>)-/)1 ·J l.9 201

The. Swe.dM h Co n;t,i.n.g e.nt.

Notunal Swe.dMh -6olideJU e.n.vel.ope. da;t e.d 28. 1. 58 Sve.Yl.-6ka-Batia..U.on. - Egyp;te.n..

TYU.-6 WM fioJc.. home.wMd mcUf. A ;.,;tamp WM in.c.fude.d un.de!t. the. filap whlc.h c.oufd

be. Me.d fioJc.. the. Jc..e.pfy ;to ;the. ;.,ofdieJt.. The. -6e.c.on.d c.oveJt. ;.,how;., -6 uc.h a Mage. .

' • 1. .------0-b:--s-,----; 1{~~(';~;, '' Under kuvert~ts llik belintligt . .;; · ··. Slfarsmrirlrp ken ov mottogoren frOnskiljos o ch on vO n dn~ sOsom lrimiirke 6 till person vid krigs- mokt~n odresserod brevfOrsOn- delse cm hiigst 500 grams vikt. lnnehollet for dock endost utgiiros ov meddelanden eller trycksoker. • I

En svensk krigsm .~ .•

7 . V~---~il/ 202

The Nofl.We.g.-i.a.n CoVLU.n.gent.

Nofl.Way~ mail aiway~ had an o66~~ UN eaneet and a ~pe~ ~quaned eaneel put

on ~n O~lo 'Pon;to Beta.U O~lo' WMeh meam po~:t pMd O~lo. I:t ean be fiound ~n

pWl.ple, gfl.ee~ h blue and blaek.. The blaek. hM :the da:te ~n :the een:t.Jr.e.

SERIAL NO. U NE F______

AIR MAIL PAR AVION 203

British Forces Letter Stamps- Perforation Find

By : John D. Davis (ESC 213)

Conversations with Stanley Horesh led me to carefully check the perforations on these Sphinx Letter Stamps and it would appear that the definative publication on this issue is not 100% correct ! I found that those listed by Hobbs as being perf. 14, are in fact 13¥2 x 14, just as Gibbons catalogue states ! It is fair to say that, using the Gibbons lnstanta perforation gauge, the horizontal perfs. on those stamps tend to be at the higher end of the 13¥2 box on the gauge and therefore quite close to 14. A chart of my findings is as follows :

S.G. Issue Date S.G. Perf. J.D. Perf. Hobbs Perf. Hobbs Issue No.

A7 1-6-1934 14'12 X 14 14~ X 14 14~ X 14 3rd Carmine AS 5-12-1934 14~ X 14 14~ X 14 14~ X 14 4th Green A9 24-4-1935 13~ X 14 13~ X 14 14 5th (1st comb) Carmine A9 21-12-1935 not listed 13~ X 14 14 7th (2nd comb)Carmine A10 6-5-1935 13~ X 14 13~ X 14 14 6th Jubilee All 16-12-1935 13~ X 14 13~ X 14 14 12th Xmas

It seems to me that, since all these A9 to All perfs. are the same, Hobbs' original measurement was out and he repeated the error issue by issue knowing that they were all the same as one another. I agree that that it does seem a fundamental mistake to have made and I'm amazed that nobody seems to have spotted it before. As the stamps do not need to be measured in order to differentiate, I have never measured mine before. So for once, the catalogue beats the specialised work !

Block of 4 S.G. All overlaid onto an lnstanta perforation gauge, showing quite clearly the 13¥2 horizontal measurement. 204

Alexandria I Egypt Postmark

By : Mike Murphy (ESC 240)

This striking postcard of the Pyramids, printed by Lehnert and Landrock's "successors" in Cairo, is intriguing not so much as a prime example of stamp echoing postcard design, but for its postmark, which I have not seen before. The Arabic in the upper half clearly says ; while the lower half has ALEXANDRIA I EGYPT. The date, unfortunately, is virtually illegible, and it is little more than a guess to suggest 1- JA 51. There is a characteristic buckling of the lower surface of the handstamp which should help identification - but the most worrying aspect is that the reverse of the card is as clean as the day it was printed. It has never passed through the post. So is the postmark a fake and the whole thing a fabrication, made in the early 1950s to capitalise on the growing re-emergence of tourism and collecting? Any ideas? 205 The Postal Markings of Egypt Addendum to the "Cash" postmarks (See Q.C. September 1994)

By : Peter Heim (ESC 384) CAS 5 A. Assiout 9 MR 92 new Damanhour 26 MR 94 Damiette 7 JL 92 Ismailiah •• JL 91 Mahalla 6 FE 92 10 AU 9S new Mini eh 29 FE 92 ••• A OS Samanoud 27 AV 89 new Suez •• FE 84 Tantah 13 MR 95 14 MA 98 new 3 JU 93 27 MR 98 new Zifta 25 JA 81 21 JL 06

CAS 5.1 Kafre-Zayat month in letters SE 83 •• JA 08 month in numerals 12 IV 92 30 X 07

CAS 7 Caire 16 VI 99 no T

CAS 9 A. SE OS • • • • 06 3 Ill 07 B. Ghuria 2S AV OS new Hilwan •• V 06 ne\-t Mina el Basal 8 I 06 new

CAS 10 A. Abu HUIIllnus •• VIII 17 Assiut •• VII 17 new Bab el Khalq 30 IV 11 new Bilbes 3 VI 14 new 13 II 15 6 I 19 new Luqsor X 15 new •• X 12 •• XII 17 Saiyida Zenab • • 19 Shibin el Qanatir 15 II 14 B. Assiut 29 JA 20 new 13 MR 1S 7 DE 19 new Fayum 9 NO 22 13 JA 22 Mashtul el Suk 27 AP 14 new, Cash in brackets Pyramids 18 JA 1S Shebin el Kom 25 SE 22 Zagazig 16 MR 16 10 FE 17 new ESC 7 206 Alexandria 6 III 17 seen C 4, C 6 Cairo •• X 17 seen C 4, C 9 Ismailia •• VI 09 18 V 17 Luqsor • • • • 14 new, C, in blue Mansura 23 VIII 16 new, C •• IX 10

ESC 16 Mansura 15 V 03 Tanta •••• 02

CAS 11 A I Abbasia •• XII 29 Bani Suwef 25 II 08 Bilqas 30 IV 12 22 V 17 Bulaq-Cairo •• X 22 new Dilingat 6 IX 12 Disuq •• II 11 28 I 17 Dumiat 18 VI 08 5 VIII 17 Fariskur 16 Ill 12 2 VII 17 Gizira •• X 10 3 XI 24 Hadra 11 Ill 23 new Hai el Arab/Port Said 7 V 14 new 8 XII 12 new Ibrahimia/Ramleh 15 II 19 Idfina 23 IV 11 3 VIII 14 new Izbit el Zaitun •• I 27 9 V 32 Kafr el Zayat •• X 19 Khanka • • • • 18 new 15 IX 17 23 IX 17 new Masr el Atiqua 26 VI 11 new Mex 16 XI 17 new Mina el Qamh 10 VI 14 11 XI 17 new Minuf 20 XII 14 new 24 XI 20 Qasr el Dubarra 19 II 18 Qina 21 X 07 10 VIII 15 new Qubba Palace •• XI 12 Tanta Succursal 31 VIII 10 new

Ail 5 AU 4·. new •• JA 23 Azhar (el Sharif) ••• y 23 Bacos 13 MR 26 Bahr Saghir/Mansura •• JAN 22 new, month in 3 letters Balyana • • • • 47 Bani Suef •• JA 48 Biba •• NO 23 Bilbes 25 oc 42 Bulkeley 4 SE 26 Deir Mawas 18 JU 17 Dikirnis 21 NO 16 new Disuq •• NO 47 Dumiat •• NO 27 new Fariskur 10 NO 22 1 MR 27 new Hawamdia 4 MA 27 Heliopolis 27 MR 23 Isna 16 FE 26 NO 43 new Ityai el Barud •••A 24 •• JL 24 new 207 Karmuz MA 23 23 JA 30 new Khanka MA17 27 MA 38 new Maghagha .. AP 22 22 JU 25 18 AP 23 •• MA 5. Mina el Qamh 23 JU 36 new Minia •• JA 26 10 MR 25 18 •• 54 Qaliub 18 JU 23 4 DE 33 Quwesna •• SE 43 Ras el Tin 12 SE 28 new 8 MR 23 Samanud •• FE 24 1 FE 56 new Shibin el Anater 4 NO •• new, on Zeh 104a Shirbin •• JA 32 Shubra 3 MR 48 Sidi Caber 21 NO 33 Suhag·· 25 MA 2. Tala 27 MR 3.

B I Bani Suef 2 VIII 19 •• II 20 new Chibin el Kom 2 VIII 06 new Dishna 14 II 2. new B II Aba el Waqf 15 DE 46 Abu Hammad 15 oc 20 new • • • • 23 8 SE 25 new Bab el Khalq-Cairo 30 JU 22 new Bani Suef 22 MR 22 new Der Mawas 10 DE 24 14 oc 33 new Dikirnis •• JU 30 Faqus •• AP 24 Girga 22 JL 30 new Giziret Shandawil 5 SE 30 29 NO 17 • • • • 24 new Mahalla 30 JA 25 Mallawi 5 JL 17 Minsha 10 oc 28 new ...o 24 •• MA 26 new Saiyida Zenab 2 JU 26 Santa 25 NO 35 Shallal 2 MA 56 new Sinbillawen 31 QC 26 Suez 16 SE 26 new Tala 16 JA 24 new Zifta 12 AP 23 9 AU 27

CAS 11.1

A. No brackets Asyut A 25 IV 17 in blue Asyut B II 14 B. With brackets Asyut C .. .. new,(Cash) C one line on Zeh 73 CAS 11.2 Giza/Cash/No 1 • • • • 24 .• oc 33 new Minya/Cash/A 12 MR 3. new /Cash 2 15 MR 2. 8 oc 21 new, Cash 2 one line, 208 CAS 11.3 A. Mansura 18 VI 30 Tanta C.O. •• III 20 new B. Alexandria seen C 7 Cairo 20 MA 21 seen C 4, C 7 Heluan 20 MR 29 new, C Port Said 20 oc 18 Zaqaziq CA •• JA 21

CAS 12 A I Guria-Cairo 30 XI 32 new

A II Aiyat •• AU 36 new Armant 2 FE 35 •••• 43 Asyut 10 NO 47 Balyana 18 MA 39 new Bard is 3 JU 49 Faiyum 11 SE 44 Ghuria-Cairo 4 JU 43 Girga •• SE 52 new Giziret Shandawil 9 MA 47 Kom Hamada ••• A 51 el Malek el Saleh/ Cairo ••• R 38 •••• 50 new Mataria-Daqahlia • • • • 52 Minya 9 SE 32 Nag Hammadi 4 JL 40 Qabbari •• DE 35 new Qanatir el Khairieh 1 MA 35 new Qus 10 AU 39 •••• 40 Salah el Din •••• 54 ••• A 49 new Sultan Hussein 19 •••• new, on Zeh 124

B II Bahr el Saghir •••• 43 Batanun 12 NO 35 new Chibin el Kom 6 SE 32 •• MA 47 Disuq 30 JU 34 28 JA 4. new Fuwa 6 NO 37 Girga •• MR 35 new Karmuz 2 oc 39 new Manshiyit el Sadr •• JA 40 •• JU 55 Minya 30 oc 40 Muharram Bey ...... new, on Zeh 113 Sinro 4 JA 39 new Suez 2 NO 35 •••• 42 Tel el Kibir ...... new, on Zeh 123 \4ahat el Kharga 14 MR 57 209 CAS 12.1

AII Armant 10 JA 40 Asyut • • • • • • new, on Zeh 104b Camp Cesare •• •• 43 Faiyum 4 MR 47 Hihya •• AP 42 new Kom Hamada 22 9 933 month in numerals, year.3 digits Maragha ...... new, on Zeh 141 Minya 30 AP 35 new • • • • 41 B I Hilwan les Bains •• VII 32 new Kafr el Zayat 15 X 30 B II Abu el Shuquq •••• 34 Abu Hammad •• NO 54 Ashmun •••• 35 new Bacos 3 JU 4. 26 FE 53 new Dirut 13 NO 33 •• •• 47 Dumiat •• •• 25 •• SE 44 Fayum • • oc 23 Hihya •• MA 35 new •• NO 34 Idfu 4 NO 38 new Idku 24 FE 53 new !mad el Din 25 oc 35 new •• NO 51 26 oc 44 26 JA 47 new el Khoronfish 30 NO 43 31 MA 47 Kom Hamada 4 10 926 new, month in numerals, year 3 digits Luqsor 4 JL 30 3 FE 56 Mallawi 1 AP 54 Marg 6 NO 33 Port Fuad 21 DE 26 Qabbari •• MA 32 •••• 53 Shibin el Kom ••• A 25 14 JL 47 new Sinbillawen 4 JL 35 .. •• 40 •• •• 35 new Tanta 20 SE 30 •• MR 35

subtype Midan Cash (2) 11 MA 35

CAS 12.2 Banha Cash 3 ...... new, on Zeh 229 Cairo Cash (6) 10 MA 54 Cairo Cash ( 10) 6 AP 35 9 DE 35 Girga Cash 2 ...... new, on Zeh 104b

Shibin el Kom/(Cash)/A •••• 49

Attarin/Cash/(3) 1 oc 38 15 DE 55 only '3' in brackets Sultan Hussein/ Cash (2) 11 JA 38 •••• 42 only '2' in brackets 210 CAS 12.3 .

el Amir Farouk 18 JA 42 Bulaq-Cairo •• JU 35 .. •• 43 new Maghagha 7 JU 45 23 JU 45 new 4 JU 4. new Qubba Bridge 9 AP 36 .. •• 40 Saiyida Aisha •• •• 43 new, cash in brackets

CAS 12.5

Darau 1 AP 48 •• FE 35 Samalut •• MA 41

ESC 39

Attarin Caisse (1) 19 JU 30 new, '1' in brackets

CAS 12.8 Cairo 7 JU 49

ESC 41 Cairo 29 JL 31

CAS 14 AII el Arish .. •• 39 Reservoir 27 AU 30 new Bani Mazar 4 FE 38 11 oc 49 new Bani Suef 18 JA 4. Dumiat .. .E 34 16 AU 58 new Fariskur 11 MA 34 •• .. 55 Farshut .. •• 34 Ibrahimia/Sharqia •••• 58 new Idku 21 JA 35 .. • • 47 new !mad el Din 9 AP 43 new Ineiba 4 NO 43 5 MR 57 new Ismailia •• JL 35 Mahmudieh 8 JL 34 •• AP 55 Manzala 9 FE 35 Mini a 2 FE 45 Minuf .. •• 35 •• AP 54 new Saida Zenab 9 FE 33 16 DE 33 new B. Abu el Matamir 20 MR 44 Akhmim 20 AU 30 Dishna .. 49 new ... Ghazl el Misr/ ~' Mahalla el Kubra .. .. new, on Zeh 131 Isna SE 43 Karmus 29 JA 43 new Kom Ombo •• NO 39 .. •• 54 Mahmasha .. • E 40 new Minsha 5 FE 35 new 211 Nag Hamadi 25 AU 44 Qasr el Dubarra • • • • 56 new Qusia •• JA 55 new Suez· 9 AP 30 Zifta •• JL 53 C.a Alexandria (C 2) 25 AU 33 2 NO 35 Alexandria (C 11) 3 SE 25 3 SE 49 Alexandria (C 13) • • • • 39 C (1) •• MA 32 20 MA 54 Port Said C (1) 28 JA 31 17 AU 37 new C.b Attarin (Alex) C •• DE 39 Bulaq-Cairo C (2) •• 27 Girga C 1 •• AU 57 new Port Said C (2) NO 35 15 AP 45 D. Bani Mazar C.(B.) 1 FE 35 •• NO 43

CAS 32 Idfu Cash 21 NO 46

CAS 33 Cairo •••• 45

CAS 35 Asyut .E 53 •• HR 57 ESC 37

Cairo •• AP 22

ESC 38

Sabtiya Caire •• MR 50

ESC 46 A. Gheit el Enab 27 JL 46 new el Khronfish 23 NO 29 first o missing Mahalla •• FE 31 el Malaka Nazli 20 oc 37 new Qasr el Eini 12 AP 32 26 NO 51 new, C in brackets B. Cairo C 7 29 JL 30 29 DE 34 Camp Cesare C 1 ...... new, on Zeh 229 Muharram Bey C (1) 20 JU 33 new, C in brqckets c. Abu Girgas C (B) • • • • 47 •• JL 5. new type

New Type Like CAS 8, but only single line circle in upper part Cairo/F.M.O. 23 MR 18 ...... _... New Type ~lj~~~~~~~ Single circle, Banha Cash in upper part, numeral 2 below ' Banha Cash/2 6 MA 26 •• DE 35