Egyptian Themed Stamps

Ok, heres one Egypt theme I came up with...Farouk looks a little pudgy but probably tried to look good for the wedding !!

That's a lovely cover Phil,
highlighted by the fabulous air mail livery lozenges
not seen those before.

The bottom right circular strike is a censor marking.

Thanks Rod !!

Thanks guys for the compliments about the Morocco stamps.

Here is an image of a semi-postal stamp depicting a detail from a painting in the burial chamber of Seschemnofer III, pyramid of Cheops, Gizeh, designed and engraved by Werner Pfeiler, with photogravure, and issued by Austria on November 30, 1984 for Stamp Day, Scott No. B349.

- nethryk

You know, I'm surprised no one thought of probably the second most famous mummy (after Tut of course)




Boris Karloff (ok, not Egyptian, but English)
I'll never forget my brother's glow in the dark Mummy model. Scared the hell out of me when I was a kid trying to go to sleep!


- Oh yes, Karloff's mummy was called Imhotep. Later mummy movies the creature (not played by Karloff) was called Kharis. See how it's burned itself into my psyche?

jamesw - I think Boris Karloff's The Mummy is indeed CREEPY, and it is also one of my favorite movies of all time.

Here are images of the two top values from a "Seven Wonders of the World" set designed by Hungarian artist Laszlo Sandor Dudas, printed by lithogravure, and issued by Hungary on February 29, 1980, Scott Nos. 2636 & 2637.

- nethryk

Pharos Lighthouse, Alexandria, 3rd century BC, and map


Pyramids and Sphinx, 24th-26th century BC, and map

Seschemnofers III
I cannot find any wiki discussion on this fellow?

rod222 - I was able to find some information (in French) about this powerful vizier using a slightly different spelling, Sechemnéfer III, at http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/

- nethryk

Thanks, but my browser had something about Japan.
Strange that nothing is written about his tomb in English.

Hi all, great stamp images in this topic, an Egyptian treasure trove.

2011 joint issue Singapore-Egypt: "Significant Rivers". Very long stamps!

Here is one of the reasons Farouk got pudgy !




Londonbus1.....it's true !

Here is an image of an airmail stamp depicting a wall carving of priests carrying a funerary boat to the Temple Of Isis, Philae, designed and engraved by René Cottet, and issued by Dahomey on March 9, 1964 to publicize the UNESCO campaign to safeguard the Nubian monuments, Scott No. C24.

- nehtyrk

Brickmaking, designed after a fresco in the tomb of Rekhmire, a noble and official of 18th dynasty Egypt who served as "Governor of the Town" (Thebes) and Vizier during the reigns of Tuthmosis III, 1504-1450 BC, printed by photogravure, and issued by Egypt (UAR) on May 1, 1967 for Labor Day, Scott No. 718.

- nethryk

Here's a set from Yemen Arab Republic (listed in Michel, but not Scott):

Queen Nefertari offering papyrus flowers to the Nile at Abu Simbel, designed by Eduardo Miliavaca, printed by lithogravure, and issued by Argentina on September 14, 1963 to publicize UNESCO's campaign to save the Nubian monuments, Scott No. 750.

- nethryk