Egypt: Stamps & Postal History

Welcome to the digital edition of Peter A.S. Smith's seminal work on Egyptian Philately.

📄 Read the Introduction (PDF)

Chapters I - XXIII	Chapters XXIV - XLV
🌐 I: The Posts to 1798	📄 XXIV: Postage Due Stamps and Practices
🌐 II: The Napoleonic Post	📄 XXV: Air Mail Stamps and Services
📄 III: The State Courier Post of Mohammed Ali	📄 XXVI: Express Stamps and Services
📄 IV: The Posta Europea and the Pre-stamp	🌐 XXVII: Postal Markings and Cancellations
📄 V: Government Post, Private Carriers & Agents	📄 XXVIII: Hotel and Proprietary Post Offices
🌐 VI: The Greek Post Office	📄 XXIX: Postal Rates
📄 VII: The Austrian Post Offices	📄 XXX: Consular and Territorial Offices
📄 VIII: The British Post Offices	📄 XXXI: Military Mail
📄 IX: The Italian Post Office	🌐 XXXII: Maritime Mail
📄 X: The French Post Offices	📄 XXXIII: Postal Stationery
📄 XI: The Russian Post Offices	📄 XXXIV: Interpostal Seals
🌐 XII: The First Issue	📄 XXXV: The Suez Canal Company Postal Service
📄 XIII: The Second Issue	📄 XXXVI: Stamps for the British Forces
📄 XIV: The Third Issue	📄 XXXVII: Travelling Post Offices and Rural Service
📄 XV: The Fourth Issue	📄 XXXVIII: Meters and Mechanical Franking
📄 XVI: The 1914 and 1920-22 Pictorials	📄 XXXIX: Postal Paper
📄 XVII: The 1922-23 Crown Overprints	📄 XL: Disinfecting, Censorship, P.O.W. Mail
📄 XVIII: The First Portrait Issue	📄 XLI: Unissued Stamps: Phantoms and Fantasies
📄 XIX: The Second Portrait Issue	📄 XLII: Diplomatic Franking and Pouch Mail
📄 XX: Commemorative Issues of the Monarchy	📄 XLIII: Stamps with Perforated Initials
📄 XXI: The King Farouk Definitives	📄 XLIV: Sinai
📄 XXII: Issues after Abdication	📄 XLV: Palestine: Egyptian Administration
📄 XXIII: Official Stamps and Services