XII-The First Issue
Egypt: Stamps & Postal History
Pages 132-133

Type.1 Design upright. (a) Cross bar from lower right triangle. (b) Right upper lozenge is open at outer end and the circle above it shows a wide breach. (c) Wide breaches in lower outer frame line beneath first, second, and seventh hooks.





Type 2. Design upright. (a) Cross bars from both lower triangles. (b) Small coloured projection from right upper triangle level with third horizontal line from top. (c) Similar projection from inner surface of left upper tablet contain "10 " level with top line of triangle.




Type 3. Design upright. (a) Cross bars from both lower triangles. (b) Breaks in the base line of both lower lozenges. (c) Sharp break in lower outer frame line beneath upright of fourth hook, the end on the left is turned upwards.




Type 4. Design inverted. (a) Coloured fragment adherent to upper outer frame line above sixth diamond. (b) Minute coloured fragment adherent to lower outer frame line below curve of " 5 " and break in line to left of this with single fragment in its centre. (c) fragmented upper outer frame line from near left corner to right point of first diamond. (d) Ditto in lower outer frame line from mid point of left lower tablet to right point of first diamond.



Type 5 Design upright. (a) Cross bar from lower right triangle. (b) Fragments of cross bar joining third line of right upper triangle to tablet containing "PARA" and similar coloured projection from the same tablet level with the second line of the triangle.

Type 6. Design inverted. (a) Cross bar from upper left triangle. (b) Fragments of cross bar from lower left triangle.
(c) Flat bottom to "o" of "10" in right lower corner. (d) Right-hand limb of second "A" in "PARA" at left bottom corner is thin or broken just above its centre.

Type 7. Design inverted.
Minute break in upper coloured frame line just to right of junction with right upper circle.

Type 8. Design upright.
(a) Cross bar from lower right triangle.
(b) Fine diagonal coloured line in third hook of upper border joining tip to upright.
(c) Fine vertical line joining left-hand stroke of last hook in lower border to triangle above.
(d) Minute projection from curve of right lower triangle level with fifth horizontal line, and hair line across white space two lines below it.

Type 9. Design upright.
(a) Cross bar from lower left triangle.
(b) Broken cross bar from right lower tablet level with fourth line from bottom of triangle.
(c) Fine diagonal coloured line between eighth and tenth horizontal lines of right upper triangle, and minute-coloured projection from eighth line outwards.

Type 10. Design upright.
(a) Cross bar from both lower triangles, left one sometimes defective.
(b) Small coloured projection pointing upwards and inwards from lower end of right upper tablet containing "PARA."
(c) Right upper lozenge broken at outer end and circle above it shows a breach.