XII-The First Issue
Egypt: Stamps & Postal History
Pages 134-135

Type 1. Design upright.
Horizontal bar of colour across white frame line on left side at junction of upper and middle thirds





Type 2. Design inverted.
(a) Breaks in upper coloured frame line just above right upper corner pearl.
(b) Break in upper coloured frame line to left of circle above "20"



Type 3. Design upright.
(a) Break in right-hand coloured frame line just below right upper corner pearl.
(b) Break in right-hand coloured frame line at junction of upper and middle thirds (minute).



Type 4. Design upright.
(a) Right upper corner triangle containing pearl has the right side curved instead of straight.
(b) Lower coloured frame line has a minute break below centre of "2" of "20"




Type 5 Design inverted.
(a) Break in left-hand coloured frame line at junction with circle opposite "P" Of "PARA."
(b) Right lower white circle has white barb opposite foot of "P" of "PARA."

Type 6 Design upright.
(a) Notch in upper coloured frame line above "R" of "PARA."
(b) Break in inner coloured circle below "2" of "20."
(c) Two fine lines crossing white frame line just below right upper pearl.
(d) Break in right coloured frame line at junction of upper and middle thirds with fragment turned inwards.


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 (similar to (b) of Type I but neither break is so marked and there is no break in lower outer frame line beneath seventh hook).