XII-The First Issue
Egypt: Stamps & Postal History
pages 130-131

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 inverted.
(a) Small break in upper outer frame line just to left of point of third diamond.
(b) Small break in lower outer frame line just to right of point of big central diamond.
(c) Wide breach with weak margins in upper outer frame line from above tablet containing "5" to right of point of first diamond.
(d) Wide breach in lower outer frame line from under centre of tablet containing " PARA " to right extremity of first diamond, with fragments in the gap.

Type 3. Design inverted.
(a) Vertical coloured line from inner end of left upper corner tablet to inner frame line.
(b) Sharp break in upper outer frame line just to left of (a), this line being fragmented above first diamond in upper border.
(c) lower outer frame line fragmented from level with top of " P " nearly to right extremity of first diamond in lower border, the most marked break is wide and just below the point of the diamond


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 inverted
(a) " R " of " PARA " in upper corner is broken (R).
(b) Wide break in lower outer frame line extending under whole of left corner tablet and two-thirds of first diamond ; the upper outer frame line is complete

Type 6.Design inverted.
(a) Break in lower outer frame line to right of point of fourth diamond, the extremity to the right of the break i thickened and turned upwards.
(b) Kay of right upper star pointing to corner is broken on upper margin near the point.
(c) Breach in upper frame, line above inner portion of tablet containing " 5."
(d) Ditto in lower outer frame line below inner half of tablet containing " PARA " to right extremity of first diamond.

Type 7. Design inverted.
(a) Break in lower outer frame line to right of point of fourth diamond, the extremity to the right of the break is thickened and turned upwards.
(b) Kay of right upper star pointing to corner is broken on upper margin near the point.
(c) Breach in upper frame line above inner portion of tablet containing "5."
(d) Ditto in lower outer frame line below inner half of tablet containing " PARA " to right extremity of first diamond.



Type 8. Design inverted.
Basal stroke missing from ray of left upper star pointing to lower part of large central diamond.




Type 9. Design inverted.
(a) Breach in tip of ray of right upper star pointing to " PARA " and terminal cross bar missing.
(b) Circle round left lower star broken in two places between the two rays pointing towards the corner.
(c) Upper outer frame line broken above point of fifth diamond and above left third of tablet containing " PARA."
(d) Lower outer frame line breached from top of " P " to right point of first diamond.

Type 10. Design inverted.
(a) Break in inner circle round right lower star between the two rays pointing upwards and inwards.
(b) Short break in upper outer frame line mid-way between fifth and sixth diamonds. The outside frame line shows no wide breach.
(c) Horizontal coloured bar joining left upper corner tablet at its lower end to inner coloured frame line.
(d) Left lower frame line of first diamond in upper border is broken.