Egypt 1866 Turkish Suzerainty - Arabesque & Inscription
From Stamps of the World
- Issue Date: 01 January 1866
- Designed by:
- Printer : Pellas Bros, Genoa
- Sheet Size: 200 (10 rows of 20) except 1 piastre (2 panes of 100 each 10 by 10)
- Stamp Size :
- Print Process: Stone Lithography except 1 piastre by Typography
- Perforations: 12½. Few are known 12½ x 13; Perf 13; Perf 12½ x 15
- Watermark: Sun and Pyramid (1 piastre no watermark - is a proof)
- Note: From 1st of September 1867 to 31st October 1867 stamps were not valid on correspondence but could be exchanged for the new Pyramid/Sphinx series. Stamps were invalidated on the 1st November 1867.
