EGYPT

30p block of four: this local birds issue includes two species of bee eaters, a swallow and a roller.

EGYPT

30p: this ancient mural features key figures laid to rest in the royal tombs

EGYPT

125: this se-tenant sheet of 6 birds features local species such as the roller, hoopoe, sooty falcon, palm dove and bee-eater

EGYPT

80m: this long format World Post Day issue from 1968 shows traditional Pharaonic dress

EGYPT

125: this issue celebrates Egypt's 2010 bid as World Cup host country

EGYPT

1 le: an effigy of Tutankhamun, perhaps Egypt's most renowned noble, is shown on this 1998 Post Day issue

EGYPT

15p: this lovely 1987 issue shows historical sites in upper Egypt and Sinai

30p. this stamp shows a bas-relief image detail from a temple

EGYPT

150m: the Francophone community of nations is celebrated on this 2009 issue; it is unclear why Egypt has featured this on a stamp, as French is not an official language of the country.

EGYPT

150: 75th Anniv. of Egypt Post, issued in 2007

EGYPT

1999 Issues:

Cairo Intl Fair 20p

125th Anniv of UPU 20p