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Obverse Description
Arabic text; Muhammad Ali Pasha mosque (aka Alabaster mosque) in Cairo
Reverse Description
English text; vultures (Goddess Nikhbet); Ramesses II with bow and arrow in war chariot; bas relief carvings from Chapel of Sesostris I at Karnak temple, showing coronation of a pharaoh and inauguration of temple building; Cleopatra VII from façade of temple in Edfu
Catalog Information
GSID:
100289
Variety:
05 07 1976 - 03 05 1978 Sig 5b: Ibrahim Prefix ١/س - ٢٩/س (1/L - 29/L) Intro: 15 05 1977
BNB #:
B314a
Pick #:
P48
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Request Pricing 01 11 1961 - 24 04 1963 Sig 1: El-Refay Suffix ا/١ - ا/٣٤ (A/1 - A/34) Intro: 03 11 1962
03 07 1965 - 31 08 1966 Sig 2: Zendo Suffix ا/٣٥ - ا/٦٩ (A/35 - A/69)
Horizontal SPECIMEN perf; s/n range
Horizontal CANCELLED perf; s/n range
Vertical black ANNULE, AKYPON, CANCELLED, and Arabic ovpts front/back; horizontal CANCELLED / ANNULÉ / # perfs; no date; no sig ; no s/n
Horizontal CANCELLED perf; no date; no sig ; no s/n
Brown; horizontal red SPECIMEN ovp front/back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; no date; no sig ; all-zero s/n
01 11 1961 - 13 04 1963 Sig 1: El-Refay Suffix ب/١ - ب/١٨ (B/1 - B/18) Intro: 17 11 1962
06 02 1965 - 14 08 1966 Sig 2: Zendo Suffix ب/١٩ - ب/٤٢ (B/19 - B/42)
Red; horizontal black SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; no date; no sig ; all-zero s/n
Red; two horizontal black SPECIMEN ovpts front; horizontal black SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; no date; all-zero s/n
Vertical black ANNULE, CANCELLED, and Arabic ovpts front/back; horizontal CANCELLED / ANNULÉ / # perfs; no date; no sig ; no s/n
01 11 1961 - 13 04 1963 Sig 1: El-Refay Suffix ت/١ - ت/٤٠ (C/1 - C/40)
03 05 1965 - 10 08 1966 Sig 2: Zendo Suffix ت/٤١ - ت/٨١ (C/41 - C/81)
06 02 1967 - 23 02 1967 Sig 3a: Nazmy Suffix ت/٨٢ - ت/٩٦ (C/82 - C/96)
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