Stamp Collecting: Egypt

Collectors' & Reference Sites

Album Pages: Egypt: Scanned album pages from the worldwide collection of Antonius Ra.
A Snapshot of Egypt's Postal History: An overview of Egyptian postal history by by Samir Raafat.
Egypt Study Circle: A specialised group for collection and research into all aspects of Egyptian stamps and postal history. UK-based with 200 members worldwide, publishing quarterly journal and running two auctions annually.
Stamp Library: Stamps of Egypt: Scans of classic stamps of Egypt from the Sandafayre Stamp Library.
Stamps of the Suez Canal Company: Private labels put out by the SCC in 1868 to pay for carrying letters through the Canal. They only lasted for a few months, but, presumably because of their rarity and relative crudity of design, were heavily forged. Find out how to tell the good guys from the bad.
The Egyptian Post Museum: The site contains a brief history of Egyptian postal service since the Pharaonic Age, and also information about Egypt's annual Stamp Day.
The Kingdom of Egypt (1922-1953): This exhibit comprises postage stamps of the Kingdom of Egypt (1922-1953), one of the first to employ photogravure as a method of stamp printing and a pioneer in the use of Airmai. The exhibit is by Panayotis D. Cangelaris.