Egypt, 1926, Port Fouad Issue, 5 Milliemes

Egypt · 1926 · 5 Milliemes

This stamp commemorates the founding of Port Fouad, a city established in 1926 to relieve congestion in neighboring Port Said. The design features a prominent mosque with minarets, set against a backdrop of other city buildings, symbolizing the new urban development at the northern entrance of the Suez Canal.

Issued during the reign of King Fuad I, this stamp marks a period of modernization and infrastructure development in the Kingdom of Egypt following its nominal independence from the United Kingdom in 1922.