Egypt, Sphinx and Pyramids

Egypt · 1867 · 1 piastre

This definitive stamp from 1867 features a classic view of the Great Sphinx of Giza with the pyramids in the background. The design is framed by an ornate border with the denomination '1 Piastre' inscribed at the bottom. This issue was part of Egypt's second series of postage stamps, printed in Genoa, Italy.

Issued under the authority of the Khedivate of Egypt, an autonomous tributary state of the Ottoman Empire, this stamp represents a period of modernization and increasing European influence.