King Farouk I, 10th Anniversary of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty

Egypt · 1947 · 30m

This stamp features a portrait of King Farouk I of Egypt, facing left. It was issued to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936, a significant event in the country's path towards full sovereignty. The design is simple and elegant, focusing on the monarch's profile.

Issued in 1947, this stamp marks a decade since the treaty that formally ended the British military occupation of Egypt, though Britain retained control of the Suez Canal zone. This period preceded the 1952 revolution that would abolish the monarchy.