Egypt 1895 Khedive Ismail Pasha
Egypt · 1895 ·
This stamp features a portrait of Khedive Ismail Pasha, also known as Ismail the Magnificent. He was the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan from 1863 to 1879, a period of significant modernization and infrastructure development, including the completion of the Suez Canal.
Issued under the authority of his successor, this stamp honors Ismail Pasha's reign, which dramatically reshaped Egypt's economy and society, though it also led to massive debt and increased European influence.
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