Egypt 1947 King Farouk Definitive Issue

Egypt · 1947 · 10m

This definitive stamp features a left-facing portrait of King Farouk I, the tenth ruler of Egypt from the Muhammad Ali dynasty. The design is framed with ornate patterns, with the country name in both Arabic and French, and the denomination clearly displayed. This series was in common use for postage during the final years of the Egyptian monarchy.

Issued five years before the 1952 revolution that would depose him, this stamp represents the latter part of King Farouk's reign, a period of growing nationalism and political change in Egypt.