King Farouk 200m Brown-Red & Deep Blue Airmail Stamp

Egypt · 1933 · 200m

This airmail stamp features a portrait of King Farouk as a boy, who ascended to the throne in 1936. The central vignette shows a de Havilland DH.86 Express airliner flying over the Pyramids of Giza, symbolizing the modernization of Egypt's postal service. The bicolored design in brown-red and deep blue is characteristic of high-value definitive and airmail issues of the period.

Issued during the Kingdom of Egypt period under King Fuad I, this stamp represents the growing importance of international airmail in the 1930s. The depiction of the young Prince Farouk was a common practice to honor the heir to the throne.