King Farouk I Portrait, 10 Mills
Egypt · 1940 · 10 Mills
The stamp features a profile portrait of King Farouk I of Egypt facing left, with 'EGYPT' in English and Arabic above, and the denomination '10 MILLS' below. The design is simple and regal, typical of definitive issues of the period.
This stamp was issued during the reign of King Farouk I, the last King of Egypt and Sudan, who ruled from 1936 until his overthrow in the 1952 Egyptian Revolution. Such definitive issues featuring the monarch were common to assert national identity and royal authority.
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