Sphinx in front of Cheop's Pyramid (Gizeh) 

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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
5074519
Area
Stamps
Title
Sphinx in front of Cheop's Pyramid (Gizeh)
Face value
5#2½
Country / area
Egypt - U.A.R.
Year
1879
Month
01
Day
01
Issue group
1879 Sphinx in front of Cheops Pyramid (Gizeh) [with overprint]
Order Number in Issue
1
Basic colour
Black, Purple
Exact colour
Usage
Postage
Type
Stamp
Theme / topic
Buildings, Pyramids
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Item subject
Michel number
21 A 21 D
Yvert number
21
Scott number
27
Stanley Gibbons number
42 42e
Designer/Engraver
Printing office
Government Printing Works [Cairo/Egypt - 1827]
Perforation
Watermark
Star and Crescent (simple)
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Typography
Paper
Thin paper
Gum
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
Details
Perforation: line 12½ or line 12½: 13½