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A historic collection of 209 Palestine postage stamps
✨ Discovery of the day
Year: 1948
Young King Farouk - 3 millieme
The theme of this issue focuses on dynastic continuity and political allegiance, featuring an earlier portrait of a young King Farouk I in a formal suit and fez against a geometric background. The illustration carries a message of youthful leadership and institutional permanence, originally designed to foster national unity across the Nile valley. Within the context of the Egyptian military occupation of Palestine (Gaza), the "PALESTINE" overprint represents the re-contextualization of Egyptian state symbols to assert bureaucratic oversight over a displaced population. This program reflects the early stages of the mandate's division, demonstrating how existing stocks of Egyptian definitives were utilized by the postal services to validate local commerce and communication while signaling a profound shift in regional governance and institutional identity.
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British Mandate Postage Due - 13 millieme
British Mandate Postage Due - 8 millieme
British Mandate Postage Due - 4 millieme
British Mandate Postage Due - 2 millieme
British Mandate Postage Due - 1 millieme
Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) - 20 millieme
Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) - 10 millieme
Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) - 9 millieme
Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) - 5 millieme
Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) - 2 millieme
Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) - 1 millieme
Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) - 5 millieme
Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) - 4 millieme
Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) - 3 millieme
Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) - 2 millieme
Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) - 1 millieme
