Maritime Commerce & Shipping (UAR Era)

Maritime Commerce & Shipping (UAR Era)

Year
1958
Face Value
35
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
-
Themes
Sites and landscapes

Catalogs References

Michel
EG-PS 100
Yvert & Tellier
EG-PS 67
Stanley Gibbons
EG-PS 96a

Technical Details

Colors
light blue
Size
25 x 31 mm
Perforation
14
Printing
Photogravure
This definitive blue issue shifts focus to economic infrastructure, trade, and logistics under the United Arab Republic (UAR) framework. The graphic illustration depicts a cargo crane hook hoisting a large shipping crate in the foreground, with a modern steam-powered merchant ship cruising along the shipping lanes in the background. Applied with a red, bilingual "PALESTINE / فلسطين" overprint for administrative use inside the Gaza Strip, the stamp projects a narrative of maritime commerce, logistical efficiency, and economic integration, utilizing a clean layout to emphasize the technological development of regional ports and supply lines.