Egyptian Woman and Cotton Harvest - 1 millieme

This definitive green stamp features a soft profile portrait of a traditional Egyptian woman wearing a headscarf, holding a branch of ripe cotton bolls next to her. Issued originally as part of an Egyptian series celebrating the country's prominent agricultural identity, the design highlights cotton—historically Egypt's most vital cash crop and a global symbol of its agricultural economy.Following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, existing stocks of this 1-millieme issue were modified by the military authority using the red, bilingual overprint "PALESTINE / فلسطين" for official distribution inside the Gaza Strip.