10th Anniversary of Victory Day - Suez Crisis
This commemorative postage stamp was issued in December 1966 for use in the Gaza Strip under the United Arab Republic (UAR) administration to mark the 10th anniversary of Victory Day (Eid al-Nasr / عيد النصر). This significant regional holiday commemorates the withdrawal of foreign forces from Port Said in December 1956, marking the end of the Tripartite Aggression (Suez Crisis). For the local population, this milestone represented a cornerstone of national sovereignty, anti-colonial resilience, and the defense of regional infrastructure.
The visual composition is packed with mid-century allegorical and political iconography. The center features the Eagle of Saladin, shielding a prominent, blazing torch of freedom wrapped in a laurel wreath. In the background, the silhouette layout contrasts defense capabilities on the left featuring a military rocket ready for launch with civic modernization on the right, which highlights an industrial factory complex and an electrical pylons power grid. The bottom baseline carries the bilingual inscription "VICTORY DAY" and its Arabic equivalent, "Eid al-Nasr al-Asher" (عيد النصر العاشر), accompanied by the dual issue years 1966 / ١٩٦٦. Distributed heavily across regular mail networks, this 10-millieme stamp functioned as a potent symbol of regional pride, industrial progress, and political sovereignty.
The visual composition is packed with mid-century allegorical and political iconography. The center features the Eagle of Saladin, shielding a prominent, blazing torch of freedom wrapped in a laurel wreath. In the background, the silhouette layout contrasts defense capabilities on the left featuring a military rocket ready for launch with civic modernization on the right, which highlights an industrial factory complex and an electrical pylons power grid. The bottom baseline carries the bilingual inscription "VICTORY DAY" and its Arabic equivalent, "Eid al-Nasr al-Asher" (عيد النصر العاشر), accompanied by the dual issue years 1966 / ١٩٦٦. Distributed heavily across regular mail networks, this 10-millieme stamp functioned as a potent symbol of regional pride, industrial progress, and political sovereignty.