. Stamp-collector's magazine. inal labels,but the head is, in the former, enclosed inan oval; and in the latter, in a circle. The40 c, by far the most pronounced in ap-pearance of the three, has the portrait in alarger circle, but above it is a large Egyptianornament filling the corners ; postes followsthe circle, and large numerals occupy thelower corners. Egypt.—We quote from the Brusselsmagazine that several essays have beensubmitted to the Egyptian government, andthat the favoured set was to be emitted onthe 1st of January, that would make it abouta fortnight later according to our date, s
. Stamp-collector's magazine. inal labels,but the head is, in the former, enclosed inan oval; and in the latter, in a circle. The40 c, by far the most pronounced in ap-pearance of the three, has the portrait in alarger circle, but above it is a large Egyptianornament filling the corners ; postes followsthe circle, and large numerals occupy thelower corners. Egypt.—We quote from the Brusselsmagazine that several essays have beensubmitted to the Egyptian government, andthat the favoured set was to be emitted onthe 1st of January, that would make it abouta fortnight later according to our date, sothat we have but just received the authority adds that the viceroy was.^^ww^w^w^ hesitating, and with reason,to decide upon the typewhich seemed to have mostchance of success, andwhich was simply to shock the prejudicesof fanatics who objected toany effigy or emblem, nei-ther sun, rays, moon, nor stars were repre-sented, nothing but Arabic inscription andnumerals. The series lies before us, and an. 22 THE STAMP-COLLECTORS MAGAZINE. [Feh. 1, I860. engraving of the 10 paras is given. It can,however, but indifferently render the originaltvpe, in consequence of the absence of were agreeably surprised at their appear-ance, after the diatribe of our continentaljournalist quoted above The style of print-ing resembles the existent Turkish, but theexecution is not quite so successful, in ouropinion. They are perforated, colour onwhite, of four denominations; 5 paras lightslate-green, like the one centesimo of Italy;10 paras pale-brown ; 20 paras azure; andone piastre light-rose. The devices aremathematical, differing in each specimen;the sole point of resemblance being figuresof value and PARA or rK for -piastre atopposite angles. Above, below, on eitherside, and in the centre are Arabic inscrip-tions printed, like the Turkish, in black, ofwhich the latter alone is the same oneach several label. It will be a puzzlefor the uninitiated to ascertain t
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