Egyptian stamps for use in Palestine, Gaza Strip, 1948-1955: lot of 52 stamps overprinted PALESTINE,...

Lot of 52 Egyptian stamps with the bilingual overprint PALESTINE / فلسطين, for use by the Egyptian post in the Gaza Strip, 1948-1955, on two stock cards with handwritten labels: 'EGYPT Occupation Stamps For use in Palestine' and '1953-1955'.

(1) the 1948 issue: 13 stamps with the portrait of King Farouk, 3 of them showing him as a young man;

(2) 1948 air mail: 9 stamps, one of them used;

(3) 1948 postage dues: 3 stamps, 2 of them used;

(4) 1953, three bars overprinted over the portrait of King Farouk after his deposition: 8 definitives and 3 air mail stamps;

(5) 1953 air mail with the Arabic overprint 'King of Egypt and the Sudan' (ملك مصر والسودان) and a date, with the three bars: 2 stamps, one of them used;

(6) 1955 air mail: one stamp;

(7) 1955, the new Egyptian definitives with the coloured bilingual overprint: 13 stamps, farmer, soldier and the Mosque of Sultan Hassan.

Condition: all stamps hinged on the back; the unused stamps are mint hinged (MH*).

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