Egypt. ★★/★/⊙. Attractive mint collection housed in 2 albums from the 1866 overprint issues onwards, including important mint as well as back of the book, such as the 1935 Jubilee commem stamp red o/p on the 1pi blue 1 (a shortish perf), through to independent Egypt from 1923/24 onwards and various other better commem sets from 1930s/40s + airmails 1933 Zepps. There is much more with most pages well filled to the modern era, including highlights such as the perf and imperf miniature sheers of the Cairo 80th anniversary 1946, etc, 1947 airmails and next year o/ps inc S.A.I.D.E. 1948, culminating in the 19th century Suez complete set of 4. All the above is housed in 2 special albums specifically for these countries. A lovely well rounded mint collection, much recommended and an enjoyable viewing.
