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in these stamps King Farouk I of Egypt appears with the pyramids or Sultan Hassan Mosque (in Cairo..) as background.

1)2) the first two stamps belong to the series of (7) "King Farouk I (1947/1951)"

        Perf: 14 x 13.5 ( the last two values of this series have perf: 13.5 x 13)

        SG( 340,342) Sc(267,269)

3)4)5) the stamps belong to a series (18) that overprints stamps from the previous King Farouk I definitive series of 1937,1939,1944 and 1947( in these particular case we have "Overprint on 'King Farouk I (1947/1951)'") ; the overprints appear in Carmine, Green or Black and say "King of Egypt and the Sudan, 16th October 1951" in Arabic writing.

Perf: 14 x 13.5

SG(384,385,386) Sc(310,311,312)

stamps from a definitive series (14) 1978/1985..

the 2nd and 4th stamps are damaged and have to be replaced , later...

Perf: 11.5

SG(1340,1341,1342,1343,1346a) Sc(1056,1057,1058,1059,1062a)

Now I have a Russia Complete series 1991 "Folk Festivals" ; In my opinion , this is a spectacular series, so I will show the stamps individually for a better appreciation from the viewer.. it is a Festival of Colors and a joy to the eyes...

Perf: 12.5 x 12

SG(6283,...,6297) Sc(6031,...,6045) [Left,right,left,right,left,etc]

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P.S) This addendum was made at 06/06/2014.. I suggest that You all see the comment made by "Orfanato" from Russia...