The Airmails of Egypt, by J Sears. Published by the author, 2008. Sp/B, 196pp. A reprint of the 2000 edition of Sears' handbook on the airmail stamps of Egypt. Early flights, the Emergency Air Mail of 1919, the Cairo-Baghdad route, the zeppelin flight of 1931, and commercial flights to 1946 are discussed, and post-1945 postage rates and airmail stamps are listed in full. Aerogrammes, airgraphs, cachets, cancellations, labels and vignettes are also covered. Further supplementary information on Misr Airlines/Misrair and SAIDE has been included in this new edition. Illustrated in black and white. |