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Egyptian Post Offices in Foreign Countries
Egypt operated
post offices
in a number of different countries - Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea,
Tukey, Lebonon, Greece, Saudi Arabia and Israel
SUDAN - post offices with known cancellations. Where no
date of closure is given this office remained open when on 1
March 1897 normal Egyptian stamps were replaced by Egyptian stamps
overprinted "SOUDAN".
Location
|
other names used
|
Open
|
Closed
|
Berber
|
Barbar
|
1 Oct 1873
|
2 May 1884
|
Dabroussa
|
|
1889
|
|
Dongola
|
|
1 Oct 1873
1896
|
13 Jun 1885
|
Gedaref
|
|
??
|
??
|
Kassala
|
|
1875
|
30 Sept 1885
|
Khartoum
|
Kartum
Hartum
|
1 Oct 1873
|
15 Dec1884
|
Korti
|
|
1884
|
1885
|
Suakin
|
Suakim
Souakin
Sawakin
|
1867
|
|
Tani
|
|
1885
|
|
Tokar
|
|
1891
|
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Wadi Halfa
|
Wadi Halfe
|
1 Oct 1873
|
|
Wadi Halfa Camp
|
|
1896
|
|
SUDAN - post offices officially listed as opened but
cancellations
remain unknown to date
Chaka
|
|
|
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| Dara |
|
|
|
| Debeira |
|
|
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El Abiad
|
|
1877
|
19 Jan 1883
|
El Fasher
|
|
1877
|
|
El Kalabat
|
|
|
|
Faras
|
|
|
|
Fashoda
|
|
1877
|
|
Fazogl
|
|
1877
|
|
Ishkeit
|
|
|
|
Karkok
|
|
|
|
Mesellemia
|
|
|
|
Sara
|
|
|
|
Sennar
|
|
1877
|
19 Aug 1885
|
Taoufikia
|
|
|
|
EAST AFRICA
Postmark
|
Present
day name
|
Country
|
Opened
|
Closed
|
Notes
|
| Barbara |
Berbera |
Somalia |
1876 |
24 Sept 1884 |
|
Harar
|
|
Ethiopia
|
1881
|
1884
|
no known examples
|
| Massawa |
|
Eritrea |
Nov 1867 |
Dec 1885 |
|
| Senhit |
near Keren |
Ethiopia |
1878 |
April 1885 |
|
Zeila
|
|
Somalia
|
1876
|
24 Aug 1884
|
|
TURKISH EMPIRE
Alessandretta
|
Iskebderun
|
Turkey
|
14 July 1870
|
Feb 1872
|
|
Bairout
|
Beirut
|
Lebanon
|
14 July 1870
|
Feb 1872
|
|
Cavala
|
Kavala
|
Greece
|
14 July 1870
|
Feb 1872
|
|
Constantinopoli
|
Istanbul
|
Turkey
|
13 June1865
|
30 June 1881
|
|
Dardanelli
|
Canakkale
|
Turkey
|
10 June 1868
|
30 June 1881
|
|
Djeddah
|
Jeddah
|
Saudi Arabia
|
8 June 1865
|
30 June 1881
|
|
Galipoli
|
Gelibolu
|
Turkey
|
10 June 1868
|
30 June 1881
|
|
Gedda
|
Jeddah
|
|
|
|
see Djeddah |
Iaffa
|
Jaffa
|
Israel
|
14 July 1870
|
Feb 1872
|
|
Lagos
|
Port Lago
|
Greece
|
14 July 1870 |
Frb 1872
|
|
Latakia
|
|
Syria
|
14 July 1870 |
Feb 1872
|
|
Leros
|
|
Aegean Is
|
July 1873
May 1874
|
Jan 1874
Oct 1874
|
|
Mersina
|
Mersin
|
Turkey
|
14 July 1870 |
Feb 1872
|
|
Metelino
|
Lesbos
|
Greece
|
14 July 1870 |
30 June 1881
|
|
Rodi
|
Rhodes
|
Greece
|
13 Aug 1872
|
30 Jun 1881
|
|
Salonnicchi
|
Thessaloniki
|
Greece
|
14 July 1870 |
Feb 1872
|
|
Scio
|
Chios
|
Aegean Is
|
14 July 1870 |
30 June 1881
|
|
Smirne
|
Izmir
|
Turkey
|
14 Nov 1865
|
30 June 1881
|
|
Tenedos
|
Bozcaada
|
Turkey
|
14 July 1870 |
Mar 1871
|
|
Tripoli
|
|
Lebanon
|
14 July 1870
|
Feb 1872
|
|
Volo
|
Voles
|
Greece
|
14 July 1870
|
Feb 1872
|
|
|