Egypt Post 50th anniversary of the October War

EGYPT POST on 6 October 2023 issued a set of four First Day Cover stamps commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War. The stamps feature images related to the war, including soldiers, military equipment, and the pyramids, President Annuar Sadat. The text on the stamps is in both Arabic and English, with the Arabic text reading "ذكرى انتصارات أكتوبر" which translates to "Anniversary of the victories of October." The  stamps also show the the Islamic calendar date of 1445. Each stamp carried a face value of 1.60 Egyptian pounds. 

The postcards (maxim cards) featured  four multi-colored, counterfeit-proof offset stamps equipped with QR code technology, enabling  access to interactive knowledge about this occasion.

The Yom Kippur War, also known as the October War or Ramadan War, began on 6 October 1973. It was a surprise attack by a coalition of Arab nations led by Egypt and Syria against Israel.

The war had significant consequences. The Arab world, humiliated by the 1967 defeat, felt psychologically vindicated by its early and late successes in 1973. Meanwhile, Israel, despite battlefield achievements, recognised that future military dominance was uncertain. 

The war served as a direct antecedent of the 1978 Camp David Accords. The impetus for the talks came when United States President Jimmy Carter invited both Sadat and Begin to a summit at Camp David to negotiate a final peace. The talks took place from 5–17 September 1978. Ultimately, the talks succeeded, and Israel and Egypt signed the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty in 1979. Israel subsequently withdrew its troops and settlers from the Sinai, in exchange for normal relations with Egypt and a lasting peace, with the last Israeli troops exiting on 26 April 1982.