EGYPT (UAR) on 30 September 1959 issued a set of three air mail stamps First Day Cover stamps were issued.
Top Left (5m): Pyramids of Giza, a prominent symbol of Egypt's ancient history.
Top Right (15m): Colossi of Memnon, two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, with an airplane flying overhead, signifying airmail.
Bottom (60m): view of Cairo, likely featuring a mosque or other significant architectural landmark, with "Air Mail" and "UAR" clearly visible, and potentially related to World Meteorological Day based on similar stamps.
These stamps were issued during the period of the United Arab Republic (UAR), a political union between Egypt and Syria that existed from 1958 to 1961, though Egypt continued to use the UAR designation on stamps for a period afterward.
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