Peter A.S. Smith - Egypt: Stamps & Postal History - 1999

Egypt Stamps & Postal History: A Philatelic Treatise (1999), written by Peter A.S. Smith and published by James Bendon, reproduces historical postal notices from Egypt in French, Arabic and English with illustrations of classic stamps at the bottom.
* Contains official notices from the Egyptian General Post Office dated July 1884 about the issuance of new stamps and denominations (such as paras and piastras).
* Presents an academic and documentary design characteristic of the advanced studies in postal history by this author.
* Is structured with multilingual texts laid out in comparative columns flanked by period postmarks and engravings.

The book Egypt Stamps & Postal History: A Philatelic Treatise is regarded by collectors as the definitive "bible" of Egyptian philately. It was the culmination of decades of exhaustive research by Peter A.S. Smith, a prominent American academic deeply linked to the Egypt Study Circle.

Main features of the work
* Format and Length: Originally published in 1999 by the prestigious specialist publisher James Bendon in Cyprus, the book is a sturdy hardback with dust jacket consisting of 922 pages. It includes thousands of black-and-white illustrations embedded in the text and 16 full-color plates.
* International Recognition: Due to its scholarly rigor and depth of content, the work was awarded the prestigious Crawford Medal in 2000, the highest award given by the Royal Philatelic Society London for philatelic literature.
* Collectible Item: The original printed editions are extremely scarce, sought-after, and valued in the secondary market.