The Arab Collector, Issue 03 – July 2016
Al-Muqtani Al-Arabi, Issue 3 - July 2016
The Arab Collector 03
The Arab Collector – Issue 03 – July 2016
Content | Inside the issue
Conferences and exhibitions during the reign of King Fuad I
The Kingdom of Egypt flourished during the 1920s and 1930s, a period marked by significant development across numerous sectors. This prosperity stemmed primarily from King Fuad I's unwavering commitment to the advancement of the nation, one key strategy being to attract international attention to Egypt by facilitating the hosting of global conferences and exhibitions within its borders.
Moroccan countryside banknotes
The Rif Revolution is one of the most remarkable acts of self-determination by a group of people who endured the humiliation of colonialism, which failed to achieve its primary goal. Despite the importance of the revolution at that time, the texts that dealt with it are few.
Abe Kossoff's memoirs on the Qubba Palace auction 1954 – Part 2
Ebb Kosoff, an American coin dealer who had dealt with King Farouk in the past, tried after the 1952 military movement to obtain the former king’s coins by all means. He learned that Cairo insisted on holding a public auction to sell the coins and rejected all of Ebb’s repeated offers to buy the collection directly.
Currency Atlas
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Secrets of Maria Teresa's Journey to the Arab Lands - Part 2
In her book about the Maria Theresa thaler, Clara Semple recounts the incident of acquiring a Maria Theresa thaler in a market in Omdurman. She also mentions the curiosity that arose from the sheer size of the coin, which led her to write one of the most famous books about the Maria Theresa thaler.
Iraqi Railways Stamps
These stamps were first issued by the Iraqi Railways in 1928. Their purpose was to provide a rapid postal service for delivering letters to their senders.
News on the sidelines
The journey of “Sheet” in the style of the black penny
On May 25, 2016, the world's most expensive postage sheet was transported for the first time from London to New York for display during the International Stamp Exhibition. This priceless sheet is the world's first adhesive postage stamp, produced in Britain in 1840 during the reign of Queen Victoria, and is known as the Black Penny.
The story of the founding of the National Bank of Egypt
On November 25, 1875, a document was signed by Ismail Sadiq, the Minister of Finance of the Egyptian Khedival Government during the reign of Khedive Ismail, and General Edward Stanton, the British Consul General in Cairo, stating that Egypt’s share in the Suez Canal was sold to Britain (176,602 shares out of a total of 400,000 ordinary shares) for the sum of 4 million pounds sterling, in order to reduce Egypt’s participation in the canal.
Anglo-Egyptian War Medals – Part 2
Britain’s de facto policies continued to expand its rule over Egyptian lands by moving south into Sudan at a time when Sudan was completely independent. The previous attempt by British forces to occupy Sudan and control its lands had failed after the successful Dervish revolution led by Muhammad Ahmad (the Mahdi), which culminated in the defeat of General Gordon and the fall of Khartoum into the hands of the rebels.
Christian symbols and Coptic emblems on Islamic coinage – Part 1
The word ”Sikka” has many meanings, all of which revolve around currency. Sometimes it refers to the minting dies used to strike coins, or even the inscriptions themselves on the currency. However, the common usage is to refer to the money in general, regardless of its type, whether it be gold dinars, silver dirhams, bronze coins, or copper coins. .
Arab federations that were not destined for success
Postage stamps bear witness to historical events
Souvenirs from the 2016 New York International Stamp Exhibition
The International Stamp Exhibition was held in New York City at the Javits Center from May 28 to June 4. It is one of the most important international events in the world in the field of stamps, and it is held every 10 years. The first exhibition was held in 1913 in New York as well, and the next exhibition will be in 2026 in Boston.
Types of amateur exhibits at stamp fairs
How did I come to love coin collecting, and what did I learn from it?
An overview of the Tunisian currency
The Tunisian currency is one of the currencies that went through many stages from the beginning of the Husseinite state (the Beys) until its independence from the French occupation. .
The Brazilian Mint unveils the Rio 2016 medals
This year, the world's champions are preparing to attend one of the most important sporting events in the world, the 31st Olympic Games, which will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in August, followed by the Paralympic Games in September of the same year.
An Egyptian at the New York 2016 World Stamp Show
Once every decade an event of this magnitude takes place. What I mean by 'magnitude' is over 200 dealers, more than 4,000 frames of competitive exhibits, the world's top stamp rarities on display, some of the world's top auction houses, and of course the Egypt Study Circle (ESC) meeting which was held on the show's 2nd day.
