Issued on 1st February 1934 - 10th Universal Postal Union Congress, held in Cairo. Photogravure by the Survey Department, Cairo. Usage valid until 30 June 1935.

In 1934, the 10th Universal Postal Union Congress was held in Cairo, concurring with the 70th anniversary of the inauguration of the modern Egyptian Postal Service. The Postal Museum was instituted in 1934 on the occasion of the 10th Universal Postal Union Congress held in Cairo.

The Congress post office was opened at Heliopolis on January 11th, in advance of the date of issue of the stamps, which was presumably set for the opening day of the Congress. The quantities issued were evidently more than enough to fill the philatelic demand at a time of world-wide economic depression, and large quantities were used in the ordinary mail. Consequently, the high values are less expensive used than unused.

A most useful book, Les Postes en Egypte, was prepared for the delegates to the Congress; it consists of a detailed, illustrated history of the development of postal services, but not quite all of the information in it is reliable. It was subsequently reprinted in L'Orient Philatelique in instalments.