9th August 1946 - Withdrawal of British Troops from the Cairo Citadel. Photogravure by the Survey Department, Cairo. Usage valid until 8th October 1946.

Photogravure by the Survey Department, Cairo. Usage valid until 8th October 1946.

This stamp commemorates the withdrawal of British Troops from Cairo. They came in 1892 and, since then Egyptians wanted full independence through different stages until the British gave them independence according to the 1923 Constitution when Egypt became a constitutional monarchy.  But there were so many strings attached and, by the end of WWII, Egypt continued its request for full independence. In 1951 the prime minister of Egypt, Nahas, announced the nullification of the 1936 treaty and declared Egypt a completely independent state from Britain.  Finally, the British troops left Egypt in 1954.