"amesh \(Mette\)" wrote in message ...
In yesterday's lot with the Egyptian overprints I have also found these four
items from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They all seem different in design,
size and colour, and all have the mention of "Secours Guerche" or simply
"Guerche". The word "secours" would indicate aid of some kind, but
"Guerche" ...? They all seem to have a face value that resembles to our way
of writing 1/8 (but probably says something different). They are all used,
and the perforation is exactly what you see -- rather poor and uneven. Does
anyone know what they are?

http://shoebox.heindorffhus.dk/SaudA...ursGuerche.jpg


addendum

guerche = saudi money

1918 40 paras = 1 piastre = 1 guerche (about 1d sterling)
1931 110`guerche = 1 sovreign
1951 440 guerche = 1 sovreign
1960 20 piastres = 20 guerche = 1 rial
1976 100 halalas = 1 rial

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