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"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 Mette: Saudi Postal tax (scott RA numbers at end of saudi listings). There are many perf and colour varieties. most worth 20 us cents used (minimum value) Blair |
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"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 Blair |
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Guerrche was the local spoken pronunciation of kirsh, ( compare to kurus of
Turkey). Europeans called it piastre or piaster. In 1898, the newly introduced Egyptian currency had 1000 milliemes = 1 Egyptian pound, equivalent to 1.05 British pounds. Ten milliemes were called a kirsh (piaster), although no coin had that name. But with the recent slow devaluation of the Egyptian pound, the millieme became worthless, so the smaller unit reverted to the kirsh, thus 100 kirsh = 1 pound. Tony "TC Blair" wrote in message m... "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 Blair |
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"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 I am not a stamp collector, but really interested in knowing why would stamps in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia be named after my surname. -- Luciano Evaristo Guerche Taboao da Serra, SP, Brazil |
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I am not a stamp collector, but really interested in knowing why would
stamps in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia be named after my surname. -- Luciano Evaristo Guerche Taboao da Serra, SP, Brazil "A.E. Gelat" wrote in message ... Guerrche was the local spoken pronunciation of kirsh, ( compare to kurus of Turkey). Europeans called it piastre or piaster. In 1898, the newly introduced Egyptian currency had 1000 milliemes = 1 Egyptian pound, equivalent to 1.05 British pounds. Ten milliemes were called a kirsh (piaster), although no coin had that name. But with the recent slow devaluation of the Egyptian pound, the millieme became worthless, so the smaller unit reverted to the kirsh, thus 100 kirsh = 1 pound. Tony "TC Blair" wrote in message m... "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 Blair |
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Luciano, I can only guess it is a coincidence, but then, if you could give
me your national origin (of your parents, grandparents, and further up) I might be able to help. The word kirsh is the name of the currency of Turkey. For a long time Turkey controlled a large part of North Africa, most of the Arabian Peninsula, and what is now Iraq. There are local pronunciations of the word, guerche being one of the more common. Tony "Luciano Evaristo Guerche" wrote in message om... I am not a stamp collector, but really interested in knowing why would stamps in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia be named after my surname. -- Luciano Evaristo Guerche Taboao da Serra, SP, Brazil "A.E. Gelat" wrote in message ... Guerrche was the local spoken pronunciation of kirsh, ( compare to kurus of Turkey). Europeans called it piastre or piaster. In 1898, the newly introduced Egyptian currency had 1000 milliemes = 1 Egyptian pound, equivalent to 1.05 British pounds. Ten milliemes were called a kirsh (piaster), although no coin had that name. But with the recent slow devaluation of the Egyptian pound, the millieme became worthless, so the smaller unit reverted to the kirsh, thus 100 kirsh = 1 pound. Tony "TC Blair" wrote in message m... "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 Blair |
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Dear A.E. Gelat,
My forefathers came to Brazil from Austria and former Yugoslavia, probably from Slovenia. "A.E. Gelat" wrote in message ... Luciano, I can only guess it is a coincidence, but then, if you could give me your national origin (of your parents, grandparents, and further up) I might be able to help. The word kirsh is the name of the currency of Turkey. For a long time Turkey controlled a large part of North Africa, most of the Arabian Peninsula, and what is now Iraq. There are local pronunciations of the word, guerche being one of the more common. Tony "Luciano Evaristo Guerche" wrote in message om... I am not a stamp collector, but really interested in knowing why would stamps in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia be named after my surname. -- Luciano Evaristo Guerche Taboao da Serra, SP, Brazil "A.E. Gelat" wrote in message ... Guerrche was the local spoken pronunciation of kirsh, ( compare to kurus of Turkey). Europeans called it piastre or piaster. In 1898, the newly introduced Egyptian currency had 1000 milliemes = 1 Egyptian pound, equivalent to 1.05 British pounds. Ten milliemes were called a kirsh (piaster), although no coin had that name. But with the recent slow devaluation of the Egyptian pound, the millieme became worthless, so the smaller unit reverted to the kirsh, thus 100 kirsh = 1 pound. Tony "TC Blair" wrote in message m... "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 Blair |
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Sorry, Luciano, I am unable to make a connection of your name to guerche
Tony "Luciano Evaristo Guerche" wrote in message om... Dear A.E. Gelat, My forefathers came to Brazil from Austria and former Yugoslavia, probably from Slovenia. "A.E. Gelat" wrote in message ... Luciano, I can only guess it is a coincidence, but then, if you could give me your national origin (of your parents, grandparents, and further up) I might be able to help. The word kirsh is the name of the currency of Turkey. For a long time Turkey controlled a large part of North Africa, most of the Arabian Peninsula, and what is now Iraq. There are local pronunciations of the word, guerche being one of the more common. Tony "Luciano Evaristo Guerche" wrote in message om... I am not a stamp collector, but really interested in knowing why would stamps in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia be named after my surname. -- Luciano Evaristo Guerche Taboao da Serra, SP, Brazil "A.E. Gelat" wrote in message ... Guerrche was the local spoken pronunciation of kirsh, ( compare to kurus of Turkey). Europeans called it piastre or piaster. In 1898, the newly introduced Egyptian currency had 1000 milliemes = 1 Egyptian pound, equivalent to 1.05 British pounds. Ten milliemes were called a kirsh (piaster), although no coin had that name. But with the recent slow devaluation of the Egyptian pound, the millieme became worthless, so the smaller unit reverted to the kirsh, thus 100 kirsh = 1 pound. Tony "TC Blair" wrote in message m... "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 Blair |
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