Dimensions: 9 x 14 cm. (3.5 x 5.5″)

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Condition: Postally unused, backside written. Good condition.

Notes: In response to the 1956 Suez Crisis, the statue was destroyed by dynamite on December 24, 1956 by Yahia Al Shaer, a member of the Egyptian resistance, under Commander S.. The statue was restored by the Paris-based Association des Amis du Canal de Suez, and is now located in a shipyard in Port Fouad. (samdurant.net)

Port Said is an Egyptian city at the northern end of the Suez Canal, on the Mediterranean Sea. A concrete lighthouse dates from the canal’s opening in 1869. On the waterfront is the former department store Simon Arzt. Now disused, the art deco building offers a glimpse into the past, to when Port Said was a cosmopolitan trading hub. Nearby is the Islamic-style Suez Canal Authority Building, with its green domes. ― Google