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Lot# 552 - 210-212 Auction

  • Lot# : 552 Egypt Kingdom

    1937/44: 'Boy King' specialised five frame Exhibit on leaves, with many Control blocks of four noted throughout, 1 m. orange used on wrapper with complete Newspaper, 3 m. sepia in Control A/42 block with inverted wmk., 3 m. single franking for Printed Matter, 3 m. pair showing 'Doctor Blade' flaw, 4 m. green used on OHEMS Printed Matter cover to USA, 6 m. yellow-green Control A/42 in left margin (ex Booklet sheets), 10 m. violet Control block with inverted wmk., 20 m. blue with inv. wmk. variety and on 1937 cover to USA cancelled 'Piroscafo Postale Marco Polo' cds, scarce group of 100 m. Control blocks of six, 50 p. sepia & green on up-rated covers to Czechoslovakia, Iraq (636 m. rate), UK (addressed to Dr. Byam, 528 m. rate), cover at 600 m. rate to USA, rare cover at 540 m. rate to Djibouti, Somali Coast; £ 1 sepia & blue with used blocks showing corner guidelines and a rare cover to USA at 1'452 m. rate bearing a defective vertical pair of the £ 1 value.
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF