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Lot# 2118 - Auction 222-226

  • Lot# : 2118 Egypt Kingdom

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    1937/44: 'Boy King' specialised five frame Exhibit on leaves, with many control blocks of four noted throughout, 1m. 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 Postal Marco Polo' cds, scarce group of 100 m. Control blocks of six, 50 p. sepia & green on up-rated covers to Czekoslovakia, Iraq (636 m. rate), UK (addressed to Dr. Byam with 528 m. rate), cover of 600 m. rate to USA, rare cover at 540 m. rate to Djibouti, Somalia 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 : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold