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  • Lot# : 1023 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922: Proclamation of the Monarchy, Gold Medal award winning collection of the Definitive and Postage Due Issues on original Exhibit leaves, showing the four primary Types of the Crown overprint in detail and the explanations of the Settings and Formes utilised by both local printers and in London; including large multiples throughout with the famous "Crushed Crown" variety: 1 m. A23 Control block of 10, 2 m. B21 Control block of 12, the unique 3 m. used block of four, 4 m., 5 m. and 10 m. Control B23 mint blocks of 8 or 10, the sole recorded 15 . indigo (milliema, Gi 104) with "Crushed Crown" mint and the unique used pair of 15 m. (milliemat, Gi 105) with the variety; 1 m. mint pair with Type 1 overprint inverted and "à cheval" mint pair both from positions 109-110 and showing variety (unique); 1 m. pair with inverted opt. from Type II, and block of four with double opt. (Type III); and a mint block of 12 with partial and completely omitted overprint; 2 m. with mint block of six and strip of five witrh "à cheval" overprint (Type III), mint block of six with wmk. reversed, 2 m. marginal block of four with overprint double, 3 m. with wmk. varieties and single "à cheval"; 4 m. with overprint inverted variety in block of four, 5 m. with vertical "Specimen" strip of three, partially imperforate block of four used (unique); 10 m. with wmk. varieities and "à cheval" examples used, 20 m. (Type IV) with mint Control A23 block of 18, 20 m. double overprint and block of four with inverted overprint mint, 50 m. with A23 Control block (Type IV) and 50 m. inverted overprint mint (only 3 examples recorded) and used (only 15 recorded); 100 m. mint block of eight (Gi 109) the largest known mint multiple, 100 m. with watermark sideways used (rare) and inverted overprint mint, double overprint mint (only 100 of each can exist); Overprint in red Colour Trials with pairs of 1 m. and 15 m.; Postage Dues with 2 m. scarlet Essay with overprint upright in mint block of 24 (largest recorded and unique); Parcel Charge form with 10 m. Due in block of 50 used, the collection throughout with much new information and research, especially so on plating Types and Flaws, with many matching multiples and covers. An outstanding collection and a wonderful study undertaken by a careful and discriminating collector.
    Starting bid : 70,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold