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Lot# 565 - 191-195 Auction

  • Lot# : 565 Egypt Kingdom

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    1866/1957: The collection with First Issue 1866 perf. and imperf. Proofs, issued set of seven values to 10 pi. unused, 10 pi. on 5 pi. error imperforate without wmk, three Essays by Prevost, 1867 issue to 5 pi. mint and used, 1872 5 pa. brown mint (10, incl. a block of four), 1874/75 5 pa. in blocks showing tête-bêche variety (2) and pairs (3) mint and used horizontal pair, 10 pa. grey used horizontal tête-bêche pair, 1 pi. red in marginal tête-bêche pair mint and a used vertical pair, 1884 20 pa. on 5 pi. green opt inverted mint (3) and used (2), 1914 with imperf. Proofs complete with high values in pairs and issued sets of ten mint (2), 1915 2 m. on 3 m. study with inverted opt variety mint and used, 1921/22 set mint to £ 1, 1922 Monarchy set mint with surcharge study and four examples of rare 100 pi., 1923/24 Fuad imperf. card Proofs (13) to 200 m., and set to £ 1 mint, 5 m. optd. 'Cancelled' (2), issued to £ 1 mint, 1925 Geo. Congress set mint (both printings), thereafter complete commemoratives incl. 1926 58th Birthday mint (2), 1927/37 Fuad II set mint with £ 1 (7 examples), 1933 Zeppelin 50 m. (5) and 100 m. (11); 1932 100 m. on £ 1 mint, 1933 Air set mint, 1934 UPU set mint, 1938 £ 1 sepia & green mint, 1943 5 m. + 5 m. in corner block with '1493' variety, 1944 Mareschal Farouk imperfs (11), 1946 Mini Sheets (2), Officials with 2 m. green blocks with inverted opt, 1922 litho opt set mint, OHEMS sets of ten mint (2), 1923 Official with blocks of 10 m. (9) and 15 m. (10), 1926 issue with Farouk imperf. blocks of four 5 m. and 10 m.; Postage Dues incl. blocks and 1927 Farouk imperf. blocks of 2 m., 4 m. and 6 m., also French P.O. in Alexandria and Port Said seemingly complete. The whole collection mostly unmounted with myriad varieties and additional multiples. A delightful lot.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 11,000 CHF