Lot# 1992 - 196-201 Auction
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Lot# : 1992 Egypt Kingdom
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1922 (Oct 10)/1923 (June): The Proclamation of the Monarchy, the Gold Medal Award Winning Collection beautifully arranged on leaves, with Type I overprint, (lithographed in London three settings) incl. large multiples of Forme A: 1 m., 2 m., 3 m., 4 m., 10 m. and 15 m. 'milliema' block of 40 showing varieties on pos. 46, 66 and 68; blocks showing corner guidelines on the 1 m., 3 m. and 4 m. (rare), Control blocks of 1 m., 3 m., 4 m., 5 m. and 15 m. 'milliema'; Type I, Forme B with 'single dot' varieties and multiples of 1 m. (reversed wmk.) block of six, 2 m., 3 m. (reversed wmk. Control A/21) block (NP = unpriced), 4 m. and 5 m., 'Crushed Crown' varieties on 1 m. A/23 Control block (Nile Post D78/Ie = $ 450+), 2 m. B/21 Control block of twelve (D79/Ih= $ 1'250+), 3 m. used block (D80/Ib = $ 500), 4 m. Control B/23 block of eight (D81/Id = $ 750), 5 m. Control B/23 block of eight (D82/I = $ $ 300), 10 m. Control B/23 block of eight (D83/Ie = $ 300); 15 m. 'milliema' mint (D84/Ib = $ 250), 15 m. 'milliemat' used (D85/Ia= $ 250); further varieties: 1 m. inverted opt. pair (D78/Id = $ 400), 4 m. block of four reversed wmk (D81/Ic = unpriced), 4 m. opt. inverted block of four (D81/Ie = $ 900+), also the 5 m. unique used block with mis-perforation leaving partial imperforate between variety, 15 m. 'milliemat' 'a cheval' mint pair, 20 m. unique mint block of 42, 20 m. opt. inverted block of four (D86/Ib = $ 1'200), 20 m. double opt. (D86/Ic = $ 300), 50 m. opt. inverted mint (D87/Ib = $ 400), 100 m. mint block of ten (largest known), 100 m. opt. inverted mint, 100 m. opt. double mint (D88/Ia+b = $ 900), 100 m. wmk. points down used (D89/Id = $ 150, five recorded) and extra dot, pos. 82 mint; wmk. change 100 m. slate block of four mint, 200 m. Control 1 block of four and two blocks from Setting I and Setting II all mint, 200 m. used on reg'd cover; Type II surcharge (typo in Cairo) with rare 1 m. Control A/23 blocks (2), 4 m. Control B/23 block (NP D81/IIA = $ 400), 15 m. 'milliemat' Control A/21 block, the largest known, 5 m. (Type IIB) Booklet pane, Type IIC blocks (six different), 1 m. (Type IIA) inverted opt. pair (D78/IIAf = $ 700). Type III with 1m. block of 15 reversed wmk. (NP D78/IIIe = $ 525+), 1 m. opt. double block of four (D78/IIIg = $ 800+), 1 m. block of twelve with three strips with and without opt. variety, largest known block (D78/IIIf = $ 3'000+), 2 m. block of six and strip of five opt. 'a cheval' (D79/IIIg = $ 550), 2 m. block with double opt. (D79/IIIi = $ 800+), 3 m. 'a cheval' (NP = unpriced), 5 m. block of nine earliest usage, 5 m. B/22 Control block (unrecorded in Nile Post) , 15 m. 'milliemat' mint block 'a cheval', Type IV with rare 1 m. block mint, 1 m. Trail opt. Proof pair in red, 5 m. vertical strip of three opt. 'Harrisons / Specimen' the largest multiple (NP = $ 1'200+), 5 m. block of four with wmk. reversed (D82/IVb = unpriced mint), 10 m. opt. 'a cheval' used, 10 m. block with wmk. reversed used, 15 m. Trial opt. Proof pair in red, 15 m. 'milliema' wmk. reversed mint (NP = unpriced), 20 m. A/23 Control block of 18 (largest known), 50 m. A23 Control block, 50 m. opt. inverted used at Tanta (D87/IVa = $ 550), the whole with covers, cards and the Exhibitor's outstanding contribution and discoveries to the plating and understanding of this complicated issue. A wonderful collection.Starting bid : 40,000 CHFHammer price : not sold -
