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  • Lot# : 5286 Egypt Kingdom

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    Provisional 10 pa. on 2½ pi. violet, perf. 12½ x 13½, variety: 'Surcharge Inverted', the famous example on local cover on accepted First Day of Issue, cancelled by ALEXANDRIE / A  / 1 JA 79' duplex in black. A splendid cover showing proper usage of the adhesive on a New Year's Greetings envelope. Exceptional and unique. Cert. RPS (1977).

    Note: Just four covers bearing this issue are recorded, the above example, another with four 10 pa. used at Scio, the cover to England with two 5 pa. and single 10 pa. (ex Fikry) and a remarkable cover from Jeddah with eight 5 pa. Smith's chapter on the issue, pages 213-219, indicates that Greetings card envelopes and Newspapers are normally thrown away, history has proven him correct.

    Provenance: Collection Major E. L. G. MacArthur
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 22,000 CHF