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Lot# 5447 - 196-201 Auction

  • Lot# : 5447 Egypt Kingdom

    1933: International Railway Congress, Survey Department photographic Essays (ex Hewitt archive) on album page with issued set of four, showing the respective Locomotives used for each value: 5 m. Locomotive No. 1 by George Stephenson & Co., 13 m. Engine No. 41 by George Stephenson & Co. (built for Khedive Said), 15 m. Engine No. 68 by Neilsen & Co. and 20 m. Engine No. 787 by North British Locomotive Co. Exceptional and most attractive group.

    Provenance: Robson Lowe sale (March 1979), Basel, lot 2452
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF