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  • Lot# : 540 Egypt Kingdom

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    1926: Fuad 58th Birthday, Photographic Essays (2), 60 x 80 mm., with rare completed design for proposed 50 pi. value (similar to Nile Post E326), but with different photograph of the King and additional Arms within vignette; together with a completely unrecorded 'Frame Only' Essay. A unique and wonderful pair. Signed Todd AIEP.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 10,000 CHF

    Lot# : 541 Egypt Kingdom

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    1927: Fuad II, 2 m. black, Type I, a fine unused block of four with Farouk oblique perforations, unmounted og. Just 200 printed, rare Nile Post D107b = $ 240.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 190 CHF

    Lot# : 542 Egypt Kingdom

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    1927: Fuad II, 15 m. bright blue, Type I, a fine unused block of four with Farouk oblique perforations, marginal from left of sheet, unmounted og. Just 200 printed, rare Nile Post D116b = $ 240.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 543 Egypt Kingdom

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    1927/37: 500 m. greenish-blue & grey-brown, lithographed frame, a fine Farouk oblique mis-perforation block of four from top right of sheet, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Rare, just 200 examples printed thus. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D125h = $ 1'500.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF

    Lot# : 544 Egypt Kingdom

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    1927: Complete Turkish Passport with photograph of the Turkish student (born 1908) visiting Egypt, one page with Fiscal 1923 100 m. purple (2) and very scarce 1926 50 pi. purple all optd. 'Consular Official' in red overlapped on Visa entry page and cancelled by framed arabic only cachet in blue with 'Alexandria City Police / Arrival / Port Control' handstamp at left. Various other pages with Turkish fiscals used, fine and scarce Feltus 407+415.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 545 Egypt Kingdom

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    1937: £ 1 bright chestnut & dark slate-green and 1933 Airmail 90 m. green & orange used on slightly distressed 1941 On Active Service airmail cover to Canada, tied by Alexandria cds (Feb 25). Cover carried on the Pacific route via Karachi, San Francisco and Los Angeles with fine Admiralty Censor in red of despatch and Egyptian circular Censor in black. Reverse resealed with Censor tape and Cairo cds (Feb 27). Despite faults a very rare example of the £ 1 value on letter.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 546 Egypt Kingdom

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    1933: Airmail blocks of four with Farouk oblique perforation varieities: 2 m. corner block (200 printed), 2 . black & orange corner block (200), 3 m. marginal block (300), 4 m. corner block (200), 6 m. corner block (200), 7 m. corner block (200), 8 m. corner block (400), 9 m. corner block (300), 10 m. two corner blocks (600), 30 m. corner block (400 printed); all fresh and fine, unmounted og.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 547 Egypt Kingdom

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    1934: UPU Congress, Cairo. The complete set of 14 values with Farouk oblique perforations, all marginal, the low values from top of sheet, the 50 pi. sepia marginal from base of sheet and the £ 1 greenish blue marginal from right; fresh and very fine unmounted og. An extremely rare set with just 100 sets possible. Nile Post C47b/C60b = $ 1'500+.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 548 Egypt Kingdom

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    1936/37: King Fuad, the set of seven values complete, Farouk Imperforates in horizontal pairs underprinted 'Cancelled', fresh and very fine set.  Scarce and attractive set, just 100 sets can exist Nile Post D129a/135a = $ 740.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 549 Egypt Kingdom

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    1936/37: King Fuad, the set of seven values complete, all in Farouk oblique perforation blocks of four, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Scarce and attractive set, just 200 sets can exist Nile Post D129b/135b = $ 960.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 550 Egypt Kingdom

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    1937: Boy King 5 m. red-brown, a magnificent corner block of 16 from top right corner of the sheet with Farouk oblique perforation variety, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Just 1'000 stamps printed thus. A scarce large multiple. Signed Todd AIEP. Nile Post D140c = $ 150+.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 551 Egypt Kingdom

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    1937/44: Boy King 1 m. to 20 m. and 1939/46 High Values 30 m. £ 1, all with Farouk oblique perforations, the fine and fresh set of 19 completre, unmounted og. Rare, just 200 full sets can exist (the Boy King 20 m. grey being the scarcest value) Nile Post D136c/D154h = $ 600+.
     
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 552 Egypt Kingdom

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    1937/44: 'Boy King' specialised five frame Exhibit on leaves, with many Control blocks of four noted throughout, 1 m. orange used on wrapper with complete Newspaper, 3 m. sepia in Control A/42 block with inverted wmk., 3 m. single franking for Printed Matter, 3 m. pair showing 'Doctor Blade' flaw, 4 m. green used on OHEMS Printed Matter cover to USA, 6 m. yellow-green Control A/42 in left margin (ex Booklet sheets), 10 m. violet Control block with inverted wmk., 20 m. blue with inv. wmk. variety and on 1937 cover to USA cancelled 'Piroscafo Postale Marco Polo' cds, scarce group of 100 m. Control blocks of six, 50 p. sepia & green on up-rated covers to Czechoslovakia, Iraq (636 m. rate), UK (addressed to Dr. Byam, 528 m. rate), cover at 600 m. rate to USA, rare cover at 540 m. rate to Djibouti, Somali Coast; £ 1 sepia & blue with used blocks showing corner guidelines and a rare cover to USA at 1'452 m. rate bearing a defective vertical pair of the £ 1 value.
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF

    Lot# : 553 Egypt Kingdom

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    1938 (Jan 20): Royal Wedding 5 m. red-brown, Farouk oblique perforation example, fine unmounted og. Scarce, just 100 printed thus. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C75b
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 554 Egypt Kingdom

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    1944/52: Marsechal issue. the part set of 14 values: 1 m., 2 m., 4 m., 5 m., 10 m., 15 m., 17 m., 20 m., 22 m. and Farouk & Mosque 30 m., 40 m., 50 m., 100 m. and 200 m. all in blocks of four with Farouk oblique perforatiosn, nearly all are marginal blocks, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Nile Post D155e-D170b = $ 980.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 555 Egypt Kingdom

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    1946 (Oct 1): Aviation Congress 30 m. green, variety Overprint Inverted, fresh and fine, unmounted og. A scarce stamp with just one sheet of 50 stamps found Gi = £ 400/Nile Post C103d = $ 400.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 170 CHF

    Lot# : 556 Egypt Kingdom

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    1949/1951: High Values, 500 m. sepia & green in a lower right corner Control A/50 block of four and £ 1 sepia & blue in a matching Control A/49 block. Fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Gi = £ 250.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 557 Egypt Kingdom

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    1951 (May 6): Royal Wedding 10 m. red-brown & green, Farouk oblique perforation example, fine unmounted og. Scarce, just 100 printed thus. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C136c
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 558 Egypt Kingdom

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    1952: Overprinted 'King of Egypt & Sudan', the 30 m. deep olive, 40 m. sepia, 50 m. greenish blue, 100 m. dull purple and 200 m. violet, all showing Colour Trials for the overprint in four different colours together with the chosen colour; all fresh and fine unmounted og. with Farouk cartouche on each. Scarce, just 50 exist of each value.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 559 Egypt Kingdom

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    1953: Essay for definitive issue for proposed 500 m. value featuring Ramses II, jand-painted in green and gold and mounted within white card and manuscript annotated tracing paper on reverse. Rare and fine Essay and an exceptional piece of artwork.

    Provenance: David Feldman auction (Feb 26, 2000).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 560 Egypt Kingdom

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    1956 (Dec 20): Defence of Port Said, 10 m. deep brown-purple, imperforate example on watermarked paper, marginal from right of sheet, also a second similar example but with closed tear at top, each with large part, slightly dusty og. Scarce nevertheless, with just 100 printed thus Nile Post C168a = $ 250.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 561 Egypt Kingdom

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    Gaza 1948/1967c.: Collection, primarily unused, with 1948 set to the £ 1 unused (2) and Airmail set, 1953 optd. bars sets to £ 1 unused (3), 1953 'Egypt & Sudan' airmail set of six unused (2), 1955/56 set to £ 1 unused, together with 1959 55 m. on 100 m. with 'UAP' for 'UAR' variety within complete sheets (2), together with many multiples, Control blocks, varieties etc. throughout.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 562 Egypt Kingdom

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    Marc Pourpe Flight 1914 (Feb 3): Cover to Bristol franked by Egypt 1914 5 m. lake tied by 'Heliopolis 3.11.14 - 5-6PM' datestamp in black to Northward Flight cover carried by Marc Pourpe with fine strike of POSTE AERIENNE / L.N.A. / MARC POURPE / 1913-14 / CAIRE-KHARTOUM circular cachet in violet. Reverse with Cairo datestamp (8pm.) of the same day and Bristol cds of arrival (Feb 10). Slight diagonal opening tear in corner of envelope near adhesive but a correctly franked and very rare surviving cover. Cert. Todd AIEP (2016).
    Starting bid : 8,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 563 Egypt Kingdom

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    1931: LZ 127 Zeppelin Flight card to Switzerland, franked without the Zeppelin adhesives and bearing 11927 20 m. sage green and 1931 Agriculutral 15 m. blue (2) tied by 'Caire / Graf Zeppelin' datestamps and carried at correct 50 m. rate, with Friedrichshafen acceptance cds (13/4) below. Very unusual and the first such that this describer has recorded.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 564 Egypt Kingdom

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    1931 (April): Zeppelin LZ 127 Flight, the collection with 50 m. on 27 m. in an unused marginal block of four, 100 m. on 27 m. in an unused vertical strip of four, with the selection of covers/cards including set of two to Vienna on cover cancelled (April 8) in Alexandria, unaddressed cover with set of two cancelled at Cairo in violet (April 10), cacheted return Flight covers (2) with set of two cancelled Alexandria and Cairo in black (April 10), cover with set of two cancelled at Cairo (April 11) with Friedrichshafen cds (13/IV); card with set of two cancelled at Cairo (April 11) and similar usage with single 50 m.; card with 50 m. and cover with 100 m. cancelled at Port Said (April 10) and an unaddressed cover with both values used at Port Said (April 10). Fine and scarce group (10 items).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 565 Egypt Kingdom

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    1931 (April): Zeppelin LZ 127 Flight, the collection of covers/cards all franked by 50 m. on 27 m. or 100 m. on 27 m. including card with 50 m. cancelled at Alexandria (April 9), unaddressed cover with set of two cancelled at Alexandria in red (April 10), return Flight card with 50 m. and cover with 100 m. cancelled at Cairo (April 10) to Sieger in Lorch, cover with both values used to Amsterdam cancelled at Cairo (April 10); slightly grubby cover to Paris with set of two Control A29 examples and 1931 Agricultural Exhibition set of three similarly cancelled at Cairo; cover with 100 m. and Agricultural 5 m. brown cancelled at Cairo (April 9), card with 50 m. cancelled at Port Said (April 10) of the Palestine roundflight backstamped "Jaffa 13 AP 31", cover with return flight cachet bearing 100 m. cancelled at Port Said (April 10) and two without cachet similarly cancelled, unaddressed cover with set of two cancelled at Cairo in violet (April 10). A scarce group (11 items).
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 566 Egypt Kingdom

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    1955: Registered airmail cover from Cairo addressed to Ernest Kehr in New York, franked by 1953/56 50 m. dull purple, 500 m. violet, 1953 Bar overprinted £ 1 sepia & blue, Airmail 100 m. olive (3) and 1955 APU 5 m. yellow-brown all tied by Cairo datestamps in black. US Customs oval cachet (Feb 3) and 'Jamaica / NY' in violet (Feb 4). Minor opening faults to envelope due to size (252 x 172 mm.) but an exceedingly rare commercial usage of the £ 1 value on cover. Cert. Todd (2016).
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,800 CHF

    Lot# : 567 Egypt Kingdom

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    Airmail 1910/92: Collection with circa 1910 postcards (30, all different) and 34 real photographs (many annotated on reverse) of biplanes and aeroplanes over Egypt, together with a remainder collection of the 1933 Airmail issue on leaves with multiples and Control blocks, 1923 cover via RAF Desert Mail Service from Cairo to Baghdad franked by Great Britain 1 d., 1 s. bistre (5) and Seahorse 2 s. 6 d. brown pair; 1924 Air Ministry cover addressed to Squadron Leader (Bomber) Harris AFC in Hinaidi, Iraq; 1926 cover flown to Baghdad with 'Dead Letter Office' label applied for return,1931 Zeppelin covers (4), 1935 Flight cover to Ecuador, volume with 1940's adhesives and usages, 1939/45 German Aerial Propaganda £ 1 note with Arabic inscriptions on reverse, through to 1992 with 'Zas-Bahrain' flight cover. A splendid lot.

    Provenance: Collection of the late Adel Farid of Cairo.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 568 Egypt Kingdom

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    Airmail 1925/45c.: The collection, largely from the late 1920's and 1930's including 1925 Egypt-Baghdad Flight, 1926 cover flown to Baghdad with 'Dead Letter Office' label applied for return, 1929 cover to Paris addressed to Tchilinghirian, 1929 Flight to Athens with label, 1929 First Flight to Crete (2), 1931 LZ 127 Zeppelin Flight covers and cards (10), 1933 cover to Kedah, Malaysia (re-addressed to Cyprus), 1929 cover to Persia, Imperial Airways Flights, 1933 First Flight to Bangkok cover, 1933 Cairo to Greece cover by KLM, 1935 Egypt-South America First Flight cover via Condor, 1935 Al Misr Flight to Cyprus, 1936 Air-Race UK-South Africa cover, 1936 'Wilson Air Line' cover from Egypt to Zanzibar, 1936 First Flight to Dakar, Senegal, 1938 cover with Tunisian Postage Dues, 1945 War-time 'Horseshoe' route cover via Lagos, ALSO incoming Flights from Argentina, Italy, Turkey etc. One or two with spotting but a scarce group (142 covers/cards)..

    Provenance: Collection of the late Adel Farid of Cairo.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 569 Egypt Kingdom

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    Officials 1922/23: Official 2 m. vermilion, a superb mint example with variety 'Inverted Overprint'. Rare and very fine with full unmounted og. Just 100 sheet of 100 subjects printed thus. Cert. Hass (2002) Nile Post O23i = $ 250.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 570 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922/23: Official 4 m. green, a superb mint example with variety 'Inverted Overprint'. Rare and very fine with full unmounted og. Just 100 sheet of 100 subjects printed thus. Cert. Hass (2002) Nile Post O25p = $ 250.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 571 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922/23: Official 5 m. pink, a superb unused positional block of nine, central stamp showing 'O.H..E.M.S' error, fresh and fine with variety unmounted og., also the 10 m. lake in a positional block of six with second stamp showing the same 'O.H..E.M.S.' variety, large part og Gi = £ 195+.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 572 Egypt Kingdom

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    1926/35: Official issue, the complete set of 12 values, all with Farouk oblique perforations, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Scarce with just 200 sets possible Nile Post O40b/O51b = $ 270.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 573 Egypt Kingdom

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    1938: Official set of 9 values in blocks of four, all with Farouk oblique perforations, fresh and very fine, full unmounted og. Scarce, just 1'000 sets possible, blocks being scarce Nile Post O40b/O51b = $ 290+.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 170 CHF

    Lot# : 574 Egypt Kingdom

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    1952: Official Issue optd. 'King of Egypt & Sudan', the complete set of 44 stamps showing Colour Trials for the overprint, with three (50 m.) or four different unaccepted colours for each value, fresh and fine, unmounted og., together with the issued set. Very rare with many sets of these now split up, all handstamped with Farouk cartouche. Just 100 full sets can exist Nile Post = $ 1'000.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 575 Egypt Kingdom

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    Postage Due 1927/29: Postage Due, the set of ten values, excl. the 1956 20 m. which was never produced thus, all with Farouk oblique perforation variety, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Scarce with just 200 sets possible Nile Post PD31b/PD41b = $ 260.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 576 Egypt Kingdom

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    1927/56: Postage Due, the Farouk Imperforate part set with different printings noted, with 2 m. black (4), 2 m. red-orange (3), 4 m. green (7, no 4 m. sepia present), 5 m. red-brown, 6 m. grey-green, 8 m. purple (6), 10 m. lake (8), 12 m. lake and 30 m. bright violet, all fresh and fine (the 20 m. does not exist thus). A scarce group of 32 imperforates: just 100 printed of the 12 m. value. Nile Post PD31a/PD41a, excl. PD34a = $ 500.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 577 Egypt Kingdom

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    1887: De La Rue Revenue issue, the set of six values in blocks of four unused, 1 pi. with minor bend but marginal, 5 pi. lilac block marginal and 25 pi. green block with black scuff on one stamp, otherwise fine and scarce, unmounted og.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 578 Egypt Kingdom

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    1892: De La Rue Salt Tax Revenue, bi-coloured issue, the set of five values in blocks of four unused, all marginal, fine unmounted og.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 579 Egypt Kingdom

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    1939/40: Revenue Issue, the set of Farouk Royal Imperforates in ten blocks of four: 1 m. green, 5 m. violet and another block on slate-purple, 10 m. brown, 20 m. carmine, 30 m. deep blue-green, 50 m. ultramarine, and bicoloured 100m., 200 m. and 500 m. with nearly all in marginal blocks; the 1 m. with some aging otherwise fine and very scarce with only 100 sets possible.
     
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 580 Egypt Kingdom

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    1941: Imperforate Proof for coupons for 'Railways of Egypt / Bond of £ 50' probably for share certificate receipts, printed on both sides in brown and, on front also in black on un-watermarked thick wove paper with Specimen enumerator number 999999 on each, endorsed in manuscript in left margin 'Provisional Specimen block of 12 coupons / printed on actual paper to be used' and signed and dated '1/4/41' in ink. Rare and most probably unique.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 581 Egypt Kingdom

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    Express 1926/44: Small collection with 1926 20 m. green unused (11), 1929 20 m. black & red in Control blocks (A/28, three A/36 and three A/40), 1943 26 m. black & red with A/42 Control blocks (10) and 37 other examples in multiples, 1944 40 m. black & brown with Control blocks A/43 (seven blocks) and A/46 (2). Fair to very fine, a scarce group Gi = £ 1'000+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 582 Egypt Kingdom

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    British Forces 1936: Proof for the 1 pi. ultramarine Silver Jubilee Seal, imperforate on gummed wove paper without the overprint, large part og. but horizontally creased. Rare. Signed Todd AIEP.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 583 Egypt Kingdom

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    British Forces 1935: 3 m. vermilion Booklet, complete with five full panes (5 x 4) with margins, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Crayon cross in blue otherwise in excellent condition for this rare Booklet.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 584 Egypt Kingdom

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    British Forces 1882/1939: Small group with Great Britain 2½ d. blue on piece tied by 'British Army Post Office / Egypt' cds (Gi Z28), 1932 1 pi. Postal Seal unused and used (2), Xmas Seal 3 m. black on azure unused (2) and used, defective booklet with 3 m. vermilion panes, 1935 Silver Jubilee unused with fault, 1935 Xmas opt. 3 m. on 1 pi. carmine unused (2) and used, 1936 Army Post 10 m. carmine Farouk Imperforate underprinted 'Cancelled', and a small piece with 1939 small 4 m. green used with two GB adhesives (40+ items).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 585 Egypt Kingdom

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    Military Mail 1914/45c.: Collection of covers/cards/air-letters, most with Military connotations, incl Army Post Office datestamps S15, SZ4, SZ8, SZ9 (on registered cover franked 2 d. from Australian Force), SZ10, SZ45, T, Z, Field Post Office MDT 1 etc., cachets incl. circular 'Australian Imperial Force / No Stamps' available in green, Indian and New Zealand forces, British Forces covers incl. one with Jubilee Seal, WW11 with registered usages, Italian Internee mail, POW mail inc. two to Sweden etc. A good lot (150+ items).


     
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 586 Egypt Kingdom

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    British P.O.'s 1864/76: Collection on leaves with Great Britain adhesives used in Egypt with "BO1" obliterators on 1 d. red, 2½ d. mauve (3), 3 d. rose, 4 d. vermilion (11), 1856/67 6 d. lilac (7), 6 d. chestnut, 9 d. straw, 10 d. red- brown and 1862 and 1867 1 s. green; Suez "BO2" obliterators on 1870 ½ d., 1 d. red, 2½ d. mauve (4), 4 d. vermilion (7), 1856/69 6 d. mauve (7), 6 d. grey (4) and scarce 5 s. rose. Highly catalogued group, condition varies but some fine strikes noted.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 587 Egypt Kingdom

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    French Post Offices 1860/75: Covers (5) with 1860 cover from alexandria to London franked by 1853 20 c. and 40 c. tied 3704 petit chiffres, 1868 cover from Alexandria to Paris with 1862 40 c. tied by anchor lozenge carried on the 'Moeris' with octagonal Paquebot cachet alongside,
    1870 cover from Port Said franked by laureated 40 c. tied by '5129' gros chiffres in blue and an 1875 cover from Port Said to Bordeaux with 1871/75 Cérès 80 c. carmine similarly tied in black, also an incoming cover with Cérès 80 c. cancelled on arrival with oval 'BM' alongside.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 588 Egypt Kingdom

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    French Post Offices in Alexandria & Port Said 1867/1922: Collection with Alexandria 1899 2 fr. and 5 fr. (incl. 2 fr. on cover), 1902 set of 17 unused, thereafter largely complete for both Offices including Port Said Essays of surcharge in red, 1899 provisional 25 c. in red on 10 c. black on lilac unused and used, Port Said 1921/23 60 m. on 2 Merson 2 fr. lilac & buff in an unused pair, 1921 Postage Due 30 m. on 50 c. dull claret unused (signed Hass, Calves), provisional Nov 1921 30 m. on Merson 50 m. unused (signed Hass), France 1867 5 fr. grey with 'Alexandrie' cds of fine appearance but with a few faults, also some Cilicia, Syria in multiples and Persian Gulf (incl Dec 1971 Sharjah values used) etc. A generally fine and most unusual lot.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF

    Lot# : 589 Egypt Kingdom

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    1900/30: French P.O.s in Egypt: Collection with some hundred stamps used/unused or in mint condition,  incl. pairs and blocs of four from Alexandria and Port Said, in addition 41 covers and picture postcards, some of them showing better frankings and European destinations, good to mixed condition and housed in one album.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 590 Egypt Kingdom

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    Hotel Posts 1894/1938 ca.: Collection with cards and stationery of Hotels (not necessarily with P.O.'s), with fine range of postal stationery used at Shepheard's Hotel with various datestamps (10), also a 1931 registered airmail usage to Khartoum with scarce Shepheard's Hotel registration cachet. An interesting, esoteric lot (58 items).

     
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 591 Egypt Kingdom

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    1933/37: Small collection on leaves with Definitive 1927/37 photogravure set to £ 1 unused, 1933 Air Congress set of five unused and used on FDC, 1934 UPU set complete unused to £ 1 etc. Fresh and fine, a useful lot Gi = £ 1'000.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 592 Egypt Kingdom

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    1872/75: Collection on leaves and loose with 1872 issue from lithographed 20 pa. blue unused (2) and used (5), 1872 5 pa. unused/used study, typo 20 pa. unused (14), and many used, Bulâq 1874/75 from 5 pa. tête-bêche pairs unused (3) and used (2), 20 pa. block of four unused to 5 pi. unused (7) and large range of used examples throughout with much plating and Plate Flaw interest, extensive cancellation interest incl. noted fine strikes of Atfe (2), Costantinopoli (10+), Gedda, Magaga, Metelino, Scio, Smirne, arabic dated Ghirgeh, Luxor, Sohag, 5 pa. with 'Col Vap / Aless' etc., untidy, but much to sort through (650+ items).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 593 Egypt Kingdom

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    1866/1976 ca.: Collection with much remaindered material but including 1867 5 pi. brown used (2), large range of 1872 1 pi. red useful for plating and cancellation interest, 1874/75 5 pi. green in an unused block of four (2), 1879/1902 DLR issues in quantities used, later period with unused in a stockbook with miniature sheets, some useful Postage Dues incl. multiples, many thousands of stamps. A very mixed lot.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 594 Egypt Kingdom

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    1958/1962: Collection of watermarked imperforate varieties, most in vertical or horizontal pairs, from 1958 definitive issue set of seven values, thereafter with commemorative issues from Dec 1958 Cairo University issue 10 m. pair, 1959 Afro-Asian 10 m. pair, Nile Hilton 10 m. pair, Emigrant's 10 m. pair, Army Day 10 m. corner pair, UN set of two in corner pairs, Cairo University 10 m. pair, 1960 Post Day, Aswân Dam, Industry Fair, UAR Anniversary, Biennale all in pairs; 1961 Agriculture, Africa Day, Misr Bank, Navy Day in pairs; 1962 APU set of two in pairs, Military Academy etc. All are unmounted og., a good lot of high catalogue value.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 595 Egypt Kingdom

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    1866/2008 ca.: Collection on leaves and in stockbooks, with 1866 issue 1 pi. used on piece with France 40 c. at Zagazig, 5 pi. unused, 1867 issue complete unused incl. 5 pi. brown and duplication, 1867 range incl. 20 pa. green double prints (5), 1 pi. used in 'Gedda' and 5 pi. brown used (2, signed Hass), 1874/75 Bulâq 5 pa. tête-bêche pairs unused (2) and used, 1878 5 pa. and 10 pa. on 2½ pi. sets (10+), 1884 20 pa. on 5 pa. green inverted opts. unused and used, 1888 Postage Due 5 p. grey unused (2, both genuine, one signed Hass), 1898 Postage Dues with 3 m. on 2 pi. orange inverted opt. unused (2) and used at Nakada (2), 1914 sets perf. and imperf., 1921 15 m Proof pair in black, 1922 Monarchy sets unused (2) and Official set unused, 1924 Official sets unused (2), 1925 Geographic set unused (9), 1926 Agriculture set unused, and used, 1931 Zep set unused, 1933 Railway sets unused (3), 1933 Air set unused (2), 1946 Stamp Centenary sheets (4), 1952 optd. 'King of Egypt' 50 p. and £ 1 in unused blocks and single sets, 1953/56 17 m. deep blue (2) and 35 m. blue imperforate examples (5), 1955 APU 5 m. optd. double in red, the modern era with numerous varieties, imperforate errors and missing colours etc., 1868 Suez Canal 1 c., 5 c. and 20 c. unused; a voluminous lot with much useful duplication, many multiples, complete sheets and plate blocks (especially of Airmail issues) etc. with many elusive items present. Careful viewing will repay.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,500 CHF

    Lot# : 596 Egypt Kingdom

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    1989/1995 ca.: The collection of unused postal stationery 'Cassette' envelopes, largely issued for un-lettered Troops writing home, differing types noted and some with varieties (100+), also a few 1975 Ramadan designs, also a collection of Telegraph envelopes with red 'Eastern Telegraph Co. Ltd.' envelope used within Cairo, another in blue used in 1926, window-pane Telegram envelopes (50+) in differing types dated 1937/38, 1938/39, 1939/40, 1946/47, 1948/49, 1950/51 and undated examples etc. An unusual 'study' box.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 597 Egypt Kingdom

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    Simon Arzt Store 1897/60: Small group of covers/cards (44 and some loose stamps) all featuring this famous store in Port Said, with some illustrated advertising covers, covers with cachets and the ubiquitous special postmark, incl. fine usage with 'Cigarettes' cachet, 1940 cover to Manila with Egyptian Censor and 'Passed By / Censor 25 / Singapore' at left, further covers with two and four line Simon Arzt cachets in blue, 'Caisse' cancellation usages etc. A generally fine lot.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 598 Egypt Kingdom

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    Wreck Mail 1918: Four covers with stamps floated off in the Wreck of the 'Kingstonian', three addressed to Italy with large NAUFRAGIO in black, the third addressed to Berne, Switzerland and struck with NAUFRAGE in violet and manuscript 'Marke fehler' where stamp missing; 1939 cover to South Africa from Tel Aviv with framed 'Flying Boat Correspondence / Damaged by Seawater' cachet in violet, 1941 cover to Egypt with stamp again floated off and struck with 'Salved from the Sea' in violet; 1937 cover with 1933 airmail franking of ten stamps used ex Simon Arzt struck with framed 'Damaged By / Sea Water / In Airplane / Accident'; and a cover with Boy King 15 m. pair with same cachet. A good group (10 items).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 599 Egypt Kingdom

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    1898/1935: Lot 150 picture postcards, incl. interesting views and topics, cards of philatelic interests as usages and foreign destinations as well as as rare maximum card franked with 1914 3m depicting 'Ras-el-Tin' Palace in Alexandria, applied on picture side and cancelled on same place. A fine group.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 600 Egypt Kingdom

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    Instructional Handstamps 1894/1986: Small group of covers (23), with bilingual or trilingual handstamps 'Damaged in Transit' on 1943 cover, 1949 cover with 'Found in Mail Bag / Without Contents' in blue, 'Non Reclamé' (2 different), 'Not Known', 'Rebut A Remettre / L' Envoyeur' (2 different), 'Return to Origin', 'Return to Sender' (2 different), 'Unclaimed' (in violet), 'Undelivered for Reason Stated' etc. Condition varies but a scarce group.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 601 Egypt Kingdom

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    1897/1950: Interesting selection with 210 maily commercial covers, mostly censored by various military or civil authorities, with a few exceptions adressed to Switzerland, furthermore 310 picture postcards incl. photographs in black and white or multicoloured, these as well mainly used to Switzerland, good to average condition and housed in five albums.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 602 Egypt Kingdom

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    1866/1960: Collection in an album with some hundred stamps used/unused from the beginning, incl. better Sphinx values, full sets, 'Port Fouad' surcharged set, airmails incl. Zeppelins, officials, postage dues, Palestine occupation etc., in addition three Zeppelin items and one Airmail cover, fine.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 603 Egypt Kingdom

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    1888/1962:  Cover lot in eight albums with several hundred covers, cards, stationery items, mainly business correspondence from 1900 onwards with many sent to Switzerland, including interesting frankings and usages, picture postcards, censored mail, airmail usages, Hotel cancellations as wellas an some Sudan, carefull inspection recommended.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 604 Egypt Kingdom

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    1867/1967ca.: Cover selection with array of interesting usages incl. 1896 1 pi. stationery envelopes used from 'Wadi Halfa' (Sudan), interesting Offical + Postage covers to USA, Paquebot covers, 1922 taxed usage from Russia, 1931 Zeppelin Flight covers/cards (8), 1932 Official covers to Kisumu (2, one is registered), Kenya; 1933 cover to Dr. Byam at 28 m. rate tied 'Gange / Lloyd Triestino' cds's, fine array of WWII Censored usages, Postage Due covers, Poste Restante Fee covers, Gaza with 11948 to 1956 Military and stamped covers, destination interest throughout incl. Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Burma, Mexico, New Guinea, 1903 usage to New Zealand and Portugal, TPO's, Rural Posts, Consular Mail from British, French, Greek and Italian Embassies, perfin usages (5) and some FDC's. Condition obviously varies but a good lot.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,800 CHF

    Lot# : 605 Egypt Kingdom

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    1840/1960 ca.: The collection of covers/cards, many hundreds of items, from Posta Europea covers (11), further interesting stampless mail, 1874/75 Bulâq frankings on covers to London and Manchester at 1½ pi. rates, Bulaq internal usages, Star & Crescent 'Birket El Sab' datestamp on registered receipt form and further examples from Chibin-El-Kom, Damiette, Ghouria, Kosseir, Melig, Zefta; Fuad issue frankings incl. scarce 4 m. Printed Matter rate to USA and a 100 m. on Parcel Card, 1913 card with 4 m. cancelled in Odessa with 'Paquebot' below in red, range of TPO usages incl. some scarce, good range of Gaza usages, excellent group of Instructional Markings with Refused, Returned, Unclaimed and Redirected usages (incl. Military) also another with 'Inadmis-Retour / Convention Postale Universelle / Art 59' label, covers from and to Abadine and Qubba Palace, Rural Post covers, Censored mail, Postage Due usages, few better FDC's, two perfin covers, fine group of 'Ile Rouad' covers & cards, quality is variable but much of interest to the specialist
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 606 Egypt Kingdom

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    1950: Fernand Bisson de la Roque L'ÉGYPTE DES PHARAONS ET LE TIMBRE-POSTE, book numbered 174 (from 500) issued by Hélio-Vaugirard Paris, incl. eleven stamp essays in front as well as 12 photoplates in rear, a rare book in good condition.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 607 Falkland

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    1898: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. printer's salesman's samples, 2 s. 6 d. green imperforate (issued in deep blue) and 5 s. red imperforate in issued colour, without watermark, each perforated SPECIMEN (Samuel type B1). Fresh and extremely fine and rare pair.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 608 Fiji

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    1917/18: Postage Due set of three values, Narrow Setting on horizontally laid paper, ½ d. 1 d. (2) and 2 d. values fine used, all with Sunburst cancellations except one 1 d. with part '1918' datestamp, the scarce 2 d. value measures 24 mm. across compared to the Wide Setting of 26 mm., with slight corner bend. A rare and fine set Scott J2+J3a+J4a/Gi = £ 1'230.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 609 Gibraltar

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    1938: GVI definitives, first printing set of twelve values perf. 14 up to 1 £, 6d. perf. 13 1/2, all in marginal blocks of four unused mint o.g., a fine and fresh group. Gi = £ 2'340+.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 610 India

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    1852 (July 25): Entire letter to Simla (Clarke correspondence) endorsed 'Bg.' (Bearing) on front with fine strike of oval LAHOR / P.O. handstamp in black (Hammond Giles fig. 7), reverse with fine strike of framed GUJURANWALA despatch (July 25) 'Bearing' (5 annas) datestamp in black and 'Simla' arrival (July 29) in red.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 611 India

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    Used in Nepal 1854: ½ a. blue, Die I, a slightly defective example used on green envelope and indistinctly tied in black, with framed 'NEPAUL / Paid' handstamp in magenta ink on reverse. An extremely scarce cover. Cert. BPA (2016).

    Provenance: Ex collection Ettore Pedrazzo, Corinphila sale 145 (April 2006), lot 2108.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF

    Lot# : 612 India

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    1854: 1 a. red, Die I, a fine large margined example, 1854 2 a. green and two fine 1855 4 a. blue & red, 4th Printing, Head Die III, Frame Die II, used on 1855 cover from Chittagong (Burma) to Caen, France tied by lozenge of dots in black and, on arrival, by French '20' décime charge marking in black. Manuscript '8' (annas) for steamship rate at left and framed INDIA PAID in red. Circular 'Indes Or. / Marseille' entry marking in red on front (Nov 3) and reverse with fine strike of circular CHITTAGONG P.O. handstamps with date (Sept 7) in manuscript alongside Calcutta transit and Caen arrival cds. A magnificent and most attractive three colour first issue franking.
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 15,000 CHF

    Lot# : 613 India

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    1855: 8 a. carmine on blue glazed paper, a fine example used on 1858 cover from Calcutta to Genova endorsed 'per steamer 'Nubia' via Egypt & Trieste', tied by B/1 octagonal in black with red despatch (April 22) on reverse. Framed 'India Paid' in red and italic 'D.A.a.L.'  (Diritto Austriaco Austriache Lire) in red struck in Milan in transit (Van der Linden fig. 869). Genova (May 26) arrival on reverse.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 614 India

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    1869: Cover from Calcutta to Lyon, France franked by 1865 8 p. purple on white, 2 a. orange and 1866 4 a. green in a horizontal pair all tied by 'B/1' octagonal obliterators in blue and by sender's cachet and by private straight line 'Via Bombay, Suez & Marseille'. Framed PD in black at left and reverse with Calcutta cds in red (March 30) and Lyon arrival cds (April 25). An attractive three colour franking in fine quality.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 615 India

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    1973 (Aug 15): Gandhi & Nehru 20 p. bluish-violet & red-brown, the set of 8 progressive Proofs of the issue, imperforate on white wove gummed paper, fresh and fine, showing the changes in the background colours.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 616 India

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    1973: 'Interpol' anniversary issue, 20 p. value Imperforate Colour Trials, 11 different examples in shades of brown (as issued but imperf.), blue, green and violet, all on white wove gummed paper. Fresh and fine, a most unusual set.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 617 India

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    2006: 'President's Fleet Review' 5 r. values (4) in upper left corner blocks of four (2), one block with 'Black Omitted' variety, shown clearly with date '2006' and missing colour on the hull of the Destroyer, the other a normal block for comparison. Fresh and fine, unmounted og.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 618 India

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    Indian Custodian Forces in Korea 1953 (Dec 3): Registered airmail cover to Sweden, written from PANMUNJON, North Korea by a Lt. Col. in the Swedish NNSC, franked by complete set of 12 overprinted values all tied by Indian F. P. O. No. 741 datestamps with registration label alongside. Reverse with 'Base Post Office' cdsa and Rome transit (Dec 12) cds. A scarce set Gi = £ 100 off cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 619 India

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    Lots and Accumulations 1880/1980: Collection 150+ cards/covers/picture-postcards and postal stationery items from India incl. some better items, destination Switzerland, two fine Gandhi 1948 frankings, philatelic frankings and FDC's etc., good to mixed condition.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 620 India

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    Alwar 1877/1945: Collection well written-up on leaves with 1877 ¼ a. blue (shades) unused (57) and used (51, incl. two vertical strips of six) showing varieties and types (based on R. J. Benns specialised listing article for Indian Study Circle), 1899/1901 ¼ a. emerald with wide margins unused and 1899/1901 ¼ a. emerald unused (25) incl. a fine unused vertical pair imperforate between (Gi 5b = £ 425) and a block, ¼ a. emerald used (14) with cancellation study; 1 a. brown unused (34, incl. imperf. between vertical pair) plus unused blocks of 16 and another of 27 (3 x 9) from base of sheet (possibly one of the largest recorded multiples), 1 a. brown used (20) including an extraordinary example solely cancelled by 'Peking' chop in black, 1899/1901 redrawn ¼ a. slate unused (8) and used (13), thereafter with a superb selection of covers (13) of the issues including 1877 ¼ a. blue (10 examples) on cover, ¼ a. blue on India ½ a. green stationery envelope, six covers with combinations of ¼ a. blue and 1 a. brown, covers with 1 a. brown (4), two bearing strips of three, further cover with four examples and another with five; also a fine volume (with necessary literature) of Court Fee and Revenue stamps (75) together with three Die Proofs, 1945 1 a. blue block of four and single optd. 'Specimen' by Waterlow and further usages on documents (20). A fine collection with many very scarce items that needs more sympathetic arrangement. 
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 621 India

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    Bundi 1891: ½ a. slate grey, imperforate, a fine used example on reverse of 1896 ½ a. green India postal stationery envelope addressed to Bombay, tied by 'Raj. Dak Bundi' native script cds in black, with 'Colaba / Bombay' arrival cds (Sept 11) alongside. Front with fine 'Bundi' despatch cds of Indian Post Office 'Bundi' cds (Sept 8). A fresh and fine combination cover.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 622 India

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    Bundi 1898: 1 a. Indian red, imperforate, a fine used example on 1912 locally addressed cover, tied by 'Dak Raj Bundi' native script cds in black. Arrival cds on reverse of a philatelic but charming usage.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 623 India

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    Bundi 1917/41: Covers (3) all bearing 1917 3 a. chestnut to deep chestnut, Type A, single frankings; large part registered cover with three 1 a. red, Type B all neatly but piece with faults; cover with ½ a. black, Type C, imperforate with large margins all round tied by blue cross in crayon and by circular datestamp, together with ¼ a. indigo, Type C, used on large piece and similarly cancelled; ¼ a. ultramarine, Type C, a faulty imperforate vertical pair used on large part cover, 1939 ½ a. black, perf. 11, used on reverse of cover etc. A scarce issue on letter with careful viewing recommended.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 623A India

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    Cochin 1946/48: Maharaja Ravi Varma, the Unissued 1 a. 3 p. printed in magenta, wmk'd., a fine unused example of excellent centering, without gum (as usual for this issue). A scarce stamp, see Gibbons footnote Gi = £ 180.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 624 Hyderabad

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    1795: Outer letter sheet from Calcutta with oval framed 'G.P.O. / NOV (2) / Pt. Pd. (12)' struck in black and filled in manuscript, mailed to Hyderabad with manuscript endorsement 'Post Paid to Masulipatam' alongside (mss. hejira 1210 on front), also a Septmeber 1856 stampless envelope with framed HYDERABAD / BEARING handstamp in black used to Jaulnah rated 4 annas in manuscript.
    Starting bid : 75 CHF
    Hammer price : 190 CHF

    Lot# : 625 Hyderabad

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    1871/1909: 4 a. greenish grey perf. 12½, horizontal pair showing variety: Imperf. vertically, unused without gum. Colour affected by sulphurisation but a very rare stamp. Cert. BPA (2016) Gi = £ 2'500.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 626 Hyderabad

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    1905/11: Group of interesting proofs, essays, and trails incl. 1905 Colour Trial Imperforate Plate Proofs, ¼ a. pair on thick card paper in 'powder' blue, three further pairs and a block of four on thin wove unwatermarked paper, and ½ a. in red (shades) with two pairs and a block of four on thin wove unwatermarked paper; 1908/11 Wyon Imperforate Colour Essays on watermarked wove paper (unadopted - 'Postage' in white), 1 a. in blackish violet, 2 a. in green, 3 a. in orange, 4 a. in slate, 8 a. in brown and 12 a. in blue, in blocks of six; Wyon Imperforate Colour Trials on un-watermarked thin wove paper, 1 a. in blackish blue, 2 a. in claret, 3 a. in orange, 4 a. in slate-black, 8 a. in brown and 12 a. in purple, all in fresh and fine unused blocks of six, four being marginal;  Wyon Imperforate Colour Trials on watermarked 'J. Wightman-1898' thin wove paper, 1 a. in greenish black, 2 a. in claret, 3 a. in orange, 8 a. in brown and 12 a. in purple, all in in blocks of four. A most attractive assembly.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 627 Hyderabad

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    1912/47: Group used/unused stamps incl. 1912 Bradbury Wilkinson ½ a. pale green on vertically laid paper in a unused block of six, variety: 'Imperforate', fresh and fine unused, without gum; 1915 'Post & Receipt' 1 a. carmine, horizontal pair showing variety: Imperf., unused with traces of og.; 1947 ½ a. claret, design as 1915 issue, a used horizontal pair variety 'Imperforate between vertically', fiscal usage, cancelled by manuscript pen strokes leaving variety clear;  War Charity Fund 1939/45: Rouletted 'Faithful Ally' labels from Booklets, 1 a. in green (some aging), 1 a. green & violet and 1 a. grey-black, yellow & red, all in unused gummed blocks of four. One cert. BPA (2016) Gi = £ 1'475+.
     
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 628 Hyderabad

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    1927 (Feb 1): 1 r. yellow, the album page with unwatermarked example in orange-yellow on wove paper (probably of Proof status), issued stamps with an unused marginal pair, a fine used pair and a used block of four, together with a contemporarily defective example used on reverse of 2 a. 8 p. registered postal stationery envelope; also a pair manuscript cancelled on a 'Boiler Attendant's Certificate of Competency'. A scarce and appealing group, the 1 r. on cover being very rare.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 629 Hyderabad

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    1947 (Feb 17): Reformed Legislature, 1 anna black, a lightly cancelled used block of four, variety: 'Imperforate between vertically'. Exceptional and extremely rare, illustrated in 'Hyderabad Philatelic History' on page 200. A key item for the specialist Gi = £ 3'000.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 630 Hyderabad

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    1947 (Feb 17): Reformed Legislature, 1 a. black, an unused example marginal from base of sheet with variety: 'Imperforate between stamp and margin', large part og. Minor age spot on margin mentioned for accuracy and signed 'Draper'. Extremely rare, unlisted by Stanley Gibbons, a similar example illustrated in 'Hyderabad Philatelic History' on page 200 Gi = unpriced.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 631 Hyderabad

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    1909/11: ½ a. red-orange, perf. 12½, overprinted 'Sarkari in black, variety Inverted. A fine lightly used example leaving the variety clear. A very rare stamp. Cert. RPS (1991) Gi = £ 800.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 632 Hyderabad

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    1909/11: ½ a. red-orange, perf. 12½, overprinted 'Sarkari' in black, variety Inverted. A fine lightly used example leaving the variety clear. A very rare stamp. Cert. RPS (1991) Gi = £ 800.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 633 Hyderabad

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    1909/11: 4 a. olive-green perf. 12½ , type 3 overprinted 'Sarkari' type O1a in black, unused with part og. Two fine examples. Two certs. BPA (2016) Gi = £ 1'200.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 634 Hyderabad

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    1909/11: Wyon printing, ½ a. vermillion perf. 12½ in a vert. pair, overprinted 'Sarkari' type O1a in black showing variety: Imperf. horizontally, used. def. at upper right and a lightly used example variety: 'Overprint Inverted'. Certs. BPA & RPS Gi = £ 1'400.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 635 Hyderabad

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    1909/11: Wyon printing, ½ a. pale green, perf. 12½, overprinted 'Sarkari' in black, a horizontal pair and a block of four, both lightly cancelled showing variety: 'Imperforate between horizontally', slight vertical bends and creases otherwise fresh and very fine. Gi = £ 1'600+.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 636 Hyderabad

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    1909/20: Group nine used/unused stamps incl. 1909/11 Bradbury Wilkinson overprinted 'Sarkari' type O2, ½ a. green, perf. 11½, unused example variety: 'Overprint Double', large part og., rare un-catalogued variety; 1917/20 'Post & Receipt' overprinted 'Sarkari' type O2, ½ a. green, a fine lightly cancelled used block of four, lower two stamps variety 'Overprint Omitted'; 1917/20 Bradbury Wilkinson printing, ½ a. green perf. 13½ in a horizontal pair, overprinted 'Sarkari' type O2 in black showing variety: Imperf. between, used; 1917/20 'Post & Receipt' overprinted 'Sarkari' type O2, ½ a. green in a fine used vertical pair, variety: 'Imperforate horizontally between', the lower stamp being partially imperforate at base. A fine group, three certs RPS or BPA.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 637 Hyderabad

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    1930/34: Bradbury Wilkinson printing 4 p. carmine perf. 13½, a horizontal and a vertical pair, overprinted 'Sarkari' type O2 in black and in addition type 10 in red, showing varieties: Imperf. between, used. Slight creases and thin spots but appealing pairs. Two certs. BPA (2016) Gi = £ 775.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 638 Hyderabad

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    1930/34: Overprinted 'Sarkari' in black and 4 p. in red on ¼ a. brown-purple, a fine used example showing variety: 'Stamp Doubly Printed' with much heaping of the ink and a vertical strip of three, variety: 'Imperforate horizontally between', showing portions of adjoining stamps at top and at base, minor creasing but a scarce and most attractive multiple Gi = £ 600+.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF
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