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  • Lot# : 700 Egypt Kingdom

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    1929 (Feb 11): Prince's Ninth Birthday, the set of four values with centres in black (5 m.) or brown, fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce with just 2'000 sets printed thus Gi = £ 520.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 701 Egypt Kingdom

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    1929 (Feb 11): Prince's Ninth Birthday, the set of four values with centres in black (5 m.) or brown, fresh and fine, all tied to large piece by Alexandria datestamps (12.II.29). Scarcer used, just 2'000 sets printed thus Gi = £ 440.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 702 Egypt Kingdom

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    1931: Zeppelin Flight issue. 50 m. on 27 m. chestnut used on card to Turkey tied by PORT SAID / GRAF ZEPPELIN cds (April 9) in black with repeated strike at left and Friedrichshafen cds (13/4) alongside Ankara arrival cds (17/4) in black. A scarce usage and destination.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 703 Egypt Kingdom

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    1931: Zeppelin Flight issue, 50 m. on 27 m. chestnut unused (6) and used (6), 100 m. on 27 m. chestnut unused (8) and used (3), with varieties as listed in Nile Post incl. '1951' for '1931' variety (2) unused, spaced '5 and 0' unused, large 'N' in 'Zeppelin' used, 50 m. and 100 m. unused with 'Strike behind Aircraft' unused, and each value with misplaced overprint unused, largely fresh and very fine, a scarce group Gi = £ 1'600+.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 704 Egypt Kingdom

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    1931: Zeppelin Flight issue. 50 m. on 27 m. chestnut used on cards (5) from Cairo (4) or Port Said to France or Germany, one with misplaced overprint and another with '1951' for '1931' variety, 100 m. on 27 m. chestnut used on covers (5), with two from Alexandria and two from Cairo and another from Port Said, addressed to Alexandria (with Express cachet), Germany, Great Britain or Palestine; together with two cards from Friedrichshafen franked at 1 m. one carried on 1929 Orientfahrt, the other carried on the 'Ägyptenfahrt' with red cachets, also a rare "Affranchissement perçu 1 R.M." cash paid card (Sieger 104 /I) with 'Luftschiff / Graf Zeppelin' cds (10/4) and Caire arrival (11/4). A scarce and most appealing group (13 items).
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 705 Egypt Kingdom

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    1932: Surcharged set of two, small collection on Exhibit leaves with 50 m. on 50 p. unused and used with listed flaws noted, and scarce 100 m. on £ 1 dull violet-blue and blue unused (2) and used, a fine group (13 items) Gi = £ 750+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 706 Egypt Kingdom

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    1934: UPU, 1 m. to 200 m., the short set of 12 values, Farouk Imperforates underprinted 'Cancelled'. Fresh and fine, a scarce group with just 100 of each printed Nile Post C47a/C58a = $ 960.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 707 Egypt Kingdom

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    1934: UPU 1 m. orange single and vertical strip of three 13 m. red used on 'Union Postale Universelle' envelope sent registered to Switzerland tied by special cachets (March 31) with delegate's card enclosed. A fine and scarce cover.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 708 Egypt Kingdom

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    1936/37: Fuad 'Postes', the set of seven values, Farouk Imperforates in matching sheet marginal horizontal pairs, underprinted CANCELLED. Scarce and very fine set with just 100 full sets possible Nile Post D129a/D135a = $ 740.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 709 Egypt Kingdom

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    1937: 120 m. Booklets with pink covers (2), each containing four panes of 6 of the Boy King 5 m. red-brown complete, one stitched at left, one stiched at right. Fresh and very fine Gi = £ 360.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 170 CHF

    Lot# : 710 Egypt Kingdom

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    1937/46: Boy King Issue, the specialised collection on Exhibit leaves with Oblique Perforations on 1 m. - 20 m. grey (11), Farouk Imperforates of low values (9) with additional 10 m. in pair, 50 m. Farouk Imperforate in marginal pair, 200 m. in Farouk imperforate pair and Oblique Perforation strip of five from top of sheet, 50 p. and £ 1 with Farouk Oblique Perforation, Control blocks incl. £ 1, used blocks, 120 m. Booklet (Gi SB14), wmk. varieties, plentiful array of covers with scarcer incl. 13 m. single franking to Switzerland, Parcel Card usages etc. A generally fine and most attractive lot (145 items).
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 711 Egypt Kingdom

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    1944/52: Farouk Mareschal Issue, the Exhibit collection on leaves with Farouk Imperforate 1 m., 2 m., 10 m., 20 m. and 22 m., 30 m., 40 m., 50 m., 100 m. and 200 m., 17 m. in Oblique Perforation block of four, fine registered cover with 1 m. (10) used as seals on reverse and 30 m. and rare 50 p. value on front; Control blocks etc. A fine lot (103 items).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 712 Egypt Kingdom

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    1952: 'King of Egypt & Sudan' overprint set of 19 to £ 1 unused and used (2), and scarce registered cover with 30 m. and 50 pi. value mailed from Cairo, and a selection on leaves with some scarce Bar overprinted issues.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 713 Egypt Kingdom

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    1942: Unissued - Millenary of Al-Azhar University, the complete set of four values perf. 13¼ x 13½, with 6 m. green, 10 m. violet, 15 m. dull purple and 20 m. grey (all without the red surcharge of 1957), fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare, only 100 sets printed thus. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C87/C90 = $ 1'200.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 714 Egypt Kingdom

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    1956 (July 25): Scout's Jamboree at Aboukir, the set of two Miniature Sheets, perforated and imperforate, the imperf. sheet with tiny spot in lower margin, otherwise fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Scarce, just 1'037 sets issued Gi = £ 3'400.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 715 Egypt Kingdom

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    1959 (July 23): 7th Anniversary of the Revolution / Transport, the set of six values, marginal Imperforate examples, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Scarce Nile Post C221a/C226a = $ 450.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 190 CHF

    Lot# : 716 Egypt Kingdom

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    Express Issues 1926: Exhibit album pages with 20 m. green unused (3) and used (2) together with a usage on 1927 cover used from Tanta to Cairo, 1929 20 m. unused (5) and a vertical pair with Oblique Perforations marginal from base of sheet, usage on 1936 cover from Luqsor, 1943 Express Issue with unused examples and a cover bearing 40 m. on registered letter to Vienna. A fine and scarce collection (36 items).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 717 Egypt Kingdom

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    1904: Cover franked by 1893 3 m. yellow from Cairo, addressed in arabic only and taxed with 1889/1907 Postage Due 4 m. maroon (two, differing shades) and rare usage of 1904 3 m. on 2 pi. orange in a vertical pair, all tied by square 'T' markings in black, the reverse withscarce framed INTROUVABLE handstamp in black. A most unusual cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 718 Egypt Kingdom

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    1889/1907: Postage Due 1 pi. ultramarine, an extraordinary example showing variety "Complete Double Print" with one diagonally reversed (see the enlarged photograph) and the central figure of value appearing like an 'X', cancelled by both 'T' marking and blurred datestamp. Rare and unrecorded, certainly the first such example this describer has encountered and presumably unique. Signed Todd AIEP.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 719 Egypt Kingdom

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    Postage Dues 1884/1956: Collection on Exhibit leaves with 1884 1 pi. red and five values used. 1886 with 10 pa. unused and 2 pi. unused pair, 1904 card from Austria with 4 m. maroon Due applied on arrival and internal cover taxed at 6 m., 1898 cover from Berlin taxed on arrival with 2 pi. orange tied 'Amb. Alexandrie-Caire' TPO cds, 1889/1907 2 m. green, 4 m. maroon and 1 pi. ultramarine in imperforate pairs unused, 3 m. on 2 pi. with drunken 'LL' flaw unused, 1922 2 pi. orange block of four with overprint upright in block of four unused etc. A fine and attractive lot.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 720 Egypt Kingdom

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    1913 (Nov): "O.H.H.S" on 5 m. carmine, the rejected overprint, a very fine used example cancelled at Beni Souef. Exceptionally rare stamp, missing from most collections. Ex collection Peter Smith. Cert. Hass (1989) Nile Post O8 = $ 700/Gi = £ 750.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 721 Egypt Kingdom

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    1914 (Dec): Official 4 m. vermilion, a fine used pair showing variety 'Overprint Inverted', lightly cancelled in black. Fine and very scarce, this is the pair illustrated in Nile Post on page 576. Signed Hass, Todd AIEP Gi = £280+/Nile Post O13b = $ 300.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 722 Egypt Kingdom

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    1915 (Oct): Official 2 m. green, with hamza, a horizontal pair used on 1916 'Cairo-Luxor Train Deluxe' postcard to Italy from the Publicity Dept. in Cairo, acknowledging receipt of an order for booklets, tied by 'Cairo G.S.' datestamps in black. A very rare usage of Officials used on a postcard.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 723 Egypt Kingdom

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    Officials 1893/1963: The collection on Exhibit leaves with 1893 Miri (-) imperforate pair with gum, Miri usages on covers (3, one in combination with 5 m. carmine on registered cover), 1907 Official sets unused (2), 1913 5 m. carmine with range of small varieties, 1914/15 set unused (2), 1915 2 m. green opt. inverted unused (2), 1922 litho issue unused set of four, OHEMS 1923 issue with 5 m. pink variety 'Overprint Double' in unused pair, 1923 Fuad set unused (2) and used (2), 1926/35 Officials with eleven values Farouk Imperforates, 1938 Farouk Imperforate complete set of nine, 1959/63 issue etc. A fresh and fine lot with an array of covers (16) throughout.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 724 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July/Aug): Small range, all unused with four margins; with 1 c. black, small thin, 5 c. green (3) incl. two with large part og., 20 c. blue (2) both with large part og., 40 c. red (2), one unused with thin, one superb with very fine og. A scarce and attractive selection. All signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 915.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 725 Egypt Kingdom

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    Commemorative Issues 1926/60c.: The mint & used collection on Exhibit leaves with many sets in blocks and 'Nile Post' listed flaws and FDC's throughout, from 1926 Navigation Congress issue onwards with Port Fouad 50 pi. used (signed Todd AIEP), 1931 Zeppelin 100 m. on cover and card, 1933 Railway Congress sets unused (2) and used, 1933 Air Congress set unused and used and 13 m. unused & used with '1925' error, 1934 UPU set to £1 unused and used (2) together with a fine registered cover and a Parcel Card usage, 1938 Farouk's 18th Birthday £ 1 sepia & green unused (3) and used (2, one on FDC), 1943 5+5 m. in Control Block with '1493' for '1943' error on position 98, 1946 Stamp day Miniature Sheets perf. and imperf. unused and used, thereafter with more modern issues etc. A generally fine and scarce collection.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF

    Lot# : 726 Egypt Kingdom

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    1926/1953: Extensive Airmail collection on Exhibit leaves with 1926 27 m. unused (8) and used (2, incl. a cover), 1929 27 m. chestnut unused (8) and used (11, incl. 5 covers, one with GB Postage Dues), 1933 Airmail set with many unused multiples incl. Plate Flaws and covers (33) incl. 7 m. with Oblique Perforation, covers with Cataract Hotel, Continental Savoy (2), Simon Arzt (2), Winter Palace Hotel (3) usages, 1952 Egypt & Sudan set unused and used, Bar opt. set unused, Bar opt. on Egypt & Sudan set unused, 1941 set, with multiples, varieties throughout. An exceptional and large collection with 85 covers.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 727 Egypt Kingdom

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    British Forces & Military Mail 1914/45: Collection with First World War Field Post Office usages incl. registered usage from SZ11, 1916 Indian FPO covers, German 1919 P.O.W. cover, 1916 cover from Military Hospital at Heliopolis, 1941 Italian P.O.W. cover, 1946 Austrian P.O.W. cover, 1957 Swedish UN Forces registered cover, 1976 Polish UN Forces covers (2), also a selection of British Forces with 1932 Postal Seal 1 pi. red and blue Imperforate Proof and covers etc. A fine and unusual group with 63 covers/cards.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 728 Egypt Kingdom

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    Maritime Mail 1901/68: Collection of covers/cards (21) with two cards bearing Austria 5 h. cancelled TRIEST-ALEXANDRIA cds's, 1902 cover with GB 2½ d. tied by Port Said cds with framed PAQUEBOT alongside, Italy three colour franking tied by framed PAQUEBOT, 1909 scarce card with Romania 10 b. tied by ALEXANDRIA-CONSTANTA cds in black, two LLOYD / HELOUAN covers, 1939 cover and card with adhesives cancelled PIROSCAFO MARCO POLO datestamps etc. A fine lot.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 729 Egypt Kingdom

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    1866/2016: The voluminous reisdue of a collection with sporadic early issues and cancellation interest (some used abroad) in stockbook, postcards incl. Hotel usages, large range of more modern covers, shoebox overflowing with loose stamps, FDC's, volume of 'retta' cancellations, Parcel Card used, Rural Post covers, middle period book with complete sheets etc. A fine if bulky lot for the patient student.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 730 Egypt Kingdom

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    Gaza 1948/67: Collection in stockbook with 1948 definitive issue unused and used, Bar overprint set to £ 1 value (2) unused, thereafter relatively complete incl. some FDC's.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 731 Egypt Kingdom

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    "Egypt Stamps & Postal History" by Peter A. S. Smith, published by James Bendon (1999), fine and complete, dust-jacket with faults and one or two manuscript insertions in text, but a rare and wonderful book.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 732 Egypt Kingdom

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    "The Palace Collections of Egypt", Koubbeh Palace, Cairo (Harmers, 1954), superb hardbound example with Prices Realised, and "Royal Collection" Spink sale (2001) hardbound, "Rarities of Egypt" collection (S. Fikry) Sale II by D. Feldman (2006) softbound.
    Starting bid : 50 CHF
    Hammer price : 70 CHF

    Lot# : 733 Egypt Kingdom

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    Egyptian Literature, "Nile Post" catalogue by J. Chalhoub & C. Hass (2003), fair condition with previous owner's largely pencil annotations, "Revenue Stamps" by Peter Feltus (1982) as new, "Private Ship Letter Stamps of the World, Part 3 / Suez Canal Company" by Ringström & Tester (1985) as new, "Stamps of Egypt" by Leon Balian (1998) with owner's manuscript annotations, Zeheri catalogue (1967) softbound with annotations and a copy (without spine of the 1937 version, "Postal History of Egypt to 1900" by Samir Fikry (1996), "Travelling Post Offices of Egypt" by Peter Smith (1983), together with circa 50 different copies of the splendid ESC Quarterly Journal. An exceptional reference group.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 734 Egypt Kingdom

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    Thomas Waghorn 1829/30: Signature of Thomas Waghorn on a memorandum stating 'Thomas Waghorn do hereby declare I was examined by the Committee of Enquiry alluded in, for four hours upon oath...and the Commissioners told me that they should lay the subject before Parliament of 1830 recommending me for assistance of money from that body, (signed) Thos Waghorn'; also an 1829 letter from Lambeth to Waghorn discussing the quality of Van Diemen's Land coal against that from Newcastle and that their strengths for powering steam were roughly the same, ending: 'Trusting that this information may prove favourable to the Eastern World'.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 735 Egypt Kingdom

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    Thomas Waghorn 1834: Waghorn's hand-written copy of a letter sent to the Board of Trade in London (wmk. paper dated 1833), regarding the Pasha of Egypt 'being ready tro entertain a Treaty of Commerce', also stating 'I have just returned from Egypt & India, I have been into the interior of Arabia to collect the information on matters of trade so as to make an Indian Steam Communication Agency of the Red Sea an establishment of profit'. The letter together with an answer from Thomas Lack suggesting Waghorn contact the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (14 July, 1834).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF

    Lot# : 736 Egypt Kingdom

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    Thomas Waghorn 1836: Letter of appreciation addressed to Thomas Waghorn, written in April 1836 from Alexandria and carried privately to Cairo 'we have much pleasure in testifying our approbation of your exertions and arrangements to facilitate our travelling from Suez to Alexandria...the journey through the desert have been compartively trifling..we do not heistate in recommending travellers to and from India to communicate with you..with our best wishes for the success of your establishment in Egypt...'. Together with an 1839 letter in Waghorn's own hand (signed by his pleased customers at base) headed 'Mahmoudie Canal' discussing the journey by 'Track Boat' from Alexandria to Atfe, and recommending the proposed Waghorn 'steam tug boat' route between Alexandria and Cairo, the letter signed by two gentleman from Canton and members of the Army in Madras and Bombay.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 737 Egypt Kingdom

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    Thomas Waghorn 1837 (May 15): Printed 32 page Booklet 'Egypt in 1837' by T. Waghorn with Waghorn's thoughts on Egypt 'this pamphlet is dedicated to the Members of Parliament... (to) induce in them some sort of sympathy for Egypt'...with notations on the strength of the Egyptian Army (7'450 troops in Kordofan & Sennar; 14'800 troops in Hejaz & Yemen), the strength of Egypt's Navy, Britain's possibility of stopping the threat of 'Russian Invasion of our Eastern Territories (India) will exist no longer' should Britain make a Treaty direct with Mohamed Ali and not with Turkey. Together with 28 sheets of hand-written thoughts by Waghorn on how to reduce the power of the French in Egypt, written in his own hand on 28 sheets with some corrections added in ink and pencil. A unique document along with a very rare Pamphlet.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF

    Lot# : 738 Egypt Kingdom

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    Thomas Waghorn 1838: 'Mr. Waghorn's Letter Book' with manuscript copies of letters sent by Thomas Waghorn during February 1838, including a lost letter claim: 'Your letter per 'Berenice' directed to T. Waghorn, Alexandria went on to England by mistake for not having the stamp mark of one of our Agent's on it...for the future be sure to get it marked by my Bombay Agent'. Together with a copy of an invoice for the Bombay Courier 'My charge for Post Charges to you @ 6d. each on 991 papers = £24, 15s. d.', further comments incl. 'I spent last night drawing up a document about 'Steamboats on the Nile and Carriages over the Desert... would quicken the Mails by three days' and 'the boxes (from India) could be weighed at the Malta Quarantine in the presence of the French Consul..', many of the letters ending with Thomas Waghorn's signature. An extraordinary and unique historical document.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 10,500 CHF

    Lot# : 739 Egypt Kingdom

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    Thomas Waghorn 1839: Entire letter from Liverpool addressed to Thomas Waghorn in Cornhill, London charged at 11d. postage with 'Liverpool' cds in red (April 20) and London arrival, the contents being a copy of the Petition to Parliament (very much in Waghorn's favour 'last month our letters by a Private Agency' (Waghorn) arrived 'several day's earlier than the Govt. despatches') from the 'Liverpool East India Association' and a letter of appreciation: 'the thanks of this Meeting be presented to Mr. Waghorn for his exertions in the cause of Steam Navigation with India'. Historic and rare letters.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 740 Egypt Kingdom

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    Thomas Waghorn 1841 (May 4): Letter to Waghorn written from Alexandria by the Forwarding Agent's Briggs & Co., stating that the 'Directors of the Peninsular & Oriental Company will not let be in our power to put the 'Lotus' at your disposal' at the terms suggested, and that the 'Lotus' will sail for Atfe on friday next and the rate of fares will be published shortly; together with draft proposals for Hill & Co. 'to transport through Egypt from the ship at Alexandria to the ship at Suez, all the passengers' for the P&O or East India Company Steamers and the charges thereby (first class passengers at £14 each for the journey to include 300 lbs. weight of luggage). Also a retained copy of a December 1841 letter from Waghorn to Robert Peel (as Leader of the Commons, thus PM), asking for a private interview for some redress for 'first establishing the present Overland Route to India'. Also four issues of the "Egyptian State Railways" magazine (1933/34) with fine and lengthy 'Overland Route' article (the magazines are all annotated with 'Mackenzie Low's' signature) and some cards the Waghorn memorial at Chatham.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 741 Egypt Kingdom

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    Hotel Posts 1850 (Aug 4): Entire letter from Cairo written by Samuel Shepheard datelined from Shepheards Hotel, mailed to his wife Mary in London, mailed via British P.O. in Alexandria with superb double ring ALEXANDRIA on reverse in black (Aug 5), thence via Malta where disinfected with PURIFIÉ AU LAZARET / MALTE in black and London arrival (via Marseille) in red (Aug 17), where rated 2/1d. due to pay. A fine entire with full transcript concerning the suicide of a gentleman inhabiting room 12 - 'I heard West, the steward exclaim "Good God, he has cut his throat". I hastened to his room and found him weltering in his blood with his head nearly off..'. Shepheard then goes on to recount the deaths of two others in the letter and states 'the Pasha has left and gone to sea until the Cholera is over'. A fine and rare entire.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 742 Egypt Kingdom

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    Hotel Posts 1851 & 1858: Two entire letters written by Samuel Shepheard, both to his cousins, the Stanley's in Leamington Spa, earlier entire with full transcript and headed 'the New Hotel, Cairo' and mailed via British P.O. in Alexandria with double arc cds in black (July 5) and disinfected against Cholera at Malta with PURIFIÉ AU LAZARET / MALTE in black. Leamington arrival in blue (July 21) and charged 1/6d., 1858 flimsy entire from same correspondence with single ring ALEXANDRIA British P.O. cds (April 28) and rated '9d.' to pay on arrival. A scarce pair.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 743 Egypt Kingdom

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    1867: 5 pa. orange-yellow, block of four (thus showing all four types) and four single examples, used on 1869 entire letter to Cairo, all tied by scarce POSTE VICE-REALI EGIZIANE / SAMANUD datestamps struck in blue (June 29) with information strike adjacent and reverse with 'Regie Poste Egiziane / Cairo' cds of receipt in black (same day). A dramatic and extremely rare usage of this value to prepay the 1 piastre rate. Signed A. Bolaffi. Certs. G. Bolaffi (1965), A. Diena (1965).
    Starting bid : 1,750 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,500 CHF

    Lot# : 744 Egypt Kingdom

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    1869 (Feb 8): Entire letter written from 'Timsah' (Lake Timsah on the Suez Canal, north of Serapeum) and endorsed internally at top, franked by 1867 1 pi. red cancelled in manuscript "Ch. VI - 8/2/69" in black ink (Chantier VI temporary P.O., the circular dated cancellation was not used between Jan 19 and Feb 16, 1869) and further cancelled by POSTE VICE-REALI EGIZIANE / ISMAILIA datestamp in black (Feb 9). The cover, endorsed 'Pressée' at lower left in an attempt to catch the addressee whilst in Ismailia. Reverse with Alexandria arrival cds (Feb 9). Both the cover and adhesive have faults which should be restored but an entire letter of great rarity and, as far as we are aware, unique. Cert. Todd AIEP (2016).
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 745 Egypt Kingdom

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    1871: Cover from Magaga endorsed 'via Brindisi' to Foxton, Yorkshire, UK franked by Egypt 1867 1 pi. red (2) for internal payment to Alexandria via Cairo (March 2) where Great Britain 1858 1 d. red pl. 119 (2) and 1870 6 d. mauve pl. 9 applied and tied by "BO1" obliterators in black with part 'Alexandria' British P.O. cds of despatch (March 4) on front. Flap missing but partial Magaga, Cairo and Alexandria transits and York arrival cds on reverse. A few imperfections but a very scarce combination cover. Cert. Todd AIEP (2016).
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 746 Egypt Kingdom

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    1872: 5 pa. brown and 10 pa. mauve, used on cover to Modena, Itay, each cancelled by 'retta' of dots, with 'V. R. Poste Egiziane / Suez' cds at right and framed PD alongside. Reverse with both Egyptian (Jan 6) and Italian Post Office datestamps of Alexandria. The envelope with some moth eaten areas but a scarce franking.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 747 Egypt Kingdom

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    1875: Entire letter from Cairo to Asyut (Assiout / Siut) mailed unpaid and struck on despatch with 'Poste Egiziane / Cairo' cds (Dec 1) in black and handstruck "2" (piastres) due marking in black, reverse with ´Poste Khedevie Egiziane / Siut' arrival cds of the same day. Rare. Cert. Todd AIEP (2016).
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 748 Egypt Kingdom

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    1876: Stampless cover and complete original contents, written from KORDOFAN (Sudan), prepaid in manuscript '1' (piastre), addressed to Mohammed Aly Khashaba in Asyut (Siut) and struck on reverse with fair strike of rare Arabic dated POSTE EGIZIANE / HARTUM datestamp (Jan 12, 1876) in black. Obverse with framed AFFRANCATURA / INSUFFICIENTE in black and reverse with 'Poste Khedevie Egiziane / Siut' arrival cds (Feb 3). A few unsurprising cover imperfections but an extremely rare entire. Cert. Todd AIEP (2016).
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 749 Egypt Kingdom

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    1877: Enttire letter from Cairo to the Glamorgan Coal Co. in Cardiff, Wales franked at the reduced Printed Matter rate with 1874/75 20 pa. grey blue, perf. 13½ x 12½, tied by 'Poste Egiziane / Cairo' cds (Aug 9) in black. Reverse with 'Poste Egiziane / Alessandria' transit cds (Aug 10). A fine and scarce usage, annotated internally as answered on August 23, 1877, the letter is a request for coal from the Egyptian Railway Administration. Cert Todd AIEP (2016).
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 750 Egypt Kingdom

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    1881: Cover from Cairo to Asyut (Siut), sent unpaid and struck on front with 'Ghourieh / Caire' despatch cds in black (May 31), with handstruck "2" (piastres, double the deficiency) with scarce framed bilingual "Taxée / Paras / Postage Unpaid" handstamp in black. Reverse with envelope flap missing but with 'Caire / Depart' cds and arabic half of 'Assiout' arrival cds (June, 1881). Edge wear to envelope but rare. Cert. Todd AIEP (2016).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 751 Egypt Kingdom

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    1881: 'Postes Égyptiennes / Service des Rebuts' (Returned Letter Office) printed envelope, (serial No. 125 B), a used example cancelled on despatch at Alexandria (Oct 28) and reverse with 'Assiout' bilingual arrival cds (Oct 29). Somewhat roughly opened and a few edge faults, but a very scarce usage. Cert. Todd AIEP (2016).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 752 Egypt Kingdom

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    Arabi Rebellion 1882 (Sept 7-11): Officer's cover and original contents written from Teh El Mahoutah to Abergele, Wales endorsed 'Via Brindisi' franked by Great Britain 2½ d. blue pl. 23 tied by BRITISH ARMY POST OFFICE / EGYPT cds in black (Sept 11), the cover with slight corner repair at lower left but with fascinating contents "I left Ismailia with 2 pontoon rafts towed by a steam launch...(only) pontoons can go up the Canal so far as Arabi has cut off the flow of water in the Canal...there was the very unpleasant smell of the dead Egyptian horses about...Kassassin is at present our advanced Post where there has been skirmishing nearly every day...we can make no further advance until 30 days' provisions for 10'000 men are at Kassassin, that will mean another week..". The cover was forwarded on arrival at Abergele with a 1 d. lilac (Sept 19) to Thurso, Scotland. A scarce and most unusual cover. Ex collection M. Scott-Archer.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 753 Egypt Kingdom

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    1887: Printed manuscript filled invoice sent from Cairo (March 25) franked on reverse by 1884 10 pa. green, underpaid and taxed on arrival in Cairo with Postage Due 1884 20 pa. red and 1 pi. red tied by 'Assiout / Depart' cds's (March 26) in black. A fine and scarce entire, correctly treated as a letter and not Printed Matter and taxed at double the deficiency less the original 10 paras prepaid. Cert. Todd AIEP (2016).
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF

    Lot# : 754 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922 (Oct 10): Overprint Essay for the Monarchy Overprint (Type IV), 1 m. sepia and 15 m. blue, each overprinted in red instead of black, fresh and fine, large part og. Rare with just 120 sets possible. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D78ct+D85ct = $ 500.
    Starting bid : 175 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 755 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922 (Oct 10): Monarchy 1 m. sepia, Type IIA, a fine unused example, variety "Overprint Inverted", fresh and fine, large part og. Rare, just 34 mint examples of this error were found at the Contintal Hotel Post Office. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D78/IIAf = $ 350/Gi = £ 400.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 756 Egypt Kingdom

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    1923: Fuad 5 m. chesnut, a horizontal Imperforate pair used on registered 1927 cover from Cairo with normal 5 m. chestnut, all tied by Alexandria cds's (Nov 18) in black. Registration label at left and reverse with Karmuz arrival cds. Extremely rare.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 757 Egypt Kingdom

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    1924: Fuad £ 1 violet-blue & blue, nineteen examples in an irregular block, used on reverse of a registered Parcel Card used to El-Obeid, Sudan with cds (Dec 20, 1927) on obverse, the block cancelled by GHURIA / CAIRO datestamps (Dec 10) in black on despatch. Some minor bends and scuffs of no importance and to be expected on a Parcel Card. A rare multiple usage of the high value. Cert. Todd AIEP (2016).
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 758 Egypt Kingdom

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    1936: Italian Passport, complete with photograph of the lady owner, handstamped in Trieste (Dec 17) and at the Egyptian Consulate in Trieste where her Visa was accepted, franked by Fuad 1924 'Consular Administration 386 mills. on £ 1 violet-blue & blue' cancelled in red. A rare intact usage. Cert. Todd AIEP (2016).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 759 Egypt Kingdom

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    1947: Registered cover from the Private Secretary of King Farouk, franked by 1939 50 m. blue and 1944 17 m. olive green pair, sent registered and cancelled by 'Palais D'Abdine' cds's (Feb 17) with registration cachet below, addressed to Corinphila in Zurich; proving that Stamp Collecting is indeed the 'King of Hobbies and the Hobby of Kings'.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 759A Egypt Kingdom

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    1956 (Nov 9): Arab League Congress, 4 m. orange-brown, the remarkable horizontal block of ten (5 x 2), with margins at each side of the block, the two left hand stamps with printing flaw leaving a third of each stamp blank, fresh and fine, superb og. Extremely scarce and the first such block recorded by us. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C107 = unlisted.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 760 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 : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 761 Egypt Kingdom

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    1892: Salt Requisition form, somewhat brittle paper as usual, franked by 1892 Salt Department £ 5 violet, defective corner, tied by two strikes of CHIBIN EL KOM datestamps (June 12) in black. Rare (Feltus 205).rnrnProvenance: Collection Dennis Clarke.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 762 Egypt Kingdom

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    1892: Salt Requisition form, somewhat brittle paper as usual and small part missing at top, franked by 1892 Salt Department £ 2 green, vertically bisected 10 m. blue and February 1892 50 m. on 500 m. orange, a single and a vertically bisected example, all tied by fine strikes of EL FACHN datestamps (March 15) in black. Very rare and most appealing document with two bisects (Feltus 201 var+204+206+206 var).rnrnProvenance: Collection Dennis Clarke.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 763 Egypt Kingdom

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    1892: Salt Requisition form, somewhat brittle paper as usual, franked by 1892 Salt Department £ 1 rose-red and £ 2 green, together with two 10 m. blue and a vertically bisected 10 m. blue, missing one further adhesive, each tied by fine strikes of TOOH datestamps (Feb 23) in black. Very rare and colourful form (Feltus 201+201 var+203+204).rnrnProvenance: Collection Dennis Clarke.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 764 Egypt Kingdom

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    1892: Salt Tax Proof sheet for the 10 m. value printed in black (issued in blue), the complete sheet of 100 subjects, largely fine but for some creasing and the external margins with some imperfections. Nevertheless a rare and most unusual sheet (Feltus 201p).
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 765 Egypt Kingdom

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    1892: Salt Requisition form, somewhat brittle paper as usual, franked by 1892 Salt Department £ 1 rose-red, defective corner and vertically bisected 500 m. orange, each tied by fine strikes of EL FACHN datestamps (March 29) in black. Very rare (Feltus 202 var + 203).rnrnProvenance: Collection Dennis Clarke.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 766 Egypt Kingdom

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    British Forces 1935 (May 6): Silver Jubilee 1 pi. ultramarine, a fine unused block of ten (2 x 5), fresh and fine, full unmounted og. An extremely rare multiple.
    Starting bid : 5,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 767 Egypt Kingdom

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    French P.O. in Port Said 1921/23: Locally surcharged 60 m. on Merson 2 pi. deep lilac & buff, a fine well cented example with position 80 variety "MILLtEMES", fine, large part og. Gi = £ 275.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 768 Egypt Kingdom

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    Gaza 1948/67: Collection with 1948 set of nineteen to £ 1 inused, Airmail set of 12 unused, set of nineteen values to £ 1 with 3 bar overprints unused in scarce blocks of four (Gi = £ 1'000) and a further single set; Airmail set of 12 with bars unused, 1955/56 set of 18 unused, later issues to 1967 unused etc.; and a useful volume of UAR issues. A fresh and generally fine lot.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 769 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922/96: Small stockbook with Egyptian varieties, incl. 1922 Monarchy 1 m. sepia in a pair and a block of four with 'two dots' missing variety unused, 1923 Fuad 5 m. on wmk'd paper in imperf. pairs (3) and 15 m. Proof imperf. pair in blue unused, 1929 Prince's Birthday set of four with 'Centres in Brown' fine unused (Gi 178a/181a = £ 520), Boy King inverted wmks. on 1, 10 and 15 m. unused the latter two values in blocks, 1947 30 m. olive Farouk imperforate, 1952 1 m., 3 m. and 6 m. with 'Egypt & Sudan' overprint Colour Trials (in red, blue and black respectively), Postage Due 30 m. bright violet with same opt. in black (Colour Trial), an interesting selection.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 350 CHF

    Lot# : 770 Egypt Kingdom

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    1866/1960: Important lot several thousand stamps used/unused or in mint condition, incl. some better early values, full sets, surcharged values, blocs of four, souvenir sheets, imperf. items. officials and postage dues, in addition a large number of aimail stamps with part sheets, full sheets and plenty of duplicats, all in good condition and housed in total six albums and stockbooks, nicely arranged in a box owner's cat. by Mi = over € 5'000.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 771 Egypt Kingdom

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    1866/1960c.: Collection with 1866 5 pi. used and 10 pi. unused, 1867 issue to 5 pi. unused (2) and used, 1874/75 set unused and rare used 20 pa. with Russian P.O. '783' dotted cancel, De La Rue issues with a few multiples, 1923 Fuad set to £ 1 unused and Official sets unused (2), 1926 Geographic sets unused (9), Agriculture sets unused (9), 1926 Express 20 m. green unused (12), 1926 58th Birthday 50 pi. purple unused (4), 1926 'Port Fouad' low values set of three unused (signed Sekula), 1931 Zeppelin sets unused (3), 1927/37 set to 500 m. (2) and £ 1 (2), 1932 100 m. on £ 1 unused, 1933 Railway Congress unused sets (7), 1933 Airmail sets unused (3), 1933 Air Congress sets unused (8), 1934 UPU set to £ 1 unused and used and an additional £ 1 value used, 1946 Stamp day Miniature sheets unused (fine range of 1886 and 1888 Postage Dues incl. rare 5 pi. used (cert.) some duplication, British Forces with Silver Jubilee 1 pi. ultramarine unused, etc. A good lot.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF

    Lot# : 772 Egypt Kingdom

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    1866/2015: The extensive collection in three boxes with many stamps with better sets and values used and unused through with new issues to 2015, the whole with vast duplication throughout, many multiples, cancellation interest including some useful covers (Ship and Paquebot Post), Postage Due usages on covers/cards, quality generally fine throughout, viewing is recommended.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 773 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922 (Oct 10): Monarchy Overprint issue, the specialised collection on leaves with all Types complete with many additional varieties and mint multiples, incl. Type I 1 m. sepia in A22 Control blocks of four (2), A23 Control blocks of 4, 6, 20 (2) and of 30 and further blocks of 25 and 40 without Control, 2 m. vermilion Control B21 block of four and block with reversed wmk., 3 m. in A21 Control blocks of 4 (4), 20 and further blocks of 12, 39, 70 and 93;  4 m. in Control B23 blocks of 4 and 15, further block of 24, 5 m. Control B22 blocks (2) and B23 (2), further blocks of 8, 10 and 17, 10 m. in B23 Control blocks of four (2), 15 m. blocks of 8, 9, 10, 12 (3) and 15, 50 m. and 100 m. both watermarks in rare blocks of four, Type II 3 m. in blocks of 42, 45, 53 and 90, 10 m. Control B23 block of six, 15 m. in Control A21 blocks of four (3) and blocks of 8, 32 and 40, Type II 4 m. in blocks of 20 (4), 25 and 40, 5 m. B23 blocks of four (2),  Type III 2 m. Control B23 blocks of four (2), 4 m. in Control B23 blocks of four (2) and six, 5 m. Control B21 blocks of four (2), 10 m. Control B23 blocks of four (2) and a block of 25, 15 m. (mat) Control A21 blocks of four (2), 15 m. (ma) B22 Control blocks of four (2), Type IV with 10 m. and 15 m. (ma) in B23 Control blocks, 20 m. and 50 m. each in A23 on Control blocks (rare); further large multiples and varieties: 1 m. sepia opt. inverted (3, Gi 98a = £ 1'200), 1 m. opt. double, 2 m. vermilion opt. double (4, Gi. 99a = £ 900), 15 m. surcharge 'à cheval', 20 m. opt. inverted (Gi 106a = £ 225), 20 m. opt. double (Gi 106b = 325), 50 m. opt inverted (Gi 107a = £ 450) and 100 m. slate with opt. double (Gi 108b = £ 450), Overprint Essays on 1 m. in red (3) and on 15 m. in red (4). A wonderful collection and would make a fine basis for an award winning Exhibit.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,000 CHF

    Lot# : 774 Egypt Kingdom

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    Thomas Waghorn 1824 (August): Ship's Log Book for the Cutter "Matchless" compiled by Waghorn as Pilot for the craft in his own hand, commencing on 6th August, 1824 with an account of a journey to Kedgeree and Chittagong and Diamond Harbour, through to late February 1825 and including weather reports, payments made to sailors and staff, passsengers taken aboard etc. A fascinating account of life in the service of the East India Company; also a May 1824 invoice for a Cutter 'copper fastened, built with oak' for £200, signed on reverse by Thomas Waghorn as received. Unusual and rare group.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 775 Egypt Kingdom

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    Thomas Waghorn 1834/35: Five letters all addressed to Waghorn, including an important 1834 entire from India House written and signed by 'Hugh Lindsay' who later gave his name to one of the pioneer Red Sea Steamers, mailed to Waghorn in Rochester, Kent; further letters from the India Board and another from Lord Palmerston's secretary denying him a promotion to Lieutenant (this mailed to Waghorn in Falmouth with the Mediterranean fleet). A fascinating insight into the problems even a good idea can face due to Government intransigence.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,800 CHF

    Lot# : 776 Egypt Kingdom

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    1840/47: Lot ten prephilatelic covers incl. five to Malta, two from Constantinople, three from Alexandria, three of them cleaned at the Malta Lazaretto, two to Cairo, and three to Alexandria, one of them from Genova and one from Cairo 1840, endorsed "Col Rais Mustafa Besoun" for a Nile fluvial service.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 777 Egypt Kingdom

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    Posta Europea 1844/65: The collection with Type II for ALESSANDRIA in black (3) and CAIRO in blue (1) and in black (6) one endorsed 'Particulière' at top and another to the Sardinian Consul in Alexandria and three further examples showing rare combination usage with the French Post Office and mailed to Marseille or Paris, Type III with 1862 entire with scarce KAFR-ZAYAT in green, MANSURA in blue (6), ZAGASIK in blue (5) and SAMANUD in green (6), TANTA in blue, Type IV of ALESSANDRIA in blue (4) and CAIRO in black (2), Type V with fine MANURA in deep blue and in blue (6), scarce MICHALLA in black, SAMANUD in blue (4), ZAGASIK in blue or black (3), Type VI ALESSANDRIA in blue. A generally fine and scarce group of 55 covers and a good basis for further specialised expansion.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 778 Egypt Kingdom

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    Maritime Mail The collection with Egyptian stamps cancelled by Paquebot markings with fine covers/cards (133) showing Port Said, Suez and Port Taufiq usages, Greece piece with 5 l. green and 20 l. rosine tied by VAPORE / D'ALESSANDRIA in black, a fine array of covers with 'Sea Post Office' markings on reverse incl. to and from India, covers to Persia, Italian 'Regina Magherita', 'Esperia', 'Arabia', 'Gange' and 'Memfi' ship cancels on cards, 1908 card with Italian and Egyptian stamps cancelled in Marseille, 'Pleine Mer' markings, 'Paquebot / Aden' datestamps on cover, some fine Hendrey covers incl. S.S.Tarif usages etc.
    Starting bid : 1,750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,750 CHF

    Lot# : 779 Egypt Kingdom

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    1867/1990c.: Collection with 1867 20 pa. used in Smirne, thereafter with good run of used definitives incl. 1923 Fuad set to £ 1, and a good range of unused commemoratives, also some covers from a correspondence to Zurich.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 780 Egypt Kingdom

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    1880/1900ca. : Lot 90 unused/used stationery postcards, letter cards and envelopes, primarily with the Sphinx design incl. response postcards, usage in TPO’s, sent to China, and two items with SOUDAN ovpt. used in Ewfekia, all items primarily from one estate.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 781 Egypt Kingdom

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    1890/1940c.: Collection of covers/cards (133), with some especially fine cards including the 'S. S. Cairo' sinking in March 1905 and an envelope with stamps floated off with two line ACCIDENT EN MER / CORRESPONDANCE INONDÈE in black, fine cards from the French P.O. in Port Said, 1917 cover with French P.O. in Alexandria 25 c. blue with Reinhart & Co perfin, range of ingoing and outgoing Hotel Cancellations incl. Cataract Hotel in black (6) and blue (5), Continental Hotel (8), San Stefano Hotel with fine 1900 usage, Savoy Hotel (17), Semiramis Hotel (2), Shepheards Hotel (3), Winter Palace, Luqsor (6), Simon Arzt (4), TPO's etc.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 782 Egypt Kingdom

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    1890/1965c.: Collection covers, postcards & postal stationery usages (146 items) incl. better frankings and usages, airmail with1929 cover to Karachi, 1931 postcard with 3 m. green and 10 m. red-brown to Switzerland with 'CL' (Credit Lyonnais) perfins, TPO usages, Official covers, censored items of cancellation interest etc., in five albums.rn 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 783 Egypt Kingdom

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    1890/1970c.: Collection of Hotel Posts with cards/covers (127) showing cancellation of most of the Hotels together with cards and printed Hotel stationery, incl. Cataract, Continental, Ghesireh, Luxor, 1905 and 1906 cards from San Stefano Hotel, Savoy, Semiramis, Shepheards (two scarce 1960's Shepheard's Hotel Meter usages at 40 m. and 60 m.), Winter Palace etc. also five covers used from "Simon Arzt" store in Port Said. Viewing recommended.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 784 Egypt Kingdom

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    Shepheards Hotel 1892/1957: Small group of covers/cards (21), with 1892 and 1895 Shepheards Hotel usages on 3 m. on 5 m. stationery card and on 5 m. card, 1893 cover franked at 1 pi. with Shepheards Hotel cds with 'MR' month inverted, 1909 printed Shepheards envelope with four colour franking to Switzerland, 1924 Shepheards printed 'brown bag' envelope sent registered to London with 1922 15 m. pair and 1923 Fuad 5 m. A good lot.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 785 Egypt Kingdom

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    1894/1908: Covers/cards (10), mostly franked by Egyptian stamps, all carried by Italian Steamships with "Florio-Rubattino" markings of the Ships 'Nilo', 'Orione', the 'Singapore' (two items), the 'Tebe'; and Italian Steamship Line Ships the 'Gottardo', the 'Po', and a Paquebot usage with Egypt 1 pi. tied by 'Messina' squared circle. A scarce group. Ex collection Del Bianco.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 786 Egypt Kingdom

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    1900/60c.: Lot 16 covers Egypt & Sudan incl. 1902 French PO in Alexandria and 1959 cover from the Private Secretariat of Nasser to Germany.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 787 India

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    1856/64: ½ a. blue, Die I, on yellowish paper without watermark, a fine horizontal pair, variety Imperforate; some aging but umounted og., a scarce pair. Cert. BPA (2017) Gi = £ 900.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 788 India

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    1856/64: ½ a. blue, Die I, on yellowish paper without watermark, a fine unused block of eight, variety Imperforate; closed tear at top of third stamp and some aging and gum creases but with large part og., despite faults a very rare multiple. Cert. BPA (2017) Gi = £ 3'600.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 789 India

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    Bundi 1917/41: 'Sacred Cows' covers (7) in fair to fine quality with ¼ a. black pair on cover, ¼ a. black with eleven examples on a cover, ¼ a. blue (2) and ½ a. pale blue pairs on covers, 1 a. carmine with three examples, one with fault, used on cover, another cover with three examples and a further 1 a. red used on a Bank document cancelled in manuscript.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 790 India

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    1854/1995: Collection resp. lot with some thousand stamps used/unused, incl. some better early issues as one copie Four Annas cut-to-shape, colour shades, nice cancellations etc., furthermore a strong section Indian Feudatory States from Alvar up to Tranvancore, duplicats, revenues, in addition plenty of cards, covers and postal stationery items used and unused, good to mixed condition and housed in four albums and stockbooks as well as loose in some folders, the whole arranged in a box.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 791 India

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    1901/21: Lot 29 covers primarily to the Netherlands, with registered items, mixed QV and KEVII frankings, and perfins.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 792 India

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    India used in Iraq 1909/11: Lot 18 registered covers or parcel address cutouts from Bagdad to Vienna, in mixed condition.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 793 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 : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 794 India

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    1860/1948: Cover collection with India De La Rue issue covers used in Hyderabad, incl. 1864 cover from Secunderabad to England franked 2 a., 4 a. and 1860 6 p. on front and same franking again on reverse for double rate, three colour 1867 registered cover at 13 a. rate, 1868 registered cover at 4 ½ a. rate, registered cover from Nander to Hyderabad at 7 a. rate with oval seal handstamp of arrival, 1901 1 a. stationery envelope to Morocco, later Edward VII and Georg V usages incl. some postage due handstamps, 1929 Hayderabad-Delhi flight cover, registration receipts etc., generally fine (100+ items), arranged in one album.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 795 Ireland

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    1922/94: Lot several hundred stamps used/unused or in mint condition, mainly small values, plenty of duplicats, souvenir sheets, booklets, FDC's, annual selections etc., mainly in good condition, housed in one album, one stockbook, on album pages and loos in a small box.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 796 Malaysia

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    1901: Cover sent registered via Marseille to Holland franked by 1894 8 c. ultramarine vertical pair and 1899 single 5 c. magneta tied by SINGAPORE cds (Nov 23) in black with framed registration cachet adjacent. Reverse with Hertogenbosch arrival cds (Dec 6) in black.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 797 Malaysia

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    1896/1901: Covers (2) each with Netherlands Consular cachets in violet on front, both addressed to Amsterdam, Netherlands with 1896 cover at single rate franked by 1894 8 c. ultramarine tied by 'Singapore' cds (July 29) and French Paquebot LIGNE N / PAQ. FR. No. 4 cds below (July 30), 1901 cover at double rate with 1894 8 c. ultramarine in a horizontal pair tied 'Singapore' cds (Dec 12).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 798 Malta

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    1919 (March 6): Shipwreck of St. Paul 10 s. black, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, perf. 14, a fresh and fine top marginal example of this rare and desirable stamp, unmounted og. Cert. Hamilton-Bowen BPP Gi = £3'250/Mi 52 = € 3'500.
    Starting bid : 700 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF
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