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  • Lot# : 501 Egypt Kingdom

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    1938 (Jan 26): cotton Congress, the set of three values, all with King Farouk oblique perforations, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Scarce, only 100 sets printed thus Nile Post C76b/C78b = $ 255.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 502 Egypt Kingdom

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    1938 (Feb 11): King Farouk's 18th Birthday, £ 1 green & brown, imperforate examples (2) showing vignette only in brown and further example with frame only in green, each on watermarked paper, full unmounted og. Just 25 pairs of this variety possible with 50 printed of the frame only and just 25 printed of the vignette only. Extremely rare Nile Post C82d+C82e.
    Starting bid : 16,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 503 Egypt Kingdom

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    1938 (Feb 11): King Farouk's 18th Birthday, £ 1 sepia & green, an unused example, marginal from right of sheet, showing Farouk Oblique Perforations, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Rare - just 50 stamps printed thus Nile Post C82c.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 504 Egypt Kingdom

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    1937/46: Boy King issue: Farouk Imperforates for 1 m. - 10 m. values, 15 m., 20 m. pale blue, higher vaalues with 30 m. in grey and in olive-green, 40 m., 50 m., 100 m., 200 m. and 50 pi. sepia & green; fresh and fine unused. A scarce group just 200 printed of the 30 m. in grey and 400 of the 50 pi. Nile Post D136b/D142b+D144b/D145b+D1467d/D153a.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 505 Egypt Kingdom

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    1939/40: Young King Farouk 50 p. sepia & green and £ 1 sepia & blue, unused examples, marginal from base of sheet each showing part centre-line cross in margin, variety "Imperforate" on watermarked paper, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare - just 50 examples of the 50 p. imperforate are known, only 100 were printed of the £ 1 value Nile Post D153b+D154d.
    Starting bid : 2,400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 506 Egypt Kingdom

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    1940 (April 5): Young King Farouk £ 1 sepia & blue, unused "Imperforate Frame Only" example in blue on watermarked paper, matched with "Imperforate Vignette Only" example in sepia, both marginal examples from left of the sheet, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare Nile Post D154e+D154f.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 507 Egypt Kingdom

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    1941/46: Airmail set of four values, all with King Farouk oblique perforations, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Scarce, only 200 sets printed thus Nile Post A24c/A27c = $ 150.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 508 Egypt Kingdom

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    1944 (April 28): King Fuad Anniversary, 10 m. purple, an unused horizontal pair, variety "Imperforate" on watermarked paper, fresh and very fine, one stamp superb large part og. the other unmounted og. Scarce, just 100 stamps printed thus Nile Post C92a.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 509 Egypt Kingdom

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    1944 (April 28): King Fuad Anniversary, 10 m. purple, an unused block of four, marginal from top of sheet, with Farouk Oblique Perforations, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare, just 100 stamps printed thus Nile Post C92c.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 510 Egypt Kingdom

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    1945 (Feb 10): King Farouk's 25th Birthday, 10 m. violet, an unused horizontal pair, variety "Imperforate" on watermarked paper, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare, just 100 stamps printed thus Nile Post C93a.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 511 Egypt Kingdom

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    1945 (Feb 10): King Farouk's 25th Birthday, 10 m. violet, an unused horizontal pair, marginal from left of sheet, Farouk Imperforate printing underprinted "Cancelled". Rare and fine, just 50 stamps printed thus. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C93b.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 512 Egypt Kingdom

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    1945 (Feb 10): King Farouk's 25th Birthday, 10 m. violet, an unused block of four, marginal from base of sheet, with Farouk Oblique Perforations, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare, just 100 stamps printed thus Nile Post C93c.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 513 Egypt Kingdom

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    1945 (March 2): Khedive Ismail Pasha Anniversary, 10 m. olive-green, an unused block of four, marginal from the upper right corner of the sheet, Farouk Imperforate underprinted "Cancelled", fresh and very fine. A rare and exceptional multiple, just 50 stamps printed thus. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C94a.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 514 Egypt Kingdom

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    1945 (March 2): Khedive Ismail Pasha Anniversary, 10 m. olive-green, an unused block of four, marginal from the lower left corner of the sheet, with Farouk Oblique Perforations, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare, just 100 stamps printed thus Nile Post C94b.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 515 Egypt Kingdom

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    1946 (Jan 10): Visit of the King of Saudi Arabia, 10 m. green, with King Farouk oblique perforations, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Scarce, only 100 printed thus Nile Post C97b = $ 85.
    Starting bid : 60 CHF
    Hammer price : 60 CHF

    Lot# : 516 Egypt Kingdom

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    1946 (Feb 28): 80th Anniversary of the first Egyptian Stamps, the set of four values, all with King Farouk oblique perforations, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Scarce, only 100 sets printed thus Nile Post C98b/C101b = $ 340.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 517 Egypt Kingdom

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    1946 (Aug 9): Cairo Citadel, 10 m. red-brown & green, an unused example, corner marginal from top left of sheet, variety "Imperforate & Flag Misplaced" on watermarked paper, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare, just 50 stamps printed thus: this lot would match the previous lot beautifully on an album page Nile Post C102b.
    Starting bid : 650 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 518 Egypt Kingdom

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    1946 (Aug 9): Cairo Citadel, 10 m. red-brown & green, an unused example, corner marginal from top left of sheet, variety "Imperforate" on watermarked paper, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare, just 90 stamps printed thus Nile Post C102a.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 350 CHF

    Lot# : 519 Egypt Kingdom

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    1946 (Nov 9): Arab League Congress, the set of seven values, all with King Farouk oblique perforations, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Scarce, only 100 sets printed thus Nile Post C104b/C110b = $ 595.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 520 Egypt Kingdom

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    1947 (Feb/July): Airmail part set of nine values from 2 m. vermilion to 200 m. grey, all in vertical Imperforate pairs (less the 20, 40 and 50 m. values), all on watermarked paper, each pair showing vertical "Doctor Blade" flaws, heavily so on the 5 m. and 200 m. values. An extremely rare selection. It is believed that the 'Doctor Blade' flaws were 'ordered' by King Farouk but were not 'issued' in complete sheets. Fresh and fine, superb unmounted og. A unique assembly.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 521 Egypt Kingdom

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    1947 (Feb/July): Airmail set of twelve values complete to 200 m. grey, all with Farouk Oblique Perforations, fresh and very fine, with six values sheet marginal, fresh and fine, unmounted og. A scarce set with just 200 complete sets possible Nile Post A28b/A39b.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 522 Egypt Kingdom

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    1944/47: Mareschal Issue, Farouk Imperforates for 1 m., 2 m., 4 m., 5 m., 10 m., 15 m., 17 m., 20 m., 22 m., 30 m., 40 m., 100 m. and 200 m. values with just 200 examples printed of the 200 m. value, all fresh and fine unused Nile Post D155d/D156b+D158d/D160e+D162c/D167b+D169b/D170a.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 523 Egypt Kingdom

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    1949: Farouk £ 1 sepia & blue, an unused block of four, corner marginal from top right corner of the sheet, variety "Imperforate / Central Vignette Misplaced", fresh and very fine, full unmounted og. A great rarity with 100 stamps possible - this being from the Palace sheet Nile Post D172b.
    Starting bid : 8,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 524 Egypt Kingdom

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    1948 (April 1): Cotton Congress, 10 m. olive-green, an unused block of four, marginal from the upper right corner of the sheet, Farouk Imperforate underprinted "Cancelled" in arabic, fresh and very fine. A rare and exceptional multiple, just 50 stamps printed thus. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C117b.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 525 Egypt Kingdom

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    1949 (March 1): Agricultural & Industrial Exhibition, the Miniature Sheets, both in se-tenant vertical pairs, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Of immense rarity - the King Farouk sale at Harmers in 1954, sold two uncut sheets of Nile Post MS3 (12 miniature sheets in two sheets of six) and MS4 (16 miniature sheets in two sheets of eight), of these four original un-cut sheets, one of each remains intact. The other sheets were cut up into vertical pairs as offered here: thus only three complete sets can exist in this format Nile Post MS3c+MS4c.
    Starting bid : 15,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 526 Egypt Kingdom

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    1949 (Oct 9): 75th Anniversary of the UPU, the set of three values in marginal horizontal pairs, all with King Farouk oblique perforations, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Scarce, only 100 sets printed thus Nile Post C128b/C130b = $ 375.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 527 Egypt Kingdom

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    1950: Helio Vaugirard, Paris 'Proofs' (No. 87), with 11 small format examples and 12 large format with the photographs from which the stamp designs were taken, fresh and fine for this.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 528 Egypt Kingdom

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    1950 (Dec 27): Fuad I Desert Institute 10 m. red-brown & violet, an unused example from the top left corner of the sheet, variety "Imperforate" on watermarked paper, fresh and very fine, superb large part og. Rare - just 80 examples printed Nile Post C132a.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 529 Egypt Kingdom

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    1950 (Dec 27): Fuad I University, 22 m. purple & green, an unused example from the top left corner of the sheet, variety "Imperforate" on watermarked paper, fresh and very fine, superb large part og. Rare - just 70 examples printed Nile Post C133a.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 530 Egypt Kingdom

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    1951 (May 6): Royal Wedding of King Farouk and Queen Narriman, £ 1 red-brown & green, an unused example, marginal from right of sheet, variety "Imperforate" on watermarked paper, with vertical brown "Doctor Blade Flaw" at left of stamp, two insignificant natural spots on unmounted og. Rare - just 60 examples printed of the imperforate stamps and probably the same or less of the 'Doctor Blade' sheet.
    Starting bid : 2,200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 531 Egypt Kingdom

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    1951 (May 6): Royal Wedding of King Farouk and Queen Narriman, £ 1 red-brown & green, an unused vertical pair showing Farouk Oblique Perforations, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare, with just 100 stamps printed thus Nile Post C136c.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 532 Egypt Kingdom

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    1951 (May 6): The Royal Wedding of King Farouk & Narriman, 10 m. red-brown & green, Miniature Sheet with variety "Imperforate" on watermarked paper, superb and fresh, unmounted og. A magnificent example of this great rarity, just 27 sheets printed Nile Post MS5h.
    Starting bid : 8,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 533 Egypt Kingdom

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    1951 (Oct 5): First Mediterranean Games, the set of three values, all with King Farouk oblique perforations, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Scarce, only 100 sets printed thus Nile Post C137b/139b = $ 255.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 534 Egypt Kingdom

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    1951 (Oct 5): First Mediterranean Games, the 10 m. brown value and 30 m. pale blue & deep green, top marginal vertical pairs, variety "Imperforate" on watermarked paper, the set of two values (the 22 m. does not exist thus), fine slightly browned unmounted og. Scarce, just 80 examples of each printed. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C137c+C139c.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 535 Egypt Kingdom

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    1951 (Oct 5): First Mediterranean Games, Miniature Sheet of three values, a Proof impression completely uncut all round and showing the Printer's guide lines, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Extremely rare, the King Farouk 'Palace' sale of 1954. Just four are known to exist in pairs, now mostly separated from the unique sheet of eight offered in the original sale. Cert. Sorani (1980) Nile Post MS6d = $ 3'000 for a pair.
    Starting bid : 6,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 536 Egypt Kingdom

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    1952 (Feb 11): Abrogation of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty, the three values in the Miniature Sheet with variety "Imperforate" on watermarked paper, superb and fresh, unmounted og. A magnificent example of this great rarity, just 25 sheets printed Nile Post MS7a.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 537 Egypt Kingdom

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    1952 (May 6): Birth of Prince Ahmed Fuad, 10 m.green, yellow & blue, an unused block of four, variety "Imperforate" with watermark, marginal from base of sheet with centre-line cross in margin, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare and superb multiple with just 90 stamps printed Nile Post C143a.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 538 Egypt Kingdom

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    1952 (May 6): Birth of Crown Prince Ahmed Fuad, 10 m. blue, orange-yellow & green, a sheet marginal horizontal pair, with King Farouk oblique perforations, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Scarce, only 100 printed thus Nile Post C143c = $ 170.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 539 Egypt Kingdom

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    1962 (May 6): Birth of Prince Ahmed Fuad, 10 m. green, yellow & blue, Miniature Sheet with variety "Imperforate" on watermarked paper, superb and fresh, unmounted og. A magnificent example of this great rarity, just 25 sheets printed Nile Post MS8b.
    Starting bid : 6,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 540 Egypt Kingdom

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    1953 (April 20-May): Mareschal 40 m. sepia, a complete sheet of 100, Control A/52, overprinted with bars defacing Farouk's portrait, position 18 with "Tapered Bar" variety, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. An immensely rare sheet. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 6'000+/Nile Post D224+D224a = $ 5'000+.
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 541 Egypt Kingdom

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    1954 (Nov 4): Evacuation of the Suez Canal Zone, the set of two values on watermarked paper, variety "Imperforate", fresh and very fine marginal examples, unmounted og. Scarce, just 100 stamps printed thus Nile Post C151a+152b.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 542 Egypt Kingdom

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    1957 (July 26): Fifth Anniversary of the Revolution, the set of five values complete, all in unused blocks of four, variety "Imperforate" on watermarked paper, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare, just 100 sets printed Nile Post C181c/C185b.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 543 Egypt Kingdom

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    1957 (Dec 26): Anglo-Asian People's Conference, the set of three values in unused blocks of four, all marginal from left of sheet, variety "Imperforate" on watermarked paper, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare - just 100 sets can exist Nile Post C191b/C193b.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 544 Egypt Kingdom

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    1958 (Feb 10): Moustafa Kemal 10 m. slate, an unused block of four, marginal from base of sheet, variety "Imperforate" on watermarked paper, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare - just 100 stamps can exist Nile Post C195a.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 545 Egypt Kingdom

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    1958 (March/Aug): UAR/EGYPT, the definitive set of seven values in horizontal pairs, variety "Imperforate", fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Scarce, just 100 stamps of each value printed thus Nile Post D245b/D251a.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 546 Egypt Kingdom

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    1958 (Dec 9): Economic Conference 10 m. red-brown, an unused pair on watermarked paper, without the red overprint, variety "Imperforate" marginal from left of sheet, fine unmounted og. Scarce, just 100 stamps printed thus Nile Post C210d.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 547 Egypt Kingdom

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    1958 (Dec 9): Industrial & Agricultural Fair, 10 m. red-brown, an unused block of nine from top left corner of the sheet, all with variety "Overprint Triple", fresh and fine, unmounted og. A rare block, believed to be the largest known from the one sheet of 50 discovered Gi = unlisted/Nile Post C210b = $ 1'440+.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 548 Egypt Kingdom

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    1958 (Dec 10): Dr. Mahmoud Azmy 35 m. green, an unused vertical pair on watermarked paper, variety "Imperforate", fresh and fine, unmounted og. Scarce, just 100 stamps printed thus Nile Post C212b.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 549 Egypt Kingdom

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    1959 (July 23): 7th Anniversary of the Revolution, the 'Transport' complete set of six in matching vertical top marginal pairs, variety "Imperforate" on watermarked paper, superb and fresh, unmounted og. Rare with just 100 sets printed thus Nile Post C221a/C224a.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 550 Egypt Kingdom

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    1960 (Feb 29): Definitive 100 m. deep green & orange, a complete sheet of sixteen (4 x 4) with Arabic and English Control A/60 at lower right, variety "Imperforate" on watermarked paper, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare, just 64 stamps (4 sheets) are recorded printed thus Nile Post D267a.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 551 Egypt Kingdom

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    1960 (Jan 9): Aswan High Dam, 10 m. lake and 35 m. lake, an unused vertical pair on watermarked paper, variety "Imperforate", marginal from left of sheet, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Vertical bend but scarce, just 50 pairs printed thus Nile Post C235a/C236a.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 552 Egypt Kingdom

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    1961 (April 6): World Health Organisation Day, 10 m. red-brown, an unused block of four, marginal from top of sheet, variety "Imperforate" on watermarked paper, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Just 100 stamps can exist thus Nile Post C257a.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 553 Egypt Kingdom

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    1961 (Aug 22): Anniversaries of Misr Bank & Talat Harb, 10 m. red-brown, an unused block of four, variety "Imperforate" on watermarked paper, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Scarce - just 200 stamps printed Nile Post C267a.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 554 Egypt Kingdom

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    1971: Essays, recess printed for proposed definitive issue with Nasser 20 m. blue with three lines over both English and Arabic values, and (-) recess printed 'Baby's Head' Essay, each on watermarked paper, perf. 11½, fresh and fine, typical blueing from sheet above on unmounted og. Nile Post E546 & E547.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 555 Egypt Kingdom

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    1935 (Dec. 31): Crash of "City of Khartoum" in Alexandria, group of three covers with soaked stamps, incl. envelope from Lund, Sweden addressed to Colombo Ceylon, sent via Sassnitz, Germany and delivered to Imperial Airways at Brindisi, showing on reverse official label: "Salvaged air mail ex Air Plaine "City of Khartoum" and backstamped (15 Jan 36), together with R.A.F. cover to Iraq bearing special label "Found open or damaged and officially sealed"  and tied by Baghdad cds.(Jan.36) on reverse, further envelope from England to India signed by recipient on reverse: "This letter was salvaged from the ill-fated Imperial Airways Liner 'City of Khartoum' and was duly delivered, still soaking wet, after having been at the bottom of the Meditteranean 11/1/36". A very unusual trio with only one noted in Nierinck Nierinck 351231e.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 556 Egypt Kingdom

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    1937 (Oct. 1): Crash at Phaleron Bay (Greece), wreck cover from Cairo (30 Sept. 37) franked with Egypt airpost 8 m and 20 m. to London showing rectangular handstamp 'DAMAGED BY SEA / WATER' in violet and on reverse with official London GPO label: 'found open or damaged and officially secured' in brown. In addition 'The Daily Mail' cut out dated Oct. 2, reporting the accident: 'Three Killed as Flying Boat Sinks' Nierink 1995: 371001e.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 557 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922-23: Official 5 m. pink, a used horizontal pair on 1924 cover to the Berkeley, USA, tied by "Dawawin / Cairo" datestamp in black (Aug 13) with oval "Mines Headquarters" cachet at left. Underpaid and taxed on arrival with pair of USA 3 c. red cancelled in manuscript with 'New York / Due 6 Cents' adjacent. Small imperfections but a very rare issue on letter.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 558 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922-23: Official 5 m. pink, a used vertical pair with 15 m. indigo on 1924 Registered / AR cover to Cairo tied by 'Saivida-Zenab' datestamps in black (Jan 14), with two strikes of scarce framed 'AR' cachets over-inked at right. Pinholes at left of envelope not detracting from appearance. Cairo arrival on reverse of a rare cover - the higher values of this issue are barely, if ever, found on letter.
    Starting bid : 700 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 559 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922/23: OHEMS on 15 m. indigo, original printing, an unused block of four with lower right stamp showing variety "O.H..E.M.S" (two stops after S, no stop after S), of fine appearance, typical slightly browned large part or unmounted og. Rare. Cert. A. Diena (1960) Gi £910++/Nile Post O29c.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 560 Egypt Arab. Republic

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    1923: Fuad Official 1 . orange-yellow, a complete sheet of 100 stamps showing Control "B/23" in narrow margin at left, 10th stamp showing corner retouch, position 16 with top left corner diagonal line etc., 1 m. orange-yellow in a complete sheet of 100 stamps without Control, and 10 m. bright rose in a complete sheet of 100 stamps without Conmtrol number; margins at left and at base on all three sheets, some hinge remnants used for display or protection, superb og. with most unmounted og. A very rare trio.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 561 Egypt Kingdom

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    1924/25: First Fuad Official, 5 m. chestnut, a vertical pair and a strip of three, used on registered 1925 cover to Stevenage, England; mailed from the Ministry of Communications and tied by Cairo cds's (July 14). Purple registration label at left and framed bilingual "Registered" cachet above. Reverse with Stevenage arrival cds (July 23). File fold affects the pair but an extremely scarce issue on letter.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 562 Egypt Kingdom

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    1926: Official set of twelve values and 1938 Official set of nine, all with King Farouk oblique perforations, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Scarce, only 200 sets printed of the 1926 set Nile Post O40b/O51b+O52b/O60b = $ 350+.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 563 Egypt Kingdom

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    1952: Official Issue optd. 'King of Egypt & Sudan', the complete set of 35 stamps showing Colour Trials for the overprint, with three (50 m.) or four different unaccepted colours for each value, fresh and fine, unmounted og., all with Bileski Farouk cartouche on reverse. Very rare with many sets of these now split up. Just 100 full sets can exist.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 564 Egypt Kingdom

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    1962/63: Official set of eight values, all in unused pairs, variety "Imperforate" on watermarked paper (the 4 m. green not known thus), the 100 m., 200 m. and 500 m. showing the 'blanket variety' with slight doubling, all fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare, just 100 sets can exist Nile Post O72a/O80a.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 565 Egypt Kingdom

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    1880/1959: Official issues, specialised collection with 800+ stamps and 96 covers, with large range of unused from 1893 with duplication and multiples, varieties noted incl. OHHS 2 m. green with inverted overprint (11), 'Miri' issue cover, OHHS issues on covers (5), rare OHEMS 10 m. on 1924 cover to London, imprinted Government envelopes unused and used, later period with some high frankings to USA etc. A fine lot for further specialised continuation.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 566 Egypt Kingdom

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    1898 (April-May): Postage Due 3 m. om 2 pi. orange, an unused pane of 60 (10 x 6), with margins on two sides, hinged for protection, showing "Dropped Surcharge" variety (not quite the NP listed à cheval), 23rd stamp 'Broken 3', lower horizontal row with surcharge touching or extending over the Marginal rule, fine large part og. with 56 stamps unmounted og. An unusual multiple Gi D75/Nile Post PD19(g) = ($ 4'500).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 567 Egypt Kingdom

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    1921: Postage Due 2 m. green, an unused near complete sheet of 100 stamps, watermark  with Stars below Crescents, with the additional 'missing' Control "A.20" block of four detached but belonging, showing listed variety "Break in Border of 2" on position 195, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare Gi = £ 780+/Nile Post PD21+PD21i = $ 600+.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 568 Egypt Kingdom

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    1927: Postage Dues, the set of ten values, in horizontal or vertical pairs, all with King Farouk oblique perforations, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Scarce, only 200 full sets printed thus, the 20 m. was never 'issued' with oblique perforations Nile Post PD31b/PD41b = $ 450.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 569 Egypt Kingdom

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    1956: Postage Due 20 m. red-orange, an unused block of 64 (8 x 8) from upper right corner of sheet, variety "Inverted Watermark", fresh and fine, unmounted og. Gi = unlisted/Nile Post PD40a = $ 1'600.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Aubeterre', Carmichael & Todd 1992.
    Starting bid : 650 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 570 Egypt Kingdom

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    1952 (Jan 16): Postage Due 2 m. red-orange, overprinted 'King of Egypt & Sudan', an unused irregular block of 82 stamps showing Control "B/40" at left and position 82 with "Three Dots" variety, all showing "Overprint Shifted to Right" (à cheval) variety, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Nile Post PD42c = $ 2'800+.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 571 Egypt Kingdom

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    1952 (Jan 16): Postage Due 12 m. lake, overprinted 'King of Egypt & Sudan', an unused irregular block of 82 stamps all showing "Overprint Shifted Upwards (not the NP listed à cheval) variety, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Scarce Nile Post PD47(a) = ($ 2'800+).
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 572 Egypt Kingdom

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    1958/59: Postage Due 2 m. red-orange, an unused irregular block of 70 stamps, variety "Inverted Watermark", fresh and fine, unmounted og. Gi = unlisted/Nile Post PD49a = $ 700.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 573 Egypt Kingdom

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    1958/59: Postage Due 30 m. bright violet, an unused irregular block of 20 stamps, variety "Inverted Watermark", fresh and fine, unmounted og. Gi = £ 230 as normals inv. wmk. unlisted/Nile Post PD55a = $ 600.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 574 Egypt Kingdom

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    1929 (March): Express 20 m. black & red, a sheet marginal horizontal pair with King Farouk oblique perforations, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Scarce, only 700 printed thus Nile Post EX2b = $ 100+.
    Starting bid : 80 CHF
    Hammer price : 80 CHF

    Lot# : 575 Egypt Kingdom

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    1935 (Dec 16): 'Xmas 1935 / 3 Milliemes' on 1 pi. carmine, the complete unused Booklet pane of twenty (4 x 5), marginal at left, position 18 showing "Two Dents in '3' of 1935", fresh and very fine, unmounted og. A scarce pane Gi = £ 320++/Nile Post BF11+BF11a.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 576 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868: 1c black, Type III, an unused example with good margins all round, slightest of thins not affecting appearance, without gum. A scarce stamp. Signed Todd AIEP. Opinion Holcombe (1999) Gi = £ 250.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 577 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868: 20 c. blue, position 63 on the sheet of 120 subjects, a used example with just clear to large margins all round, cancelled by Suez lozenge of dots handstamp in blue. An extremely rare stamp in used condition. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 500.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 578 Sudan

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    Egypt used in Sudan 1893/98: Covers/cards (9), with 1892 5 m. rose stationery card cancelled by single ring 'Wadi-Halfa' cds to Berlin, 1892 5 m. on 2 pi. stat. env. used from 'Korosko' with double ring cds, 1893 and 1894 usages of 5 m. red stationery envelope cancelled double ring 'Wadi-Halfa' cds, 1894 1 pi. stat. env. with fair 'Challal-Assouan' TPO, 1896 1 pi. blue stationery env. used to Paris cancelled 'Wadi-Halfa' cds, 1898 cover from 'Challal' to UK etc. Condition variable but a scarce group.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 579 Egypt Kingdom

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    French Post Offices 1864/1875: Entire letters (3) from Alexandria with 1864 entire to Basel, Switzerland with France 1862 10 c. bistre, fault and 80 c. carmine tied by '5080' gros chiffres with 'Suez / Amb. Marseille' cds in red (cert. Von der Weid); 1872 fine cover to Dijon with laureated 40 c. orange and 80 c. carmine tied by '5080' with 'Pos. Angl. / Alexandrie' cds adjacent and thence via Brindisi and Modane; 1875 cover to Paris via Brindisi franked by Siège 40 c. orange (3) similarly cancelled; a generally very fine trio.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 580 Egypt Kingdom

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    French P.O.'s in Alexandria & Port Said 1899/1927: Collection with Alexandria first issue 50 c. (7) and 1 fr. used, 1902 Blanc issue 2 c. claret in unused blocks (2) of 25, 3 c. orange-red in unused blocks (2) of 25, 4 c. in unused blocks (6) of 25, 1922 Postage Dues in multiples,rnPort Said 1899 2 c. red-brown in an unused block of 25, with 1902 Blanc issue 2 c. claret and 3 c. orange-red (2), 5 c. green (2) in unused blocks of 25, 1921 2 m. on 5 c. green and 3 m. on 3 c. orange-red (2), 6 m. on 15 c. orange. 8 m. on 20 c. purple-brown and 10 m. on 25 c. blue in unused blocks of 25, 1924 1 m. on 1 c. grey, 2 m. on 5 c. green and 10 m. on 25 c. blue in unused blocks of 25, Sinking Fund blocks etc.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 581 Egypt Kingdom

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    1910: Postcard to Cairo franked by Russian Levant 20 pa. on 4 k. red, tied by framed PAQUEBOT handstamp in black. Egyptian Alexandria cds (Aug 28) and Cairo arrival below. An unusual usage, technically the Egyptian post should not have accepted the card as paid as the vessel was in Egyptian territorial waters. Scarce.rnrnProvenance: Dr. Raymond Casey.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 582 Egypt Arab. Republic

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    Gaza 1953: The first definitive set of 19 values, all with 3 Bar defacement of Farouk in black, the 50 p. and £ 1 values being in corner marginal blocks, fresh and extemely fine, superb unmounted og. Rare Gi = £ 1'000.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 583 Egypt Kingdom

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    Gaza 1953: Airmail overprinted King of Egypt & Sudan, further overprinted 'Laestine' and Three Bars, the set of six values unused, all in corner Control blocks of four from lower right of sheet, fresh and very fine, large part or unmounted og. (two sets thus) Nile Post PA25/PA30.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 584 Egypt Kingdom

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    Gaza 1959 (Jan 20): UAR / PALESTINE 55 m. on Nefertiti 100 m. brown-red, an unused irregular block of 42, marginal from top of sheet, with overprint PALESTINE misplaced upwards, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare, just one pane of 100 stamps was found Gi = unlisted/Nile Post P68c = $ 1'680.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 585 Egypt Arab. Republic

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    Gaza 1961 (April 6): World Health Organisation Day, 10 m. blue, an unused block of four, marginal from top of sheet, variety "Imperforate" on watermarked paper, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Slight mark in margin only but very scarce, just 100 stamps printed thus Nile Post PC7a.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 586 Egypt Kingdom

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    1927/52: 'Royal' Collection of 526 stamps (416 loose and 110 mounted on Bileski cards), all with framed cartouche on reverse 'Koubbeh Palace' in black, with definitive issues, commemorative issues, Airmails, Officials, Postage Dues, Express, British Military issues and a few Foreign sets. All originally sold to Bileski at the Harmers Sale of the King Farouk collection. A scarce group.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 587 Egypt Kingdom

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    1926/49: Collection ex the Palace Sale of 1954, with 354 stamps including 163 Farouk Royal Imperforate 'Cancelled Back' examples, 107 Farouk Oblique mis-perforated items and 80 issued stamps with the 'Koubbeh Palace' framed cartouche on reverse or the green Bileski pyramid marking, mostly Egypt but with some Syria, incl. rare examples: Mareschal 1 m. with double print as Farouk Imperf. on Bileski card, some Airmail, Official and Postage Dues noted. A very scarce group.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 588 Egypt Kingdom

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    1945: Arab League, the group of 11 covers incl. FDC's (July 29), commercial and registered usages.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 589 Egypt Kingdom

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    1940/45: Covers (26) with 1940 Princess Ferail incl. FDC's (May 17) and Exhibition usages, 1944 King Fuad anniversary with FDC's (April 28) and a commercial usage, 1945 Farouk 10 m. violet on covers (4), Ismail Pasha 10 m. on covers (5) or 'The Magnificent' pieces (2).
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 590 Ethiopia

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    1899/1969: Covers/cards (16), with 1911/12 covers to Hodeida, Yemen, one franked by 1909 1 g. (2) and another sent registered with 1909 4 g. from Dire-Daoua, 1910/11 registered covers from Addis-Abeba to Switzerland (3) franked at 4 g. (2, different make-up of rate) and 8 g., 1911/12 range of postcards to Switzerland at ½ g. or 1 g. rates etc.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 591 Egypt Kingdom

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    1946: Covers (40) with Visit of Saud FDC's (9), Citadel 10 m. on FDC's (6), Aviation Congress FDC's (13) and others, Arab League with FDC's (6) etc.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 592 Egypt Kingdom

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    1947: Covers (21) incl. Fine Art Exhibition sets on FDC's (5, one reg'd with special cachet), 1947 Inter-Parliamentary Union FDC's and a commercial usage, 1947 Withdrawl 10 m. with FDC's (7) and a commercial usage with eight examples.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 593 Egypt Kingdom

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    1948: Covers (26) incl. Cotton Congress FDC's (5), Gaza 10 m. green FDC's (6) incl. two used in Gaza, SAIDE covers (7), Ibrahim Pasha FDC's (4) and a commercial usage etc.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 594 Egypt Kingdom

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    1949/50 Covers (28) with 1949 Agricultural Exhibition FDC's (10) one unusually used in Gaza, Mohammed Ali FDC's (2), UPU (3) and further covers, Mixed Courts FDC's 3), 1950 (Dec 27) issues with five FDC's etc.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 595 Egypt Kingdom

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    1951: Covers (19) incl. Cotton Congress FDC's (5), Royal Wedding covers (9) incl. a miniature sheet on cover, Mediterranean Games with FDC's (4) and a miniature sheet on cover.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 596 Egypt Kingdom

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    1929 (Feb 11): Prince's 9th Birthday covers (16 + 2 pieces), with full set of four on covers (13) and four commercial usages.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 597 Egypt Kingdom

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    1855/1970c.: Collection of covers/cards (95+) with 1855 entire from Alexandria to Switzerland forwarded in Zurich, 1860 entire through French P.O: in Alexandria to Zurich, 1908 OHHS 1 pi. on cover from Cairo to Haifa, Hotel Cancellations of Cataract Hotel, Grand Continental, 1893 1 pi. env. cancelled "Egyptian Post Office / Luxor / Luxor Hotel" cds, Savoy, Shepheards, Winter Palace; Italian Ship cancels of "Esperia" and "Marco Polo" on covers to Switzerland, 1921 Parcel Card with 5 m., 10 m. and 100 m., 1927 cover with Fuad 5 m. and 10 m. tied bilingual PAQUEBOT to Smyrne, 1928 registered Thomas Cook's usage, 1930 cover with 15 m. Credit Lyonnais perfin, Gaza covers with registered Khan Younis usage, Sudan 1905 taxed cover to Herisau charged 25 c.; condition varies but much of interest.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 598 Egypt Kingdom

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    1890/1900: Delightful group of postcards (110), largely in excellent condition and with a more interesting and artistic range than usually found, a few from Assouan with 'Beni Souef / Caaire' TPO markings.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 350 CHF

    Lot# : 599 Egypt Kingdom

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    1934/68: Meter Marking collection (36 covers) with National Bank early 5 m. usages, 1934 postcard with 3 m. + 10 m. ex Worms & Co. in Port Said, 1935 Airmail cover franked 3 m. + 5 m. + 20 m. from Port Said, scarce 1937 German DKD (Deutsches Kohlendepot) cover from Port Said to Hamburg, 'Banca Commerciale Italiana' covers, 1952/54 'Banque Belge' covers, condition varies but a very scarce group.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 600 Egypt Kingdom

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    Simon Arzt & Thomas Cook Collection of Proprietary Post Offices, with 24 stamps and 72 covers/cards arranged according to the cancellation type, with both outgoing and incoming mail to Cook's from France, USA; Simon Arzt with differing cachets in red, blue, violet and black (either circular, two or three line cachets), a scarce assembly and an excellent basis for further expansion.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF
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