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    1866 (Jan 1): 2 pi. orange-yellow, a diagonally bisected example used to pay the 1 pi. single rate on 1867 cover to Suez, tied by three strikes of the "Poste Vice-Reali Egiziane / Cairo" cds in blue (July 24). Reverse with Suez arrival cds of the same day in black. File fold well away from the adhesive, an exceptional bisected usage and most attractive. Signed Todd AIEP. Cert. RPSL (2001) Gi = £ 2'750.rnrnProvenance: Collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Spink, London, 17 May 2001, lot 160.rnrnNote: The 2 piastre stamp was bisected due to a lack of the 1 piastre adhesives. Bisection was authorised on the 13th July and examples are found used in Cairo between (always cancelled in blue) until July 31, 1867 when the second issue was released for sale.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1554 Egypt Kingdom

    1866 (Jan 1): 5 pi. rose, perf. 12½ x 15, wmk. upright, Error of Inscription 10 pi. at base, a fine used example cancelled in Cairo (2 July 1866) in black. A fine example of an exceptionally scarce stamp. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 900.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 1555 Egypt Kingdom

    1866 (Jan 1): 5 pi. rose and 10 pi. slate, unused and used examples, with 5 pi, rose unused of good colour with wmk. inverted, with large part og., 10 pi. slate, wmk. upright, fresh and fine unused without gum; 5 pi. rose used with wmk. upright cancelled at Mansura (scarce on this value) and 10 pi. slate, wmk. upright cancelled by retta in black Gi = £ 1'190.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 1556 Egypt Kingdom

    1867: 1 pi. red, a horizontal pair used on 1871 double rate cover from Constantinople to Smyrna, tied by "V.R. Poste Egiziane / Costantinopoli" cds (Aug 30) with information strike at left, reverse with "V.R. Poste Egiziane / Smirne" arrival cds (Sept 1) in black. Side flaps missing but an attractive and scarce usage.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 1557 Egypt Kingdom

    1872/75: Penasson Typographed printing in unused blocks of four with 5 pa. brown marginal from left of sheet, 10 pa. mauve and 20 pa. deep blue both with full sheet margins, all perf. 12½ x 13½, fresh colours, all fine, large part og. A delightful trio. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 330+.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 1558 Egypt Kingdom

    1872: Penasson 10 pa. mauve (2) used in combination with 1874/75 Bûlâq 1 pi. red on 1877 cover from Constantinople to Cairo tied by "V.R. Poste Egiziane / Costantinopoli" datestamps (Jan 3). Reverse with Alexandria transit and Cairo arrival cds. Flap missing but a most attractive and scarce mixed issue usage.
    Starting bid : 175 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1559 Egypt Kingdom

    1872/75: Penasson Typographed 20 pa. deep blue, perf. 13½ all round, a hoizontal pair of good colour used on 1870 single rate cover to Cairo tied by "V.R. Poste Egiziane / Suez" datestamps (Nov 12) with inormation strike at right. Reverse with partial Cairo arrival cds. Slight opening tear at top but an attractive usage.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 1560 Egypt Kingdom

    1874/75: Bûlâq printing, the unused selection in multiples with 5 pa. brown, perf. 13½ x 12½, a superb foliate marginal block of four showing two vertical tête-bêche pairs, 20 pa. grey-blue, perf. 13½ x 12½, in a block of four and 5 pi. green, perf. 12½, in a foliate marginal block of four; all fresh and fine, large part og. An attractive group in superb quality. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 460+.
    Starting bid : 175 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1561 Egypt Kingdom

    1874/75: Bûlâq printing, 10 pa. grey, perf. 12½, a block of four showing a double line of vertical perforations and two vertical tête-bêche pairs, of fresh colour for this stamp, superb large part og. Scarce. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 300+.
    Starting bid : 140 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1562 Egypt Kingdom

    1874/75: Bûlâq covers (3) all at post-UPU rates of 1½ piastres, with 1876 cover to Constantinople franked by pair of 10 pa. grey and 1 pi. red tied by "Poste Egiziane / Cairo" cds's (May 9) unusually mailed via the Austrian P.O. in Alexandria and carried on a Lloyd vessel to destination; strip of three 20 pa. grey-blue used on 1877 entire letter from Cairo to France by British Packet and an 1878 cover with 20 pa. and 1 pi. to Westchester, USA from Cairo via Queenstown. An attractive group, Transatlantic Mail from Egypt is scarce at this date.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1563 Egypt Kingdom

    1874/75: Bûlâq 20 pa. grey-blue and 1 pi. red used on 1876 cover to Bombay, India neatly tied by "Poste Egiziane / Cairo" cds (Oct 19) with information strike at left. British P.O. SUEZ transit cds (Oct 20) and large cicular PD in black and reverse with fine "Sea / Post Office / D" cds of the same day and carried to Bombay on the 'Surat'. An attractive cover to an unusual destination.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1564 Egypt Kingdom

    1874/75: Bûlâq 1 pi. red, perf. 12½, an unused block of four on thin oily paper, showing one stamp vertically and horizontally tête-bêche, a scarce multiple, fresh and fine, superb large part og. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 300+.
    Starting bid : 140 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1565 Egypt Kingdom

    1874/75: Bûlâq 2 pi. yellow, perf. 12½ x 12½, an unused block of four showing one stamp (position 8) vertically and horizontally tête-bêche, slight age spot on one stamp but a rare multiple (only one stamp per sheet of 200 was inverted), superb large part og. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 450+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1566 Egypt Kingdom

    1874/75: Bûlâq 2½ pi. violet, perf. 12½, an unused block of four showing one stamp (position 154) vertically and horizontally tête-bêche, a rare multiple (only one stamp per sheet of 200 was inverted), superb large part og. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 400+.
    Starting bid : 175 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1567 Egypt Kingdom

    1937/44: Boy King Booklet blocks, unused blocks of twelfe (all 6x2) from the booklet sheets of 60, with 5 m. redbrow (2 blocks, one with Palace cartouche on reverse). 6 m green, 15 m. brown-purple and 20 m. pale-blue, all fresh and very fine, on a large stockcard.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1568 Egypt Kingdom

    1866/1985: Collection in an album with better sets and values used/unused, incl. 1866 mint set to 10 pi slate, 1867/74 Penasson and Bulaq issues used followed by used commemoratve sets from 1926 onwards with 1927 500 Mills and 1933 Aviation Congress.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1569 Egypt Kingdom

    Egyptian Consular & Territorial Offices 1867/79: The splendid group on album leaves with Constantinople with 1867 10 pa. and 20 pa. cancelled by bold 'Poste Vice-Real Egiziane / Costantinopoli' cds's; 1867 1 pi. (3, one on piece) and 2 pi., 1872 2 pi. yellow and 1874/75 20 pa. (2), 1 pi. and 1879 10 pa. all cancelled 'V.R. Poste Egiziane' cds's and a cover wth Bûlâq 20 pa. and 1 pi. used to Smirne in 1875; Bairout on 1867 10 pa. well struck and scarce; Dardanelli on 1872 1pi. and on Bûlâq 1 pi. in black; Gedda (Saudi Arabia) with 1867 1 pi. (2) and 2 pi. with fine strikes and scarce use on 1872 2 pi. yellow and Bûlâq 1874 10 pa. grey pair; Massawa on Bûlâq 20 pa.; Metelino on 1867 1 pi. red (3, two on piece) and 1872 2 pi., typically well struck examples; Rodi (Rhodes) on 1872 1 pi. red (rare, signed Todd AIEP); Scio (Chios) on Bûlâq 1 pi. red (2); Smirne on 1867 1 pi. (4, one on fine piece) Suakim (Sudan) on 1872 10 pa. mauve (rare), 1 pi. red (2) and fine piece with 2 pi. yellow showing near complete strike of 'Poste Khedevie Egiziane / Suakim' (rare); Volo on 1867 10 pa. and fine strike on 1 pi.; generally fine to very fine, a scarce and attractive assembly (39 items).
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF
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