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  • Lot# : 6358 Egypt Kingdom

    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 1 c. black, Transfer Type I, an unused example showing 'Break through to 'R' of MARITIME', position 53 on the sheet of 200 subjects, fresh and very fine unused, large part og. Scarce stamp. Signed A. Diena and Todd AIEP Gi = £ 250.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 6359 Egypt Kingdom

    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 1 c. black, unused examples (4), showing all four different Transfer Types, all four with good margins all round, without gum and typical thins but of fine frontal appearance and a rare group. Signed Calves (IV) and Todd AIEP Gi = £ 1'000.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 6360 Egypt Kingdom

    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 1 c. black, an unused vertical pair, Transfer Types I / III, margins all round but two typical thin spots (a plague on this particular stamp), large part og. Despite faults a rare multiple. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 500.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 6361 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 1 c. black, a used example, with large margins all round, cancelled by bold strike of "5129" gros chiffres of the French Post Office in Port Said in black. An enormously rare stamp in used condition. The Gibbons catalogue price does not reflect the rarity of this usage - just 4 known genuine examples exist, making this one of the World's scarcest #1's in used condition. Cert. Todd AIEP (2016) Gi = £ 1'000.rnProvenance: Collection Dr. William Byam, RL, London, 24-25 Oct 1961, lot 867.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6362 Egypt Kingdom

    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 5 c. green, an unused block of four, positions 73-74 / 85-86, large margins all round and portions of adjoining stamps at right, fresh and fine, slightly wrinkly large part og. A scarce multiple. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 340+.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 6363 Egypt Kingdom

    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 5 c. green, a partial plating study with an unused irregular block of eighteeen, and an adjoining block of four, positions 37-42 / 49-54 / 63-66 / 75-78 / 87-88, a vertical pair (pos. 29 / 41) together with a single unused example from position 62; the large block of eighteen backed on to card paper (signed Calves) and in a pale shade, the block of four without gum (signed A. Diena), the vertical pair in a fresh shade with part og. (signed A. Diena) and the single unused. Imperfections but a remarkable group and a very rare large reconstructed multiple Gi = £ 2'125.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 6364 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 5 c. green, a used example, with large margins all round, cancelled by bold strike of "5105" gros chiffres of the French Post Office in Suez in black. A very scarce stamp in used condition, the strike being superb. The Gibbons catalogue price does not reflect the rarity of this usage. Cert. RPSL (1971) Gi = £ 500.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 6365 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 5 c. green, a used vertical pair, with large margins at sides and at top where roughly separated and showing portion of adjoing stamp, touched at base, cancelled by bold strike of "5129" gros chiffres of the French Post Office in Port Said in black. An extremely rare usage (approximately 7 known thus including the famous cover). Signed Todd AIEP. Cert. Holcombe (1990).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 6366 Egypt Kingdom

    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 20 c. blue, an unused block of four in a delicate pale shade, large even margins all round, fresh and very fine, large part og. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 300.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 6367 Egypt Kingdom

    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 20 c. blue, an unused block of thirty (6 x 5) in a rich shade, corner marginal from upper left corner of the sheet, positions 1-6 / 13-18 / 25-30 / 37-42 / 49-54, large even margins all round, fresh and very fine, large part, mostly unmounted og. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 2'250+.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 6368 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Co. 1868 (July): 20 c. blue, a used example in a deep shade with clear to large margins all round, cancelled by "5129" Port Said gros chiffres. Minimal aging and corner crease not affecting the appearance of a scarce stamp in used condition - less than six weeks in use. Signed Todd AIEP. Cert. BPA (1952) Gi = £ 500.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 6369 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 20 c. blue, a used example, with large margins all round, cancelled by bold strike of "5129" gros chiffres of the French Post Office in Port Said in black. A very scarce stamp in used condition, the strike being upright and superb. Signed Todd AIEP. Cert. RPSL (1937) Gi = £ 500.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF

    Lot# : 6370 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 20 c. pale blue, a used example, with large margins all round, cancelled by bold strike of "5105" gros chiffres of the French Post Office in Suez in black. A very scarce stamp in used condition, the strike being superb. Cert. RPSL (1971) Gi = £ 500.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 6371 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 20 c. blue, a used example, with large margins all round, cancelled by bold strike of SUEZ circle of dots handstamp in blue, attributed to Suez in Ringström & Tester (page 74) and Peter Smith (page 703). Three small ink spots from address also on the stamp. A very scarce stamp in used condition, an exceptional usage. Signed Bloch. Cert. Todd (2019) Gi = £ 500.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 6372 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 20 c. blue, a used example, with good to large margins all round, cancelled by bold strike of ISMAILIA rectangle of dots handstamp in black, attributed to Ismailia in Ringström & Tester (page 74). Minor closed tear at right does not affect the appearance. A very scarce stamp in used condition. Opinion Holcombe (1991) Gi = £ 500.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Antoine', Corinphila sale 85, Oct 1992, lot 3806.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 6373 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 20 c. blue, a used example with large margins on three sides and imperceptibly touched at base, of rich resonant colour, used on 18 July 1868 entire letter from Léon Labbé in Port Said to Kantara tied by dotted "5129" gros chiffres in black. One of just eight recorded examples of this usage cancelled by the 5129 gros chiffres. Illustrated in Ringström & Tester 'The Private Ship Letter Stamps of the World' on page 81. An outstanding example of this stamp on letter - the second earliest usage recorded. Signed N. Gennaropoulo on reverse, M.G. (Maurice Guiwelb) and R. Calves. Cert. Todd AIEP (2019).rnProvenance: Collection Charles Cotta, RL, London, 27 Jan 1965, lot 391; Collection Jean Boulad d'Humieres, Cairo, Egypt; Collection G. Naudet, Paris.
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 10,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6374 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 40 c. rose-red, an unused block of eighteen (3 x 6), marginal from base of sheet, positions 54-56 / 114-116 on the sheet of 120 subjects, of fine fresh colour, slight vertical and horizontal creases not affecting the delightful appearance, large part or unmounted og. A rare and most attractive large multiple. Cert. Todd AIEP (2019) Gi = £ 2'340+.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 6375 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 40 c. rose-red, a used example in a deep shade, Transfer Type II, with ample to large margins all round, cancelled by dotted "5129" gros chiffres of the French Post Office in Port Said. Insignificant thin spot from old hinge at top, an extremely rare stamp in used condition. Signed Todd AIEP. Cert. RPSL (1971) Gi = £ 750.rn 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 6376 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 40 c. rose-red, a used example, Transfer Type II, with large even margins all round, cancelled by dotted "5129" gros chiffres of the French Post Office in Port Said. An extremely rare stamp in used condition. Cert. Todd AIEP (2016) Gi = £ 750.rnProvenance: Collection Dr. William Byam, RL, London, 24-25 Oct 1961, lot 873.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 6377 Egypt Kingdom

    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 40 c. rose-red, a used example, Transfer Type I, position 55 on the sheet of 200 subjects, with large even margins all round, cancelled by scrolled "Allee" in manuscript ink, attributed to Kantara in Ringström & Tester (page 75). Minor thin spots do not affect the appearance. An extremely rare stamp in used condition. Signed Calves; cert. Todd (2019) Gi = £ 750.rn 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 6378 Egypt Kingdom

    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 5 c. green (2), 20 c. blue (3) and 40 c. rose-red (1), all unused with partial La Croix Frères "LA + - F" watermark (see Ringström & Tester pages 38-39) and excessively rare thus (of the 20 odd complete sheets known of the 20 c. just 2 or 3 show the watermark), with defective 5 c. green showing watermark "L" and "F", fair unused 20 c. examples showing "A" (2) and "L", and fine 40 c. showing full "+". Very rare group and as many as this describer has ever seen in one place at one time.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 6379 Egypt Kingdom

    Suez Canal Co 1868/1908: The collection of forgeries of the issue, on leaves and loose, arranged per Ringström & Tester with Spiro Brothers Type I and Ia, Fournier, Saatjian, 'Art Paper' forgeries, Fohl types etc., unused including blocks and used (some with obviously spurious Port Said datestamps, others with an array of more dangerous dotted handstamps etc.) and the Saatijian set of four values in complete sheets; together with a few genuine examples incl. a 20 c. blue used on small piece. A splendid group with nearly all available forgeries noted.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 6380 Egypt Kingdom

    Suez Canal Company 1867/69: Egypt second issue used on the Canal, the superb group (11 stamps) with 1 pi. cancelled by superb CANAL DE SUEZ / RAZ-EL-ECH cds (17 June 1869) but perfs. trimmed, CANAL DE SUEZ / KIL. 83 with two good examples, CANAL DE SUEZ / CHANTIER VI in blue and a fine large part 'Poste Vice-Reali Egiziane / Serapeum' on 1 pi. A scarce, genuine group.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF
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