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Lot# : 463 Egypt Kingdom
1850 (April 22): Cover to Liverpool, prepaid in red manuscript 1/8 d. in red ink, struck with fine Crown PAID AT ALEXANDRIA in red. British P.O. 'Alexandria' double arc cds at right in black, and London 'Paid' transit in red alongside (May 3). Reverse with circular 'Purifié Au Lazaret / Malte' disinfection cachet in black and Liverpool arrival cds (May 4) in blue. Some edge wear but a rare usage.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 1,000 CHFLot# : 464 Egypt Kingdom
British Post Offices 1858/66: Covers (2) with earlier cover to Natchez, Mississippi, USA sent from British P.O. in Alexandria with blue cds on reverse, via London (March 20) and Boston (April 11) by British Packet and charged '45' cents due on front; also an 1866 stampless cover to Bombay with British P.O. 'Cairo' single ring cds in black and British P.O. 'Suez' (Sept 12) transit well struck in blue.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 465 Egypt Kingdom
No lot.Starting bid : BidHammer price : not soldLot# : 466 Egypt Kingdom
French Post Offices 1843/60: Covers (2) with 1843 entire to Malta struck with framed 'P.P.' and 'Alexandrie / Egypte' despatch cds, with fine circular 'Purifié Au Lazaret / Malte' disinfection cachet in black on front and Malta charge marking '6 Feb 1d.' in black of arrival, also an 1860 cover franked by France 1853 imperforate 10 c. bistre and 40 c. orange tied by Alexandria '3704' petit chiffres mailed to Marseille. A fine pair.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 467 Egypt Kingdom
French P.O. in Port Said 1921: Cover franked by 1921 2 m. on 5 c. green tied by Port Said cds (Nov 28) and mailed to the Poste Restante. Underpaid and struck with triangular 'T' marking and franked by November 1921 Postage Due 2 m. on 5 m. pale blue, 4 m. on 10 c. brown and pair of 10 m. on 30 c. carmine for amount due, tied by Port said cds's (Dec 5). Some peripheral aging to adhesives but an attractive and extremely rare usage of these rare Postage Dues on letter.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 300 CHFLot# : 468 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 469 Egypt Kingdom
Italian Post Office 1869: Entire letter franked by 1867 1 pi. red tied by scarce REGIE POSTE EGIZIANE / CAIRO datestamp (May 14) and corresponding REGIE POST EGIZIANE / ALESSANDRIA transit on reverse, mailed to Genoa, with Italy 1863 40 c. carmine tied by '234' lozenge in black. Small cartridge 'Piroscafi / Postali / Italiani' alongside and 'Brindisi / Vaglia' cds of entry (May 18) displaying well on reverse. A fine and scarce combination cover with two further Egypt 1867 1 pi. red on separate pieces showing REGIE datestamp and REGIE removed example.
Cert. Colla (2009).Starting bid : 600 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 470 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 471 Egypt Kingdom
1866: Reister Essays, the complete set of four prepared for the 1867 issue (the stamp area being the same size as eventually utilised), with ornamentation on wove paper in blue, brown, green and red; also a further Essay without ornamentation in salmon shade. Scarce and fine. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post E20+E21 = $ 675.Starting bid : 350 CHFHammer price : 350 CHFLot# : 472 Egypt Kingdom
1871 (July 9): Cover carried at Printed Matter rate locally used with single 1867/69 10 pa. bright mauve tied by V.R.POSTE EGIZIANE / ALESSANDRIA cds in black with repeated strike alongside. Minor stain and file fold well away from adhesive, a scarce and attractive usage.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 500 CHFLot# : 473 Egypt Kingdom
1867: 1 pi. red, fine used example with fine strike of CANAL DE SUEZ / CHANTIER VI datestamp (2 July 1869) well struck in blue. Rare - this Suez Canal temporary Post Office is only recorded using blue ink between July 2 and July 28, 1869. Signed Todd AIEP; Opinion Holcombe (1998).Starting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : 100 CHFLot# : 474 Egypt Kingdom
Ethiopia 1867: 1 pi. red, four examples used on piece, all cancelled by three fine strikes of REGIE POSTE EGIZIANE / MASSAWA datestamps (Nov 19, 1868) with date inverted variety in the cancellation and also showing year '68' transposed. Fresh and fine, a scarce usage. Signed Todd AIEP.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 475 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 476 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 477 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 478 Egypt Kingdom
1871: Essays by Penasson of Alexandria, imperforate examples without value tablets printed in violet, green, red and brown and perforated example in blue (colours as utilised for the 1867 issue), further example in olive green; imperforate 5 para in gold and 1 pi. in orange, postal stationery Essays for 1 pi. in red, yellow, rose, blue and black. Usual minor faults but generally fine, a scarce group (13 items) Nile Post E51 + E52 = $ 700.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 479 Egypt Kingdom
1872: 2 pi. yellow, perf. 12½, a superb used example with centrally struck V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE / LAGOS datestamp (Jan 27, 1872) well struck in black. Superb and extremely rare, especially so on this value, the Office was only open from July 1870 until February 1872. Signed Todd AIEP.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 550 CHFLot# : 480 Egypt Kingdom
1875 (Aug): Bulaq 10 pa. grey, perf. 13¼ x 12½, a fine foliate marginal block of four showing two vertical tête-bêche pairs, secured over perfs. on reverse but with part og. A scarce and attractive block. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D24b = $ 450/Gi = £ 280+.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 220 CHFLot# : 481 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 482 Egypt Kingdom
1876/77: Covers (2) with earlier cover to Cairo franked by Bulaq 1874/75 20 pa. grey and 1 pi. red tied by bold V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE / COSTANTINOPOLI cds in black with repeated strike above (Jan 20, 1876), and 1877 cover with Bulaq 1 pi. cancelled by POSTE EGIZIANE / SUEZ cds with 'V.R.' removed. The latter with minor crease but a scarce pair.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 483 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 484 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 485 Egypt Kingdom
Fuad 1922/23: Harrison Essays (11) imperforate, 5 m. in blue (2), 5 m. brown (2), 10 m. rose on wmk'd gummed paper, imperforate 50 m. brown and 50 m. green on unwmk'd ungummed paper; perforated 5 m. brown, 10 m. rose, 15 m. blue (gummed) and 50 m. grey (unused), all fresh and fine, a scarce group.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 480 CHFLot# : 486 Egypt Kingdom
1923: Range of imperforate card-paper Proofs (15), with 1 m. in orange and in brown; 2 m. in black and in brown, 3 m. red-brown, 10 m. rose (note flaw - spot on collar of shirt) and in brown, 15 m. in blue and in brown, 20 m. in red-brown and in green, 50 m. blue-green, 100 m. in purple and in mauve and 200 m. in mauve. Fresh and fine selection.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 487 Egypt Kingdom
Fuad Imperforate watermarked Colour Trial Proofs for 3 m. brown (2, one is sheet marginal), 5 m. chestnut (2, one with 'Retouch at right of Tarbouche', pos. 49 on no Control panes), rare 15 m. in apple green and 15 m. blue, all fresh and fine mint, superb or unmounted og Nile Post D93gP, D95kP, D95ekP, D97ct, = $ 300.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 488 Egypt Kingdom
1923: 5 m. chestnut, imperforate lower left corner Control B24 block of four with normal watermark, first stamp showing unlisted 'Flaw on Arabic 5' variety (and thus proving this to be of Proof status), fresh and fine unmounted og. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D95kP = $ 250.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 500 CHFLot# : 489 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 490 Egypt Kingdom
1925 (April 1): International Geographic Congress 5 m. brown, 10 m. rose-carmine and 10 m. pale rose, all three in Imperforate watermarked vertical pairs, the 10 m. values in the two very distinct shades, fresh and fine, couple of minute gum bends, unmounted og. Rare, just 105 stamps printed of the 5 m. and only 210 of the 10 m. in each shade. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C4e+C5b = $ 600/Gi = £ 825.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 800 CHFLot# : 491 Egypt Kingdom
1926 (March 1): Agricultural & Industrial Exhibition, watermarked and imperforate in matching sheet marginal horizontal pairs, the complete set of five values (the 10 m. does not exist in this format), extremely fresh and fine, browned unmounted original gum. Extremely rare set, just 50 can exist. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C7a+C9a/C12a = $ 1'750.Starting bid : 2,000 CHFHammer price : 2,200 CHFLot# : 492 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 493 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 494 Egypt Kingdom
1926 (April 2): King's 58th Birthday, 50 p. purple, two mint corner pairs from lower left and lower right of sheet respectively, also a marginal mint example from right of sheet showing 'blind perforation' at right (Zeheri 103b), one pair with slight crease in margin only, all with slightly browned unmounted og. Scarce group Nile Post C13 = $ 375/Gi = £ 650.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 320 CHFLot# : 495 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 496 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 497 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 498 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 499 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 500 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 501 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 502 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 503 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 504 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 505 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 506 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 507 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 508 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 509 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 510 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 511 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 512 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 513 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 514 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 515 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 516 Egypt Kingdom
1938 (March 21): International Leprosy Congress, Imperforate watermarked set of three values complete, in marginal horizontal pairs from left of sheet, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Very scarce set with just 50 sets possible. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C83a/C85a = $ 800.Starting bid : 600 CHFHammer price : 1,300 CHFLot# : 517 Egypt Kingdom
1939/46: Farouk & Pyramids, 30 m. olive to £ 1, Farouk Imperforates with 30 m. olive, 40 m. sepia (2), marginal 50 m. greenish blue, 100 m. dull purple (2), 200 m. violet (2), superb lower marginal examples of 50 p. sepia & green and £ 1 sepia & blue, all under-printed 'Cancelled'. Fine and scarce, just 350 of the £ 1 value printed. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D148c/D154g = $ 445.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 360 CHFLot# : 518 Egypt Kingdom
1939 (Oct 11): 50 p. sepia & green, watermarked Imperforate horizontal pair, marginal from top of sheet with part guideline, fresh and very fine mint, slightly browned unmounted og. Just 50 stamps printed thus. Rare. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D153b = $ 600.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 420 CHFLot# : 519 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 520 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 521 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 522 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 523 Egypt Kingdom
1944/52: Mareschal Issue, watermarked Imperforate examples in issued colours for 1 m., 2 m., 4 m., 10 m., scarce 13 m., rare 15 m. (150 printed), 17 m. and 20 m. values, all in horizontal pairs, the 13 m. with slight mark on one stamp but only 160 printed, otherwise fresh and fine, slightly browned but superb or unmounted og Nile Post D155a-D164b = $ 600+.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 250 CHFLot# : 524 Egypt Kingdom
1945 (Feb 10): King Farouk's 25th Birthday, 10 m. violet watermarked and imperforate, a fine mint vertical pair marginal from top of sheet, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Scarce multiple, just 100 stamps printed thus. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C93a = $ 200.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 650 CHFLot# : 525 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 526 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 527 Egypt Kingdom
1946 (Aug 9): Cairo Citadel Evacuation, 10 m. brown & green, watermarked Imperforate vertical pair, marginal from right of sheet, fresh and fine, browned unmounted original gum. Rare, just 90 stamps printed thus. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C102a = $ 300.Starting bid : 350 CHFHammer price : 750 CHFLot# : 528 Egypt Kingdom
1946 (Aug 9): Cairo Citadel Evacuation, 10 m. brown & green, watermarked Imperforate horizontal pair, marginal from left of sheet, variety "Flag Misplaced", fresh and fine, browned unmounted original gum. Rare, just 50 stamps printed thus. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C102b = $ 700.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 2,200 CHFLot# : 529 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 530 Egypt Kingdom
1947 (Feb/July): Airmail set of twelve values, Farouk Imperforates, the complete set, matching marginal examples from left of sheet, all under-printed 'Cancelled' in arabic. Rare and fine, just 150 full sets can exist. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post A28a/A39a = $ 550.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 1,400 CHFLot# : 531 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 532 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 533 Egypt Kingdom
1947/51: King Farouk Mareschal High Values, Farouk Imperforates of 30 m. olive, 40 m. sepia, 100 m. dull purple and 200 m. violet under-printed 'Cancelled' in arabic; watermarked Imperforate pairs of 30 m., 40 m., 50 m. and 100 m., all fresh and fine, slightly browned unmounted og. Scarce group - just 105 stamps printed of the 100 m. imperforate Nile Post D166a + D166c + D167a/b + D168a + D169a/b + D170a = $ 565.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 400 CHFLot# : 534 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 535 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 536 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 537 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 538 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 539 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 540 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 541 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 542 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 543 Egypt Kingdom
1951 (Oct 5): 1st Mediterranean Games, 10 m. brown and 30 m. pale blue & deep green , watermarked imperforate examples in vertical pairs (the 22 m. value does not exist printed thus), marginal from top of sheet, fresh and fine, browned unmounted original gum. Scarce, just 80 printed of each stamp. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C137c+C139c = $ 600.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 1,100 CHFLot# : 544 Egypt Kingdom
1952 (Feb 11): Abrogation of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty, watermarked Imperforate set of three complete, in matching vertical pairs, marginal from base of sheet, the 22 m. value showing portion of the adjoining stamps at right (so two sets from this limited printing are effectively ruined), fresh and fine, unmounted og. A scarce set with just 68 (66!) sets possible. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C140a/142a = $ 900.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 1,700 CHFLot# : 545 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 546 Egypt Kingdom
1952 (May 6): Birth of Crown Prince Ahmed Fuad, 10 m. green, yellow & blue, watermarked Imperforate horizontal pair, marginal from the top of sheet with guide-line, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Scarce, only 90 stamps printed thus. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C143a = $ 250.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 900 CHFLot# : 547 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 548 Egypt Kingdom
1942: Unissued - Millenary of the Al-Azhar University, the set of four values, perf. 13¼ x 13½, 6 m. green, 10 m. violet, 15 m. dull purple (showing signs of a vertical 'doctor blade' scratch flaw) and 20 m. grey (all without the red surcharge of 1957), fresh and fine mint set of four values, each marginal from left of sheet, slightly browned unmounted original gum. Extremely rare, only 100 sets printed. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C87/C90 = $ 1'200.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 1,800 CHFLot# : 549 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 550 Egypt Kingdom
1951: Handpainted Essay for proposed 'Inauguration of the Farouk Canal' issue, prepared by Jean Boulad d'Humieres, the Suez Canal Co.'s PR Officer (and Fellow of the RPSL), 10 m. value in green, pale green and white painted by Boulad and by R. Bauchet showing Farouk, liner and lighthouse. The Essay was submitted and returned (Oct 16) as the King should be in Naval uniform and arabic dates were required. Neither the opening ceremony (due for November 11, 1951) nor the stamp issue, ever took place.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 1,700 CHFLot# : 551 Egypt Kingdom
1963: Second International TV Festival, 10 m. yellow & deep blue, original artwork handpainted on card, 260 x 180 mm., largely as issued but with additional light blue shading on Map and yellow '10 m.' values and TV Receiver replaced in white for issued stamp, reverse with various manuscript endorsements. Scarce and unusual Essay.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 552 Egypt Kingdom
1964: Proposed 35 m. design for definitive issue, original artwork handpainted on card, 163 x 210 mm., showing Nefertari and hieroglyphs at left, painted in orange, brown, blue and pale blue, reverse with various manuscript endorsements. Scarce and unusual Essay.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 553 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 554 Egypt Kingdom
1966: Victory Day 10 m. value, original artwork handpainted on card, 192 x 210 mm., upper half of the stamp with brown rather than the issued pale green background, otherwise largely as issued, reverse with various manuscript endorsements. Scarce and unusual Essay.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 555 Egypt Kingdom
1967: Original artwork for 'Petroleum' design on card, 180 x 190 mm., similar to the issued stamp but with Eagle at top right and prepared as a 10 m. value Manuscript endorsements on reverse detailing changes required; including rough sketch of a 50 m. airmail value with Map instead of Eagle, as eventually issued.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 556 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 557 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 558 Egypt Kingdom
Express 1929/1944: 20 m. black & red (slight rub at left), 1943/44 26 m. black & red (marginal example) and 40 m. black & brown, Farouk Imperforates, all under-printed 'Cancelled'. Scarce, 350 of 20 m., 50 printed of 26 m. and 100 printed of the 40 m. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post EX2a +EX3a + EX4b = $ 370.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 480 CHFLot# : 559 Egypt Kingdom
Officials 1922/23: OHEMS Officials, 1 m. sepia, 2 m. vermilion, 3 m. orange-yellow and 5 m. pink; all in matching mint blocks of ten from the lower left corner of sheets (Controls A.22, B.22, A.21 and B.22 respectively) and thus all showing 'Trace of Stop after M' variety on position 93 and the 'Lower Dots' variety on position 94 of the pane. Fresh and very fine slightly browned unmounted og. A delightful group.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 420 CHFLot# : 560 Egypt Kingdom
Officials 1922/23: OHEMS Official 5 m. pink in a positional mint block of nine, central stamp (position 38) with 'Two stops after H no stop after S' variety "O.H..E.M.S", fresh and fine appearance, browned unmounted og (Nile Post O26d/Gi = £ 85+), also a single example of the 10 m. lake with same variety (Nile Post O28g/Gi = £ 110), slightly browned unmounted og.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 561 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 562 Egypt Kingdom
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