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  • Lot# : 5301 Egypt Kingdom

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    1878: De La Rue Die Proof for 10 paras value in black on glazed white card, handstamped 'Nov 6, 1878' and BEFORE HARDENING in black.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 5302 Egypt Kingdom

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    Territorial Offices 1880 (Feb 24): Cover from Suakin to Suez franked by Egypt 1879 10 pa. reddish lilac, vertical and horizontal pairs to pay the 1 piastre rate, each tied by POSTE KHEDEVIE / SUAKIM datestamps in blue (Stagg fig. 2). Reverse with 'V.R. removed' POSTE EGIZIANE / SUEZ cds of receipt (March 1) in black. One stamp with corner fault and some peripheral aging of no significance, a rare and most appealing entire. Signed Todd AIEP.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF

    Lot# : 5303 Egypt Kingdom

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    1878: De La Rue Die Proof for 1 Piastre value in black on glazed white card, handstamped 'Nov 23, 1878' and AFTER HARDENING in black.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 5304 Egypt Kingdom

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    1878: De La Rue Die Proof for 2 Piastres value in black on glazed white card.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 5305 Egypt Kingdom

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    1878: De La Rue Die Proof for 5 piastres value in black on glazed white card, handstamped 'Nov 6, 1878' and BEFORE HARDENING in black.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 5306 Egypt Kingdom

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    1879: 5 pi. green, the extraordinary usage of an irregular block of nine on Parcel Card for 5 registered parcels to Budapest, Hungary with five consecutive registration labels at left and the adhesives cancelled by three strikes of CAIRE / COLIS POSTAUX datestamps (Nov 11, 1883) in black. The postage rate was 9 piastres for up to 5 kilos and the parcels with this card each weighed over 4 kilos = 45 piastres. Reverse with Alexandria transit and Budapest arrival (Nov 22). File fold that does not affect the appearance of a major rarity of the De La Rue issue, illustrated in Smith on page 229. Signed Todd AIEP.

    Note: The sender, Nestor Gianaclis, was a cigarette manufacturer and the card is addressed to a Casino.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 11,500 CHF

    Lot# : 5307 Egypt Kingdom

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    1881: 10 pa. claret, a fine example used on 1881 Printed Matter rate cover from Cairo to Alexandria tied by 'Caire / Départ' cds (Feb 19). Scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 5308 Egypt Kingdom

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    1884 (Dec 15): 10 paras green, lightly used example printed on the 1879 'narrow watermark' paper residue. Extremely rare, with "less than ten examples are so far recorded, it is unquestionably the rarest stamp of the fourth issue". Cert. Hass (1996) Nile Post D41a = $ 65.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 5309 Egypt Kingdom

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    1884/1909: Imperforate gummed Proof corner blocks of four, all with upright watermark, with 1 m. deep brown, pl. 2, 2 m. green pl. 1, 5 m. carmine pl. 5 (in a block of eight) and 1884/1902 1 pi. blue (with buffer lines), 2 pi. orange-brown pl. 2 and 5 pi. grey pl. 2; with the 5 m. initialled by the De La Rue printer '24.6.12' at base and handstamped '24 Jun 1912' in blue, all being 'press-run' Proofs with large part original gum. A scarce and attractive assembly Nile Post D43e+D44c+D45e+D46e+D49b+D51f = $ 2'750.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,800 CHF

    Lot# : 5310 Egypt Kingdom

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    1881/1902: 1 pi. blue used on 1886 'Eastern Telegraph Co. Ltd.' printed envelope to Mauritius, cancelled by 'Port Said' cds (2/VIII) with circular French Paquebot datestamp LIGNE T / PAQ. FR. No. 4 in red alongside (July 7). Reverse with Suez cds (July 3) and Mauritius arrival (July 23). Slight aging but scarce and most attractive.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 5311 Egypt Kingdom

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    1888 (Aug 8): Eastern Telegraph Co. envelope sent registered to Samarang, Dutch East Indies franked by 1884 1 pi. blue pair tied by 'Port Said' datestamps with framed registration cachet below. Reverse with Eastern Telegraph Co. / Port Said cachet and Weltvreden (Sept 2) arrival cds.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 5312 Egypt Kingdom

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    1890 (Jan 27): 'Avis De Réception' pink form, no. 39. for registered letter to Germersheim, Germany with 1884 1 pi. blue tied by Cairo cds in black. Signed as received (Feb 3) and returned, the form with blue Interpostal Seal used as reseal on reverse. Usual folds but scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 5313 Egypt Kingdom

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    1881/1902: 2 pi. orange-brown on chalk surfaced paper, a fresh and fine mint pane of 60 (10 x 6), Plate 1, superb or unmounted og. Rare in a pane Gi = £ 720.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 5314 Egypt Kingdom

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    1884: Lithographed Proof of the 20 Paras provisional surcharge printed at the Government printing works at Bulâq, the complete pane of 60 subjects (10 x 6) on thick cream paper with one or two pinholes where the sheet was overlaid over the 5 piastres, vertically cut between the eighth and ninth vertical rows and restored with tape on reverse, however extremely rare in a complete pane. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post = $ 4'000.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 5315 Egypt Kingdom

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    1884 (Feb 1): Album page with 20 pa. overprint Proof on perforated horizontal pair, a mint block of four as issued, mint and used blocks of four with surcharge inverted variety, mint and used examples (4) with 'surcharge à cheval', and two single mint examples with surcharge inverted, one with wmk. upright, the other wmk. inverted Gi = £ 500+/Nile Post D40-D40e = $ 700+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 5316 Egypt Kingdom

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    1887: De La Rue Die Proof for 2 m. value in black on glazed card, handstamped BEFORE HARDENING and dated 22 JUL 87 at upper right. Fine and scarce Nile Post = $ 350.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 5317 Egypt Kingdom

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    1888/1909: 2 m. blue-green and 3 m. yellow used on 1908 printed 'Egyptian State Telegraphs' envelope to Umballa, India tied by 'Port Said' cds (Feb 22) with Amballa arrival cds on reverse (March 7). Slight creasing but very rare.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 5318 Egypt Kingdom

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    1887: De La Rue Die Proof for 3 m. value in black on glazed card, handstamped BEFORE HARDENING and dated 1 MAY 91 at upper left. Fine and scarce Nile Post = $ 350.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 5319 Egypt Kingdom

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    1887: De La Rue Die Proof for 4 m. value in black on glazed card, handstamped BEFORE HARDENING and dated 19 SEP 06 at upper left. Fine and scarce Nile Post = $ 350.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 5320 Egypt Kingdom

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    1888/1906: 4 m. vermilion, imperforate block of four on watermarked paper somewhat thicker than issued and in a duller shade (and not chalk surfaced) possibly of initial Proof status (Postal Stationery?), with dried large part og. Scarce and the first example that we have encountered.

    Provenance: Collection Ibrahim Chaftar
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 5321 Egypt Kingdom

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    1909: Registered cover to Cairo franked in emergency, due to stamps shortages of both the 2 m and 3 m.. values, with 1 m. brown, 'Miri' (-) chestnut Official and diagonally bisected 1888/1909 4 m. vermilion all tied by GIZIRA / CASH datestamps in black. Cairo arrival at left (faint) and on reverse. Also a letter stating the circumstances of the bisection (dated 1934). File fold away from adhesives but extremely rare Gi = unpriced / Nile Post = unpriced but this cover is explained on page 126.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 5322 Egypt Kingdom

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    1887: De La Rue Die Proof for 5 m. value in black on glazed card, handstamped BEFORE HARDENING and dated 22 JUL 87 at upper right. Fine and scarce Nile Post = $ 350.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 5323 Egypt Kingdom

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    1888: 5 m. rose-carmine, imperforate block of four on watermarked paper somewhat thicker than issued and in a duller shade, possibly of initial Proof status (Postal Stationery?) some slight scuffing on front, with dried large part og. Scarce and the first example that we have encountered.

    Provenance: Collection Ibrahim Chaftar
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 5324 Egypt Kingdom

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    1886: Essay by De La Rue for proposed 2 Paras Newspaper stamp, prepared with 1879 5 pa. printed in olive-green (issued in brown), an imperforate pair on gummed un-watermarked paper, overprinted '2 PARAS' diagonally in black and with bars at sides obliterating original value. The proposal, made in January 1886 was later rejected. Extremely rare pair, left stamp with vertical crease not affecting appearance and possibly contemporary, slight indentation at base well away from the Essays, just one imperforate sheetlet of six examples was printed. Signed Todd AIEP. Cert. Hass (1989) Nile Post E88a = $ 1'500.

    Provenance: Collection Dr. William Byam (Oct 1961), lot 667
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF

    Lot# : 5325 Egypt Kingdom

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    1886: Essay by De La Rue for proposed 2 Paras Newspaper stamp, prepared with 1879 5 pa. printed in olive-green (issued in brown), line perforated 14 and placed on small card paper, overprinted '2 PARAS' diagonally in black and with bars at sides obliterating original value. The proposal, made in January 1886 was later rejected. Illustrated in Smith on page 235. Extremely rare. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post E88 = $ 750.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 5326 Egypt Kingdom

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    1884: Provisional 20 pa. on 5 pi. green, covers (2), with pair on cover from Beni Mazar to Cairo cancelled by retta in transit, and cover with pair showing variety: 'Inverted Surcharge' tied to cover by posthumous use of 'Alexandrie' cds's. Faults but a scarce issue on letter.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF

    Lot# : 5327 Egypt Kingdom

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    1879/1909: The De La Rue Years, the outstanding and voluminous collection on leaves, with 1879 5 pa. with 'Inscription Joined' variety superb used, 10 pa. reddish lilac used on covers (2) to make up the 1 piastre rate and a single on local letter, 20 pa. blue mint blocks of four (2), 1 pi rose mint blocks of four (2), 5 pi. green mint block of four, 1881 10 pa. claret with mint blocks of four (2) and a used block of four on and off cover, 5 pi. green in a used block of 30, 1882 10 pa. grey in a mint interpanneau block of 20 and usages on covers (3), 1884 5 pi. grey single on cover, 1888 1 m., 2 m. and 5 m. in imperforate pairs mint, 1884 watermarked paper in a block of 12 from right of sheet, 1888 5 m. in a mint Coil Trial strip of five, 1889 10 pi. mauve single on cover and a used block of 30, 1896 forwarded cover with Colombia 10 c., Parcel Card usages, cancellations incl. negative seals, unusual destinations incl. Argentina, Australia, Burma, Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, Japan, New Zealand, USA. A wonderful collection and the basis for a special exhibit (98 covers/cards).
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 21,000 CHF

    Lot# : 5328 Egypt Kingdom

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    1895: 'Nile Fête' , perforated Colour Trial by De La Rue for 1 pi. value with vignette in brown and frame in sage green, adhered to backing paper, annotated '21' at top; also the unissued set of three values with 3 m. in orange, 5 m. in red and 1 pi. in blue, all unmounted og. marginal examples Nile Post C1/C3 = $ 725.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 5329 Egypt Kingdom

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    1895: 'Nile Fête' Die Proof in black by De La Rue, superb vignette only Proof on glazed white card, handstamped '3. Oct. 1895' at upper left in blue. Rare. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post = $ 400.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 5330 Egypt Kingdom

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    1906: Essays by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co., London, Imperforate examples (3), with 5 m. bicoloured example showing Sphinx in black with green surround perforated SPECIMEN, 10 m. value with vignette of Camel Train in blue & black with myrtle green surround (without Specimen) and 10 m. value with vignette of Camel Train in blue (lined sky) & black with red surround perforated SPECIMEN. Superb and rare. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post E142+E143 = $ 1'850.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF

    Lot# : 5331 Egypt Kingdom

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    1914: Essay for proposed 5 m. value, unadopted, photographic Essay affixed to card marked 'M' at upper left, showing vignette of Abu Simbel, fresh and very fine, a rare Essay. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post E165 = $ 750.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 5332 Egypt Kingdom

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    1914: Complete set of 10 values on watermarked paper, all in matching mint Imperforate horizontal pairs, fresh and fine, large part og. Only 100 stamps of the 20 m. to 200 m. values exist, also a marginal 200 m. value used at Alexandria in March 1920 Nile Post D53b/D62a = $ 600.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 5333 Egypt Kingdom

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    1914: 5 m. lake, an imperforate interpanneau block of four, watermark sideways with star to left, probably intended for Booklet pane Trials with left pair showing slight red crayon on front, vertically creased in margin only, fresh and fine unmounted og. Very scarce As Nile Post D57k = $ 300+, but wmk. to left.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 5334 Egypt Kingdom

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    1914: De La Rue Salesman's Samples; 5 m. lake imperforate pair with sideways wmk. (star to left), overprinted SPECIMEN in blue with part og., 20 m. olive, 50 m. purple and 200 m. maroon in unused horizontal pairs with watermark upright, all handstamped SPECIMEN diagonally in black. Rare and fine Nile Post = $ 1'600.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 5335 Egypt Kingdom

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    1915: Essay by Government Printing Works at Bulâq for proposed '2 Milliemes' bilingual surcharge, applied in black on 3 m. yellow-orange, reading upwards, a fine marginal example from top of sheet, fresh and very fine, superb og. Extremely rare with just 10 examples possible. Illustrated in Smith on page 255. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post E185 = $ 600.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 5336 Egypt Kingdom

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    1915 (Oct 15): 2 Milliemes on 3 m. yellow-orange, surcharged at Bulaq, album pages with mint pair with second stamp showing variety: 'Surcharge Double, One Albino' from left of sheet, mint block of nine with 'Milliemcs' variety, used pair with 'surcharge à cheval' to right, and a rare cover front with two examples with variety: Surcharge Inverted tied by 'Bani Qurra' cds's (May 10, 1916) etc. (10 items) Gi = £ 500+/Nile Post D63c+D63d+D63i = $ 850+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 5337 Egypt Kingdom

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    1921/22: 4 m. red (issued in green), the rare Colour Trial in a perforated sheet marginal block of four, watermarked triple Crescent & Star, a fresh and fine block, one tiny tone spot on the unmounted original gum. Exceptional and very rare - just 28 of these Colour Trials were sold in the King Farouk auction in 1954. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D68ct = $ 900+.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 5338 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922: Essay in Die Proof format for proposed 15 m. value by Harrisons of London, Imperforate Essay in bright blue showing the Tomb of the Caliphs, unadopted. As illustrated in Nile Post but recess printed not photographic. Extremely rare and most probably unique, illustrated in Smith on page 260. Nile Post E192 var = $ 750.

    Provenance: Collection A. S. Mackenzie-Low
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF

    Lot# : 5339 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922: Die Proof for the 15 m. value in blue and deep blue, completed vignette with Statue of Ramses II, left hand panel also complete with 'Egyptian Postage', right hand panels obscured, in larger format than issued and presumably used when re-printing the wrong 'mat' for 'ma' inscription at right. Pinhole at base but very rare. Illustrated in Smith on page 261. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post = $ 500.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF

    Lot# : 5340 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922: Die Proof for the 15 m. value, completed with correct 'milliema' inscriptions, in grey-black and black on white glazed card, fresh and very fine. A rare Proof. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post = unrecorded.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 5341 Egypt Kingdom

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    1921: Harrisons Proof for 15 m. 'milliemat' value, a fine imperforate block of four from base of sheet in black on thick brownish-cream paper, large margins all round. Scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 5342 Egypt Kingdom

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    1921/22: Album page with imperforate watermarked pairs of 2 m. green, 3 m. orange-yellow (marginal), 5 m. lake, 10 m. blue (marginal), 20 m. olive and 50 m. purple (crease), together with 10 m. blue in an imperforate between perforation Trial (comb perf. 14), all with large part og. A scarce and attractive page with normal issued stamps for comparison Nile Post DD65b+D67b+D69b+D71 var (unlisted)+D75b+D76b = $ 1'400+.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 5343 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922: Proclamation of the Monarchy, Plate Proof of the lithographic Type I overprint in black on unwatermarked wove medium somewhat toned paper, the block of 30 subjects (6 x 5), some creasing but extremely rare and most probably unique (see Nile Post footnote). Signed A. Eid, Todd AIEP Nile Post = $ 3'750.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF

    Lot# : 5344 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922: Proclamation of the Monarchy, Type I overprint, mint Control blocks of six from left of sheet of 1 m. sepia, 2 m. vermilion, 4 m. green, 5 m. pink and 10 m. lake, all showing on the sixth stamp (position 93) the 'Crushed Crown' variety, mostly fresh and fine, some splitting but with large part og. Scarce. Nile Post D78e+D79h+D81d+D82d+D83e = $ 850+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 5345 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922: Proclamation of the Monarchy 1 m. sepia and 15 m. indigo in mint marginal blocks of four with Colour Trials of the Overprint (Type IV) struck in red, the 15 m. block stained in margin only, otherwise fresh and fine with large part og. Scarce in multiples, signed Todd AIEP. Certs. BPA (1967) Nile Post D78ct+D85ct = $ 2'000.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 5346 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922: Proclamation of the Monarchy, Type I overprint, 3 m. yellow-orange, fine used example showing position 93 'Crushed Crown' variety cancelled in Cairo, also a card with position 94 (partly 'Crushed Crown') used with Fuad 1 m. and 2m. (2). Scarce Nile Post D80b = $ 500.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 5347 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922: Proclamation of the Monarchy, Plate Proof of the lithographic Type III overprint in black on unwatermarked, wove, medium somewhat toned paper, the strip of ten subjects with margin at left, the strip vertically creased on fourth impression but extremely rare and most probably unique (see Nile Post footnote). Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post = $ 1'250.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF

    Lot# : 5348 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922: Proclamation of the Monarchy, Type III, 1 m. sepia, the horizontal strip of four, variety: Overprint Omitted on two stamps, second stamp with partially omitted overprint; fresh and fine for this rarity with just 20 strips possible, large part og. Illustrated in Smith on page 284. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = unpriced/Nile Post = $ 1'000.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 5349 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922: Proclamation of the Monarchy, Type I, 4 m. green, marginal block of four from top of sheet with variety: Overprint Inverted, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Scarce multiple Gi = £ 1'000/Nile Post D81(I)e = $ 900.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 5350 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922: Proclamation of the Monarchy, Harrisons demonstration Proof of the 5 m. pink (very faded) with Type IV overprint and HARRISONS / SPECIMEN in black. Rare - very few were found (by the late Clive Feigenbaum) and all 11 examples found are in this condition. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post = $ 400.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 5351 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922: Monarchy 20 m. olive, fine mint examples, both Type I overprint; one with variety: 'Overprint Inverted' (200 exist), the other, equally fine, with 'Overprint Double' variety (only 100 exist), each with superb large part og. Certs. Hass (1990) Gi = £ 600/ Nile Post D86/Ib+D86/Ic = $ 500.
    Starting bid : 175 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 5352 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922: Proclamation of the Monarchy, Type IV overprint, 20 m. olive, a fine used example showing variety: Overprint Inverted, lightly cancelled in black (at Ghuria). Extremely rare with just 5 examples recorded. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = unpriced/Nile Post D86(IV)a = $ 750.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 5353 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922: Monarchy 50 m. purple, a fresh and fine mint example with variety: 'Overprint Inverted', fine large part og. A rare stamp with just 200 printed thus. Cert. A.Diena (1961) Gi = £ 450 / Nile Post D87/Ib = $ 400.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 5354 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922: Proclamation of the Monarchy, Type IV overprint, 50 m. purple, a fine used example showing variety: Overprint Inverted, lightly cancelled in black at Tanta. Extremely rare with just 15 examples recorded. Cert PF (1983) Gi = £ 550/Nile Post D87(IV)a = $ 550.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 5355 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922: Proclamation of the Monarchy, Type I, 100 m. slate-black, a fine mint example with variety: Overprint Double, minor gum wrinkle mentioned for accuracy, but rare with just 100 stamps possible. Signed Hass Gi = £ 450/Nile Post D89(I)b = $ 400.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 5356 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922: Essay by Survey Department of Egypt in Cairo, lotus design 15 m. in deep blue, imperforate on card paper. One tiny spot at right but otherwise fresh and very fine, a scarce Essay.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 5357 Egypt Kingdom

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    Essays by Harrisons of London, proposed 15 m. value, imperforate 'lotus' design Essays on watermarked Crescent & Star gummed paper, printed in blue, red, yellow, brown, deep brown and black, with further large type example in black, six of the seven Essays being marginal, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Nile Post E203b+E203c+E203d = $ 350.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 5358 Egypt Kingdom

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    Essays by Harrisons of London, proposed 15 m. value, imperforate 'papyrus' design Essays on watermarked Crescent & Star gummed paper, printed in blue, red, yellow, brown, deep brown and black, with further large type example in black, six of the seven Essays being marginal, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Nile Post E204b+E204c+E204d = $ 350.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 5359 Egypt Kingdom

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    Essays by Harrisons of London, proposed 15 m. value, imperforate 'lotus' design and 'papyrus' Essays (6) on un-watermarked card paper, printed in blue (large size, sheet marginal), and in reduced size in brown and in blue (also marginal), fresh and fine, scarce Nile Post E203+E203a = $ 300.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 5360 Egypt Kingdom

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    Essays for 5 m. value by Harrisons (3), imperforate Essays in blue with cross-hatched background, all three slightly different (one has the Fez highlighted), two being imperforate with gum, the other on presentation card. Scarce Nile Post E218 = $ 300.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 5361 Egypt Kingdom

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    Unadopted Essay by Harrisons & Sons, London in Die Proof format, 5 m. value imperforate in bright orange (issued colour of 1923 1 m.), with suggested denomination for '1 mill' in pencil at base Nile Post E223 = $ 275.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 5362 Egypt Kingdom

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    Unadopted Essay by Harrisons & Sons, London in Die Proof format, 5 m. value imperforate in deep bright blue, with suggested denomination for '15 mill B' in pencil at base (the 1923 15 m. value was issued in blue) Nile Post E223 = $ 275.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 5363 Egypt Kingdom

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    Unadopted Essay by Harrisons & Sons, London in Die Proof format, 5 m. value imperforate in brownish red, with suggested denomination for '2 mill' in pencil at base Nile Post E223 = $ 275.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 5364 Egypt Kingdom

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    Unadopted Essay by Harrisons & Sons, London in Die Proof format, 5 m. value imperforate in green, with suggested denomination for '4 mill' in pencil at base (green was the issued colour of the 1923 4 m.) Nile Post E233 = $ 275.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 5365 Egypt Kingdom

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    Unadopted Essay by Harrisons & Sons, London in Die Proof format, 5 m. value imperforate in deep brownish-black, with suggested denomination for '5 mill A' in pencil at base Nile Post E233 = $ 275.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 5366 Egypt Kingdom

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    Unadopted Essay by Harrisons & Sons, London in Die Proof format, 5 m. value imperforate in purple, with suggested denomination for '100 mill'  and deleted '3 Mill C' in pencil at base Nile Post E233 = $ 275.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 5367 Egypt Kingdom

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    Unadopted Essay by Harrisons & Sons, London in Die Proof format, 5 m. value imperforate in deep bright carmine, with suggested denomination for '10 mill' in pencil at base (the 10 m. of 1923 was issued in bright rose, but in a much paler shade than this Essay) Nile Post E223 = $ 275.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 5368 Egypt Kingdom

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    Unadopted Essay by Harrisons & Sons, London in Die Proof format, 5 m. value imperforate in greyish-black, with suggested denomination for '50 mill' in pencil at base Nile Post E233 = $ 275.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 5369 Egypt Kingdom

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    Unadopted Essay by Harrisons & Sons, London in Die Proof format, 5 m. value imperforate in black, with suggested denomination for '5 mill C' in pencil at base Nile Post E233 = $ 275.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 5370 Egypt Kingdom

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    Unadopted Essay by Harrisons & Sons, London in Die Proof format, 5 m. value imperforate in black, with suggested denomination for '5 mill B' in pencil at base Nile Post E233 = $ 275.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 5371 Egypt Kingdom

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    Essays by Harrisons of London (2), for proposed 5 m. value in red-brown, each imperforate on Presentation cards, one annotated at base in ink "sent in triplicate to Egypt 15/9/22". Fine and scarce. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post E224+E225 = $ 300+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 5372 Egypt Kingdom

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    Essays by Harrisons of London (12), for proposed 5 m. value imperforate in black on Presentation cards, one annotated "Design D, Photogravure", also similar designs on paper watermarked 'Harrison & Sons, London' with a block of four 5 m. Essays in black defaced with blue or black wash (the latter on a pair), also a pair in blue of the same design. A fine and interesting group Nile Post E218/E219 = $ 1'200.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,400 CHF

    Lot# : 5373 Egypt Kingdom

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    Essay by Harrisons of London, 50 m. value in imperforate block of four on unwatermarked paper, printed in deep purple, cut down but scarce Nile Post E236a = $ 350.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 5374 Egypt Kingdom

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    Essay by Harrisons of London, 50 m. value in imperforate block of four on unwatermarked paper, printed in bright orange. Minor corner bend at left away from the design but fresh and fine, a scarce Essay Nile Post E236a = $ 350.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 5375 Egypt Kingdom

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    Unadopted Essay by Harrisons of London for proposed £E1 value, imperforate on unwatermarked wove paper, printed in deep brown. Rare Nile Post E239 = $ 500.

    Note: It should be pointed out that the Essay would have stood a better chance of being accepted if the Arabic in the right hand corners had not been inverted!
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 5376 Egypt Kingdom

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    Unadopted Essay by Harrisons of London for proposed £E1 value, imperforate on thick card, a fine horizontal pair, printed in black. Rare Nile Post E239 = $ 1'000.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 5377 Egypt Kingdom

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    Unadopted Essay by Harrisons of London for proposed £E1 value, imperforate on unwatermarked wove paper, printed in orange-yellow, mounted on presentation card for submission. Rare Nile Post E239 = $ 500.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 5378 Egypt Kingdom

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    Unadopted Essay by Harrisons of London for proposed £E1 value, imperforate example, cut and pasted with vignette in brown and frame in carmine, applied to Presentation card for submission. A beautiful and rare Essay Nile Post E240 = $ 750.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,500 CHF

    Lot# : 5379 Egypt Kingdom

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    Unadopted Essay by Harrisons of London for proposed £E1 value, imperforate example, cut and pasted with vignette in brown and frame in emerald green, applied to Presentation card for submission. A beautiful and rare Essay. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post E240 = $ 750.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF

    Lot# : 5380 Egypt Kingdom

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    Unadopted Essay by Harrisons of London for proposed £E1 value, imperforate example, cut and pasted with vignette in orange and frame in brown, applied to Presentation card for submission. A beautiful and rare Essay. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post E240 = $ 750.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,800 CHF

    Lot# : 5381 Egypt Kingdom

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    Unadopted Essay by Harrisons of London for proposed £E1 value, imperforate example, cut and pasted with vignette in yellow-orange (slight clip at right) and frame in brown, applied to Presentation card for submission. A beautiful and rare Essay. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post E240 = $ 750.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,000 CHF

    Lot# : 5382 Egypt Kingdom

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    Collection on Exhibit leaves with unadopted Harrisons Essays for 10 m., 15 m. and 50 m. values (11 items), completed Colour Trials on card or watermarked paper in various colours with blocks of 2 m. in black, 4 m. in brown and 10 m. in rose imperforate on watermmarked paper (cert. Hass), 200 m. on watermarked paper in an imperforate block of four, Essay for 10 m. rose on philatelic cover, imperforate 5 m. chestnut used on registered cover with issued perf. pair; Parcel Card with 5 m., 10 m., 20 m.  and 50 m. pair to Constantinople, 20 m. and 100 m. on Parcel Card to France, also 1922 issue with Consular Service overprint incl. £1 block of four mint etc. (47 items).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 15,000 CHF

    Lot# : 5383 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922/23: Collection on leaves with Harrisons Essays for 5 m. in red brown, nine examples incl. a block of four (Nile Post E227), and three smaller format perforated examples (Nile Post E220), 5 m. imperf. pair, 20 m. imperf., issued stamps with 5 m. block of 56 with no Control mint, 5 m. in mint blocks of four (8) and used blocks (13), 15 m. blue in blocks of four (5) etc. Nile Post = $900+.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 5384 Egypt Kingdom

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    1923: 4 m. green, 5 m. chestnut, 15 m. blue and 20 m. deep green, mint examples all overprinted SPECIMEN in violet (Type C), fresh and fine for these with large part original somewhat dried gum. Extremely rare. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post = $ 1'200.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,000 CHF

    Lot# : 5385 Egypt Kingdom

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    5 m. chestnut, mint vertical strip of ten from the failed Coil Vending Machine experiment, each stamp overprint CANCELLED in black, with Coil Join between lower pair, together with a vertical and a horizontal pair also overprinted. Fresh and fine, a scarce page Nile Post D95n+D95o = $ 550.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 5386 Egypt Kingdom

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    1924: Cover to Basrah endorsed 'By Overland Mail / Caiffa-Baghdad' with MOTOR MAIL label at left, franked at 30 m. (sufficient for both the Nairn Bus or the Air service) tied by Alexandria datestamps (Sept 22). The cover was sent by Airmail instead and the label tied 'By Air Mail' with violet handstamp. Reverse with Baghdad transit and Basrah arrival (29/9). Scarce and most unusual usage.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 5387 Egypt Kingdom

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    Essay for 15 m. value (two), printed in reddish brown (close to the colour of issued 5 m. chestnut but a redder tint), imperforate examples affixed to presentation cards showing Scarabs in top panel, one annotated 'A' with manuscript crosses where the printing has left small flaws with white dots in right and lower panel; the other marked 'B' without flaws and presumably used for presentation. Fresh and fine, rare Essays. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post E234a = $ 700.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF

    Lot# : 5388 Egypt Kingdom

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    Harrisons Proof for 15 m. value, marginal block of four on thick card paper in a vivid bright blue shade, 15 m. block of four from top left of sheet in blue on watermarked paper (both blocks with large arabic '5'), 15 m. black (with arabic '5' as issued), on watermarked paper in an imperforate block of four, slight diagonal bend, and 15 m. single Proofs in both brown and in apple green with script wmk. A fine page Nile Post E233+E233a+D97ct(b)+D97ct(c)+D97ct(d) = $ 750+.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 5389 Egypt Kingdom

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    Essay for 20 m. value, Imperforate on card paper, a block of four from lower left of sheet, showing the arabic '2' in larger font size, fresh and fine; also the 20 m. Colour Trial Proof in red-brown with the arabic '2' corrected in an imperforate block of four on slightly creased card paper. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post E235+D98ct = $ 440.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 190 CHF

    Lot# : 5390 Egypt Kingdom

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    50 m. bluish green, Imperforate watermarked horizontal pair, fine margins and colour (ex the Danson Proof sheet), minor bend on one, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Just 100 stamps exist. Cert. Hass (1998) Gi = unlisted/Nile Post = D99f = $ 300.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 5391 Egypt Kingdom

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    100 m. purple, Imperforate watermarked horizontal pair, fine margins and colour (ex the Danson Proof sheet), minor bend on one, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Just 98 stamps exist. Cert. Hass (1998) Gi = unlisted/Nile Post = D100e = $ 300.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 5392 Egypt Kingdom

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    200 m. mauve, a fine mint block of six, variety: Imperforate, marginal from top of sheet, with ample to large margins all round, usual slight gum bends, fresh and fine, unmounted og Gi = £ 900/Nile Post D101h = $ 1'500.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 5393 Egypt Kingdom

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    1923/24: Fuad £ 1 lilac & blue, unaccepted Imperforate Colour Trial on watermarked paper, a fine mint example, unmounted og. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D102cta = $ 650.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF

    Lot# : 5394 Egypt Kingdom

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    Fuad £ 1 red-violet & blue, unaccepted Imperforate Colour Trial on watermarked paper, a fine mint example marginal from left of sheet, unmounted og. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D102ctb = $ 650.
    Starting bid : 220 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 5395 Egypt Kingdom

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    Fuad £ 1 pale blue & blue, unaccepted Imperforate Colour Trial on watermarked paper, thinned but rarer than the bi-coloured Trials, superb og. Signed Calves, Todd AIEP Nile Post D102ctc = $ 850.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 5396 Egypt Kingdom

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    Fuad £ 1 dull violet-blue & blue, superb mint corner marginal block of four from lower right of sheet, lower stamps unmounted og. A fresh and fine multiple Gi = £ 900/Nile Post D102.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 5397 Egypt Kingdom

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    Fuad £ 1 dull violet-blue & blue, Imperforate example (the accepted Colour Trial), marginal from right of sheet in the issued colours, slight tone spots on reverse and margin with vertical crease, large part og. Just 50 stamps printed thus. Scarce. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 1'500 (for a pair)/Nile Post D102c = $ 800.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 5398 Egypt Kingdom

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    Fuad £ 1 dull-violet blue and blue used on large part Parcel Card for the sending of five parcels, franked additionally with Fuad 20 m., 50 m., 100 m. with rounded corner, 1922 Monarchy 200 m. and 1926 Birthday 50 p. purple all tied by Alexandria datestamps (May 19, 1927) in black. An extraordinary franking, illustrated in Smith on page 286.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 5399 Egypt Kingdom

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    Fuad £ 1 dull-violet blue and blue, a complete used sheet of twenty five (5 x 5) all cancelled 'Ghouria / Cairo' datestamps in black. Fresh colour and very rare Gi = £ 500.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 5400 Egypt Kingdom

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    1926 (Aug 24): 15 m. surcharged in black on Agriculture 200 m. violet, mint example with variety: 'Double Surcharge', fresh and fine, large part og. Position 45 on the sheet, with just the one sheet recorded with this variety. Much under-catalogued by Gibbons and Nile Post in this describer's opinion. Signed 'ela' (Angeloglu) and Hass. Certs. ESC (1979), Hass (1989) Gi = £ 250/Nile Post D105b = $ 300.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF
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