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  • Lot# : 5401 Egypt Kingdom

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    1926: Essay by De La Rue for proposed Fouad II issue 1 m. value, a fine example in Die Proof format (52 x 64 mm.), recess printed in green, similar to the accepted 1927 design but with 'Royaume D'Egypte' at base and, at left, 'Millieme' for 'Mills'. Small pinholes well above design, an exceptional and very scarce Essay. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post E307 = $ 800.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,800 CHF

    Lot# : 5402 Egypt Kingdom

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    1927/37: Second Portrait issue, the Farouk Royal Imperforate set of 25 under-printed 'Cancelled', but with additional shades for different printings, a total of 57 stamps, with 1 m. (4), 2 m. (3), 3 m. brown (2), 3 m. blue-green (2), 4 m. bright green (2), 4 m. brown (2), 4 m. bluish green (2), 5 m. (3), 10 m. red (2), 10 m. violet, 13 m., 15 m. blue (3), 15 m. purple (2), 20 m. blue, 20 m. green (4), 20 m. ultramarine, 40 m., 50 m. (7), 100 m. (6), 200 m. (3), 500 m. (3), £ 1 (2), all fresh and fine with many marginal examples noted including both the £ 1 values. Rare, with just 25 full sets possible Nile Post D106a/D126f = $ 6'000+.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 13,000 CHF

    Lot# : 5403 Egypt Kingdom

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    1927/37: 5 m. deep red brown, Complete sheet of 120 subjects in two panes of 60 for preparation of Booklet sheets, Control A/34, showing 20 tête-bêche pairs and 10 interpanneau tête-bêche pairs, all with Farouk Oblique perforations, some minor toning at top right and lower right corners of the sheet and the sheet with some crinkling otherwise very fine, unmounted og. Rare Nile Post D112 g+D112l+D112m = $ 6'000+
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 5404 Egypt Kingdom

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    1927/37: 10 m. deep lake, a mint horizontal strip of four, marginal from left of sheet, showing tête-bêche variety at right, fresh and fine unmounted og. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D113g = $ 550.
    Starting bid : 220 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 5405 Egypt Kingdom

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    1927/37: 5 m. deep red-brown, Farouk Imperforate block of twelve showing the format for the Booklet sheets, with sheet margins at either side and central stamps horizontally tête-bêche, underprinted 'Cancelled'. Exceptional and very rare. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D112e +D112j = $ 700+.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 5406 Egypt Kingdom

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    1927/37: 5 m. deep red-brown, mint block of ten, marginal from top of sheet with Farouk oblique perforations, ex Booklet sheets, showing two horizontal Interpanneau tête-bêche pairs, fresh and fine, full unmounted og Nile Post D112m = $ 500.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 5407 Egypt Kingdom

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    1927/37: 5 m. deep red-brown, mint block of fourteen, marginal from base of sheet, ex Booklet sheets, showing two horizontal Interpanneau tête-bêche pairs, and two Interpanneau tête-bêche pairs, fresh and fine, full unmounted og. Extremely rare and appealing positional piece, also a Booklet pane of the same stamp, Control A35 Nile Post D112H + D112i = $ 1'150+.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 5408 Egypt Kingdom

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    1927/37: 10 m. deep lake, Farouk Imperforate interpanneau tête-bêche pair, underprinted 'Cancelled', fresh and very fine. Rare, just 10 pairs can exist thus. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D113j = $ 1'200.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 5409 Egypt Kingdom

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    1927/37: 10 deep lake, a mint horizontal strip of four, showing Interpanneau tête-bêche variety from the Booklet sheets, fresh and fine unmounted og. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D113h = $ 800.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 5410 Egypt Kingdom

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    1927/37: 10 m. deep lake, a mint horizontal strip of four, marginal from right of sheet, with Farouk oblique perforations, ex Booklet sheets, showing tête-bêche variety at left, fresh and fine unmounted og. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D113k = $ 500.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 5411 Egypt Kingdom

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    1927/37: 15 m. deep bright blue, Farouk Imperforate interpanneau tête-bêche pair, underprinted 'Cancelled', fresh and very fine. Rare, just 10 pairs can exist thus. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D113j = $ 1'200.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF

    Lot# : 5412 Egypt Kingdom

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    1927/37: 15 m. blue, a mint horizontal strip of four, marginal from left of sheet, showing tête-bêche variety at right, fresh and fine unmounted og. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D116g = $ 550.
    Starting bid : 220 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 5413 Egypt Kingdom

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    1927/37: 15 m. blue, a mint horizontal strip of four, showing Interpanneau tête-bêche variety from the Booklet sheets, fresh and fine unmounted og. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D116h = $ 800.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 5414 Egypt Kingdom

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    1927/37: 15 m. blue, a mint horizontal strip of four, marginal from right of sheet, with Farouk oblique perforations, ex Booklet sheets, showing tête-bêche variety at left, fresh and fine unmounted og. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D116k = $ 500.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 5415 Egypt Kingdom

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    1927/37: Second Portrait high values, the album page with 500 m. blue & brown photogravure mint (4) and frame lithographed mint (2), £ 1 chestnut & slate mint examples from each printing and also the 'Une' joined 'One' variety mint (illustrated in Smith on page 312) and used (Nile Post D126a). Mostly fresh and fine, a scarce and most attractive page Gi = £ 900+.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 5416 Egypt Kingdom

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    1932 (March 6): Photographic print of the original drawing produced by the Survey Department with 50 m. surcharge and 100 m. surcharge se-tenant on same print (signed Hewitt), also 'used' photographic prints for 50 m. and 100 m. showing the pinholes where pinned into position for making the photo-lithographed plate (both signed Hewitt). Rare group, with the issued stamps mint, the £ 1 being marginal.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF

    Lot# : 5417 Egypt Kingdom

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    1932 (March 6): 100 m. on Fuad £ 1 dull-violet blue and blue, marginal example used on 1934 cover to Mamura cancelled by 'Abu Qir' cds (Aug 9) in black. Philatelic but extremely fine and rare Gi = £ 275 off cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 5418 Egypt Kingdom

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    1936/37: 5 m. deep brown, horizontal strip of four, marginal at left and showing horizontal tête-bêche pair, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare, with just 80 tête-bêche pairs possible. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D132d = $ 400.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 5419 Egypt Kingdom

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    1936/37: 5 m. deep brown, horizontal strip of four showing interpanneau horizontal tête-bêche pair, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare, with just 40 tête-bêche pairs possible. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D132e = $ 750.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 5420 Egypt Kingdom

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    1936/37: 5 m. deep brown, Farouk Imperforate horizontal strip of four, marginal at left and with fourth stamp tête-bêche, fresh and very fine. Rare, with just 40 tête-bêche pairs possible. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D132f = $ 500.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 5421 Egypt Kingdom

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    1936/37: 5 m. deep brown, Farouk oblique perforation, mint horizontal strip of four, sheet marginal at right and showing horizontal tête-bêche pair, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare, with just 80 pairs possible. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D132h = $ 300.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 5422 Egypt Kingdom

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    1937/44: Boy King issue, Farouk Imperforate set of 20 under-printed 'Cancelled' in english, with the rare 20 m. grey-violet being marginal from left of sheet, fresh and fine. A scarce set with just 100 sets possible Nile Post D136b/D154g = $ 900+
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 5423 Egypt Kingdom

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    1937: Boy King, the Survey Dept. photographic Essay for the head-plate ex the Hewitt archives (as Nile Post E414), with Colour Trials for the 5 m. value in bright violet (chosen for 10 m.), in carmine (as 13 m.), brown-purple (as 15 m.) and pale blue (as 20 m.), all fresh and fine unmounted og. with Koubbeh Palace handstamp on reverse of each. Just one pane of 100 of each stamp was printed Nile Post E414+RPD140ctb/e = $1'000.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 5424 Egypt Kingdom

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    1937/44: Boy King 5 m. red-brown, interpanneau marginal block of 48 (12 x 4) from base of sheet for Booklet preparation, Control A/40, with Farouk Oblique perforations, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Scarce and attractive block Nile Post D140c = $ 575+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 5425 Egypt Kingdom

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    1937/39: Boy King 5 m. red-brown, the complete sheet of 120 stamps (two panes of 60), for Booklets, Control A/38, with Farouk Oblique perforations, fresh and fine, full unmounted og. (just 1'000 printed, thus 12% of the issue!), also a slightly defective matching sheet of 120 without the oblique perfs., Control A/38. Largely fresh and fine, unmounted og Nile Post D140c = $ 1'440+.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 5426 Egypt Kingdom

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    1937/44: Boy King 5 m. red-brown, Farouk Imperforate block of twelve stamps, margins at left and right from Booklet sheet, underprinted 'Cancelled' inverted, fresh and very fine (just 60 can exist) with matching perforated panes of 60 unm. og., one with Control A/40 and a perforated block of twelve from base of sheet showing Control A/40. Scarce. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D140bka = $ 300+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 5427 Egypt Kingdom

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    1937/44: Boy King 6 m. yellow-green, Farouk Imperforate block of twelve stamps, margins at left and right from Booklet sheet, underprinted 'Cancelled', fresh and very fine (just 20 can exist) with matching perforated pane of 60 (unm. og.) and a perforated block of twelve from base of sheet showing Control A/42. Scarce. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D141bka = $ 500.
    Starting bid : 220 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 5428 Egypt Kingdom

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    1937/39: Boy King 5 m. red-brown (1'000 printed), 6 m. green (600 printed), 10 m. violet (1'200 printed), 15 m. brown-purple (1'000 printed) and 20 m. pale blue (1'000 printed), all in interpanneau blocks of 24 from the base of Booklet sheets with Controls A/38 (5, 10 and 15 m.) and 6 m. Control A/41 and 20 m. Control A/40, all with Farouk Oblique perforations, fresh and fine, full unmounted og. Also uncut blocks of 24 as above with normal perforations for 5 m. (A/38), 10 m. (A/38) and 15 m. (A/38). Exceptional and rare group. Nile Post D140c + D142c + D141d + D142c + D144c + D145c = $ 1'896+.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 12,500 CHF

    Lot# : 5429 Egypt Kingdom

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    1937/44: Boy King 15 m. brown-purple, Farouk Imperforate block of twelve stamps top marginal, with margins at left and right from Booklet sheet of 60, underprinted 'Cancelled' inverted, fresh and very fine (just 20 can exist) with two matching perforated panes of 60, one with Control A/40 (most unm og.). Scarce. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D144bka = $ 500+.
    Starting bid : 220 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 5430 Egypt Kingdom

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    1937/44: Boy King 20 m. pale blue, Farouk Imperforate block of twelve stamps top marginal, with margins at left and right from Booklet sheet, underprinted 'Cancelled' upright, fresh and very fine (just 10 can exist) with two matching perforated panes of 60 (unm. og.), one with Control A/40. Scarce. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D144bka = $ 800.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,500 CHF

    Lot# : 5431 Egypt Kingdom

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    1944/52: Mareschal Issue, Farouk Imperforate set of 18 different values under-printed 'Cancelled' in english or arabic, fresh and fine with just 50 sets possible. Scarce Nile Post D155d/D172c = $ 1'350+.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF

    Lot# : 5432 Egypt Kingdom

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    1952: Mareschal Issue optd. 'King of Egypt & Sudan', the complete set of 62 stamps showing Colour Trials for the overprint, with either two, three or four different unaccepted colours for each value, fresh and fine, unmounted og., together with the issued set. Very rare with many sets of these now split up. Just 50 full sets can exist Nile Post D173/D191 = $ 2'000.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 5433 Egypt Kingdom

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    1957: Definitive Essay on large piece of stamp paper, gummed but without watermark, folded for presentation with three 10 m. imperforate Essays in blue, one similar to the issued Ramses II 10 m. value printed in blue & pale blue with inscriptions 'Poste & Egypte' in French, further 10 m. value in blue similar to issued 1 m. again with the inscription in French, further unaccepted design with streetlight in front of the Citadel in blue. Extremely rare, a similar item recorded in Nile Post so presumably just the one other recorded example Nile Post E538a/538c = $ 1'000.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 5434 Egypt Kingdom

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    1925: Geographic Congress, Cairo. The set of three Colour Trials with 5 m. in brown as issued (can be recognised as such by the inverted watermark), 5 m. in issued colour of the 10 m. rose and 5 m. in issued colour of the 15 m. blue, all fresh and fine, each stamp being position 35 on the sheet, full unmounted og. Extremely rare, just 105 examples exist of each Nile Post = $ 600.

    Note: These sheets were unrecognised by the former owner, Ernest Kehr, and were discovered in 1997. The sheets were broken up in 2004.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF

    Lot# : 5435 Egypt Kingdom

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    1925 (April 1): International Geographic Congress, 5 m. brown and 10 m. rose-carmine, superb mint imperforate watermarked pairs, fresh and fine, full unmounted og. Scarce, with just 105 of the 5 m. printed and 210 (two sheets) of the 10 m. rose-carmine printed (the 15 m. does not exist thus). Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C4e + C5b = $ 550.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 5436 Egypt Kingdom

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    1925 (April 1): International Geographic Congress, 5 m. brown with Oblique Perforations, a fine mint example of this error (105 printed), the precursor of the Farouk produced examples, fine unmounted og., also 15 m. blue showing the off-set on reverse inverted variety fine mint, unm. og. Nile Post C4g + C6b = $ 250+.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 5437 Egypt Kingdom

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    1926 (March 1): Agricultural & Industrial Exhibition, watermarked and imperforate in vertical pairs, the complete set of five values (the 10 m. does not exist in this format), 50 m. with tiny scissor cut in margin only between the pair, otherwise extremely fresh and fine, unmounted og. A very rare set of which just 50 can exist. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C77a+C9a/C12a = $ 1'750.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 5438 Egypt Kingdom

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    1926: (March 1): Agricultural & Industrial Exhibition, Farouk Imperforate set of six values complete in horizontal or vertical pairs, underprinted 'Cancelled', the 10 m. and 100 m. values with close margin at top or at right, the 200 m. marginal from right of sheet, a rare set with just 50 stamps printed thus. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C7b/C12b = $ 1'800.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 5439 Egypt Kingdom

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    1926 (April 2): Essay by Verruchi Bey for 50 pi. value, in miniature sheet format (54 x 77 mm.), with central vignette in issued colour of purple and frame and value tablet and 'Royaume D'Egypte' surround in bluish green, overprinted at top SOUVENIR / DU VISITIE L'ETAT / MR. LE PRÊSIDENT DU FRANCE' in silver. Minor corner bend well away from design, but superb and of great rarity. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post as E333 = $ 3'000.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 17,000 CHF

    Lot# : 5440 Egypt Kingdom

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    1926 (April 2): King's Birthday, 50 pi. purple, a fresh mint block of four from top left corner of sheet, fine colour and mounted in margin only, stamps unmounted og. Scarce in a multiple Gi = £ 520.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 5441 Egypt Kingdom

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    1926 (Dec 9): International Navigational Congress, Farouk Imperforate set of three values complete, all corner marginal examples, underprinted 'Cancelled', fresh and fine, just 50 sets printed. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C14a/C16a = $ 375.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 5442 Egypt Kingdom

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    1926 (Dec 21): Opening of Port Fouad, the complete set of four values, all superb used on individual pieces but the 15 m. with slightly toned perfs., each cancelled on First Day of Issue '21 DE 1926 / 11 12A / PORT FOUAD' datestamps in black. A superb and very scarce set with just 1'520 overprinted of the 50 piastre. Signed Todd AIEP. Cert. Philatelic Foundation (1968) for the top value Gi = £ 1'700/Nile Post C17/C21 = $ 1'100.

    Note: The low printing figures for this issue caused a stampede, creating not only a riot but three deaths and the near destruction of the newly opened Post Office. Most sets had already been snapped up by dignatories.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 5443 Egypt Kingdom

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    1926 (Dec 21): Opening of Port Fouad, 5 m. black & brown, a fine slightly creased and ironed used lower marginal example, cancelled on First Day of Issue '21 DE 1926 / 8 9A / PORT FOUAD' datestamp in black, showing variety 'Blotted 'Y' in EGYPTE' at top clearly. A very rare stamp, position 49 on the sheet of 50 subjects, which probably occurred on every other pane overprinted, thus just 25 examples (from the 50 panes lithographically overprinted) can exist. Signed Champion, Hass. Cert. Hass (2008) Nile Post C17a = $ 175.

    Note: The Charlie Hass certificate is typically excellent. It should also be noted that this is the only example this describer has recorded or seen.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 5444 Egypt Kingdom

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    1927 (Jan 5): International Cotton Congress, Farouk Imperforate set of three values, all are corner marginal examples underprinted 'Cancelled', fresh and fine, a scarce set with just 50 printed. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C21a/C23a = $ 375.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 5445 Egypt Kingdom

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    1931: 14th Agriculture & Industrial Exhibition, photographic Proofs (2) by the Survey Dept. with two vignettes (from the tomb at El Bersheh) and a completed photographic Proof of the design without the Arabic inscriptions at top, right and at base. Extremely rare (unique) with one signed 'Hewitt' on reverse, together with the mint issued set and a block of four 5 m. with frame broken flaw. Illustrated in Smith on page 332 Nile Post E355(c)+E357 = $ 600+.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 5446 Egypt Kingdom

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    1933: International Railway Congress, the unique Essays drawn by A. Hewitt, chief Cartographer to the Egypt Survey Dept., with 16 pencil sketches on card perforated to stamp size (it appears that Mr. Hewitt was envisaging a se-tenant block of four in one sketch), with near completed designs (3) in ink one of which is signed. The three ink Essays, on tracing paper, all show the adopted inscription 'Congres De Chemin De Fer 1933', with perhaps the most famous Essay being the frontal depiction of the Locomotive for the 5 m. in black ink with imprint at base. Some illustrated in Smith on page 325. A wonderful and unique group on two album pages Nile Post E364 = $ 1'000.

    Provenance: Robson Lowe sale (March 1979), Basel, lot 2452
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 5447 Egypt Kingdom

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    1933: International Railway Congress, Survey Department photographic Essays (ex Hewitt archive) on album page with issued set of four, showing the respective Locomotives used for each value: 5 m. Locomotive No. 1 by George Stephenson & Co., 13 m. Engine No. 41 by George Stephenson & Co. (built for Khedive Said), 15 m. Engine No. 68 by Neilsen & Co. and 20 m. Engine No. 787 by North British Locomotive Co. Exceptional and most attractive group.

    Provenance: Robson Lowe sale (March 1979), Basel, lot 2452
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 5448 Egypt Kingdom

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    1933 (Jan 19): International Railway Congress, Farouk Imperforate set of four values, all matching corner marginal examples from lower left of sheet, underprinted 'Cancelled', fresh and very fine with just 50 sets printed. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C38a/C41a = $ 700.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 5449 Egypt Kingdom

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    1933 (Dec 20): Aviation Congress, Farouk Imperforate set of five values, all cut close vertically at left but all with clear margins, each being matching sheet marginal examples, underprinted 'Cancelled', fresh and fine. A very scarce set with just 50 printed. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C42a/C46a = $ 875.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 5450 Egypt Kingdom

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    1933 (Dec 20): Aviation Congress, Oblique Perforation set of five values, the 10 m. marginal, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Scarce, just 100 can exist. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C42b/C46b = $ 500.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 5451 Egypt Kingdom

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    1934 (Feb 1): UPU Congress, Cairo. The Farouk Imperforate set of 14 values complete, underprinted 'Cancelled', fresh and very fine. A rare set with just full 50 sets printed thus. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C47a/CC60a = $ 2'000+.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,500 CHF

    Lot# : 5452 Egypt Kingdom

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    1936 (Dec 22): Anglo-Egyptian Treaty, Farouk Imperforates, the complete set of three values underprinted 'Cancelled', all sheet marginal. Fresh and fine, just 100 sets can exist. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C66a/C68a = $ 300.

    Note: As Farouk Imperforates, this set appears to be somewhat more common than others with a print run of 100, there may possibly have been 150 sets printed.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 5453 Egypt Kingdom

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    1936 (Dec 22): Anglo-Egyptian Treaty, Oblique Perforations, the complete set of three, all sheet marginal, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C66b/C68b = $ 210.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 5454 Egypt Kingdom

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    1937: XV Opthalmological Congress, Cairo; Essays by the Survey Dept. with photographic Essay without value and inscriptions imperforate, the completed 5 m. design appearing in silver on grey photographic paper, and a larger Essay for completed design for the 5 m. value with additional English and Egyptian value endorsements for both the 15 m. and 20 m. values at sides. A unique trio, ex the Hewitt archives and signed by him on reverse, with issued set for comparison. Signed Todd AIEP. Nile Post E442, E443, E445 = $ 1'800.

    Provenance: Robson Lowe sale (March 1979), Basel, lot 2464
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 5455 Egypt Kingdom

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    1938 (Jan 26): Internataional Cotton Congress, Survey Dept. photographic Essays (2) with vignette only example in brown showing youth picking Cotton, also an unadopted design with rectangular inner frame (rather than the issued arched design), for 15 m. value. One signed by A. Hewitt, chief cartographer of the Survey Dept. Splendid and rare Essays, unique Nile Post E454+E463 = $ 725.

    Provenance: Robson Lowe sale (March 1979), Basel, lot 2469
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 5456 Egypt Kingdom

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    1938 (Feb 1): International Telecommunications Conference, Survey Dept. Essay for the 5 m. value, photographic imperforate Essay with C.I.T.R  across base of stamp (the initials of the Conference in French). Fine and very rare, signed on reverse by A. Hewitt, chief cartographer of the Survey Department. Unique Nile Post E467 = $ 700.

    Provenance: Robson Lowe sale (March 1979), Basel, lot 2470
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 5457 Egypt Kingdom

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    1938 (Jan/Feb): Album page with the Survey Dept. photographic portrait as used for the £ 1 sepia & green Birthday adhesive, and the Proofs of the Monogram used on both the Wedding and the Birthday issues, photographic in black, with three Essays each showing the 'Farida' monogram in differing sizes as used in the left hand panel in both of the issued stamps (all three are unique and are signed by the Survey Dept. cartographer, A. Hewitt); fresh and fine page Nile Post E447+E450 = $ 1'350.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 5458 Egypt Kingdom

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    1938: International Leprosy Congress, Survey Dept. photographic unadopted Essay for the 5 m. value showing the Hydrocarpus with inscription at top right of vignette and imprint at lower right outside frame 'N. Strekalovsky' and different inscription at top 'International Leprosy Congress' instead of 'Congres International De La Lepre'. Signed by the Survey Department's chief cartographer, A. Hewitt, on reverse. Superb and unique Nile Post E471 = $ 1'500.

    Provenance: Robson Lowe sale (March 1979), Basel, lot 2472
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 5459 Egypt Kingdom

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    1941: Photographic Essay for the proposed 20 m. value to celebrate the reigning Dynasty of Egypt, with Mohammed Ali and King Farouk divided by illustration of the Mosque of Mohammed Ali / Citadel with date below, together with the original photograph from which the Citadel was drawn for the Essay. Extremely rare and most unusual Nile Post E495 = $ 300.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 5460 Egypt Kingdom

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    1943 (Nov 17): 5th Birthday of Princess Ferial, the album page with Essays for the Birthday overprint: top marginal vertical strip of five showing top stamp with accepted overprint, the next four with large, heavier impressions and four Albino overprints inverted; second vertical strip of five (from same column) with second stamp 'Double Overprint', third stamp with 'Blue Overprint', fourth with 'Greenish Yellow Overprint', last stamp without overprint (all again have inverted Albino overprints); lastly a third vertical strip of four with Trial Overprint in black but with each overprint Double. Rare and most unusual, the strips of five with cert. Hass (1988) Nile Post C91d/C91f+D91h/D91n = $ 3'000+.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF

    Lot# : 5461 Egypt Kingdom

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    1944 (April 28): Eighth Death Anniversary of King Fuad, Imperforate horizontal pair, marginal from base of sheet with centre-line, fresh and fine unmounted og. Rare, just 100 stamps printed thus. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C92a = $ 250.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 5462 Egypt Kingdom

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    1946: Anniversary of the First Issue of Egypt Stamps, Farouk Imperforate set of four values, matching sheet marginal examples, underprinted 'Cancelled'. Fresh and fine, a scarce set with just 50 printed thus. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C98a/C101a = $ 560.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 5463 Egypt Kingdom

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    1946: Cairo Citadel Evacuation, unadopted Essay on board (118 x 120 mm.), hand painted and drawn in brown, pale orange, black and chinese white; showing Farouk, Pharoah and parading Troops in the background, dated in Arabic with both Christian and Muslim year 1946 / 1350. Unique and splendid item.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 5464 Egypt Kingdom

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    1946 (Oct 1): Aviation Congress 30 m. green, variety: 'Overprint Double', a fine mint example, marginal from left of sheet, superb og. Just one pane of 50 stamps recorded. Signed Sanabria Gi = £ 400/Nile Post C103c = $ 400.

    Provenance: Collection King Farouk (Feb 1954), lot 699
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 5465 Egypt Kingdom

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    1946 (Oct 1): Aviation Congress 30 m. green, variety: 'Overprint Inverted', a fine mint example, unmounted og. Just one pane of 50 stamps recorded. Signed Sanabria. Cert. Philatelic Foundation (1959) Gi = £ 400/Nile Post C103d = $ 400.

    Provenance: Collection King Farouk (Feb 1954), lot 699
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 5466 Egypt Kingdom

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    1947 (March 9): International Exhibition of Fine Arts, Farouk Imperforate set of four values, underprinted 'Cancelled' in Arbic, fresh and fine, just 100 sets printed thus. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C111a/C114a = $ 500.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 5467 Egypt Kingdom

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    1948 (April 1): International Cotton Congress, 10 m. olive-green, Farouk Imperforate, a superb marginal example from base of sheet, underprinted 'Cancelled' in arabic. Rare, just 50 printed Nile Post C117b = $ 125.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 5468 Egypt Kingdom

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    1948 (April 1): International Cotton Congress, 10 m. in an Imperforate Colour Trial sheetlet of nine on watermarked paper, printed in unissued colour of emerald green, of excellent fresh colour, minor vertical creases at left of no great significance, unmounted og. Extremely rare - unique in this colour. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post RPC117ct = $ 5'400.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 12,500 CHF

    Lot# : 5469 Egypt Kingdom

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    1948 (Aug 23): S.A.I.D.E. 22 m. on 200 m. grey, variety: Surcharge Double, the mint Control A/47 block of four from the one pane of 50 recorded, slight crease in margin only at left but fresh and very fine, unmounted og. A rare block with normal Control block for comparison. Cert. C. Hass (1988) Gi = £ 400/Nile Post C120g = $ 400.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 5470 Egypt Kingdom

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    1948 (Nov 10): Death Centenary of Ibrahim Pasha, 10 m. imperforate watermarked errors (2): one with brown-lake colour only (Battle of Navarino background) and the other with deep green only (portrait); fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C121c+C121d = $ 1'200.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF

    Lot# : 5471 Egypt Kingdom

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    1949: Centenary of Mohammed Ali, Colour Trial of the issued 10 m. value, printed entirely in deep purple, imperforate on ungummed watermarked 'Crown & Arabic F' paper, fresh and fine. Unique in this colour. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post RPC127ct = $ 750.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,400 CHF

    Lot# : 5472 Egypt Kingdom

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    1949: Centenary of Mohammed Ali, 10 m. green & brown, Farouk Imperforate with sheet margin at base, underprinted 'Cancelled' in Arabic, fresh and fine. Scarce, with just 50 examples printed. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C127a = $ 125.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 5473 Egypt Kingdom

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    1951 (Oct 5): First Mediterranean Games, Farouk Imperforate set of three values underprinted 'Cancelled' in Arabic, fresh and fine, a scarce set witth just 50 printed. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C137a/C139a = $ 375.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 5474 Egypt Kingdom

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    1951: Anniversary of the Inauguration of the 'Canal Farouk', Essay for the proposed 10 m. value with stamp design in green and the head-plate of King Farouk in brown, imperforate on watermarked 'Crown & Arabic F' paper. Just five Essays were prepared in differing colours. Extremely rare and very seldom offered, unique in this colour. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post E533 = $ 800.

    Note: The 'Canal Farouk' divided the Suez Canal between Kantara and Ismailia to facilitate passing ships. It was due to be officially inaugurated in November 1951 but political problems led to the ceremony and the stamp being abandoned.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF

    Lot# : 5475 Egypt Kingdom

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    1956 (July 25): Second Arab Scout Jamboree, the set of three values in watermarked imperforate horizontal pairs, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Just 50 sets can exist. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C161a/C163a = $ 1'800.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 5476 Egypt Kingdom

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    1956 (July 25): Second Arab Scout Jamboree, the set of two Miniature Sheets, perf. and imperf., fresh and fine, unmounted og. Only 1'037 examples of each sheet were sold Gi = £ 3'400/Nile Post MS9+MS10 = $ 1'200.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 5477 Egypt Kingdom

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    1957 (Jan 14): Evacuation of Port Said. 'Evacuation 22-12-56' Proof of the bilingual overprint in black (applied on issued stamps in red), 27 impressions (3 x 9), impressed in black on thick card paper, somewhat stained on the lower 12 examples, but of great rarity with just 100 impressions taken by the Survey Department. It is interesting to note that position 13 shows a blurred '1' and '5' in the date, positions 16 and 17 show the blurred date reading '66' for '56'. Rare and splendid Proof. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post = $ 3'375.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 5478 Egypt Kingdom

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    1942: Unissued - Millenary of Al-Azhar University, the complete set of four values, Farouk Royal Imperforates, 6 m. green, 10 m. violet, 15 m. dull purple and 20 m. grey, all in matching marginal examples from left of sheet, fresh and fine. Rare, only 50 sets printed. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C87a/C90a = $ 1'200.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 5479 Egypt Kingdom

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    1942: Unissued - Millenary of Al-Azhar University, the complete set of four values, perf. 13¼ x 13½, 6 m. green, 10 m. violet, 15 m. dull purple and 20 m. grey, (all without the red surcharge of 1957), fresh and fine mint set, unmounted og. Extremely rare, only 100 sets printed. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C87/C90 = $ 1'200.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 5480 Egypt Kingdom

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    1958: Proposed International Cotton Fair 10 m. value, photographic Essay (63 x 88 mm.) produced by the Survey Department, Cairo in black with 'Weaving Manufacture 1958' at base. One of just two Essays produced for this issue, illustrated in Nile Post on page 70 and unique Nile Post E544 = $ 400.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 5481 Egypt Kingdom

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    1958 (June 9): Industrial & Agricultural Fair, 10 m. brown without the issued overprint, an Imperforate Proof block of six from lower right of sheet showing Control A/58, with printer's correction showing dot to be removed from future printing on Rotary wheel, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare Nile Post C210d = $ 720+.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 5482 Egypt Kingdom

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    1958 (June 9): Industrial & Agricultural Fair, 10 m. brown, mint corner block of six from lower left of sheet with variety: 'Double Overprint' on positions 91-92, also a mint marginal example showing variety: 'Triple Overprint', and an imperforate vertical pair (just 100 printed thus). Fresh and very fine group, unmounted og Nile Post C210+C210a+C210b+C210c = $ 470.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 5483 Egypt Kingdom

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    1959 (April 16): First Arab Petroleum Congress, 10 m. blue block of 12 from upper right of sheet, the two left hand stamps with variety: Imperforate, second stamps being imperforate vertically at left only, fresh and fine unmounted og. Scarce Gi = unpriced/Nile Post C220a/b = $ 400.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 5484 Egypt Kingdom

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    1994 (Dec 10): Olympic Centenary, 15 pi. multicoloured, the three Missing Colour varieties, one with yellow missing, another with green missing, and third with red and yellow missing, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Rare group, just 50, 100 and 50 stamps respectively, exist with these errors Nile Post C1300a+C1300b+C1300c = $ 525.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 5485 Egypt Kingdom

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    1996 (Sept 27): Rowing Festival / World Tourism Day, 15 p. value with variety: Black Omitted, a spectacular error with all inscriptions omitted, fresh and fine unmounted og. Rare, with just one pane of 50 stamps found Nile Post C1359a = $ 500.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 5486 Egypt Kingdom

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    1875 and 1876: Stampless covers (2), each mailed to Constantinople, earlier cover dated 1875 struck with Official Egyptian Office of the General Post negative handstamp in black with POSTE KHEDEVIE EGIZIANE / ALESSANDRIA cds below (Aug 12) and backstamped on arrival (Aug 19); also an 1876 cover somewhat roughly opened, with fair strike of Cairo negative seal handstamp in black and cds of despatch (April 15) via Alexandria. A scarce pair.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 5487 Egypt Kingdom

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    1889: Essay by De La Rue, for proposed Official issue with 'Service De L'Etat' inscription at base, hand-painted in maroon and chinese white on brown tracing paper backed on to card, lettered 'A' at upper left and dated in pencil 'March 14, 89'. The Essay was for the 'Miri' (-) chestnut stamp, finally issued in 1893. Exceptional and unique. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post E117 = $ 1'250.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF

    Lot# : 5488 Egypt Kingdom

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    1893: 'Miri' (-) Die Proof by De La Rue, imperforate in black on white glazed card, fresh and fine. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post = $ 500.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 5489 Egypt Kingdom

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    1893/1914: 'Miri' (-) chestnut, Imperforate Plate Proof block of six from lower right of sheet, Control 3, wmk. sideways, star to left, initialled by De La Rue printers at base and handstamped 18 DEC 1914 in blue. Creased but with full og., very scarce, Control 3 was never issued Nile Post O1f = = $ 300.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 5490 Egypt Kingdom

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    1893: 'Miri' (-) chestnut, the collection on leaves with Imperforate Control 1 block of four, further imperforate block from top of sheet, issued stamps in blocks including large multiple with watermark sideways, together with six covers including one on Egyptian State Telegraph envelope, two used in combination with 1907  Official 5 m. carmine (Gi. O76) and a 1922 example overprinted for Fiscal use with bilingual '3 P.T.' handstamp in black used on cover on the Abu Kebir-Salhia T.P.O.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF

    Lot# : 5491 Egypt Kingdom

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    1913 (Nov): "O.H.H.S." on 5 m. carmine, the rejected overprint, a very fine used example cancelled at Beni-Souef. An exceptionally rare stamp. Cert. C. Hass (1989) Gi = £ 325/Nile Post O8 = $ 700.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 5492 Egypt Kingdom

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    1907: OHHS De La Rue Official issue, the collection on Exhibit leaves with the set complete in Imperforate Plate Proof pairs (excl. 3 m. which does not appear to exist thus), Press-run perf. 1 m. block of four, 2 m. green Press-run Printer's Proof sheet with the two right hand panes of 60 handstamped 3 MAY 1907 in blue at right and used on cards (2), 3 m. orange-yellow in Plate 1 pane of 60 and used on covers (2), 5 m. carmine used on covers (4), 1 pi. blue used on covers (5), 5 pi. grey in used blocks of 12 and 30, 1909 usage with 'Miri' (-) Official stamp for registration and 1 m. pair and 3 m. ex Dawawin etc. An excellent collection (30 items).
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF

    Lot# : 5493 Egypt Kingdom

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    1914 (Dec): Proof Sheet of the Overprint only, the sixty subjects (10 x 6) struck in black on brown paper, showing the 'missing stop' varieties and broken lettering (some later repaired and replaced). Scarce and most unusual Proof.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF

    Lot# : 5494 Egypt Kingdom

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    1914/15: 2 m green, a fine appearing mint example, slight rounded corner at lower left, with clear variety: Double Overprint, fresh and fine, large part og. Extremely rare and under-priced by Gibbons & Nile Post, there being but 9 examples known, six of which are damaged. All emanate from the King Farouk collection. Cert. Hass (1990) Gi = £ 325/Nile Post O11d = $ 500.

    Note: The error occurred when an irregular block of nine was torn from the pane and overprinted. The block was then re-joined to the pane and received the second, double, overprint.

    Provenance: Collection A.S. Mackenzie-Low; Collection King Farouk, (Feb 1954), lot 1027
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 5495 Egypt Kingdom

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    1915: Emergency usage of the 4 m. vermilion as a registration (5 millieme) stamp, used in combination with 'Miri' (-) chestnut Official to pay the postage on cover from Banha (Feb 25) to Dawawin. A very rare combination used for a short period after the 5 m. stamp had run short in October 1914. A fresh and fine cover.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 5496 Egypt Kingdom

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    1914/15: OHHS Official issue overprinted at Bulâq, the collection on Exhibit leaves with 1 m. sepia with double overprint mint, 2 m. green overprint inverted pair used, 3 m. orange-yellow in a complete pane of 100 from Plate 1 and 3 m. (four) and 2 m. green (block of four) used on registered cover to Liverpool, 4 m. vermilion with inverted overprint mint and used (certs. RPS), 5 m. lake in a mint pane of 100 from Plate 3, and used on cover to London, the set with 'surcharge à cheval' varieties, generally fine, a superb lot (40 items).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 5497 Egypt Kingdom

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    1914/15: OHHS Official issue overprinted by lithography at Bulâq, the collection on Exhibit leaves with mint set in blocks of four, 2 m. green in mint block of four with inverted overprint, also a used example and a pair used on rare cover in combination with 1914 1 m. and 'Miri' (-) chestnut, 5 m. lake with 'surcharge à cheval' varieties and a cover front with a strip of four used with 2 m. green (10 examples) sent registered to London (11 items).
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 5498 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922: OHHS Official issue overprinted by lithography at Bulâq, album pages with the mint set of four and the mint set in blocks of four (the rare 3 m. orange-yellow block with one stamp showing 'short leg to first H' variety in overprint, also a fine mint block of 25 of the scarce 5 m. pink showing varieties Gi = £ 500+.
    Starting bid : 175 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 5499 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922/23: OHEMS 2 m. vermilion and 4 m. green, sheet marginal mint examples, each with variety: Inverted Overprint, fresh and fine, 2 m. with minor age spot in margin, unmounted og. Rare, just one pane of 100 stamps (or apparently only 96) from printing B was discovered, of Proof status as no actually issued stamps were printed from this forme. Certs Hass (2002) Gi = unlisted/Nile Post O23i + O25p = $ 500.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 5500 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922/23: OHEMS 5 m. pink and 10 m. lake used on 1924 cover to Puerto Rico tied by GIZA BRANCH datestamp (Aug 11) in black, with repeated strike below and Official cachet in violet at left and printed O.H.E.M.S. on back flap. A scarce and most attractive usage to an unusual destination.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF
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