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  • Lot# : 1133 Victoria

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    1888/90: Bicoloured high values, with later printing of £ 5 pale blue & maroon (wmk. Gi. Type 83) slight crease but with og., together with £ 6 yellow & pale blue, £ 7 rosine & black, £ 8 mauve & brown-orange and £ 9 apple-green & rosine, all cancelled to order with Melbourne cds's. Minor imperfections but a scarce group Gi = £ 1'000+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 1134 Victoria

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    1890: Advertising 1 d. orange embossed envelope with 32 page booklet of advertising inserted along with onion-skin 'Patent Envelope Booklet' form explaining the rates - 'A One Penny Stamp and Envelope sold for a Half-Penny!', fresh and fine and intact. Extremely scarce as the Postmaster General objected to this private scheme. HG K20 = RRRR.

    Note: Advertisements for Auctioneers, Bicycles & Repairs, Christmas Club at George & George (Melbourne), Confectioners, Corsets, Disinfectants, Furnishings, Gifts & Toys, Gin, Ironmongers, Pianos, Safe Pills, Sewing Machines, Shoes, Tailors, Tea, Whisky, Wine, etc.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 1135 Australia

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    Australia 1924 (May 1): £ 1 grey, wmk. Crown over A, a fine unused example of good colour and centering, large part og Gi = £ 650.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1136 Australia

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    1945 (Nov 7): 1 s. deep blue P.O.W. letter-sheet used to Italy, cancelled in Melbourne, sent by an Italian POW held at Murchison Camp. Reverse with 'Opened by Censor 3' Reseal in red tied by violet handstamp. Rare.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1137 Bermuda

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    Bermuda 1875 (March 11): Provisional 'One / Penny' on 1 s. green, an unused example with breaks in 'P' and 'e' in 'Penny', rounded corner perf. and dried og. Scarce stamp. Opinion Holcombe Gi = £ 500.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1138 Bermuda

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    1912: USA 1 c. rose card sent underpaid to Bermuda, taxed on departure with 'T/NY-Centimes 10' in black, addressee not found in Bermuda and struck there with scarce oval 'POSTAGE DUE / 1D.' in black and returned to USA with 2 c. lake Postage Due tied by 'Montclair NJ' oval. Some edge wear but scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1139 Bermuda

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    1938: Keyplate high values, the set of six 2 s. - £ 1 incl. the rare 12 s. 6 d. value, fresh and fine, large part og. Three signed Holcombe.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 1140 British East Africa

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    Brit. East Africa - Bechuanaland Protectorate 1932/38: King George VI, the complete SPECIMEN set to 10 s. including some marginal values, all unused mint, fresh and fine og. Gi = £ 375.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 1141 Newfoundland

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    Newfoundland 1921: 35 c. red, airmail stamp ovpt. 'AIR MAIL / to Halifax, N. S. / 1921' with diff. types such as small and large distance between 'AIR' and 'MAIL' as well as with and without dot after '1921' in an unused, fresh and fine block of four. Cert. Bolaffi (1978) Gi = £ 320.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 1142 Nova Scotia

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    Nova Scotia 1851/53: 1 d. red-brown on blued and 3 d. blue on blued paper, four margined examples used on 1857 cover to North Sydney, Cape Breton; tied by barred obliterators in black. Reverse with 'Sydney / CBI' datestamp (Feb 22) and 'North Sydney / CB' arrival cds (Feb 23). A rare franking in very fine quality for this classic issue on letter. Cert. Philatelic Foundation (1976).
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,050 CHF

    Lot# : 1143 Canada

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    1851: Beaver 3 d. red on laid paper, fine example, slightly oxidised with ample to large margins all round, used on 1852 Money Letter to Cayuga lightly tied in black. 'Toronto / Canada' despatch cds at left (April 1) and two strikes of straight line MONEY LETTER adjacent with manuscript endorsement 'Paid - Money'. Reverse with 'Hamilton / CW' arrival cds (April 2). Spike hole but an attractive and scarce usage. Cert. Vincent Graves Greene (1995) Scott 1 = $ 1'900.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1144 Canada

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    1852/57: Beaver 3 d. brown-red, imperforate, used example with large margins all round and showing portion of adjoining stamp at right, cancelled by target handstamp in black Gi = £ 275.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1145 Canada

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    1857: Beaver 3 d. red, imperforate, clear impression on machine made medium thick wove paper, a fine large margined example, lightly cancelled in blue Gi = £ 450.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1146 Canada

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    1897: Jubilee $ 1 lake, $ 2 deep violet, $ 3 bistre and $ 4 violet, fine used examples of good colour and well centred for this issue, all cancelled by circular datestamps. Scarce Scott 61/64 = $ 3'500/Gi = £ 2'425.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 1147 Canada

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    1897: Jubilee $ 2 deep violet and $ 4 violet, fine well centred used examples, each lightly cancelled by roller in black Scott 62+64 = $ 1'700/Gi = £ 1'125.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1148 Canada

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    1897: Jubilee $ 3 bistre, a fresh unused example, well centred and of good colour, small part paper hinge remnant, large part og. A scarce stamp Scott 63 = $ 1'400/Gi = £ 1'500.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1149 Canada

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    1897: Jubilee $ 3 bistre, a fresh unused example of rich colour, large part og. A scarce stamp Scott 63 = $ 1'400/Gi = £ 1'500.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 1150 Canada

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    1897: Jubilee $ 5 olive-green, a fresh unused example, well centred and of good strong colour, superb large part og. A scarce stamp Scott 65 = $ 1'500/Gi = £ 1'400.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 350 CHF

    Lot# : 1151 Canada

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    1899 (Aug 8): Provisional '2 Cents' on 3 c. carmine, a fresh unused example with variety: 'Surcharge Inverted', part og. Scarce stamp. Cert. BPA (1964) Scott 87 var = unlisted/Gi = £ 350.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1152 Canada

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    1897/1948: Mint Collection on cards with 1897 Jubilee 20 c., 50 c., $ 1 lake (2), $ 2 deep violet, $ 3 bistre, $ 4 violet and $ 5 olive-green, 1898 definitive 8 c. orange, 1903 definitive 7 c. in two differing shades and 50 c. violet top value (Gi 187), 1908 Tercentenary set of eight, 1915 War tax 5 c. and 20 c. (Gi 225, 226), 1928 Bluenose 50 c., 1932 set of seven, 1935 two sets of 11 to $ 1 (Gi 341/351), 1942/48 War Effort sets in blocks of four (2) and two single sets (Gi 375/388). Generally fine, a good lot Gi = £ 10'000+.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1153 Canada

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    1868/1950: Collection several hundred stamps used/unused, incl. better single items and full sets as Jubilee issue 1897 up to $ 5.- (partly unused / no gum), other sets with dollar values, also colour shades, cancellations, airmails, officials as well as a small selection Newfoundland, on album pages owner's cat = EUR 11'000+.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 1154 Ceylon

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    Ceylon 1880/1980: A selection with some hundred used stamps, mainly coming from business or daily mail and mostly in heavy duplication, housed in two stockbooks, in addition one folder with cards, covers, picture postcards and postal stationery items, the latter used and unused, incl. some interesting items. all in good to average condition.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1155 Cyprus

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    Cyprus 1864/2010: Collection with Austrian Arms 1865 issue 15 soldi brown pair cancelled 'Larnaca Di Cipro' cds in brown, Austria 1867 2 s.,  3s. and 10 s. and small piece with 3 s. and 15 s. pair cancelled by fine 'Larnaca Di Cipro' cds's, 1880 GB optd. with ½ d. lake, 1 d. reds pl. nos. (7) used in Larnaca and Nicosia, 4 d. sage, 6 d. grey and 1 s. green used, 1881 overpinted unused and used examples, thereafter with large range of unused and used incl. 1894 45 pi. unused (signed Senf), 1902/04 4, 9, 18 and 45 pi. unused, 1904/10 with 45 pi. unused, 1928 British Rule set of 10 to £ 1 unused, 1963 Scouts mini sheet used, fine range of postal stationery unused and used, FDC's, and a copy of Wilfrid Castle's 'Cyprus' (1971). Needs careful sorting but some fine stamps present.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1156 Egypt Kingdom

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    1837 (April 1): Entire letter from London to Calcutta, docketed 'No. 268' at upper right, prepaid 6/4d. in manuscript (altered from 3/6d.), struck with fine CARE OF MR. WAGHORN / ALEXANDRIA at top left in black. Reverse with small piece missing and some aging along folds, but with July 11 arrival in red (102 day journey), and manuscript rating 1 rupee 15 annas due upon receipt. A rare entire. Signed Todd AIEP.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF

    Lot# : 1157 Egypt Kingdom

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    1838 (Sept 24): Entire letter written from Pondichery, French India to Bordeaux, reverse with manuscript 'Received in Bombay 4th Sept 1838 & forwarded on 6th by Skinner & Co.', and endorsed at lower left 'per Steamer Atalanta'. Struck with oval INDIA and in transit with framed INDES ORIEN / PAR / ALEXANDRIE and framed PAQUEBOTS / DE LA / MEDITERRANEE together with 'Alexandrie / Egypte' cds (Nov 7), all in black (and scarce thus). Faint Malta Lazaret marking at left and Bordeaux arrival cds (Nov 25) on reverse of a scarce cover carried in just 63 days.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 1158 Egypt Kingdom

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    1848 (Nov 10): Entire letter from Alexandria, Egypt to Constantinople, endorsed 'par Vapeur Turc' at lower left, with reverse showing the green seal of the Portuguese General Consulate in Alexandria. The letter was slitted for disinfection against cholera and struck with oval all-arabic presumably 'Paid' handstamp (unrecorded by Ringstrom & Tester) in black. Docketing inside the letter notes receipt as November 25. The sole other cover with this handstamp that this describer has seen is illustrated in 'Posta Europea' by the late Luca Biolato.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 1159 Egypt Kingdom

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    Posta Europea 1844/65: Exhibit Collection on leaves with early usage of Type I 'Agenzia Della Posta Europea / Cairo' in black on July 1844 cover and superb strike on 1844 entire, same cancellation in blue on 1847/48 covers (3), Alexandria Type II 'Direczione Della Posta Europea / Alessandria D'Egitto' handstamp on 11 covers between 1851 and 1858 incl. splendid prepaid disinfected cover from England to Cairo with fine strike on reverse; Type II Cairo usages (15) in black incl. 1851/57 combination covers to France (7); Type III covers from Damiata in blue, Kafr El Zayat struck in blue-green (3), Mansura in blue-green (8), Mehalla in blue, Samanud in blue or green (10), Tanta struck in blue or green (9), Zagazig struck in blue (6), Zifta struck in blue or green (4); Type IV covers from Alexandria (3), Cairo (3) in black - all strikes are on combiation covers with French adhesives paying the 50 centime rate to Rothschild in Paris; Type V with covers from Kafr El Zayat, Mansura struck in blue (5), Michalla in black, Samanud in blue or green (4), Zagasik in blue (3); Type VI with covers from Alexandria struck in black or blue (5) and from Cairo. Conditon generally very fine (99 covers).
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1160 Egypt Kingdom

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    1866: Pellas Proofs, imperforate without watermark, small group with 10 pa. brown block of four, 20 pa. blue block of six, 1 pi. claret block of six, 2 pi. yellow in a block of six, 5 pi. rose marginal block of six from top of sheet, 10 pi. slate background only Proof; also a 10 pa. brown block of four perforation trial. Condition varies.

    Provenance: Collection Peter A. S. Smith.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1161 Egypt Kingdom

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    1866: 2 pi. yellow, a fine example of good colour, used on 1866 defective cover and large part back, torn at base, mailed to Constantinople and tied by good strike of POSTE VICE-REALI EGIZIANE / SMIRNE datestamp (Oct 27) in black. Also a small piece with toned pair of the 1866 20 pa. tied by retta in black with excellent strike of the SMIRNE datestamp above (June 20, 1867) in black. Signed Todd AIEP.

    Provenance: Collection Peter A. S. Smith.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 1162 Egypt Kingdom

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    1867: 1 pi. red used on slightly truncated envelope to Constantinople tied by POSTE VICE-REALI EGIZIANE / SMIRNE datestamp (Dec 14, 1869) in black, information strike at right and reverse with Egyptian P.O. 'Costantinopoli' arrival cds (Dec 20).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1163 Egypt Kingdom

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    1871: Penasson Postal Stationery Essay for 1 pi. envelope, printed in red on buff paper, closed tear at left Nile Post E52.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 1164 Egypt Kingdom

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    1872: 1 pi. red used on combination cover to Livorno tied by 'VRPE / Cairo' cds (Sept 30) in black, with Italy 1863 20 c. carmine applied for onward transmission tied by dotted '234' numeral with 'Alessandria D'Egitto / Poste Italiane' cds alongside.Reverse with Livorno arribal (Oct 7) cds. A fine cover. Cert. Sorani (1992).
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 1165 Egypt Kingdom

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    1874/75: Bulaq 20 pa. grey-blue and 1 pi. red used on attractive 1877 cover to Constantinople tied by POSTE EGIZIANE / CAIRO datestamps (Jan 31), with reverse showing fine Alexandria transit and V. R. POSTE EGIZIANE / COSTANTINOPOLI cds of receipt (Feb 6).
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 1166 Egypt Kingdom

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    1896 (June 12): 1 pi. dull blue on greyish blue postal stationery letter-card, a fine used example cancelled by superb strike of OMANDARAHO star & crescent datestamp in black, repeated strike at lower left. Interesting content 'Don't be distressed about Cholera reports, it is dying out..'. A fine example of this very scarce cancellation. Signed Todd AIEP.

    Provenance: Collection Peter A. S. Smith.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 1167 Egypt Kingdom

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    1899 (Aug 7): Khedevial Mail Steamship & Graving Dock Company Limited headed paper used as a receipt in Jaffa and struck with large oval KHEDEVIAL MAIL STEAMSHIP AND GRAVING DOCK CY. LD. / JAFFA AGENCY in violet.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1168 Egypt Kingdom

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    Hotel Posts 1904: Shepheards Hotel illustrated advertising envelope sent reg'd to Switzerland franked by 1 pi. ultramarine (2) tied by 'Cairo / Post Office / Shepheard's Hotel' cds's (23.XI.04) with fine strike of rare 'sharp angled frame' R / SHEPHEARD'S HOTEL cachet at lower left, also a rare usage of the 5 pi. grey on reg'd postcard to Brussels similarly tied (11.II.04) with splendid strike of this rare registration cachet. A rare pair.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1169 Egypt Kingdom

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    1905: Cover mailed from Lausanne, Switzerland (Feb 27) to Alexandria, stamps washed off in sea-water due to wreck, the cover struck with fine two line SAUVÉ DU NAUFRAGE DU "CAIRO" / SAVED FROM THE WRECK OF S.S. "CAIRO" in violet and the flap resealed by 'Direczione Generale Delle Poste Khedevie Egiziane / Alessandria' Interpostal Seal in red on black with Alexandrie cds alongside (6/III). Scarce and very fine cover that opens well for Exhibit display. Signed Todd AIEP.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1170 Egypt Kingdom

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    Sinai 1916: German Occupation cover and complete contents from El Arish to Berlin with circular 'Kaiserlich Deutsche Feldlazaret 213 / Pascha' cachet at lower left and superb FELDPOST / MIL. MISS / 1. EXPEDITIONSKORPS cds in black (29/9). Transparent Censor tape (C2) at top applied on arrival in Berlin. A fine and scarce entire.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1171 Egypt Kingdom

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    Sinai 1916: Postcard multi-franked by current Turkish adhesives (7 different), the card struck with FELDPOST / MIL. MISS / 1. EXPEDITIONSKORPS in black (24/10) and the adhesives all tied by three strikes of EL-ARICH bilingual cds's (29/10) struck in blue (Coles & Walker fig. 2). A scarce and most attractive usage.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1172 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922: Proclamation of the Monarchy, Type IV Trial Overprint in red on 1 m. sepia and 15 m. indigo, fresh and fine unused examples with large part og., a further example of the 15 m. indigo with red opt. (cert. BPA), together with 3 m. yellow-orange (2) each with surcharge 'a cheval' and radically misplaced, fresh and fine group Nile Post D78ct+D85ct = $ 750+.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 740 CHF

    Lot# : 1173 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922: Monarchy 100 m. slate, fresh mint example with variety 'Overprint Double', large part og. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 450.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1174 Egypt Kingdom

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    1925 (April 1): Geographic Congress, 10 m. rose-carmine, a fine mint imperforate horizontal pair, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Just two sheets, 201 stamps, printed thus. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C5b.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1175 Egypt Kingdom

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    1930: Cover from Jeddah to Amsterdam with imprinted address at top, franked by 1927 Egypt 5 m. chestnut in a strip of three all tied by KHEDEVIAL MAIL LINE / S.S.TALODI handstamps in black. Reverse with Port Taufiq cds (April 14) and Port Said cds of transit. Unusual commercial usage of this cancel on cover.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1176 Egypt Kingdom

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    British Forces 1935 (May 6): Silver Jubilee 1 pi. ultramarine optd. in red, fresh mint example, unmounted og. Gi = £ 250.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1177 Egypt Kingdom

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    1938: Birthday £1 sepia & green used on First Day Cover addressed to Zeheri in Cairo cancelled by neat 'Continental Savoy / Cairo' cds (Feb 11) in black. Rare.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1178 Egypt Kingdom

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    1944/51: Mareschal 1 m. orange-brown, imperforate example with watermark, variety 'Double Print', fresh and fine, unmounted og. Only 100 printed thus Nile Post D155b = $ 150.

    Provenance: Collection King Farouk (1954).
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 1179 Egypt Kingdom

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    1949: 1 £ sepia and blue, a fine unused imperforate horizontal pair with watermark, fresh and fine, large part og. Rare, just 90 examples exist thus Nile Post D172a = $ 500.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 1180 Egypt Kingdom

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    1957 (May 4): Re-Occupation of the Gaza Strip, 10 m. deep turquoise-blue, a fine imperforate watermarked pair, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Scarce, just 100 stamps printed thus Nile Post C177b = $ 150.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1181 Egypt Kingdom

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    British P.O. in Suez 1868 (March 14): Cover to the Survey Department, Ceylon franked by Great Britain 1867 6 d. lilac (2) tied by BO2 obliterators with SUEZ single ring datestamp of despatch below in black, reverse with 'Galle / Unpaid' and 'Colombo / Unpaid' cds's (April 1) and readdressed to Dimbula with 'Unpaid' cds of the following day and manuscript '1d.' charge to pay. Minor imperfections but an unusual destination cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 1182 Egypt Kingdom

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    British P.O. in Cairo 1860 (Oct 28): Cover to Calne, UK franked by 1857 1 d. red star, 1858 2 d. blue pl. 8 and 1856 6 d. lilac, slight faults, all tied by bold BO1 obliterators with single ring CAIRO cds at left in deep blue. Reverse with Calne arrival cds (Nov 9). An attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1183 Egypt Kingdom

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    British P.O.'s 1871 (Dec 1): Small mourning envelope from London to Egypt, franked by 1858 2 d. blue pl.13 and 1867 3 d. carmine-rose pl. 6 (2) tied by London duplexes in black. Addressed to 'Oriental Company Hotel' in Alexandria, the cover was forwarded on (Dec 9) to the 'New Hotel' in Cairo and charged with handstruck '2' (piastres) due marking in black. Small imperfections but scarce.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1184 Egypt Kingdom

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    British P.O. in Alexandria 1851 (Sept 8): Unpaid cover mailed at British P.O. in ALEXANDRIA with double arc cds in black on reverse, sent to London via Malta with 'Purifi´Au Lazaret / Malte' on reverse. Re-addressed on arrival in London with 1841 1 d. red-brown tied by London obliterator to Bristol (Sept 19) after payment of 2/4 d. manuscript due charge. Slightly grubby but an unusual usage.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1185 Egypt Kingdom

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    British P.O.'s 1882 (Sept): Cover from HMS Euraylus at Suez, mailed to Birmingham franked by Great Britain 2 d. rose pre-paying the Sailor's rate and countersigned by the Commanding Officer, tied by bold '26' London obliterator on arrival. Reverse with Birmingham (Sept 27) arrival cds. Scarce cover.
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 1186 Egypt Kingdom

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    British Post Offices 1840/75: Group of covers (10) with early ALEXANDRIA double arc cover (Aug 1840) prepaid to Malta, 1848 entire from Alex forwarded in UK with 1841 1 d. red, 1853 entire from Alex to Gibraltar, 1857 cover with SUEZ double arc cds to India, 1868 entire with 6 d. pl. 6 tied BO1 to Malta, 1874 cover with 4 d. vermilion (2) pl. 13 tied by SUEZ cds and one tied BO2 and a matching cover from GB to Alexandria with same franking etc.  
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 1187 France

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    French P.O. in Alexandria 1853: France 10 c. bistre, 20 c. blue, 80 c. carmine (2, in differing shades), all with margins all round, the 10 c. close and applied slightly off the edge of the cover; used on 1860 double weight registered cover to Aix en Provence, France tied by 3704 petit chiffres and by 'Alexandrie / Egypte' cds (Sept 21). Straight line CHARGÉ below in black and framed 'P.P.' in black. Reverse with rate box and Marseille cds and Aix arrival cds. An exceptional franking from Alexandria in fresh and fine quality. Signed Holcombe.

    Provenance: Collection Emile Antonini.
     
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1188 France

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    French P.O. in Alexandria 1872: Cover from Alexandria to Havana, Cuba bearing France 1862 5 c. green, 1863/67 laureated 80 c. carmine, 1871/75 Cérès 15 c. buff and slightly oxidised 40 c. orange paying the 1 franc 40 centimes rate, all tied by 5080 gros chiffres with 'Alexandrie / Egypte' cds (March 19) at top and 'London / Paid' transit cds (March 28) alongside in red. Framed 'PD' in black and struck with 'NE2' handstamp on arrival with 'Habana' cds on reverse (April 21). Small part of flap missing but a splendid and rare four colour franking to an extraordinary destination. Signed A. Eid.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1189 France

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    French P.O. in Alexandria 1869: Cover from Alexandria to Rapperswil, Switzerland endorsed 'par vapeur Anglais' franked by France 1862 40 c. orange in a horizontal strip of three all tied by 5080 gros chiffres in black. 'Alexandrie / Egypte' cds below (March 20) in black and red Marseille entry marking (March 26) on front. The reverse with Basel cds (March 27) and Rapperswil arrival of the same day. A charming and scarce franking.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1190 Egypt Kingdom

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    French P.O. in Port Said 1921 (Dec 17): Cover locally mailed stampless within Port Said, struck with triangular 'T' marking and taxed with French P.O. in Port Said November 1921 15 m. on 50 c. dull claret in an interpanneau pair tied by 'Port Said / Egypte' cds's. Tiny nick in envelope at lower left otherwise very fine and rare.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1191 Egypt Kingdom

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    French Post Offices 1864/69: Covers (4) and a front, with 1866 Egypt 1 pi. used at Zagazik with France 40 c. tied by 5080 lozenge to front to France, 1867 Egypt 1 pi. used with France 20 c. and 40 c. on entire letter to Nottingham, UK, 1869 cover and contents underpaid from Cairo to Rome with framed 'Affranchisement / Insuffisant' and charged etc. Condition poor but a rare group.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 1192 Egypt Kingdom

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    Foreign Post Offices 1867/75: Austrian Post Office covers (2), one franked 1867 10 s., another with single 15 s. used to Gera, Greek Post Office with 1871 cover from Alex to Syra with 40 lepta tied by '97' lozenge, Italian Post Office with 1863 40 c. carmine usages from Alex, one being underpaid; also a few usages (5) loose or on piece. Condition varies.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1193 Egypt Kingdom

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    Airmails 1929/75: Range of Airmail covers and cards (30) with 1929 First London flight covers both single rate (to Dr. Byam) and registered, 1932 Imperial Flight covers to Athens, Juba, Kisumu and Cape Town, interesting 1944 registered cover from Yugoslavian Refugee in El Shatt Camp to Red Cross in Uruguay, Censored and flown via Lagos, 1944 cover franked GB 10 d. flown via South Africa to USA with instructional marking in violet, some Sudan Censored covers to USA, modern stationery air-letters (4) etc.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 1194 Egypt Kingdom

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    1875/1970c.: Railway Stations and Travelling Post Offices, the Collection in three albums, with Alexandria Station (showing 8 different cancels on covers) and Cairo Station (8 different types) , TPO's from and to Cairo incl. 1877 and 1879 'Ales-Cairo' and Cairo-Ales' usages, fine 'Damiette-Tanta' Star & Crescent on 3 m. card, 1882 cover with 1 pi. tied 'Benha-Suez' cds, 1906 letter from Egyptian Delta Light Railways Ltd. concerning the Tirah-Biala Line, 1919 'Biala-Mahalla VV' TPO cover, 1917 'Bilbes-Mina El Qamh' TPO on Swiss Postage Due cover, 'Abouxa-Wasta'  TPO's (3 types), Tamia-Edwa, Sannuris-Wasta, 1906 card with 'Luqsor Station', 1907 card with 'Aswan Station' cds, 1898 'Mex-Alexandrie' TPO, 1909 card from 'Faiyum Station', 1933 Locomotive set mint, many cards with Stations & Locomotives, 1874 20 pa. used with 'St. Bacos.' cds etc. Generally fine, an interesting collection with Maps throughout (200+ items).
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1195 Egypt Kingdom

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    1874/1959: Small group on cards with Bûlaq 20 pa., 2 pi. (2) and 5 pi. unused, 1922 Monarchy 1 m. and 15 m. Trial overprints in red unused, 1923 Fuad 5 m. chestnut in an imperforate wmk'd block of four (Gi. 115a), 1948 Gaza definitive 50 p. and 1 £ unused, 1952 'Egypt & Sudan' set to 1 £ excl. one 30 m. value) unused, 1959 Petroleim 10 m. mis-perfed unused and a few forged airmail surcharges etc.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 1196 Egypt Kingdom

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    1866/1955: Collection hundreds stamps used/unused, incl. 1866 First Issue, 1867 Penasson compl. set of six, 1872 Typographed up to 5 pi., King Fuad definitives, commemorative stamps such as 1926 'PORT FOUAD' ovpts. and 1931 Zeppelin, in addition official stamps, postage due, Army post issues, Palestine issues, and British Forces letter seal, one cert..
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,050 CHF

    Lot# : 1197 Egypt Kingdom

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    1866/1954: Collection hundreds stamps used/unused, incl. 1866 10 pi. grey, 1867 Penasson compl. set of six, 1872 Typographed up to 5 pi., commemorative sets such as 1931 Zeppelin, 1934 UPU congress, King Fuad definitives with 1932 ovpts., in addition official stamps with imperf. proofs from the King Faruk collection, postage due, and five covers, items carefully mounted on sheets.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1198 Egypt Kingdom

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    1866/1965c.: Collection from 1866 with imperf. Proofs, with hundreds of stamps somewhat haphazardly arranged, noted 1867 5 pi. brown genuine unused, 1933 Airmail 1 m. and 20 m. Farouk imperforate with 'Cancelled' backs, 1938 £ 1 sepia & green unused, British Forces 1935 Silver Jubilee 1 pi. blue unused (2) and a used example on piece, Gaza with 1948 sets to £ 1 unused (2), etc., also Sudan with 1935 Gordon set of nine unused etc.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 1199 Egypt Kingdom

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    1866/1974: Collection in two large albums with 1866 first issue with 5 pi. rose unused and 10 p. imperf. Proof, 1867 set to 5 pi. used, commemoratives unused or used incl. 1926 Port Fouad set of four unused (signed Stolow), 1934 UPU set to £ 1 used, 1938 £ 1 sepia & green unused thence to 1974 mostly complete unused with Miniature Sheets etc., also a collection of Cyprus from 1960 to 1974 complete with Independence set unused and 1963 Scouts Miniature Sheet.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1200 Egypt Kingdom

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    1866/1995c.: Collection in stockbooks, with 1866 first issue 10 pa. and 5 pi. Pellas Proofs, range of 1866 issue predominantly used incl. 5 pi. (2) and 10 pi., 1867 5 pa. yellow in an unused block of four, 10 pa. bright mauve block of four unused, range of 20 pa. green incl. 'double print' varieties, 1 pi. red in an unused blocks of four and six, 1 pi. imperforate Proofs in lake (2) and in gold (2), 2 pi. blue with unused block of four and imperf. block of four unused, 5 pi. unused and used; 1872 issue with unused and used study, De La Rue issue with unused blocks incl. 10 pi. mauve (3), 1914 5 m. lake in a wmk'd imperf. block of 40 (4 x 10) unused, 1923 Fuad 50 m. (2), 100 m. (both shades) and 200 m. in unused marginal blocks, 1926 King's Birthday 50 p. unused (2), Boy King issue with eleven values from Royal Imperf. printing, Mareschal isssue imperf. pairs of seven values, Fiscals with Royal Imperfs., many Control blocks and small flaws noted throughout. Condition variable but much of interest here to the specialist.

    Provenance: Collection Peter A. S. Smith.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1201 Egypt Kingdom

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    Hotel Posts 1894/1960c.: Group of covers/cards (30+) and one front, all used to or from Hotels, Thomas Cook, Seamen's Home or Simon Arzt Store, with 1898 cover from USA to Shepheards with arrival on reverse and framed bilingual INTROUVABLE in black, 1934 card with 13 m. cancelled 'Simon Arzt' in violet etc.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 1202 Egypt Kingdom

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    United Nations Forces 1955/82: Suez Crisis, the collection of UN material (62 items), with 1957 Finnish and Norwegian Forces covers, 1959 Brazilian Forces covers, 1963 Canadian Forces in El Arish, 1971 Polish Forces, 1982 Dutch Forces in Sinai, also rare examples of UNEF Ration Book for Cigarettes and Cash, both complete and unused etc., also an early Map of Sinai (1920).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1203 Egypt Kingdom

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    1839/1917c.: Covers/cards (40+), all from Austrian, British, French or Italian Offices in Egypt, with range of pre-stamp including double arc ALEXANDRIA cds in red of British P.O. on 1848 disinfected cover, same in black on 1852 entire and in blue on 1855 entire, 1858 cover with double arc SUEZ in black, extensive French P.O. covers with 1868 cover showing framed PIROSCAFI / POSTALI / FRANCESI in black, 1897 attractive registered cover to UK, 1870 cover with Italy 1863 40 c. used to Genoa etc.
     
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1204 Egypt Kingdom

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    Paquebot Mail 1898/1969c.: Covers and cards (60+) with 1898 'Pleine Mer' cover to UK franked by GB stamps at 2½ d. rate, 1902 card franked with 2 m. green pair tied by retta with oval 'Royal Mail Steam Packet Co./Posted on High Seas/Southampton' cachet in pink, Austrian Lloyd 'Pfo. Helouan / Lloyd Triestino' on 1930 card, 1930 'Sea Post Office / Cyprus' covers (2), Italian 'Piroscafo' datestamps of the 'Ausonia' (on piece), 'Esperia' (3), 'Guiseppe Mazzini', Khedevial Mail Line covers with S.S. Fouadieh in blue, 'S.S. Talodi' on Russian adhesive on Hendrey cover, 'S. S. Taif' green oval cachet on strip of five 1 m. used on cover to Alexandria, 'S.S. Zamalek' in black on cover; 1933 Danzig 60 pf. tied by Port Taufiq cds to cover to UK etc. A fine selection.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 1205 Egypt Kingdom

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    Gaza 1917/75c.: The collection of covers/cards (150+) with 1917 F.P.O. card struck with FIELD POST OFFICE / 179 cds at Gaza, 1948 Airmail part set on cover, 1955/56 Egyptian Military covers, 1957 Red Cross form from Gaza, UNEF covers and further UN forms etc., 1967 Israel Occupation of Gaza & Sinai covers, 1969 El Fateh label on cover, some philatelic material but also a great deal of difficult to find material from both the Arab / Israeli conflicts and the 1955 Suez Crisis.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 1206 Egypt Kingdom

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    Prisoner of War & Internee's Mail 1940/46: Covers/cards/Formula letters (24), mostly to Italy from a variety of Camps, covers with framed INTERNEES MAIL in violet, card with framed INTERNEE / CAMP / FAYED in violet, cover to USA with 'Italian Internee / Ramses City / Embabeh / Camp' cachet in violet, circular 'Campo Religiosi Italiana Internaati / Tersa / (Ghisa)' in red on cover to France, incoming covers, notification of capture card, 'P/W Middle / East' markings in violet numbered 024, 029, 58, 075, 096, 147, 173, 181, 212, 255, 262, 271 etc. Generally fine, a scarce group.
     
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1207 Egypt Kingdom

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    1744/1904: Cover/card selection (19) with two early (1744 and 1745) entire letters to Venice, Posta Europea covers (4) from Mansura and Samanud, 1877 cover with Bulaq 10 pa. grey (2) and 1 pi. red to USA, March 1884 cover with Egypt 1879 1 pi. tied SOUAKIN cds (March 16) in black, double rate 1884 cover franked by Egypt provisional 20 pa. on 5 pi. green (4) all cancelled SOUAKIN in black (March 17), 1897 and 1898 Soldier's Letters from Egypt franked at 5 m., card with Postage Due etc. Condition varies but some rare covers noted.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 1208 Egypt Kingdom

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    1884/1970c.: Huge accumulation of covers/cards (400+), with range of First Day Covers (some scarcer noted), 1898 GB 1 d. stationery card to Egypt with yellow NON RECLAME label applied on 'Ismailia-Caire' TPO and returned to sender, further TPO covers and cards, Airmails and some Sudan, great variety of frankings, rates and destinations noted; also a 1938 £ 1 sepia & green unused.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 1209 Egypt Kingdom

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    World Wars 1914/46: Vast accumulation of covers/cards (300+) with First War selection including Base Army P.O. # K, Z (with group to Base 'Y' at Mudros), BAPO Z / LOD, Army P.O. # IZ, RW, SZ1, SZ3, SZ5, SZ6, SZ8, SZ9, SZ10, SZ11, SZ12, SZ15, SZ17, SZ24, SZ28, Field P.O. # 1Y, 2Y, DW, F2, GZ, NMY, French, Indian and New Zealand Forces and cover from Turkish Officers POW Camp etc., followed by British Forces period covers and World War II collection with Italian POW mail, South African, US Forces covers, instructional marks 'Not RAF Takoradi' and 'Not Known in Middle East Command' etc., replete with 'Services Guide to Cairo' booklet and covers from Suez Crisis.
     
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 1210 Egypt Kingdom

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    1879/1950c.: The Postal Stationery Exhibit Collection, with 1879 20 pa. card optd SPECIMEN in black, used example with 'Chibin El Kom' star & crescent cds, 1891 5 m. usage with six colour franking, 1891 3 m. on 5 m. card with 'Inverted Surcharge' error and other varieties, 3 m. maroon card used at 'Luxor Hotel' (other Hotel usages throughout), wrapper bands (2) for 5 cards priced at 40 m. in red, and 10 cards at 4 piastres in red, 1907 2 m. card taxed in Belgium, 1916 3 m. on 2 m. provisional card mint with flaw in arabic script, 1928 Overprinted 4 m. message and reply cards mint (very rare), 1931 3 m. green card sent reg'd to Portugal, 1936 and 1944 Fuad and Boy King cards mint and used, 1944 Marescah 6 m. green card locally reg'd (2, scarce); Envelopes with 1865 Reister Essays for 10 pa. in red, another with 'Epreuve' and 20 pa. surcharge in red and in green, 1869 Renard Essay in rose with 20 pa. opt. in black, 1871 Penasson Essay for 1 pi. env. in red, 1889 5 m. env. optd SPECIMEN, 1892 5 m. on 2 pi. with arabic surcharge inverted mint, surcharge double mint and surcharge reading up mint, 3 m. envelope sent reg'd with five colour franking, 1915 5 m. red env. with 8 colour franking, 1921 5 m. pink env. optd SPECIMEN, another used with bilingual SANS ADRESSE cachet in red, 1937 Fuad 2 m. albino print env., registration envelopes complete mint and used, wrappers complete, letter-sheets with 1889 1 pi. SPECIMEN, and complete mint and used. A superb lot awarded an International Large Vermeil.
    Starting bid : 10,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 13,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1211 Gibraltar

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    Gibraltar 1925/29: High Values, wmk. Multiple Script CA, fine unused examples of the 2 s., 2 s. 6 d., 5 s., 10 s., £ 1 and rare £ 5 violet & black, fresh and fine colours, large part og Gi = £ 1'800+.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 1212 Gibraltar

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    1858/2005c.: Collection with splendid range of Great Britain used in Gibraltar including 1858 cover bearing 1 s. green tied 'G' in bars used to London per 'Tagus', 1858 4 d. rose (10) used with 'G', 6 d. lilac used with 'G' in bars (9) and further examples cancelled 'A26', 2 s. green used (13), later Surface Printed cancelled 'A26' with values to 5 s., 1886 first issue with values to 6 d., incl. 4 d. value cancelled by 'Tangier' cds, 1892 1 d. stationery card cancelled 'South District' cds, George V with some high values used, later with QE2 sets to £ 1 unused and used, postal stationery unused and used, needs careful sorting but some fine items present.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 1213 Hongkong

    Unfortunately this lot was withdrawn from this auction.

    Lot# : 1214 Hongkong

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    1999: 'Visit the Hong Kong 2001 Stamp Exhibition' $ 10 Tsing Ma bridge, two vertical 'se-tenant' miniature sheets with small gutter in between, fine unused mint and scarce though.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,050 CHF

    Lot# : 1215 Hongkong

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    1891 (Jan-March): 7 c. on 10 c. green used example with variety 'Antique "t" in cents' and 14 c. on 30 c. mauve, slightly faded used example with minor bends, variety 'Antique 't' in cents', each cancelled in black, good reference examples. Opinion Holcombe (1989) Gi = £ 1'100+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1216 India

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    Scinde District 1852 (July 1): Scinde Dawk' ½ anna embossed on white paper, a fine used example cancelled by lozenge of dots (7 x 7) in black and small part red cancellation at base. Minor vertical crease at right but a very fine example of this rare stamp. Cert. BPA (2015) Gi = £ 2'500.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1217 India

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    India 1854 (April 1): Prepared for use but not issued, ½ anna vermilion, 9½ arches, a superb unused horizontal pair on toned paper, from top of sheet with inscription 'ANNA each Stamp' at top, the pair with huge margins on all sides, of excellent rich colour. An exceptional and extremely rare multiple Gi = £ 5'000+.
    Starting bid : 6,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1218 India

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    1854: ½ anna blue, Die I, a fine unused block of six from right of sheet with large margins all round and marginal inscription '... (RIGHT) HAND CORNER of the letter, on the AD(DRESS)...', positions 55-56/63-64/71-72, fresh and fine, an attractive multiple.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 1219 India

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    1854: 1 anna dull red on yellowish paper, Die II, an unused block of eight from lower left of sheet showing part imprint 'Lithographed under the Super... / By H. M. Smith at the Surveyor' at base, positions 81-84/89-92, first stamp and eighth stamps with faults in margin and the margins at base and left with some paper loss, otherwise a fine and scarce multiple.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1220 India

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    1854: 4 a. blue & red, Frame Die I, Head Die II, a used example with close even margins all round, lightly cancelled by dotted lozenge in black. Scarce. Signed A. Brun, Roumet Gi = £ 700.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1221 India

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    1854: 4 a. blue & red, Frame Die I, Head Die II, two fine used examples on 1855 mourning cover from Madras to Bath tied by lozenge of dots in black and curved INDIA PAID in red, also cancelled by London arrival cds in red. Reverse with flap missing but clear Bath arrival cds (Nov 21) in black. Small cover imperfections but a scarce usage.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1222 India

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    1854: 4 a. blue & red, Frame Die I, Head Die III, a fine large margined example used on 1856 cover, with contents, from Calcutta to Battle, Sussex tied in black with framed INDIA / PAID at left in red and London datestamp in red (April 10). Reverse with Calcutta cds in red and Battle arrival cds in blue. A scarce and attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1223 India

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    1854: 4 a. blue & red, Frame Die I, Head Die III, a large margined example used on 1858 cover from Lucknow to Worthing, somewhat poorly cancelled on despatch at Lucknow (May 26) and in manuscript, with small INDIA PAID in red and London cds (July 8) on front. Reverse with Lucknow cds in red, Bombay transit cds in red and Worthing arrival (July 8).
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1224 India

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    1854 (Oct 4): 2 annas green, a superb unused strip of three with large margins all round and of fresh colour, marginal from right of sheet, positions 54-56, showing watermark lines inverted. A splendid and extremely rare multiple, see Markand Dave article in the London Philatelist.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1225 India

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    1856: 2 a. pink, fine used example on 1861 cover to Calcutta tied by bold strike of octagonal 'B/5' obliterator in black with fine circular AKYAB / P. O. datestamp (May 2) in red alongside. Calcutta arrival cds on reverse of a scarce and attractive cover. Opinion Holcombe (1997).
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1226 India

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    India - Officials 1925 Essay for Provisional Surcharge on 1912/13 Official 10 r. green & scarlet with 'ONE / RUPEE' and bar obscuring original value in blue (Hammond Giles Type 22), fresh and fine appearance, minor colour suffusion on reverse only and not affecting the appearance, fine unused without gum. A rare Essay.
    Starting bid : 700 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1227 India

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    1925 Essay for Provisional Surcharge on 1912/13 Official 10 r. green & scarlet with 'ONE / RUPEE' and bar obscuring original value in blue (Hammond Giles Type 22), fresh and fine appearance, fine unused without gum. A rare Essay.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1228 India

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    1925 Essay for Provisional Surcharge on 1912/13 Official 10 r. green & scarlet with 'ONE / RUPEE' and bar obscuring original value in red (Hammond Giles Type 23), fresh and fine appearance, fine unused without gum. A rare Essay.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1229 India

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    1925 Essay for Provisional Surcharge on 1912/13 Official 10 r. green & scarlet with 'ONE / RUPEE' and bar obscuring original value in black (Hammond Giles Type 21), fresh and fine appearance with two tiny brown marks at upper right, otherwise fine unused without gum. A rare Essay.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1230 India

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    1925 Essay for Provisional Surcharge on 1912/13 Official 15 r. blue & olive with 'ONE RUPEE' and bar obscuring original value in black (Hammond Giles Type 26), fresh and fine appearance, fine unused without gum. A rare Essay.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1231 India

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    1925 Essay for Provisional Surcharge on 1912/13 Official 15 r. blue & olive with 'ONE RUPEE' and bar obscuring original value in black (Hammond Giles Type 25), fresh and fine appearance, fine unused without gum. A rare Essay.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1232 India

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    1925 Essay for Provisional Surcharge on 1912/13 Official 15 r. blue & olive with 'ONE RUPEE' and bar obscuring original value in green (Hammond Giles Type 28), fresh and fine appearance, fine unused without gum. A rare Essay.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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