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  • Lot# : 740 Cyprus

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    1893 (Sept 20): Registered envelope stationery 2 pia. blue with add. 1892 ½ pia. dull green, cancelled by numeral mark "982" with "FAMAGUSTA CYPRUS SP 20 93" datestamp in black and oval "REGISTERED CYPRUS 20 SP 93" in red alongside, sent to Larnaca with arrival cds on reverse (Sept 21). A fine and fresh cover with crisp marks.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 741 Cyprus

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    1896 (Aug 8): Registered envelope stationery 2 pia. blue with additional 1892 ½ pia. dull green and 1894 30 pa. mauve & green, 1 pia. carmine & blue, and 2 pia. blue & purple, cancelled by "LARNACA CYPRUS AU 8 96" datestamp in black, sent to Augsburg Bavaria with arrival cds on reverse (18 Aug.). Some staining but an interesting cover.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1170 Sansibar

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    1934: Philatelic cover front to Zanzibar franked Postage Due with 1929-30 18 c. black on orange vertical pair, upper stamp showing the variety: '18 cent.s' for '18 cents.', neatly tied by bold 'Zanzibar' cds; and another 1932 front franked by 1926 1 c. brown with Postage Due 1930/33 2 c. black on salmon pair and single 6 c. black on yellow tied 'Zanzibar' cds (Sept 20). Scarce Gi = £ 575 off cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 923 Fiji

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    1917 (Jan 1): Postage Due set of five values, printed in black on horizontally laid paper, Wide Setting, all cancelled by Sunburst handstamps in black. Some minor blunted perforations but a rare set, seldom encountered so fine. Cert. RPS (1978) for 4 d. value Scott J1+J3/6 = $ 1'300+/Gi = £ 1'390. 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 965 India

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    ½ a. brown, perf. 11½, vertical and horizontal pair used on reverse of 1873 cover tied by barred handstamp with hindi 'Razan' in centre (25 x 30 mm.) in black. Hyderabad Crescent datestamp (H1290) alongside in red. A scarce and attractive usage with an apparently unlisted cancellation Scott 1.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1014 Hyderabad

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    1912: Bradbury Wilkinson Printing from new plates, the collection on leaves with range of unused examples with perforation varieties, blocks of ¼ a. black, ¼ a. brown-purple including rare block of 77 with full imprint at base, ½ a. green in horizontal strip of eight with full imprint at top, covers/cards (11) incl. two bearing ½ a. emerald in imperforate blocks of four.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1173 Jordan

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    1926 (July 19): Cover from Alexandria franked by 1923 4 m. green, underpaid and apparently with heavy enclosure when mailed to Amman, taxed on arrival with scarce 1926 Postage Due 1 m. on 1 m. deep brown, 2 m. on 1 m. deep brown, 4 m. on 3 m. greenish blue, 8 m. on 3 m. greenish blue, 13 m. on 13 m. ultramarine and 5 pi. on 13 m. ultramarine all tied by AMMAN cds in blue. A very rare cover.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1149 Cape of Good Hope

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    Cape of Good Hope 1837 (2. July): Crowned oval datestamp "GENERAL POST OFFICE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE 2 JU 1837" on outer lettersheet addressed to London, showing large 'B' in circle on front and on reverse boxed "INDIA LETTER / HARTINGS" in black together with "D 16.SEI 16 1837" cds in red. Fine early postmark of the Cape Colony.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1151 Cape of Good Hope

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    1861: 'Woodblock' 4 d. vermilion, Error of Colour printed in colour of the 1 d. value, a fine appearing used example with some margins, repaired at base. Despite imperfections, an excellent 'spacefiller' for this exceptionally rare and celebrated stamp. Pink cert. BPA (2015) Scott 9f = $ 65'000/Gi = £ 40'000.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,000 CHF

    Lot# : 797 Egypt Kingdom

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    1904 (Nov): 3 m. with hamza on 2 pi. orange, typographed Essay for the Surcharge, with 'flatter slope' and 'Full Stop' after '3 Millièmes.' (never found on the issued stamp) and arabic surcharge in different style to that adopted, minor bends but fresh and very fine, with full unmounted og. Rare. Signed Todd AIEP. Cert. Hass (1990).
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 706 Channel Islands

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    1910/92: Collections Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney from 1969 with hundreds primarily unused stamps, also in booklets and gutter pairs, stationery envelopes partially cancelled to order, maximum cards and FDC's, eight British stationeries with Jersey cancellations as well as stamps and 21 covers from the German occupation during WWII, in eleven albums, two folders and a box.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 715 Brit. Salomoninseln

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    British Solomon Islands 1950/61c.: Covers (7) all bearing Postage Dues, with 1958 underpaid local cover taxed 1 d. at Yandina, Memorandum Form for Postage Due notification franked with 1 d. (4), 2 d. (4), 3 d. (4) cancelled at Yandina and another with single 6 d. cancelled in red at Munda, shortpaid cover from Rabaul taxed 5 d., and 1961 cover from New Hebrides taxed 1 d. (2), 2 d. and 4 d. tied at Auki.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1104 Straits Settlements

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    1882: 8 c. orange, a vertical pair used on 1886 reg'd cover to Aarau, Switzerland tied by circular dotted handstamp with framed 'Penang' registration cachet alongside (Dec 4). Circular 'Modane A Paris' cds on front (Jan 8, 1887) and reverse with Swiss arrival (Jan 8). Opening  tear on reverse but a scarce usage.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 794 Egypt Kingdom

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    1898 (May 7): 3 m. on 2 pi. orange, the unused vertical pair showing variety: 'One without Surcharge', minor bend on lower stamp and blunted perfs. mentioned for full accuracy, otherwise fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare. Signed Todd AIEP. Cert. RPS (1971) Gi = listed but unpriced/Nile Post PD19d = $ 100.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 880 Egypt Kingdom

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    1880 (June 29): Egypt 20 pa. brown first stationery card (H&G 1), a used example from Constantinople to New York, the address faded, used in combination with Turkey May 1880 20 pa. black & rose tied by Constantinople cds in blue, with London transit (July 5) in red and 'New York / Paid All' arrival (July 18) in black. A charming combination usage.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 820 Egypt Kingdom

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    1883: Cover with 1879 1 pi. rose tied by large DESSOUK - TANTA Travelling P.O. cds in black (March 4) with fine information strike alongside. Cairo arrival cds (March 24) on reverse; also a pair of 1 pi. on piece cancelled by same T.P.O. struck in red (rare). One tone spot but a very scarce pair.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 760 Egypt Kingdom

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    1914: 10 m. dull blue, used example at top of Post Office Enquiry Form, 225 x 345 mm., tied by 'Fayum' cds (June 6, 1915) in black, further strike below together with 'Faggala / Cairo' datestamp of destination (June 10), counter-signed by the two Postmasters concerned. Two tape stains but most unusual.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 821 Egypt Kingdom

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    1902: Cover to Alexandria franked by 1888 1 m. sepia strip of five, tied by three strikes of large circular EL DAWAR - HOCHE ISA / DAMANHOUR Travelling P.O. cds, with fine information strike alongside. Alexandria arrival cds (Nov 19) on reverse. Vertical crease but a scarce usage.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 808 Egypt Kingdom

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    1952: Postage Due, the complete set of Colour Trials for the 'King of Egypt & Sudan' Overprint, with normal chosen examples together with three of each value in colours rejected (30 m. with four rejected colours); all fresh and very fine mint, with just one sheet of each Trial extant from the collection of King Farouk and thus just 100 sets possible (24 stamps/Trials) Nile Post = $ 1'000.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1043 India

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    1873: 1 a. drab, perf. 12½, a used horizontal pair overprinted 'Sarkari' in black, on reverse of large part 1876 (H1294) cover from Bidur to Hyderabad tied by rhombus of 12 bars in brown, with Crescent datestamp below in black. An extremely fine and very scarce usage on letter. Cert. RPS (1993).
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 1115 Mauritius

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    1848/59: Post Paid 1 d. orange-vermilion, late early impression on greyish blue paper, used example from position 2 on the plate of 12 subjects, large even margins all round and lightly cancelled in black. Some minor oxidisation but of outstanding appearance and very rare so fine. Cert. Sorani (1988) Gi = £ 7'000.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1018 India

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    1947/49: Pictorial set of four values, the collection on leaves with set in corner blocks of four, 1949 printing of 6 a. in red-brown in top marginal block of ten, rare 6 a. brown in an imperforate marginal horizontal pair unused (Gi = £ 250), the set used and used on commercial covers/cards (6) incl. usages of both shades of 6 a. on letter. Generally fine, a scarce group.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 1094 India

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    1895c.: Receipt Stamps, Waterlow Die Proofs in black for One Anna value, the first numbered '1360' at top and rather soiled and creased, the second (apparently re-engraved by Bain) numbered at top '1394' being fine; also a Die Proof of the Hyderabad Coat of Arms numbered at top '10657' and '4396'. A scarce and attractive trio.

    Provenance: Robson Lowe (Sept 1986), lot 365.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1141 St. Kitts Nevis

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    St. Kitts Nevis 1831 (Aug 1): Large part entire letter, lower part of first page missing, mailed from St. Kitts to Philadelphia struck with circular NEW HAVEN CT. datestamp of entry (Sept 17) and framed SHIP both in red, charged '20¾' cents due on delivery. A fresh and fine cover.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 901 Egypt Kingdom

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    1933: Airmail 80 m. green & sepia, a superb mint block of four with Farouk oblique perforations, corner marginal from top left of sheet, slight gum wrinkle mentioned for accuracy only, unmounted og. Scarce, just 100 examples printed. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post A20b = $ 280+.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 1121 New Zealand

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    1855/58: Chalon 1 s. green on blued paper, imperforate without wmk., Auckland printing, a fine used example with large margins all round for this issue, lightly cancelled in black. Trivial corner bend not apparent on face, a rare stamp. Cert. Bühler (1999) Scott 6 = $ 4'750/Gi = £ 3'750.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 831 Egypt Kingdom

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    1866: Entire letter from Cairo franked by France 1862 20 c. blue pair, one short perf., tied by 5119 gros chiffres with dotted LE CAIRE / BAU FRANCAIS cds alongside (May 10). Marseille entry marking in red on front and arrival cds on reverse of an attractive entire.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 847 Egypt Kingdom

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    1955/56: 3 m, blue, a vertical pair from top left of sheet, upper stamp variety PALESTINE in English omitted, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Rare - just the first horizontal row of one sheet exists with this variety, thus only 10 stamps can exist. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post P41c = $ 125.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 876 Egypt Kingdom

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    1872 (Aug 16): Registered cover within Alexandria franked by 1872 20 pa. blue and 2½ pi. violet tied by fine strike of POSTE KHEDEVIE EGIZIANE / ALESSANDRIA cds's, framed RACCOMANDATE registration handstamp at left, docketing number below in manuscript. Reverse with flap missing but a delightful cover.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 667 Great Britain

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    2 d. deep blue pl. 2, lettered SB, a fine used example with large margins all round, tied to 1841 cover from London to Sheffield by black Maltese Cross, reverse with London despatch and Sheffield arrival cds (Dec 21) in red. Cover file fold at base well away from the fine adhesive Gi = £ 2'500.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 688 Great Britain

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    Barred Numeral Cancellations 1840/79: Specialised collection with solely line engraved 2 d. blue, consisting 314 single stamps, 16 pairs and 41 covers, including many 1841 imperfs. (incl. pairs and covers, many with four large margins and fine), 1854/57, 2 d. stars S.C. and L.C., perf. 14 and 16 (incl. many pairs and covers), 1840, 2 d. with Irish "232" GALLWAY (thinned). Condition varies.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1152 Natal

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    Natal 1870: 1 s. green, wmk. CC., perf. 14, overprinted with curved POSTAGE in carmine by De La Rue, a good used example with perfs. re-cut at top and top left, nevertheless a splendid example of an extraordinarily rare stamp. Cert. RPS (1991) Scott 41 = $ 9'500/Gi = £ 8'500.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1068 Hyderabad

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    1917/20: 1 a. carmine perf. 13½ in a horizontal strip of three, overprinted 'Sarkari' type O2 in black showing variety: Imperf. between stamps 2 & 3, indents visible between stamps 1 & 2, used and crossed by blue crayon. Horizontal crease but a rare and attractive multiple, un-catalogued in Stanley Gibbons. Cert. BPA (2016).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1168 Swaziland

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    1933/77: Covers (6) all with Swaziland Postage Dues, including 1933 cover taxed 3 d. with South Africa Postage Due 2 d. and Swazi Due 1 d. carmine at Mbabane, 1946 cover with 1933 taxed with 1 d. carmine strip of four, 1954 cover with three 2 d. pale violet Dues cancelled at Mbabane and 1966 cover with 1961 5 c. green on 'Posted Out of Course' registered cover and 1970's covers taxed at 3 c. and 7 c.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 731 Cyprus

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    1878: QV 2½ d. rosy mauve plate 12 tied by numeral "942" of Larnaca in black with "LARNACA CYPRUS NO 27 78" cds alongside to envelope to Alexandria with "POSTE EGIZIANE ALESSANDRIA 30 NOV 1878" arrival cds on reverse. In addition piece with two examples of 2½ d. plate 15 cancelled with the same numeral handstamp.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1166 Sudan

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    1897/2007: Accumulation from 1897 to 2007 currency devaluation/revaluation provisionals, many hundreds of covers/cards with much cancellation interest, Airmails, Registered, over 150 covers addressed to Peter Smith in the 1950's from over 150 different Post Offices, Postal Agency cancellations, Sudanese Passport c.1980, also some unused/used stamps incl. multiples. A large but fascinating lot.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,700 CHF

    Lot# : 925 Fiji

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    1917/18: Postage Due set of three values, Narrow Setting on horizontally laid paper, ½ d. 1 d. (2) and 2 d. values fine used, all with Sunburst cancellations except one 1 d. with part '1918' datestamp, the scarce 2 d. value measures 24 mm. across compared to the Wide Setting of 26 mm., with slight corner bend. A rare and fine set Scott J2+J3a+J4a/Gi = £ 1'230.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1172 Jordan

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    1927 (Dec 7): Cover from London to Amman franked by GB 1½ d. for internal rate, charged double the deficiency (of 1 d., equivalent to 6 m.) on arrival with 1925 Postage Due 4 m. carmine-pink and 8 m. scarlet tied by AMMAN cds (Dec 16) in black. Slight vertical bend but rare.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 933 Myanmar

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    India used in Burma / Myanmar 1913 (May 16): Picture postcard from Bhamo to England franked with 1 anna cancelled by scarce CHINA-STREET BHAMO cds together with original photocard of Chinese Quarters in Bhamo from the same period. Chinese Street was a Branch Office on the Gold and Silver Route to China. Bhamo is one of the official border trading towns between China and Myanmar.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 790 Egypt Kingdom

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    1962 (June 18): 150th Anniversary of the Military Aademy, 10 m. deep green & green, fine unused imperforate watermarked vertical pair, marginal from base of sheet, tiny gum wrinkle, unmounted og. Rare, just 100 stamps printed thus. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C286a = $ 150.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 879 Egypt Kingdom

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    1877 (June 25): Envelope from Cairo to Le Vesinet France franked by 1874 Bulâq 20 pa. grey-blue and 1 pi. red tied by POSTE EGIZIANE / CAIRO cds on front and reverse with Marseille and Paris transit as well as Le Vesinet arrival cds's (July 3). An attractive small cover.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 815 Egypt Kingdom

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    Express Mail 1926/: Collection with 1926 20 m. green on covers (3), 1929 20 m. black & red on covers (4), 1944 40 m. on covers (3) and a complete Control A/43 mint sheet of 50 (cat Gi = £ 250+), 1952 40 m. optd. in block and on cover, together with covers showing Express labels or cachets (12) etc.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 1120 New Zealand

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    1855/57: Chalon 1 s. pale yellow-green on partially blued paper, wmk. Large Star, a fine used example with good even margins all round, lightly cancelled in black. A very scarce stamp. Signed Calves, Roumet. Cert. Calves (1993) Scott 3 = $ 6'000/Yvert 4 = € 8'000/Gi = £ 5'500.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 916 Egypt Kingdom

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    1879/1958: Interesting lot 68 covers incl. 1879 stationary postal card Poste Egiziane Port Said to Alexandria, Hotel post Luqsor Winter Palace, railway and official mail, incoming mail, censorship, Air mail, Sudan, Palestine, British Forces, WWII POW mail to Germany, and Swedish battailon in Egypt 1957.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 819 Egypt Kingdom

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    British Forces 1932/41: Collection of covers/cards with 1932 Postal Seal covers (2), Letter Seal covers (2), 1934 1 p. green on covers (3), 1935 1 p. carmine in full pane of 20 unused and covers (8), 1936 issue 3 m. green on covers (3) and 10 m. carmine on covers (10), 1939 issue with 10 m. on covers (21), also some Airgraphs and V-Mail. Condition varies but some useful covers present.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 775 Egypt Kingdom

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    1959 (Oct 24): United Nations Children's Day, the set of two values, in imperforate watermarked horizontal pairs from the top right hand corner of the sheet, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Rare, just 100 stamps printed thus. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C229a/C230a = $ 300.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 883 Egypt Kingdom

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    1889: Letter card 1 pi. grey-green on light blue card (Smith L-1) cancelled by "ALEXANDRIE 10 V 97" cds and sent to Tokyo with Suez, Colombo and Hong Kong transit as well as Japanese arrival cds's. As the receiver could not be found two investigation paper strips were attached.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1127 New Zealand

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    Postal Fiscals 1913/21: De La Rue 3 s. purple, 4 s. orange-red, 7 s. pale blue and £ 1 rose-carmine, perf. 14½ x 14, on thick surface smooth paper, fine unused examples with usual somewhat brownish, large part og. A scarce group Gi = £ 1'320.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 833 Egypt Kingdom

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    1870: Cover from Port Said to Bordeaux, franked by 1867 40 c. orange tied by '5129' gros chiffres, with framed 'PD' and dotted circular PORT-SAID / EGYPTE cds (Sept 4) alongside all in blue. Framed 'Paquebots de la Mediterranee' at right and reverse with Marseille (Sept 12) cds and arrival.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 946 India

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    1948: Independence Essays, the set of four unadopted values imperforate, all marginal at base, showing Railway Engine, Steamer and Plane (4 p.), Flags (8 p. and 1 a.) and Tughra and Arms (2 a.). Fresh and fine unused on watermarked paper, a scarce set. See 'Hyderabad Philatelic History' pages 203-205.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1009 Hyderabad

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    1869: The collection in two stockbooks with very extensive duplication, incl. 1869 1 a. unused and used (some on piece), 2 a. sage green unused (3) and used (4) genuine, thereafter the stockbooks are crammed with unused, used and multiples, a few Colour Trials and Essays from 1908/11 issue, Official issues from 1873 equally well represented, and cancellation interest throughout. A highly catalogued and useful stock.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1134 Nyassaland

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    1955: Posted out of course cover franked Rhodesia & Nyasaland 2 d. green (4) tied by 'Ncheu' datestamps (Aug 24), not handed in over the P.O. counter and charged on arrival in Blantyre with 1950 Postage Due 6 d. yellow-orange (2) tied by Blantyre cds (Aug 26). Scarce Dues on letter Gi = £ 320 off cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1073 India

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    1934/44: Pictorial Issue overprinted 'Sarkari' in black, the set of eight in unused blocks of four, with additonal shades of 4 p., 8 p., 1 a., fresh and fine but for 12 a. scarlet with horizontal crease affecting two stamps, nevertheless a scarce and appealing set with large part or unmounted og. Gi = £ 400+.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 944 Hyderabad

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    1908/11: Wyon Imperforate Colour Trials on watermarked 'J. Wharman-1898' thin wove paper, 1 a. in greenish black, 2 a. in claret, 3 a. in orange, 8 a. in brown and 12 a. in purple, all in in blocks of four. Fresh and fine, a most attractive assembly.

    Info: Wmk J. Wightman-1898 and not as described Wharman.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 746 Cyprus

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    1881/1934: Collection 270 used/unused stamps incl. 1881 1 p. rose and 2 p. blue, 1882 and 1886 ½ on ½ pi. emerald-green, watermark CC, one with overprint only partially printed, cert. RPS, 1921 10 s. green & red mint, and 1928 Anniversary British rule used/unused. An interesting lot Gi = £ 9'200.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 945 Hyderabad

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    1908/11: Wyon Imperforate Essays on thick card paper (unadopted - 'Postage' in white), with horizontal pair of 2 a. in green, 3 a. in orange in a horizontal pair, 3 a. block of four in slightly lighter orange shade, 4 a. in grey in a pair and marginal block of four, 8 a. in chocolate brown in a pair and 12 a. in blue in a pair. A scarce and attractive group (7 items).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1047 India

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    1873: 4 a. slate, perf. 12½, overprinted 'Sarkari' in red, a fine used example on large part of Official 1875 (H1292) cover back tied by numeral handstamp in black with datestamps adjacent in black and full Government Official seal. Scarce stamp on letter. Cert. RPS (1992).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 1038 India

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    1873: 1 a. drab, pin-perf. 8-9, overprinted 'Sarkari' in black, a fine example used on reverse of 1878 (H1294) cover tied by Parbhani numeral '10' handstamp in brown mailed to Hyderabad. Two fine seals at each side of a scarce and attractive cover. Cert. RPS (1992).
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 785 Egypt Kingdom

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    1961 (March 30): Africa Day (Patrice Lumbaba), 10 m. black, fine unused imperforate watermarked vertical pair, marginal from base of sheet, tiny gum wrinkle, unmounted og. Rare, just 100 stamps printed thus. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C256a = $ 150.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 830 Egypt Kingdom

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    1872c: Cover from Marseille to Alexandria, mailed on board with 1871/75 Cérès 80 c. rose tied on arrival by '5080' gros chiffres with 'Alexandrie / Egypte' cds alongside (July 29) with oval 'BM' (Boîte Mobile) below. Reverse with Alexandrie cds, Marseille-Lyon cds and Lyon arrival (Sept 13). A fine and attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 791 Egypt Kingdom

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    1985 (Dec 28): 75th Anniversary of Egyptian Olympic Committee, the lower two horizontal rows of the sheet, variety 'Imperforate between stamp and margin' at left, a wonderful and rare multiple from the one sheet found (thus only five pairs can exist). Full unmounted og. Unique. Nile Post C1051a = $ 300.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 754 Egypt Kingdom

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    1874/75: Bûlaq 20 pa. grey-blue, two examples used on 1876 cover to Port Said tied by POSTE EGIZIANE / RAMSES datestamp (Sept 13) with information strike at right. Reverse with Ismailia cds and Port said arrival. Slight imperfections and staining amateurishly removed but a very scarce cancellation.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 835 Egypt Kingdom

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    1876: Cover from Beirut to Lyon, mailed on board with 1871/75 Cérès 30 c. brown tied by circular dotted PORT SAID / EGYPTE  cds in blue (Sept 2) with oval 'BM' (Boîte Mobile) above. Reverse with Alexandrie cds, Marseille-Lyon cds and Lyon arrival (Sept 13). A fine and attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 684 Great Britain

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    1914: Incoming cover to Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, presumably from a Royal Navy ship, struck on front with five ringed target handstamp and '2' in black, reverse with 1914 Postage Due ½ d. emerald block of four tied by KIRKWALL cds's (Nov 21). An unusual usage.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1158 South Africa

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    1912/90c.: The collection on leaves and loose with covers/cards, all taxed on arrival in South Africa, Basutoland, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, SWA, Transvaal (4 covers), Zambia (4) etc., incl. 1921 South Africa cover with diagonally bisected 2 d. violet on shortpaid cover, a generally fine group from inception to the modern day (85+ items).
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 1159 Southern Rhodesia

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    1953: Cover from New Hebrides to Umvuma, Southern Rhodesia franked by Coronation 10 c. tied by 'Vila' cds, short paid 20 c. and taxed on arrival at double the deficiency with rare 1951 4 d. dull grey-green tied by UMVUMA cds (Dec 15). An exceedingly scarce stamp on cover Gi = £ 700 off cover.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 991 India

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    1905: 'Postage' Die Proof for ½ a. value in dull orange, engraved on smooth wove paper, 66 x 95 mm, a superb impression, fine and very rare.

    Provenance: Collection H. D. S. Haverbeck (June 1973), lot 909; Collection Dr. Pierre Couvreur (March 1981), lot 490.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 967 India

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    2 a. sage green, perf. 11½, a used vertical strip of three on reverse of 1872 cover (H1289), much edge wear, cancelled by rhombus of 12 bars in black with Crescent datestamp on obverse in red. Despite faults to envelope a very scarce franking Scott 3.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 942 Hyderabad

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    1908/11: Wyon Imperforate Colour Trials on un-watermarked thin wove paper, 1 a. in blackish blue, 2 a. in claret, 3 a. in orange, 4 a. in slate-black, 8 a. in brown and 12 a. in purple, all in fresh and fine unused blocks of six, four being marginal. Minor wrinkling on the 3 a., a most attractive assembly.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 690 Great Britain

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    Cancelled Contrary to Regulation 1841: 2 d. blue cancelled with barred numerals, mostly one strike centrally cancelling pairs (11) plus two strikes on strip of 3 and three strikes cancelling strip of 4, in addition two pairs 1858, 2 d. plate numbers and 1841, 2 d. single and pair on cover with two strikes "1" from ABERDEEN, condition a little mixed.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 924 Fiji

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    1917 (Jan 1): Postage Due 3 d. black, perf. 11, Wide Setting on thick horizontally laid paper, a superb used block of four cancelled by Sunburst handstamps in black. A rare and significant multiple with just 1'116 of the 3 d. stamps issued Gi = £ 480+.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 1069 Hyderabad

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    1930/34: Bradbury Wilkinson printing 4 p. carmine perf. 13½ in a horizontal pair, overprinted 'Sarkari' type O2 in black and in addition type 10 in red, showing variety: Imperf. between, used. Sligthly creased and two thin spots but an appealing pair. Cert. BPA (2016) Gi = £ 400.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1167 Sudan

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    1914/45: Censorship Reseal labels, the small group of covers with World War One pink 'Opened By Censor / Sudan' labels # 1 (two different), 2 and 5; World War Two green 'Sudan Censorship' labels # 1, 5, 9, 10, 11 (two different) and 15; 'Opened By Examiner' in green # 18, 20, 21, 23, 35 and 40. Condition variable but a scarce group (19 covers).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 941 Hyderabad

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    1908/11: Wyon Imperforate Colour Essays on watermarked wove paper (unadopted - 'Postage' in white), 1 a. in blackish violet, 2 a. in green, 3 a. in orange, 4 a. in slate, 8 a. in brown and 12 a. in blue, in blocks of six. Slight marginal faults on 1 a. and 3 a., otherwise fresh and fine, a most attractive assembly. 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1109 Malta

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    1916: Stampless envelope to the Ministry of War in Cairo struck with scarce oval FREE FROM PRISONER OF WAR / MALTA / PC in red, reverse with Alexandria cds (Aug 24), Alex-Cairo TPO and scarce 'War Office / Cairo Received' cds of the following day, also a 1907 card from Egypt to Malta with part strike of scarce DISINFECTED / 1 AUG 1907 / LAZARETTO - MALTA in blue.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1150 Cape of Good Hope

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    1861: 'Woodblock' 4 d. blue on laid paper, a very fine used example with large margins all round, lightly cancelled by CGH obliterator in black, of excellent rich colour and appearance. Rare so fine. Cert. BPA (2016) Gi = £ 3'250.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF

    Lot# : 1105 Straits Settlements

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    1882: 8 c. orange, single example used on 1883 cover to Aarau, Switzerland tied by circular SINGAPORE / P.O. handstamp witrh 'Singapore / Paid' cds in red adjacent. Reverse with Ambulant and Aarau arrival cds (April 14). Slight gash in envelope but an unusual cover.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 764 Egypt Kingdom

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    1957 (Dec 19): Anniversary of MisrAir & Air Force, 10 m. green and 10 m. blue, a fine unused imperforate watermarked vertical pair, marginal from top of sheet, unmounted og. Rare, just 50 pairs printed thus. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C189c/C190c = $ 200.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 779 Egypt Kingdom

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    1960 (Jan 9): Foundation Stone of Aswân Dam, 10 m. + 10 m. lake, fine unused imperforate watermarked vertical pair, marginal from lower left corner of the sheet, unmounted og. Rare, just 100 stamps printed thus. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C235a/236a = $ 150.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 755 Egypt Kingdom

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    1874 (Dec): Bûlâq 2 pi. yellow, perf. 12½ x 12½, wmk. upright, a fine unused foliate marginal block of six from lower left of sheet, the rare perforation, of fresh colour and large part og. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 480+/Nile Post D27.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 846 Egypt Kingdom

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    1953: Airmail 2 m. vermilion, opt. 'King of Egypt' and Bars, mint B/47 Control block of four showing variety 'Double Palestine Overprint' fresh unmounted og., also a used block with same variety (Control A/48) cancelled in Gaza (June 23, 1953). A scarce pair Nile Post PA25d.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 770 Egypt Kingdom

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    1959 (July 23): Transport & Communications, the set of six 10 m. values, all in imperforate watermarked vertical pairs, one with slight spot in margin, otherwise superb and fresh, unmounted og. Rare, just 100 sets printed thus. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C221a/C226a = $ 900.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1123 New Zealand

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    1855/58: Chalon 1 s. deep green on medium white wove paper, imperforate, wmk. Large Star, Auckland printing by John Davies, a fine lightly used example, tiny spotat top but of exceptional rich colour Scott 15d = $ 400/Gi = £ 375.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 912 Egypt Kingdom

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    1864/78: Lot 28 covers incl. five covers from the Italian PO in Alexandria, two covers with mixed Egyptian-Italian frankings, all directed to Italy as well as 20 covers with Egypt 1866, 1867, 1872, and 1874 definitive frankings on inland covers and one to France. Two certificates Alberto and Enzo Diena. Some faults but an interesting selection.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 910 Egypt Kingdom

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    1864/80: Group of Large Hermes Heads (8) all cancelled by "97" lozenge of Alexandria: superb 2 lep. (cancel rare on this value), 10 lep., 20 lep. (2), 40 lep. (2), and 80 lep. (2) good strikes. Also an 1888 Postage Due 5 pi. (Gi D70 = £180) genuinely used.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 738 Cyprus

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    1881 (1 June): QV ½ d. on 1 d. red plate 217 ovpt. HALF PENNY in type 3, a vert. strip of five KC-KG cancelled to order by "LARNACA JU 1 81" cds's on small piece. Fine and fresh unit Gi = £ 550+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 973 Hyderabad

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    1 a. drab, pin perf. 8-9, an unused block of twelve (4 x 3) with part original gum. Vertical creasing affects column 2 and wrinkles in the lower right block of four but an attractive multiple of this scarce stamp. Cert. BPA (2016) Gi = £ 5'400+.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1174 Sansibar

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    1933: Cover franked on reverse with 1926 1 c. brown used from Wete to Zanzibar, the 1 c. ignored and front struck with circular 'T' marking and 1930/33 rouletted 12 c. black on blue applied and tied on arrival (March 10). Glue staining surrounding the Postage Due but very scarce on commercial letter.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1137 Palestine

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    1924 (April 24): Cover from Akyab, Egypt franked on reverse with pair of 1923 10 m. brown, underpaid 5 m. and mailed to Gaza where struck with framed 'To Pay / 8 / Milliemes' in black and 1923 Postage Due 8 m. mauve applied and tied by 'Gaza' cds (April 25). Scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1111 Malta

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    1860/1991: Collection hundreds used/unused stamps incl. 1860 ½ d. brown orange on blueish paper unused and 1922 SELF-GOVERNMENT up to 10 s., in addition 1863 cover with UK 1862 4 d. orange on cover to Messina and postage due, in addition blocks of four and FDC's Gi = £ 6'300c.
    Starting bid : 700 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 692 Great Britain

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    Sideways Duplex Cancellations and Spoons 1854/79: 2 d. blue, stars and plate number issues, small collection containing 2 d. blue on pieces (15) and 12 covers (all except one with1854/57, 2 d. stars), including PARLIAMENTARY NOTICE imprint cover, "383-HULL" in blue on piece, "186" DUBLIN,  in green on piece, condition a little mixed but many fine.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 990 India

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    1905: 'Postage' Die Proof for ¼ a. value in bluish grey, engraved on thick card, 84 x 90 mm, a superb impression, fresh and very rare.

    Provenance: Collection H. D. S. Haverbeck (June 1973), lot 908; Collection Dr. Pierre Couvreur (March 1981), lot 490.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 956 India

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    1 a. olive-green, a remarkable vertical strip of six used on reverse of cover from Hyderabad tied by 12 barred rhombus handstamps in black, with rectangular framed 'Sadr Tappa Khana Hyderabad' despatch datestamp in black alongside. A rare multiple franking on letter in outstanding quality for this issue on letter.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 977 India

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    ½ a. magenta, perf. 12½, two attractive blocks of six (2 x 3) from different plates, neatly cancelled by numeral obliterators in black. Minor bends not affecting appearance, scarce and most attractive.

    Provenance: Collection Dr. Pierre Couvreur (Sept 23, 1981), lot 1370.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1133 Nyassaland

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    Nyasaland Protectorate 1913/21: £ 10  purple & royal blue, a vertical strip of three used on fiscal piece, the top two stamps showing large breaks in upper right scroll, neatly cancelled by oval fiscal datestamps '29 Aug. 1924' in violet. Unusual.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 1039 India

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    1873: ½ a. red-brown, perf. 12½, overprinted 'Sarkari' in black, a fine used example on 1874 (H1290) cover tied by bold rhombus of 12 bars in brown, with 'Sadar Tappa Khana' datestamps in red and black adjacent. Some file and worm defects but scarce. Cert. RPS (1993).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 802 Egypt Kingdom

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    1921/22: Postage Dues, unused selection with 2 m. green in a A/20 Control block of 40 with vertical interpanneau margin between, 2 m. scarlet in vertical block of 20 with Control B/22 and an interpanneau block of 30 with Control B/22, 4 m. scarlet in vertical block of 20 with Control A/20 and an interpanneau block of 30 with Control A/20, 4 m. green in an interpanneau block of 40 Conttrol B/22; largely fine og., most unmounted. Scarce positional multiples Gi = £720.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 896 Egypt Kingdom

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    1933: Airmail 9 m. black & dull red, a superb mint block of four with Farouk oblique perforations, corner marginal from top left of sheet, unmounted og. Scarce, just 300 examples printed. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post A12c = $ 80+.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 898 Egypt Kingdom

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    1933: Airmail 30 m. sepia & deep blue, a superb mint block of four with Farouk oblique perforations, corner marginal from lower left of sheet, unmounted og. Scarce, just 400 examples printed. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post A15c = $ 120+.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 899 Egypt Kingdom

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    1933: Airmail 40 m. sepia & dull red, a superb mint block of four with Farouk oblique perforations, corner marginal from top right of sheet, unmounted og. Scarce, just 100 examples printed. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post A16b = $ 300+.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF
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