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Lot# : 2400 Palestine
1936 (Dec 25): Christmas Day usage of registered Parcel Card addressed to the USA, weighing 4 k. 55 g., franked by 1927/45 5 m. orange, 20 m. olive green, 100 m. turquoise blue and 200 m. deep violet all tied by neat JERUSALEM / PARCEL POST datestamps in black. 'Jerusalem 5 / No. 4' registration label at right, a fine and scarce usage.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2365 India
1931/47: Collection in a brown stockbook with Hyderabad 1931 1 a. brown (180), 1947/49 set of three in large multiples (230 sets), Jaipur 1947 Silver Jubilee ¼ a, ¾ a and 3 a. (118 of each) and 1 r. (59); Jasdan 1946 1 a. pale yellow green in panes of four (7) and singles (23), Nabha 1945 1 a. carmine (100), fresh and fine lot Owner's Cat. Gi = 4'800+.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2226 Egypt Kingdom
1860 (Dec 25): Christmas Day single rate cover from Cairo to Bombay, struck with British P.O. CAIRO cds (Dec 25 and 27) in blue, thence via British P.O. in SUEZ (Dec 27) with manuscript '1 s.' charge alongside. Fine strike of Bombay Steamer Bearing datestamp in black "St. Bg. / As. 8' (Steamer Bearing 8 Annas) on front and arrival (Jan 10, 1861) on reverse.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 2337 Egypt Kingdom
1885/1970c: Covers/cards (240+) with range of predominantly commercial mail incl. De La Rue issue covers to Persia, postal stationery incl. scarce 3 m. in red on 2 m. green cards used in 1916 to Switzerland (2), Hotel Posts incl. registered Shepherd's Hotel cover to Berne, Airmail usages, Censored Mail, Registered Mail, 1899 cover from Omdurman etc. Condition varies but most fine to very fine.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 1,000 CHFLot# : 2203 Egypt Kingdom
1849 (Nov 19): Overland Mail entire letter from Ghazapore, India to Gand, Belgium; struck with framed INDIA PAID in red, thence via British P.O. ALEXANDRIA (Dec 22) in black, disinfected with circular 'Puirifié Au Lazaret / Malte' in transit and reverse with Gand arrival in red (Jan 4, 1850). An unusual destination for Overland Mail and the cover displays well.
Provenance: Collection K. Wolfsbauer.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 2248 Egypt Kingdom
1867 (Jan 31): Cover from Alexandria to Corfu, sent by Austrian ship, struck with ALEXANDRIA / (TURQUIA) datestamp of Greek P.O. on despatch with 'Paid' handstamp alongside. Franked by Greece Large Hermes 1862/67 80 lepta carmine, large margins on three sides and shaved at right, tied on arrival (Feb 3) by dotted '106' lozenge of Corfu. An unusual and most attractive cover.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 280 CHFLot# : 2322 Egypt Kingdom
1875 (July 8): Cover carried locally at double rate franked by Bulaq 1874/75 1 pi. red in a vertical pair, addressed to the Portuguese Vice-Consul in Alexandria, the adhesives tied by POSTE EGIZIANE / ALESSANDRIA datestamps. Reverse with fine circular 'Consulat Général De Portugal En Égypte' wafer seal in brown. A most unusual cover.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 1986 Great Britain
1865/73: Covers (3) all to Mexico with 1865 1 s. green used on June 1865 entire by French Packet and charged with '4' reales due mark on receipt, 1872 double rate cover to Vera Cruz franked by fine pair of 1867/80 1 s. green pl. 6 via Southampton and taxed '2' reales due and 1873 cover at single rate franked by 1 s. green pl. 7 to Vera Cruz.. A fine and appealing trio.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 1995 Great Britain
1855: Crimean War cover endorsed 'via Marseilles' from member of the 77th Regiment, Crimea to Dublin, Ireland; franked by 1854/57 strip of three 1 d. red-brown on blued paper, perf. 16, lettered ID-IF, tied in transit by London '42' numerals. London cds on reverse (March 22) and arrival. The adhesives just grazed on surface but a scarce usage.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2169 Australia
1927/: Collection in a grey album with fine range including 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge set used, 1934 Merino Ram set used, 1935 Jubilee set used, 1937/49 definitive set to £ 1 bluish slate (2 sets) unmounted og., 1937 NSW sets mint (3), 1940 Forces set of three unmounted (3 sets), 1949/50 high values in used pairs etc., majority fresh and fine, a good lot.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 500 CHFLot# : 2031 Great Britain
1963: Red Cross Centenary 3 d. variety red omitted. The unique cylinder corner marginal block of four (Pierron: a cylinder single is known and held in the Royal Philatelic Collection). Fresh and very fine, full unmounted og. An absolute gem of modern philately. Cert. RPS (2014) Gi = £ 72'000+Starting bid : 25,000 CHFHammer price : 60,000 CHFLot# : 2332 Egypt Kingdom
1909 (Jan 5): Postcard sent registered to Constantinople franked by De La Rue 1906 4 m. vermilion, slight corner fault, and 1884 1 pi. pale ultramarine each tied by 'Cairo-R' cds's in black, also tying registration label at top. Galata arrival cds (Jan 10) at left. An unusual and appealing usage.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 2035 Great Britain
1964 : Botanical Congress Edinburgh 9 d. Honeysuckle green (leaves) omitted in a lower left corner marginal block of four, upper pair with light hingemark., lower pair full unmounted og. The unique cylinder block, an absolute stunning piece in modern British philately. Cert. BPA (1967 and 2014) Gi = £ 96.000+Starting bid : 30,000 CHFHammer price : 55,000 CHFLot# : 2252 Egypt Kingdom
1867 (Dec 19): Entire letter sent unpaid direct from Italian P.O. in Alexandria to Florence, Italy with ALESSANDRIA D'EGITTO / POSTE ITALIANE cds of despatch, small cartridge 'Piroscafi / Postali / Italiani' alongside and handstruck '8' (80 centesimi) charge marking. Brindisi cds of transit (Dec 23) on reverse with arrival in red. Fresh and very fine entire.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 250 CHFLot# : 2397 North Borneo
1900 (Feb 15): Reverse only of registered cover franked by 1897 2 c. black & lake, three single examples, a pair and a strip of three all tied by rare GANTIAN datestamps (six strikes), with registration label in black on white alongside and two LABUAN transits (one erroneously dated 1919, the other correctly dated Feb 21, 1900). A fine and most appealing piece of great scarcity.Starting bid : 4,000 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2381 Malta
1879 (Nov 11): Cover to Turin franked by Great Britain 1870 bantam ½ d. rose pl. 14 pair and single and two ½ d. rose pl. 20 all tied by 'Malta / A25' duplexes in black, prepaying the 2½ d. rate. Torino arrival on reverse, minor opening tear at top not affecting the appearance of an attractive and unusual cover. Signed Colla.Starting bid : 175 CHFHammer price : 440 CHFLot# : 2155 Great Britain
1976: Telephone Centenary 8½ p. variety deep rose (vase and picture frame) omitted on top stamp in a positional vertical gutter strip of five, fresh and fine, unmounted og. are, Pierron states that only 20 examples are believed to exist. Cert. BPA (2014) Gi = £ 6'250.Starting bid : 2,000 CHFHammer price : 3,800 CHFLot# : 2307 Egypt Kingdom
1869 (Oct 16): Slightly worn envelope addressed from Smyrna to Constantinople in French and Armenian, franked by vertical pair of 1867 2 pi. blue tied by POSTE VICE REALI EGIZIANE / SMIRNE datestamp in black. Reverse with COSTANTINOPOLI arrival cds (Oct 19) in black. Some cover faults but a rare high franking of the issue.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 400 CHFLot# : 2281 Egypt Kingdom
1865 (July 29): Entire letter to Cairo struck with superb POSTE VICE REALI EGIZIANE / MANSURA datestamp in blue, rated '2' piastres in blue caryon alongside. A scarce and very fine entire. Signed Todd AIEP.
Note: The Government Post period ran from April 15 until Dec 31, 1865 from after the purchase of the Posta Europea until the first issue of adhesives.Starting bid : 175 CHFHammer price : 175 CHFLot# : 2302 Egypt Kingdom
1 pi. red, fine appearing used example cancelled by large part CANAL DE SUEZ / RAZ-EL-ECH datestamp (25 JANV 1869) of the Suez Canal P.O. struck in black. The cancellation is recorded used between February and November 1869. Stamp with fault but a very fine and readable strike of this very elusive cancellation - this being the earliest known used example from Raz-El-Ech. Extremely rare. Cert. Hass (2008).Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 320 CHFLot# : 2092 Great Britain
1969: Prince of Wales Investiture 5 d. in a se-tenant strip of three, each with variety deep grey omitted, in a top right corner traffic light block of six (unique thus), fresh and fine, unmounted og. The largest recorded multiple of this rarity, Pierron records just one strip mint. Cert. BPA (2014) Gi = £ 3'300.Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : 2,600 CHFLot# : 2301 Egypt Kingdom
1 pi. red, fine used example cancelled by large part CANAL DE SUEZ / CHANTIER VI datestamp (2 JUL 1869) of the Suez Canal P.O. struck in blue. The cancellation is recorded used in this ink between July 2 and July 28, 1869 with the Office transferring to the Egyptian Post Office later in the following month. Rare. Opinion Holcombe (1998).Starting bid : 175 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2329 Egypt Kingdom
Used Abroad 1867/79: The selection (22 items) with 1867 20 pa., 1 pi. and 2 pi., 1874 20 pa. and 1879 10 pa. all used in Costantinopoli (also a cover with 1874 20 pa. and 1 pi. used to Smirne); 1867 1 pi., 1872 2 pi. and 1875 20 pa. pair used in Gedda; 1874 20 pa. used at Massawa, 1867 1 pi. used at Metelino (2) both on piece and an 1879 1 pi. used at Metelino; 1872 1 pi. used at Rodi (Rhodes); 1875 1 pi. used at Scio (2), 1867 1 pi. used in Smirne (3) with one superb on piece; 1872 1 pi. used at Suakim; 1867 10 pa. used at Volo etc. Generally fine strikes, a good lot.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 400 CHFLot# : 2331 Egypt Kingdom
1879 (Oct 18): 20 pa. brown postal stationery card (H&G 1) sent registered to Longton, UK and up-rated with 1879 1 pi. rose tied by 'Poste Egizoane - Cairo' cds. Framed 'Raccomandato' at top and large oval 'Registered / London' datestamp of transit (Oct 26) on front. Rare and most appealing usage. Signed Todd AIEP.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 700 CHFLot# : 2318 Egypt Kingdom
1873 (March 2): Cover from Cairo to Rome franked by 1872 2 ½ pi. violet tied by V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE / CAIRO cds in black with repeated strike alongside. Reverse with Alexandria Egyptian P.O. cds, ALESSANDRIA D'EGITTO / POSTE ITALIANE cds and Rome (March 7) arrival. Part flap missing and minor repair to paper at top but a scarce cover.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 260 CHFLot# : 2243 Egypt Kingdom
1875 (June 30): Entire letter from Zagazig to Bordeaux franked by France 1871/75 80 c. carmine, minor scuffs, cancelled by '5129' gros chiffres, with pearled PORT-SAID / BAU FRANCAIS cds at right. Framed 'Paquebots / De La / Mediterranée' below in red and reverse with Marseille transit and Bordeaux arrival (July 8) cds. Scarce.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 280 CHFLot# : 2407 Malaysian States
1861 (Oct 16): Cover to a Mrs. Welstead at the French Hotel in Singapore, struck with superb impression of circular POST OFFICE / SARAWAK handstamp in black with manuscript date '16/10/61' inserted in red ink, applied at Kuching. Reverse with framed 'SINGAPORE / Bearing' and manuscript '4' (annas) inserted. Opening tear at top but a great Postal History rarity.Starting bid : 12,500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2218 Egypt Kingdom
1873 (Nov 10): Entire letter from Alexandria to St. Petersburg, Russia endorsed 'via Triest', franked by 1867 15 s. pale brown in a horizontal pair tied by ALEXANDRIEN cds in black. Straight line FRANCO at left and reverse with arrival cds in black. Fresh and fine, an attractive cover to a scarce destination.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 850 CHFLot# : 2298 Egypt Kingdom
1871 (July 9): Cover carried at Printed Matter rate locally used within Alexandria franked by 1867/69 10 pa. bright mauve tied by V.R.POSTE EGIZIANE / ALESSANDRIA cds in black. Repeated strike at left. Minor stain and file folds away from the adhesive, a very scarce rate.
Provenance: Collection Samir Fikry (May 2001), lot 30253.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2359 India
1849/61: Pipon Bell correspondence to Mauritius, entire letters (51), mailed from variety of towns including Bombay, Calcutta, Karikal, Madras, Pondichery; all with ships' names noted and fine strikes of both despatch (Ship Letter marks in red) and in-coming markings including oval "Packet Letter / Mauritius", "Mauritius / Post Office" datestamp, Crowned Mauritius GPO etc. A fresh and generally very fine group from this famous archive.Starting bid : 850 CHFHammer price : 850 CHFLot# : 2360 India
1910 (Aug 30): Postcard sent registered to Germany franked by 1904 CEF 1 a. carmine and 1900 3 a. orange tied by BASE OFFICE - REG datestamps (code B) in black. Registration label at left with handstruck 'R/Base Office-B' in black, London red transit (Sept 15) and arrival cds at left. Extremely attractive and very rare.Starting bid : 350 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2250 Egypt Kingdom
1865 (May 6): Cover, side flaps removed, mailed to Verona with Italy 1863 40 c. carmine and 60 c. mauve, both of rich colour, tied by small cartridge 'Piroscafi / Postali / Italiani' in black with circular 'Alessandria D'Egitto / Poste Italiane' datestamp at right. Reverse with Ancona cds (May 12) and Verona arrival (May 15).Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 280 CHFLot# : 2217 Egypt Kingdom
1872c (April 3): Registered cover to Candia, Crete franked by Austrian Levant 1867/74 10 soldi blue in a horizontal pair tied by ALEXANDRIEN / RECOM datestamps in black. 'Recom No.' enumerator handstamp at upper right and reverse with small part of arrival cds. An attractive and scarce franking.Starting bid : 220 CHFHammer price : 400 CHFLot# : 2293 Egypt Kingdom
1866 (April 15): Cover front from Zagazig to the Botanical College in Smyrna, franked by Egypt 1866 1 pi. claret tied by POSTE VICE REALI EGIZIANE / ZAGASIK cds in black. Transferred at French P.O. in Alexandria (April 17) with France 1862 40 c. orange applied and tied by '5080' gros chiffres for onward transmission to Smyrna. Scarce.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 250 CHFLot# : 2227 Egypt Kingdom
1862 (Oct 26): Entire letter from Alexandria to Bombay, India franked by Great Britain 1856 5 d. lilac in a horizontal pair (deep shade) each tied by 'BO1' obliterators in black. Reverse with Alexandria cds in black and Bombay arrival cds in red (Nov 8). Cover with slight file fold and acid ink incursions but most attractive and scarce.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 2158 Great Britain
1952/1958: Wilding collection of errors and varieties, 12 items including perforation shifts, imperforate between stamp and margin, partially imperforate, dry prints, double print (1 s. in a marginal block of four), printed image on gummed side (2 s.6 d. Castles), D43 imperforate pair etc., some items with minor faults.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 1,700 CHFLot# : 2068 Great Britain
1967: Christmas 1 s.6 d. variety ultramarine omitted (row 1/4) in a top marginal block of eight, the error occured due to a paperfold creating a major shift of the ultramarine on the other seven examples in the block, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Cert. RPS (2014) Gi = £ 850+Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 280 CHFLot# : 2233 Egypt Kingdom
1874 (May 18): Entire letter from Alexandria to Malta franked by Great Britain 1858/59 2 d. blue pl. 14 in a horizontal pair, tied by 'BO1' obliterators in black. 'Alexandria' despatch cds at left (error of datestamp with '4' in year date reversed), and Malta arrival (May 22). A fresh and fine entire.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 220 CHFLot# : 2278 Egypt Kingdom
1846/63: The collection with POSTA EUROPEA handstamps (9 covers), with 1846 Type I oval Cairo in blue and Alexandria (2), 1863 cover with Type V oval Michalla in blue, and unusually, Type VI datestamps of both Cairo and Alexandria on reverse; Type IV Alexandria in blue (3 covers) one on 1862 envelope to the American Mission in Cairo, oval Type V of Mansura in blue on 1864 entire etc. An interesting group with fine to very fine strikes.Starting bid : 350 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2325 Egypt Kingdom
1876 (June 9): Registered cover from Constantinople to Zagazig franked by Bulaq 1874/75 1 pi. red and 2 pi. yellow tied by POSTE EGIZIANE / CAIRO datestamps in black with framed RACCOMANDATO above. Reverse with fine strike of scarce POSTE KHEDEVIE EGIZIANE / ZAGAZIG cds of receipt (June 10). Part flap missing but a fine and scarce cover. Signed Sorani.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 2228 Egypt Kingdom
1866 (Sept 10): Double rate cover from Cairo to Bombay, struck with British P.O. CAIRO cds in black, thence via British P.O. in SUEZ (Sept 12) with cds in blue, manuscript '2 s.' charge alongside. Fine strike of Bombay Steamer Bearing datestamp in black "St. Bg. / Rs. 1' (Steamer Bearing 1 Rupee) on front and arrival (Sept 26) on reverse.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2319 Egypt Kingdom
1877 (March 19): Cover to France franked by Bulaq 20 pa. grey-blue and 1 pi. red tied by POSTE EGIZIANE / ABUHOMUS cds with repeated strike at right, unusual 'off-centre' Alexandrie / Egypte cds at right (March 20) and small cartridge 'Paquebots / De La / Mediterranée' in red. Reverse with Marseille (March 26) transit and Embrun arrival cds.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 2267 Egypt Kingdom
1859/63: Entire letters (6) all with Smith Type III handstamps: 1859 cover with POSTA EUROPEA / MANSURA in blue, 1860 with superb DAMIATA in blue, 1862 covers with TANTA in blue, ZIFTA in green and ZAGASIK in blue and 1863 cover with SAMANUD in green (signed Holcombe), all with manuscript rates in red or blue crayon and showing very fine to superb strikes. An excellent group.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 320 CHFLot# : 1963 Great Britain
1 d. black, plate 4, lettered EJ, a fine large margined used example on 1840 entire letter from Chester to Dolgelly tied by neat Maltese Cross in red, with Chester backstamp (June 27) in red on reverse. Slight file folds away from the adhesive, an attractive usage. Signed Goebel.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 250 CHFLot# : 2091 Great Britain
1969: Prince of Wales Investiture 5 d. in a se-tenant strip of three, each with variety black (value & inscription) omitted, lower sheet marginal, fresh and fine but for speck on third stamp, unmounted og. Pierron records approximately 48 strips. Cert. BPA (2014) Gi = £ 2'250.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2047 Great Britain
1966: Birds, 4 d. se-tenant block of four, variety black, blue, bistre and reddish-brown omitted, one stamp with minor surface mark, a few split perfs. at base, fresh and fine, an extremely rare variety with just 30 blocks recorded by Pierron. Cert. BPA (2014) Gi = £ 20'000.Starting bid : 3,500 CHFHammer price : 7,000 CHFLot# : 2053 Great Britain
1966: British Birds 4 d. variety bright blue omitted on the rare phosphor issue. Pierron : just 2 blocks known. Blue Tit (Gi. 697) has a small mark in the gum, otherwise fresh and fine, unmounted og. Cert. RPS (1974) and BPA (2014) Gi = £ 12'000.Starting bid : 2,500 CHFHammer price : 4,600 CHFLot# : 2240 Egypt Kingdom
1865 (March 30): Cover to Marseille franked by 1862 10 c. bistre brown (2) and 40 c. orange (2) tied by dotted 5080 lozenge in black with 'Alexandrie / Egypte' cds below. Framed 'Paquebots / De La / Mediterranée' in red below and Marseille arrival cds on reverse of a fine cover. Signed A. Diena.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 280 CHFLot# : 2022 Great Britain
1958: Wilding 6 d. claret variety imperforate on three sides,. the variety affecting two pairs in a marginal block of eight from left of sheet. Minor gum bend on one stamp, tear between stamp four and eight, perforations folded between the two pairs, full og., a rare and most desirable multiple Gi = £ 7'000.Starting bid : 1,250 CHFHammer price : 3,400 CHFLot# : 2324 Egypt Kingdom
1875 (May 13): Cover from Metelino (Mytilene) to Smirne, franked by Egypt 1874/75 1 pi. red tied by bold strike of V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE / METELINO datestamp in black. Repeated fine strike above and reverse showing V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE / SMIRNE arrival cds (May 14). Side flaps removed from cover but rare and very fine entire. Signed Holcombe and Todd AIEP.Starting bid : 1,200 CHFHammer price : 1,250 CHFLot# : 2232 Egypt Kingdom
1873 (Oct 10): Cover from Suez to Aden franked by Great Britain 1873 6 d. grey pl. 12 (scarce Gi = £ 95) tied by bold 'BO2' obliterator in black. Fine strike of SUEZ datestamp above and reverse with 'Aden Steamer Point' cds of receipt. Minor faults but a rare usage.Starting bid : 180 CHFHammer price : 280 CHFLot# : 2316 Egypt Kingdom
1873 (Nov): Cover and original contents, sent registered to Cairo with 1872 1 pi. red and 2 pi. yellow tied in black on despatch from Tanta, framed RACCOMANDATE handstamp at right and reverse with superb strike of POSTE KEDEVIE EGIZIANE / CAIRO datestamp of receipt (Nov 5) in black. Exceptional and scarce entire.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 300 CHFLot# : 2234 Egypt Kingdom
1874 (June 1): Large piece franked by Great Britain 1865/73 4 d. vermilion pl. 13 in a vertical pair tied by Alexandria 'BO1' obliterators in black with perfect strike at left of Instructional marking POSTED AFTER CLOSING in black. Rare and very fine.
Provenance: Collection Achterberg (Feb 1999), lot 10146.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 1989 Great Britain
1886 (May 26): Postage-free envelope of the 'Royal Commission for the Colonial and Indian Exhibition 1886', postmarked with "London Official Paid" datestamp in red on front and black thimble "Windsor MY 25 86" in black on reverse. Some edge wear but a rare item.
Note: The Colonial and Indian Exhibition opened on May 4, 1886, lasted six months, and accommodated 5.5 million visitors.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2399 Palestine
1918 (July 30): Postcard sent registered to Port Said franked by 1918 4 m. scarlet and rouletted 1 pi. ultramarine tied by ARMY POST OFFICE-SZ44 datestamps (based at Jerusalem), with blank registration label at left similarly tied. Framed 'Palestine-Censorship-No. 2' and 'Field Post Office-GM1' transit (Aug 2, based at Bir-Salem) and Port Said arrival at base. Scarce and attractive card.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1954 Great Britain
1 d. black, plate 1a, lettered PA, a fine large margined used example on cover to Lincoln's Inn Fields, London tied by neat Maltese Cross in red, with London backstamp (May 25) in red on reverse. Slight file folds away from the adhesive, an attractive usage. Signed Goebel.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 440 CHFLot# : 2363 India
1957: Universities Centenary Issue - 'Colour Proofs of Proposed Design' as submitted to the PMG by the Nasik Press, Colour Trials of the 10 np. value (Madras University) printed in brown, 'jade' green and 'monastral' blue, the brown being the colour chosen but in a paler shade. Signed off by the printer and dated '30.9.57' below the brown 10 np. Extremely fine and unusual. Believed unique.Starting bid : 600 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2398 Palestine
1918 (July 5): Postcard (Steamer R.N.I. Vettor Pisani) sent registered to Port Said franked by 1918 1 pi. ultramarine and 5 m. on 1 pi. ultramarine tied by ARMY POST OFFICE-SZ 44 datestamps (Jerusalem), with framed 'Palestine Censorship-No.2' alongside. Blank registration label tied by SZ 44 datestamp and 'Field Post Office-GM1' transit (at Ramleh). Scarce and fine card.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2073 Great Britain
Lot# : 2326 Egypt Kingdom
1875 (April 29): Cover from Constantinople to Cairo franked by Bulaq 1874/75 2 pi. yellow, cancelled by V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE / COSTANTINOPOLI cds in black with repeated strike at left. Reverse with Alexandria (May 4) and part Cairo arrival. Top flap missing but a fine usage. Signed Sorani.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2314 Egypt Kingdom
1877 (Jan 10): Cover from Constantinople to Cairo with mixed issue franking of 1872 10 pa. mauve (2) and 1874/75 1 pi. red tied by fine strikes of V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE / COSTANTINOPOLI cds's in black. Reverse with Alexandria and Cairo (Jan 17) cds's. A fresh and fine cover. Signed Sorani.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 250 CHFLot# : 2118 Great Britain
Machin: 1976: 11 p. brown red, 2 phosphor bands, imperforate (two pairs), top marginal in a splendid mint positional block of eight. Pierron - less then 10 mint pairs exist, probably one of the rarest Machin imperforate errors, fine unmounted og. Cert. BPA (2014) Gi = £ 7'200+Starting bid : 2,500 CHFHammer price : 6,000 CHFLot# : 2213 Egypt Kingdom
1865 (Oct 14): Entire letter from Alexandria sent unpaid to Bucharest, Romania with fine ALEXANDRIEN cds on front in black. Letter disinfected against Cholera with chisel slits, reverse with Pesth and Bucharest cds's. Rated '30/10' (15 kr. Sea + 15 kr. land rate + 10 kr. Levant rate). A fine entire to an unusual destination.Starting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : 260 CHFLot# : 2377 Malaysian States
Malaysian States - Kedah 1948: RSW set of two mint, 1950 set of 21 values to $ 5 fresh mint, unmounted og., also 1948 RSW sets from Kelantan and Malacca unmounted og. and Malacca 1960 set of 11 values complete unmounted og., also some FMS values perforated "Specimen" (nine values ex. 1922/34 issue inc. $ 5) and scarce unissued 1941 Selangor $ 5 green & red on emerald mint Gi = £ 400+.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 2211 Egypt Kingdom
1864 (April 12): Cover and cover front from same correspondence to Salonica, with entire letter franked by Austrian Levant 1863 15 soldi brown, perf. 14, tied by ALEXANDRIEN datestamp (April 12) in black; and cover front with 1863 5 s. rose red and 10 s. blue, both perf. 14, tied by ALEXANDRIEN cds (May 10). Imperfections but a very scarce pair.Starting bid : 350 CHFHammer price : 400 CHFLot# : 2258 Egypt Kingdom
1882 (April 26): Printed Matter rate cover to Florence, Italy franked by Italian Levant 'Estero' 2 c. brown (Sassone 2) for the reduced rate, tied by circular '234' obliterator with large 'Alessandria D'Egitto / Poste Italiane' cds alongside. Reverse with Firenze arrival cds. Corner fault to envelope but scarce. Signed Raybaudi.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 160 CHFLot# : 2317 Egypt Kingdom
1875 (Jan 20): Cover from Constantinople to Cairo franked by 1872 2 pi. yellow, perf 13 ¼, tied by bold V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE / COSTANTINOPOLI datestamp in black with repeated fine strike alongside. A fine cover-prepaying the 1 piastre 'Port to Port' fee + Alexandria to Cairo. Reverse with Alexandria cds and Cairo (Jan 27) arrival cds.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 360 CHFLot# : 2191 Cayman Islands
1932: Centenary set to 10 s. black & scarlet, the complete set of 12 values used on attractive covers (6) to Wilson in Birmingham, all cancelled by 'Cayman Brac / Cayman Islands' datestamps (Jan.16.1933) in black with registration cachet in violet at left. A scarce set and very fine. Cert. Giulio Bolaffi (1967) Gi = £ 700 off cover.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 950 CHFLot# : 2188 Canada
/1928/65c.: Mint collection in a grey album with 1928 'Bluenose' set of 11 mint, 1930/31 set of 16 mint, 1932 definitive set of seven mint, 1935 definitive set of 11 mint, 1947 Peace set of 7 mint (3 sets), 1949 Official set of six optd. (3 sets), 1950/52 'G' overprinted issue (3 sets), later issues etc., majority fresh and fine, unmounted og. Gi = £ 3'500.Starting bid : 1,250 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2025 Great Britain
1961: Post Office Savings Bank (Thrissell print) 3 d. vertical strip of three orange-brown omitted from the middle stamp and partially omitted from the other two stamps. Top example has a slight hinge mark. A rare positional piece. Cert. BPA (1968 and 2014) Gi = 1'600+.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 900 CHFLot# : 2027 Great Britain
1961: C.E.P.T. Postal Conference 10 d. pale green omitted, a wonderful mint vertical strip of four (first stamp normal, seconfd and fourth stamps with pale green partially missing, the third stamp with pale green completely omitted). Full unmounted og., a rare multiple. Cert RPS (2014) Gi = £ 25'000+Starting bid : 8,000 CHFHammer price : 14,000 CHFLot# : 2320 Egypt Kingdom
1876 (Jan 20): Cover from Constantinople to Cairo franked by Bulaq 1874/75 20 pa. grey-blue and 1 pi. red tied by V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE / COSTANTINOPOLI datestamp in black with repeated strike at top. Reverse with opening tear and flap faults at top and showing Alexandria transit (Jan 26) in black.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2090 Great Britain
1969: St. Paul's Cathedral 9 d. black omitted due to a major black shift downwards. A stunning marginal positional traffic light block of twelve, the first row all with black omitted, the second row all with marginal details (black dot t.l., registration cross etc.) and black shift down, the third row all with black shift downwards, full unmounted og Gi = £ 1'200++Starting bid : 600 CHFHammer price : 2,000 CHFLot# : 2249 Egypt Kingdom
1869 (Oct 28): Cover from Alexandria to Syros, Greece franked by 1862/67 40 lepta mauve on blued paper, large margins all round and of excellent colour, perfectly tied by '97' lozenge of dots with ALEXANDRIA / (TURQUIA) datestamp alongside. Syros arrival (Nov 2) on reverse of a charming and rare cover.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 1973 Great Britain
2 d. blue, plate 3, a fine used horizontal strip of three, lettered SA-SC, showing continuation of the outer base line to right on first two stamps, huge margins all round and portions of six adjoining stamps, all cancelled by London '3' obliterators in black. Scarce and extremely fine.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 440 CHFLot# : 1971 Great Britain
Lot# : 1977 Great Britain
1856 (Aug 10): Entire letter bearing 1854/57 perf. 14 1 d. red brown on blued paper in a fine horizontal strip of four, lettered GC-GF, all tied by 466 obliterators of Liverpool. Reverse with 'Posted Since Late Last Night' Liverpool despatch (Aug 13) cds. Scarce and particularly fine entire.Starting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : 100 CHFLot# : 2417 Sudan
1937/41: 20 pi. Imperforate Colour Trial printed in emerald & black (issued colour of the 8 pi. value) on watermarked SG paper, a superb mint block of nine, two upper stamps with light trace of hinge, otherwise unmounted og. Scarce and most attractive multiple ex the De La Rue archives.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 340 CHFLot# : 2418 Sudan
1937/41: 20 pi. Imperforate Colour Trial printed in ultramarine & black (issued colour of the 6 pi. value) on watermarked SG paper, a superb mint block of nine, two upper stamps with light trace of hinge, otherwise unmounted og. Scarce and most attractive multiple ex the De La Rue archives.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 340 CHFLot# : 2419 Sudan
1937/41: 20 pi. Imperforate Colour Trial printed in ultramarine & black (issued colour of the 4 pi. value) on watermarked SG paper, a superb mint block of nine, two upper stamps with light trace of hinge, otherwise unmounted og. Scarce and most attractive multiple ex the De La Rue archives.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 340 CHFLot# : 2348 Gibraltar
1886/1979: Predominantly mint collection in a red album with GB Used Abroad (14 and a cover), 1886 set of seven on Bermuda mint, 1886 Crown CA set of seven mint, 1889 optd. set of seven mint, 1889/96 set of 12 complete mint, 1903 set of ten to £ 1 mint, 1904 set of nine to £ 1 mint, 1912 set to £ 1 mint, 1921/32 set to £ 5 mint, 1938 set to £ 1 mint, 1953 set to £ 1 mint, thereafter largely complete, a fine lot.Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : 3,400 CHFLot# : 2017 Great Britain
1955: Wilding 6 d. deep claret, mint block of eight, third pair with variety imperforate on three sides. Tiny speck on top stamp and minor gum bend on the error pair but unmounted og. and a most attractive and extremely rare multiple Gi = £ 5'000.Starting bid : 1,250 CHFHammer price : 2,200 CHFLot# : 2164 Great Britain
1966/1970: Pre-Decimal commemoratives collection missing colours. including 1966 Hastings 4 different strips of six, Gi 705h in a traffic light block of 24, Gi 717pf, 1967 EFTA, 13 different omissions (including Gi 716pb), 839b, 840a and 840b., mostly fine Gi = £ 4'000+.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 1,700 CHFLot# : 2315 Egypt Kingdom
1872 (Aug 12): Cover from Mansura to Frankfurt on Main, Germany bearing 1872 20 pa. blue and 2 pi. yellow tied by V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE / MANSURA cds with repeated strike alongside, italic 'Franca' at top indicating pre-payment. Reverse with Alexandria transit and Frankfurt (July 31) arrival.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 300 CHFLot# : 2146 Great Britain
Lot# : 2304 Egypt Kingdom
1869 (Sept 4): Cover to Cairo at double rate, franked by 1867 1 pi. red (Types I and III), cancelled by good strikes of scarce 'Regie Removed' POSTE EGIZIANE / ALESSANDRIA datestamps in black. Reverse with 'Regie Removed' Cairo arrival cds in black. A fine and scarce cover.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 300 CHFLot# : 2229 Egypt Kingdom
1868 (Aug 29): Cover from Alexandria to Malta franked by Great Britain 1 d. red pl. 78 and 2 d. blue pl. 9 in a horizontal pair, all tied by bold strikes of ALEXANDRIA / BO1 duplexes in black. Reverse with Malta arrival cds (Sept 2) in black. Fresh and fine cover.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 280 CHFLot# : 2041 Great Britain
1965: Post Office Tower 3 d. olive-yellow, new blue and bronze green, variety yellow (P.O.Tower) omitted, the superb mint top marginal example, unmounted og. Pierron records just 30 mint examples. One of the most stunning errors in all philately. Cert. BPA (2014) Gi = £ 6'000.Starting bid : 2,000 CHFHammer price : 3,600 CHFLot# : 2275 Egypt Kingdom
1863/64: Entire letters (4) all with Smith Type V oval datestamps: 1863 cover with POSTA EUROPEA / SAMANUD in green, TANTA in blue, ZAGASIK in blue green and 1864 cover with MICHALLA in black (ex Biolato). Three covers with Type VI 'Posta Europea / Alessandria' datestamps in black or blue on reverse. Superb strikes and a very fine group.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 2327 Egypt Kingdom
1875 (June 26): Cover from Cairo to Livorno, Italy franked by Bulaq 1874/75 2½ pi. violet, perf. 12½ x 13¼, tied by POSTE EGIZIANE/ CAIRO datestamp in black. Framed 'PD' below and reverse with Livorno arrival cds (July 2, day after UPU). A fine and attractive cover.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 400 CHFLot# : 2255 Egypt Kingdom
1871 (March 11): Cover from Alexandria to Langnau, Switzerland franked by Italy 1863 40 c. carmine and 1867 20 c. blue, one pulled perf., tied by fine strike of '234' lozenge of dots with 'Alessandria D'Egitto / Poste Italiane' cds alongside. Reverse with Brindisi, Bern and Langnau cds's.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 220 CHFLot# : 1970 Great Britain
1841: 1 d. red-brown on blued paper, plate 118, lettered CH, a fresh mint example with large margins all round and portion of adjoining stamp at left, of good rich colour and fine, slight black mark on reverse but with large part og. Cert. RPS (1989) Gi = £ 700.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 2062 Great Britain
1968: Machin 4 d. deep olive-brown in a corner marginal block of eight and 5 d. royal blue in a corner marginal block of six mint, both partially imperforate due to paperfold, both blocks minor imperfections due to the erroneous printing, unusual and scarce multiples, unmounted og.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 420 CHFLot# : 2021 Great Britain
Lot# : 2333 Egypt Kingdom
1910 (Nov 13): Postcard (plane over Pyramids) from the Heliopolis Air Meeting franked by 3 m. orange-yellow tied by HELIOPOLIS / AERODROME datestamp with repeated fine strike alongside and 'Grande Semaine D'Aviation' yellow, black & red perforated label at right. A scarce usage. Ex collection Bill Robertson.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 2341 Egypt Kingdom
Lot# : 2009 Great Britain
1840/1980: Lot several hundred stamps used/unused from GB, Gibraltar, Malta, Australia and Antarctica, Dominions in Africa, Caribbean Islands etc., with better single values up to £ 1 as well as full sets incl. Omnibus issues, mainly in good condition and housed in seven small stockbooks and on album pages.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 2,800 CHFLot# : 1961 Great Britain
Lot# : 1972 Great Britain
Lot# : 2006 Great Britain
1846/1905c.: Covers/cards (57), mainly Queen Victorian issues used to overseas destinations, primarily Europe, with 1864 entire from Jersey with four 1 d. reds, 1865 'Insufficiently Prepaid' cover from Mallow to Switzerland franked by 1856 6 d., Late Fee usages, registered covers, Express cover etc., condition varies but generally fine.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 200 CHF
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