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  • Lot# : 5501 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922/23: OHEMS, 15 m. indigo 'milleemat', the famous block of 16 (4 x 4) showing position 38 with variety O.H..EM.S. (tenth stamp in the block), fresh and very fine except for two stamps at lower right with surface scrape and some slight aging on gum, a rare variety on a very scarce stamp and undoubtedly the largest recorded multiple, unmounted og. Signed Holcombe Gi = £ 2'950.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,600 CHF

    Lot# : 5502 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922/23: OHEMS, the collection on Exhibit leaves with the set of ten mint, 1m. sepia block with two dots omitted mint; 2 m. vermilion pane of 100 Control B22, variety O.H..E.M.S. on 4 m. green in mint block of four, on 5 m. pink in mint block of nine (and same variety on surcharge à cheval block of four - possibly unique?) and on a stained sheet of 100, also on 10 m. lake in mint block of six, 5 m. pink overprint double mint and a 'kiss' double block of four, pages with lower dots varieties etc., also covers (2) including 5 m. pink (3) on cover to Hawaii and 15 m indigo single franking (Gi. 118) to USA. A marvellous lot (57 items) Gi = £ 1'500+.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF

    Lot# : 5503 Egypt Kingdom

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    1924/25: Official set of eight values, the specialised collection with 1 m. orange in complete sheets of 100 (Settings A, Control B23 and Setting B, Control B24) and in Control blocks of four, 2 m. black blocks (C23 and C24), 3 m. brown blocks (C23 and C24), 4 m. green blocks (C23), 5 m. chestnut blocks (B25 and C23), 10 m. rose in a sheet of 100 and in blocks (C23 and C24), 15 m. bright blue blocks (C23 and C24), 50 m. bluish green in block with position 84 retouch and a lower left corner block of four etc. An exceptional group (64 items) Nile Post O32/O39 = $ 1'800.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF

    Lot# : 5504 Egypt Kingdom

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    1924/25: Fuad 5 m. chestnut and 10 m. bright rose used on 1925 O.H.E.M.S. cover to Hampshire, tied by DAWAWIN / CAIRO cds (3/10). Slight edge wear to envelope at right but an extremely rare issue on letter. Signed Todd AIEP.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 5505 Egypt Kingdom

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    1926/35: Essays (2) for the Official 15 millièmes value on card paper, both in blue as utilised for 1926 issue, each showing the two proposed designs for the background, one marked 'A' in manuscript ink at top with horizontal lines and blank 'white' vignette, the second marked 'B' at top with pale blue wash in central vignette, slight crease at lower right of no importance. Neither of these designs were adopted. Sold together with the issued set of twelve for comparison. Outstanding and attractive Essays. Signed Todd AIEP. Nile Post E434 = $ 1'500.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF

    Lot# : 5506 Egypt Kingdom

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    1926/35: Official set of 12 + all shades from different printings (29 stamps), matched with Farouk Royal Imperforates (29) with all shades from all the printings, all underprinted 'Cancelled'. Exceptionally difficult to re-assemble nowadays, a fine and scarce complete set with just 100 possible as only 100 printed of the 20 m. olive green Nile Post O40a/O51a = $ 750.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 5507 Egypt Kingdom

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    1952: Official Issue optd. 'King of Egypt & Sudan', the complete set of 34 stamps showing Colour Trials for the overprint, with three (50 m.) or four different unaccepted colours for each value, fresh and fine, unmounted og., together with the issued set. Very rare with many sets of these now split up. Just 100 full sets can exist Nile Post = $ 1'000.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 5508 Egypt Kingdom

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    1958/62: Egypt / UAR Essays (2) for proposed Official issue, first design with inscriptions UAR / Official Post with simulated perforations and hand-painted in violet with value 35 m. as issued in 1959, and an imperforate large Essay for 10 m. value also with arabic inscriptions UAR / Official Post hand-painted in red. Splendid artwork and rare.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 5509 Egypt Kingdom

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    1873/1982c.: The balance of the Officials collection with 1893 stampless cover from Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1888 cover with pink 'Egyptian Govt.' label, 1893 (-) 'Miri' covers (4), 1913 Official 5 m. carmine in a mint pane of 60, Plate 5; 1926/35 issue with extensive study on and off covers, 1938 issue with Farouk Imperf. set and extensive covers, 1952 10 m. lilac block of four with 'surcharge à cheval' variety, 1962/63 set of nine in mint blocks of four and eight values in Imperforate pairs and covers, green Official registration labels in mint blocks etc. Some splendid items present and viewing recommended (50 covers).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF

    Lot# : 5510 Egypt Kingdom

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    1882: Stampless envelope addressed to Penasson (printers of the second and third stamp issue of Egypt) in Alexandria, struck with scarce TALA datestamp of despatch (Nov 13) with handstruck '2' charge marking (piastres) and extremely rare framed 'TAXÉE P.T. 2 PARAS -' bilingual handstamp with amount to pay filled in manuscript. Reverse with Alexandria arrival cds (same day).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 5511 Egypt Kingdom

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    1883 (Dec 26): Official Post Office Circular No. 86, for the introduction of the First Issue of Postage Dues (Jan 1, 1884), in French and in Arabic on reverse; with notifications of using the correct register and 'vous expediera en même temps le timbre 'T' (nouveau modèle) indiqué..' and, translated 'The General Direction has decided on the adoption of Chiffre Taxe to be applied by the Office of Destination to unfranked or insufficiently prepaid mail...should be effective from January 1st, next..'. A fine and rare Postal Notice.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 5512 Egypt Kingdom

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    1884 (Feb 23): Much readdressed cover to a Royal Irish Fusilier, originally mailed from London to Aldershot franked by GB 1 d. lilac (Gi. 172), thence to Rawalpindi and Lahore, India (April 10), returned via Aden (June 17) back to Cairo where 1884 Postage Due 10 pa. and 20 pa. red applied and tied (July 10). The Dues annulled by 'T' marking in black and the cover again forwarded to Suakin with faint cds on reverse and then returned back to Portsmouth. Remarkable and rare.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 5513 Egypt Kingdom

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    1884: Postage Due 5 pi. red, used on stampless 1884 cover from Piacenza (Jan 2), with manuscript '5' in pencil at upper left and the adhesive tied by ALEXANDRIE datestamp (Jan 9) in black. Framed 'T' marking on front and repeated strike of Alexandria cds on reverse. Rate: the cover was above 30 grams, postage of 20 centesemi tripled = 60c / 96 paras. Double the deficiency = 192 paras, rounded up as per regulations to 200 paras = 5 piastres. The Italian Post Office had closed on January 1, 1884 but there was a 'grace' period of 1 month. This is the sole example of the 1884 5 piastre known on letter.

    Provenance: Collection Georges Gougas (Feb 1973), lot 986; Carmichael & Todd
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,500 CHF

    Lot# : 5514 Egypt Kingdom

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    1887: Cover from Bushire to Cairo franked on reverse with India ½ a. blue green in an irregular block of five tied by BUSHIRE squared circle datestamps (June 24), cover found to be double weight and taxed with framed POSTAGE DUE marking and charged with rare mixed issue Postage Due franking on receipt of 1886 2 pi. rose-red and 1884 horizontal strip of four 10 pa. all tied by Cairo datestamps (July 19) in black. Cover with faults but very rare.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 5515 Egypt Kingdom

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    1884 (Jan 1): Collection on Exhibit leaves with 10 pa., 20 pa., 1 pi. and very scarce 2 pi. red, all in superb mint blocks of four, two being sheet marginal and all with large part og., together with used blocks of four of the 10 pa. and 20 pa. values (rare); also three covers in-coming from Gibraltar (illustrated in Smith on colour plate 9, Great Britain and Italy. Two covers with faults but a rare group Gi = £ 2'000+.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,800 CHF

    Lot# : 5516 Egypt Kingdom

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    1884: The collection on leaves with Proof blocks of four in black, for the complete set of five values on single sheet of unwatermarked cream paper, 230 x 156 mm., showing the printer's guide-lines at centre and corners; Plate Proofs in black of the complete set of five and a block of four of the 5 pi., Colour Trials in green for 10 pa. and 5 pi., 10 pa. red in a horizontal strip of five vertically imperforate between (Gi. D57b), 2 pi. used on first day of issue at Alexandria, and an 1884 cover from Zagazig with 2 pi. cancelled in Alexandria (March 19). A fine and scarce group (25 items).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,400 CHF

    Lot# : 5517 Egypt Kingdom

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    1886 (Aug/Nov): Unwatermarked, 10 pa. rose-red in a mint block of six with large part og., exceedingly rare 20 pa. rose-red in a mint block of four with large part og. but slight ink mark on one stamp (believed three blocks known), 1 pi. rose-red in a mint block of four with somewhat dried og. and 2 pi. rose-red in a mint block of four large part og. but minor toning. A very rare set. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 1'520/Nile Post PD 6/PD9 = $ 2'075.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 5518 Egypt Kingdom

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    1886 (Aug/Nov): Unwatermarked, 10 pa. rose-red with mint vertical pair imperforate between stamp and margin, lovely mint block of 12 (4 x 3) with central row imperforate vertically between and a defective used pair with same variety, 1 pi. rose red in mint (cert. RPS, 1938) and used imperforate between pairs, and 2 pi. rose red imperf. between pairs mint (2) somewhat truncated, also a delightful block of twelve 2 pi. rose red (2 x 6) from left of sheet showing the circular blue Control handstamp in margin. Majority fresh and fine, a rare group Gi = £ 1'200/Nile Post PD66a+PD6b+PD8a+PD9+PD9b = $ 1'785.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 5519 Egypt Kingdom

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    1886: Covers (2) and a large piece, with 1887 stampless unsealed cover from Cairo to Fayoum taxed by 20 pa. rose-red on arrival (March 10); 1887 cover from France taxed with single 20 pa. on arrival in Cairo (Oct 25) and a large part cover with rare usage of 2 x 2pi. rose-red cancelled at Alexandria in June 1887. Condition varies but a scarce group.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 5520 Egypt Kingdom

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    1886: 2 pi.rose-red, the complete sheet of 100 subjects with circular Control handstamp in blue in left margin and imprint 100 CHIFFRES TAXES DE 2 PIASTRES in red at top, position 91 damaged and some minor splitting, toning and creasing through perforations as is to be expected but exceedingly rare, one of just 2 complete sheets of this value known (the other, ex Carmichael & Todd, sold some years ago), with no other complete sheet of any other value of this issue recorded Gi = £ 3'000/Nile Post PD9= $ 2'500.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 5521 Egypt Kingdom

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    1887/88: Working Proof for the Postage Due issue, imperforate sheet, 250 x 157 mm., with blocks of four types of the 2m., 5 m., 10 pa., 20 pa., 1 pi., 2 pi. and 5 pi., all printed in grey, the 10 paras and 20 paras blocks deleted in faded ink manuscript, the 5 pi. block has the TARIF at right deleted in ink and the block crossed through. Some creasing that does not affect the appearance of a rare item.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF

    Lot# : 5522 Egypt Kingdom

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    1886: Plate Proof for 2 m. value printed in black, imperforate on wove paper without gum, guidelines at corners in black, first and second vertical columns re-joined and position 9 and 10 with marginal tears, otherwise very fine and rare Nile Post = $ 7'500.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 5523 Egypt Kingdom

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    1887/88: Unadopted Essays for 2 m. value and 5 m. value, each printed in orange with lower panel at left showing different wording, matched with the issued blocks printed (with corrected arabic) in green (2 m.) and 5 m. in rose-red. Minor faults but generally fine and extremely rare, with large part og. Unrecorded by Nile Post.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 5524 Egypt Kingdom

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    1888 (Jan 1): 2 m green, the mint block of four, types IV-III/II-I, showing the unique variety; 'Imperforate between vertically and horizontally' and perforated 11½ on outer sides, fresh and fine block with large part og. The sole recorded example of this variety. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = unlisted/Nile Post = $ 1'250.

    Provenance: Collection King Farouk (Feb 1954), lot 965
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF

    Lot# : 5525 Egypt Kingdom

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    1888: Cover from Beirut to Alexandria franked by un-cancelled Turkish 1 pi. blue, reverse of cover with notation in manuscript 'Mit Russischem Dampfer Gekommen' (arrived by Russian Steamer), taxed as unpaid on arrival with 1888 Postage Due 5 m. rose-carmine pair tied by 'Alexandrie' cds (May 31). Scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 5526 Egypt Kingdom

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    1888 (Jan 1): 1 pi. blue, mint block of four showing all types IV-III/II-I, fresh and very fine, superb colour, large part og. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 520+/Nile Post PD12 = $ 1'000.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 5527 Egypt Kingdom

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    1888: Stampless 1888 envelope from Naples (March 31) to Alexandria with Napoli despatch cds and 'T' marking, taxed on arrival with 1888 2 pi. orange tied by 'Alexandrie' datestamp (April 5) in black. Minor aging but a scarce usage.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 5528 Egypt Kingdom

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    1888 (Jan 1): 5 pi. grey-blue, a mint block of four showing all four types I-II/III-IV, with Type III showing 'dot after piastres', slightly soiled and slight stain on Type IV and minor creasing, but of great rarity in a multiple with large part og. Signed Holcombe Gi = £ 875+/Nile Post D14+D14a = $ 1'600.

    Note: There are believed to be but three recorded mint blocks.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 5529 Egypt Kingdom

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    1888 (Jan 1): 5 pi. grey-blue, the used block of four showing all four types IV-III/II-I, with Type III showing 'dot after piastres', cancelled by Cairo datestamps (9.XI.88) in black. Slight aging at lower right but of great rarity. Unique in a used block of four. Signed Todd AIEP. Cert. RPS (1971) Gi = £ 765 / Nile Post PD14 = $ 1'400.

    Provenance: Collection King Farouk (Feb 1954), lot 971
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF

    Lot# : 5530 Egypt Kingdom

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    1888 (Jan 1): Collection on leaves with 2 m. green imperforate between mint and a normal used block of ten, also a Colour Trial imperforate block of six, 5 m. rose-carmine in a used block of four and a Colour Trial Plate Proof corner block of four, 1 pi. blue imperforate between pair used at Port Said and a Colour Trial Plate Proof corner block of four, 2 pi. yellow with additional row of horizontal perfs. used and Colour Trial Plate Proof block of four, together with block of six showing triple impression, 5 pi. grey imperf. Proof and a few Fournier forgeries. Scarce and generally fine group.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF

    Lot# : 5531 Egypt Kingdom

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    1888/89: De La Rue artist's Essay in the accepted design for the 1 piastre value, hand-painted in deep blue and chinese white on thin tracing paper, 87 x 67 mm., dated in pencil at top 'July 27, 88'. Superb and beautiful example of the artist's work, unique. Illustrated in Smith on page 417. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post E112  = $ 1'250.

    Provenance: Collection John Gilbert (March 1977), lot 2539
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF

    Lot# : 5532 Egypt Kingdom

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    1888: De La Rue Die Proof for 2 m. value, printed in black on glazed card, struck with BEFORE HARDENING (deleted) and AFTER HARDENING with date at right 24 OCT. 88 in black, initialled 'H.G.' at base. Rare. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post = $ 600.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 5533 Egypt Kingdom

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    1888: De La Rue Die Proof for 4 m. value, printed in black on glazed card, struck with AFTER HARDENING and dated at left 20 OCT. 88 in black, initialled 'H.G.' at base. Rare. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post = $ 600.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 5534 Egypt Kingdom

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    1888: De La Rue Die Proof for 1 pi. value, printed in black on glazed card, struck with AFTER HARDENING and dated at left 17 OCT. 88 in black, initialled 'H.G.' at base. Rare. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post = $ 600.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 5535 Egypt Kingdom

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    1888: De La Rue Die Proof for 2 pi. value, printed in black on glazed card, struck with AFTER HARDENING and dated at left 13 OCT. 88 in black, initialled 'H.G.' at base. Rare. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post = $ 600.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 5536 Egypt Kingdom

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    1889 (April): 2 m. green, 4 m. maroon and 1 pi. ultramarine, all in imperforate blocks of four with watermark upright, the set of three values (2 pi. does not exist thus), fresh and fine, unmounted og. Rare. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post = PD15d+PD16c+PD17c = $ 600.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 5537 Egypt Kingdom

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    1889: 2 m. green in a vertical pair on small local 1888 cover, slight trim at right, tied by 'Alexandrie' datestamps (March 17) in black. A rare usage, local covers would not need a 'T' marking - the tax being double deficiency of a 2 millieme drop letter. Scarce.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF

    Lot# : 5538 Egypt Kingdom

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    1892: Post Office envelope returning an unpaid letter (envelope No. 125 K), handstamped 'E' in oval in blue, sent to Alexandria with 1889 Postage Due 2 m. green (handling fee) tied by Alexandria cds (Feb 25) with 'Bureau Des Rebuts' cachet in red above. Extremely scarce.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 5539 Egypt Kingdom

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    1911: 1 pi. stationery envelope mailed to Khartoum cancelled by CATARACT HOTEL / ASSOUAN cds's in blue (30.XII). Returned to sender from Khartoum (Jan 16) and mailed on to Tripoli, Libya with additional 1 pi. ultramarine tied by 'Cataract Hotel / Assouan' cds in blue (28.I). Taxed on arrival in Libya but stamp removed when payment was not forthcoming, forwarded on to Malta (Cross cancel at upper right) with cds verso (Feb 27), thence back to the Cataract Hotel where Postage Dues 2 m. green and 1 pi. ultramarine applied and tied by the Hotel cds in blue (8.III). An extraordinary cover for the Hotel or Postage Due collector.

    Note: Postage Due of 6 millieme charged, the difference between 1 piastre paid and the 16 m. required, due to UPU regulations that a letter originally properly franked should be charged only the difference when forwarded abroad.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 5540 Egypt Kingdom

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    1898 (Feb 19): Cover endorsed 'Active Service, No Stamps Available here, Abu Hamad', mailed from the Sudan to Alexandria by a Lieutenant (signed at lower left), struck with HALFA cds of despatch with framed 'T' mark alongside, charged at the Soldier's rate of 3 m. with 1889 Postage Due 2 m. green and diagonally bisected 2 m. green tied by 'Alexandrie' cds of arrival (March 1). Some trivial aging but scarce Gi = £ 250/Nile Post PD15a = $ 125 (on piece).

    Note: 3 milliemes was the postage, there was no 'double deficiency' charged on mail from the Sudan as most letters were from Military personnel.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 5541 Egypt Kingdom

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    1898: Soldier's letter from Merowi, Sudan struck on despatch with MEROWI cds and 'T' mark in black, taxed on arrival with 1889 Postage Due 2m. green and diagonally bisected example tied by 'Hamoul' datestamp (May 31) in black. Cover with heavy central crease but with Wadi Halfa, Cairo and Hamoul datestamps on reverse.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 5542 Egypt Kingdom

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    1889: OHMS deleted envelope endorsed 'On Active Service, No Stamps Available', mailed from a Captain Rawlinson in Halfa, Sudan (he was on Kitchener's staff) to Lady Rawlinson at the Hotel Angleterre in Cairo, taxed on arrival with 1888 Postage Due 2 m. green and a diagonally bisected example tied by Cairo datestamps (18/4) and deleted charge with 'T' marking. Forwarded on to the San Stefano Hotel where 1888 Postage Due 2 m. green and a diagonally bisected example were again applied and tied by SAN STEFANO / HOTEL datestamps (May 1). A very unusual cover.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,500 CHF

    Lot# : 5543 Egypt Kingdom

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    1898 (May 9): Cover endorsed at top 'Famaka, Sudan, No Stamps Available' with OMDURMAN cds at left and framed 'T' marking, taxed on arrival in Cairo at the Officer's rate of 5 milliemes with 1889 Postage Due 2 m. green with corner fault and provisional 1898 3 m. on 2 pi. orange tied by Cairo datestamps (May 20) in black. Flap missing but very rare - the sole example Peter Smith ever found or recorded.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 5544 Egypt Kingdom

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    1906: Cover from UK to Cairo franked by 1902 1 d. scarlet tied by Doncaster cds (Oct 14). Underpaid and taxed on arrival with 1889 4 m. maroon pair tied by Cairo cds, with the original Post Office distribution form for collection datestamped 'Military Post Office / Cairo' (Oct 22) in black. Remarkable and rare thus.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 5545 Egypt Kingdom

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    1889: 1 pi. ultramarine tied on arrival to unpaid stampless 1893 cover to Cairo from Zarqa (framed handstamp in black) with fine circular SERVICE-RURAL / CHERBIN datestamp at right. Some creasing due to method of transport (by horse or on foot). An unusual and early taxed Rural Post cover. Signed Todd AIEP.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 5546 Egypt Kingdom

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    1897: Post Office envelope returning an unpaid letter (envelope No. 125 A), handstamped 'E' in oval in red, sent to Cairo with 1889 Postage Due 2 m. green (handling fee) and 1 pi. ultramarine (charge due) tied by Cairo cds's (Aug 31). Extremely scarce.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 5547 Egypt Kingdom

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    1897: Cover from New York (Nov 24) franked with 2 c. red (short paid 3 c.) to Switzerland, apparently missent to Egypt and there taxed with 1889 2 m. green and 1 pi. ultramarine tied by Cairo datestamps (Dec 13), annulled by 'T' markings and forwarded on to Lausanne, Switzerland where again taxed with Swiss Postage Due 10 c. and 20 c. on arrival (Dec 18). Reverse with 'Amb. Alexandrie-Caire' T.P.O. cds and Lausanne arrival.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 5548 Egypt Kingdom

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    1905: Cover from London with GB 1902 1 d. scarlet tied by Portsmouth cds (Oct 29), underpaid 1½ d. and readdressed three times and taxed each time by 1889 2 m. green and 1 pi. ultramarine, initially on the 'Alexandria-Cairo' TPO, then at Helwan then back to Cairo and again sent on to Helwan where the charge was eventually collected (Dec 2). An extraordinary cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 5549 Egypt Kingdom

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    1909: Austria 5 h. green stationery card used to Alexandria, underpaid on despatch in Vienna and taxed on arrival with annulled 4 m. maroon, the card forwarded on to Constantinople where taxed by 20 pa. red also annulled as the Grand Hotel du Louvre refused the card; sent back to Vienna and taxed again with Austria 10 h. red Postage Due. Central crease but most unusual.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 5550 Sudan

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    1897: Cover from Cairo franked on reverse with 1888/1909 1 m. brown locally addressed (Aug 24) and underpaid 4 m., taxed with 1889 4 m. maroon pair annulled with framed 'T' marking, forwarded on from Cairo (Sept 9) to Wadi Halfa where taxed with Sudan 1897 overprinted Postage Due 2 m. green (two pairs, one on reverse) tied by 'Wadi Halfa' cds's (Sept 19). Slight photographic corner accident on reverse, otherwise a fine and rare cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 5551 Egypt Kingdom

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    1904: Cover from London to Port Said, short paid 6 d. with 1902 1 d. scarlet (4) cancelled on despatch. Taxed on arrival in Port Said (Oct 19) with 1889 Postage Due 2 m. green, 1 pi. ultramarine and 2 pi. orange (2); addressee not found and these annulled with 'T' markings and cover sent on to Cairo, where again taxed with 1889 4 m. maroon pair and single 2 pi. orange (Oct 20). Some creasing due to journey but a remarkable cover bearing the complete set of the 1889 issue.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF

    Lot# : 5552 Egypt Kingdom

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    1912: Cover from French P.O. in Alexandria with 1902 Blanc 1 c. grey pair, 2 c. maroon and 3 c. orange pair mailed to Trieste tied by 'Alexandrie' cds's (March 7), correctly prepaid for journey but re-addressed to Cairo by sender where taxed with 1889/1907 1 pi. ultramarine tied by Cairo cds. The French P.O. adhesives were not valid for mail within Egypt and the cover was marked with framed 'O' prior to being taxed by a Postal Clerk with dirty hands.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 5553 Egypt Kingdom

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    1904: Cover sent unpaid from Arnhem, Netherlands (Dec 24) to a passenger on Steamship 'Oranje' at Suez. Taxed on arrival at Port Tewfik with 1889 2 pi. orange (Jan 2, 1905), and forwarded on again to Batavia. Reverse with Netherland Indies 10 c. and 15 c. Postage Dues tied by 'Weltvreden' squared circle datestamps (Feb 19). Some age spots but a scarce cover that would benefit by being opened for display.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 5554 Egypt Kingdom

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    1889/1907: Collection on Exhibit leaves with Imperforate Proof blocks of four 2 m. green (handstamped at De La Rue March 1910 and 15 Nov 1911 respectively), 4 m. maroon imperforate block of four (also 15 Nov 1911), perforated 2 pi. orange block inscribed 'Govt. Office 10.11.22' in manuscript and four covers and cards.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 5555 Egypt Kingdom

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    1897: Provisional 3 m. on 2 pi. orange pair, used on in-coming 1900 unstamped postcard from Vienna with manuscript 'T/7½c.' at top, tied by 'Caire' cds's in black (Jan 15). Scarce on cover.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 5556 Egypt Kingdom

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    1898: Officer's letter mailed from Wadi Halfa to Abbassia, sent stampless with 'Halfa' cds (June 10) and 'T' mark of despatch; originally taxed on arrival in Cairo with 1889 1 pi. ultramarine (July 7), slight aging, erroneously charged and annulled with 'T' marking as the Officer's endorsement had not been read. Reduced tax on arrival paid by provisional 3 m. on 2 pi. orange tied by 'Abbasia' cds (July 8). Roughly opened at left but a very rare cover.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 5557 Egypt Kingdom

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    1922: The collection on leaves with rare 2 m. vermilion with upright overprint mint but toned (as usual) on reverse, 2 pi. orange with upright overprint in a mint block of 12 with current number '1' at right, and covers/cards showing usages of the issue (3) including incoming covers from Japan and Libya.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF

    Lot# : 5558 Egypt Kingdom

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    1898 (July 3): Cover from Sawakin (Sudan) addressed in arabic to Abbassia with SAWAKIN despatch cds in black and framed 'T' mark at upper left. Taxed on receipt with May 1898 Postage Due provisional 3 m. on 2 pi. orange tied by Abbassia cds (July 8) on arrival. A fine and scarce usage.

    Note: This provisional was issued specifically to cope with the unpaid Soldier's letters arriving in Egypt from the Sudan as there was no 3 millieme Postage Due.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 5559 Egypt Kingdom

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    1899: Cover from Great Britain to Egypt franked by 1 d. lilac (Gi. 172) cancelled 'St. Leonards / Station Office' cds (April 14) and mailed to Dumfries, Scotland (April 17); readdressed again to Egypt, underpaid 1½ d. and taxed on arrival with Egypt 1889 2 m. green and 1 pi. blue (April 26). Further re-addressed to Yokohama via Colombo and Hong Kong; taxed on arrival at 12 sen. with 2 s. rose and 10 s. bistre brown cancelled in manuscript, undelivered and again taxed with 2 s. rose and 10 s. blue. Japanese tags on reverse, a remarkable cover.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 5560 Egypt Kingdom

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    1921/22: The collection on Exhibit leaves with 10 m. lake in a complete pane of 100 mint, Control B.22, with position 57 showing 'blind 'P' in 'Egypt' flaw, mint blocks of 10 m. lake with interpanneau Control B. 22 block of 30 showing 'short I' flaw, another block of 20 mint, Control B.22, showing 'Miiliemes' flaw and recut 'P' of Postage; and covers/cards (10) with taxed mail from Czechoslovakia, France, GB, Italy, Palestine, Syria, USA and another posted on the Shellal-Halfa T.P.O. An exceptional lot.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 5561 Egypt Kingdom

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    1889/1979.: The balance of the collection on Exhibit leaves, primarily featuring the 1927 issue with in-coming taxed covers from France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Madagascar, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, USA etc., with a total of 36 covers, a couple of Proofs, pane of the provisional 3 m. on 2 pi. orange mint and used etc. Viewing is recommended.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF

    Lot# : 5562 Egypt Kingdom

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    Emergency Airmail 1919: OHMS envelope carried by the Royal Air Force addressed to GHQ, EEF; struck with AERIAL POST / EEF in brownish black ink, with BASE ARMY POST OFFICE / Z cds of despatch (March 19) and reverse with FIELD POST OFFICE / SM1 cds (March 24) in black alongside 'Please use this envelope again' label, torn on opening but intact. Rare, the operation began on March 17 and lasted for just 48 days.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 5563 Egypt Kingdom

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    Emergency Airmail 1919: OHMS envelope carried by the Royal Air Force addressed to GHQ, EEF; struck with framed AERIAL POST / E.E.F. in black ink, with BASE ARMY POST OFFICE / Z cds of despatch (April 17) and reverse with FIELD POST OFFICE / SM1 cds (April 17) in black. Rare, the operation began on March 17 and lasted for just 48 days.

    Note: The service was confined to essential Military personnel and Banks only.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 5564 Egypt Kingdom

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    1910 (Feb 13): Postcard to Alexandria franked 3 m. orange-yellow tied by HELIOPOLIS / AERODROME datestamp in black, also a publicity card prepared by 'Le Khedive' cigarettes for the event, showing plane over Pyramids mailed from Cairo to Constantinople in March 1910.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 5565 Egypt Kingdom

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    1926 (March 10): Airmail 27 m. deep violet, Imperforate, watermark inverted, a superb mint block of four, marginal from left of sheet, fresh and fine, full unmounted og. Rare with just one pane of 50 stamps printed. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 950/Nile Post A1b = $ 1'000.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 5566 Egypt Kingdom

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    1929 (July 25): Airmail 27 m. chestnut, Farouk Imperforate, underprinted 'Cancelled', fresh and fine, very scarce with just 50 stamps printed. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post A2d = $ 200.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 5567 Egypt Kingdom

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    1933: Airmail, the complete set of 21 values to 200 m., Farouk Royal Imperforate printings underprinted 'Cancelled', together with all the shades from the different printings between 1933 and 1939, totalling 39 stamps, fresh and very fine. Extremely rare, with just 50 sets possible Nile Post A3d/AA23a = $ 1'550.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 5568 Egypt Kingdom

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    1941/46: Airmail set of four values and the 1946 25 m. slate-purple shade, Farouk Imperforates, all underprinted 'Cancelled', fresh and fine, a scarce set with just 50 full sets of five possible, also the set of four values with Farouk Oblique perforations (25 m. is the scarce shade), fine unmounted og. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post A24b/A27b + A24c/A27c = $ 520.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 5569 Egypt Kingdom

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    1947 (Feb-July): Airmail, Imperforate vertical pairs on watermarked paper (values followed by printing figures): 2 m. vermilion, (73), 3 m. sepia (47), 5 m. brown-lake (85), 7 m. orange-brown (73), 8 m. green (40), 30 m. purple (40), 100 m. olive (80) and 200 m. grey (76) with four values in top marginal pairs, all fresh and very fine, unmounted og. A complete set less the 10 m. value. Rare. Some signed Sanabria Nile PostA28c/A32c+A35c/A39c = $ 1'620.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 5570 Egypt Kingdom

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    1947 (Feb-July): Airmail, Farouk Imperforates, the complete set of twelve values underprinted 'Cancelled' in English (20 m. and 100 m.) or Arabic, fresh and fine but 7 m. with slight black spot, a scarce set with just 150 possible. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post A28a/A39a = $ 550.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 5571 Egypt Kingdom

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    1947 (Feb-July): Airmail, Farouk Oblique Perforations, complete set of twelve values, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Scarce just 200 sets printed thus Nile Post A28b/A39b = $ 390.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 5572 Egypt Kingdom

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    1952: Airmail Issue optd. 'King of Egypt & Sudan', the complete set of 37 stamps showing Colour Trials for the overprint, with either three or four different unaccepted colours for each value, fresh and fine, unmounted og., together with the issued set. Very rare with many sets of these now split up. Just 50 full sets can exist Nile Post A40/A51 = $ 2'500.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 5573 Egypt Kingdom

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    1926/75c.: Airmail collection on Exhibit leaves with 1921 Cairo-Baghdad Flights at 40 m. rate (one illustrated in Smith on page 455), 1926 27 m. violet Control block mint and a cover to Baghdad, further usages to Crete (page 458), UK, USA and Persia, 1929 27 m. chestnut frankings incl. First Flight to Crete, fine 1939 cover franked 1933 80 m., 100 m. and 200 m. sent registered to Argentina (illustrated in Smith on colour plate 7) and a few pages with plate flaws on the airmail issues (56 items incl. 28 covers)
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 5574 Egypt Kingdom

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    1925: Essays for the first Express issue by Survey Department of Egypt, all three denominated at 15 millièmes (issued stamp was 20 m.), the famous trio with the portrait taken from the 1923 5 m. chestnut (Gi 115) and the balance of the Essays drawn in blue and brown ink. The first Essay shows 'Postes Egyptiennes', the second with 'Royaume d'Égypte' deleted in pencil, the third (which features a Courier walking towards a motorcycle) being drawn solely in blue and returning to 'Postes Egyptiennes'; in the event the issued stamp was inscribed 'Royaume D'Egypte'. Extremely attractive and extraordinary group of Essays, discussed and illustrated in Smith on page 479 and on Colour Plate 6. Unique Nile Post E337/E339 = $ 2'250.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 25,000 CHF

    Lot# : 5575 Egypt Kingdom

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    1926: 20 m. brown, Farouk Imperforate, a fine marginal example from left of sheet, underprinted 'Cancelled' inverted. Scarce, just 50 printed thus. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post EX1a = $ 225.

    Note: It is interesting that this is the sole Royal Imperforate printed in other than the issued colour.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 5576 Egypt Kingdom

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    1943: Essays (3) for proposed 25 m. value, showing 'Exprès' and 'Postes' (bareed) in Arabic at top, hand-drawn in ink with 'Royaume D'Egypte' at base, the vignette showing Postbox on a brick wall and Motorcycle alongside, two without the 'bricking' background and one with Postal Courier riding the motorcycle; the 'bricked' Essay also showing manuscript 'Expès 15 m/m' in pencil. The designs were rejected and the new issue was essentially very similar to those of 1926. Just these three Essays are recorded, all are illustrated in Smith on page 483. A splendid and rare trio Nile Post E484/E486 = $ 750.

    Note: Peter would never have missed the opportunity to purchase the Express Essays, as they combine two of his hobbies - philately and motorcycling.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 13,500 CHF

    Lot# : 5577 Egypt Kingdom

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    1929/44: 20 m. black & red, 1943/44 26 m. black & red and 40 m. black & brown, Farouk Imperforates, all underprinted 'Cancelled', fresh and fine examples with 350 printed of the 20 m., 50 printed of the 26 m. and 100 printed of the 40 m. value. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post EX2a+EX3a+EX4b = $ 370.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 5578 Egypt Kingdom

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    1952: Express Issue optd. 'King of Egypt & Sudan', the complete set of 4 stamps showing Colour Trials for the overprint, with overprints in blue (stamp with minor bend), red (scuff at top right), green and in brown and the issued stamp in black, unmounted og. Just 50 sets exist Nile Post = $ 500.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 5579 Egypt Kingdom

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    1926/1943: Small group on leaves with 1926 20 m. deep green mint (8) and used, 1929 20 m. black & red Farouk Oblique perforation vertical pair mint and normal used on cover, 1943 26 m. black & red Farouk Oblique perforation vertical pair mint and Farouk Imperforate single underprinted 'Cancelled', and a usage on cover etc. (16 items) Nile Post EX2b+EX3a+EX3b = $ 350+
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 5580 Egypt Kingdom

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    1903 (July 11): The rare 73 mills Booklet, part example with detached front and back covers printed in blue, with one page intact and showing a horizontal pair of the 3 m. orange-yellow. Despite the lack of nearly all the stamps, this is nigh on unique - just one complete Booklet (ex the A. John Revell collection) is known Gi = unpriced/Nile Post SB2 = $ 7'500.

    Note: Peter found this Booklet in a junk shop in Dublin many years ago.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 5581 Egypt Kingdom

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    1911 (July 1): The rare 120 m. Booklet with pink covers, an exploded example exhibited beautifully on album page, with two complete panes of 5 m. rose-carmine and an incomplete pair, showing advertisements  for 'Double Stout' etc., in green. Exceptional and extremely rare Gi SB3 = £ 3'000/Nile Post SB3 = $ 2'500.

    Note: Egypt were one of the pioneers in selling stamps in Booklet form. However, this booklet remained unlisted by both Rogers and Work. This example provided the illustrations for A. John Revell's 'The Stamp Booklets of Egypt' and is illustrated in Smith on page 241.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF

    Lot# : 5582 Egypt Kingdom

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    1914/17: Booklet priced at 125 millièmes, with pink covers stapled at right, incomplete but containing two full panes of 1914 5 m. lake (Gi. 77a), with sideways watermark, on album page with loose additional pane of six wmk. sideways, fresh and very fine for this great rarity Gi = unpriced/Nile Post SB4+SB4a = $ 1'200.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 5583 Egypt Kingdom

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    1921 (Nov): Harrisons 120 m. Booklet with pink covers, complete example with four panes of six 5 m. pink (Gi. 90), with interleaving and stapled at left. Fresh and very fine, an extremely rare Booklet Gi = £ 1'200/Nile Post SB7 = $ 2'500.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 5584 Egypt Kingdom

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    1923: Complete 120 m. Booklet with pink covers, containing four panes of six Fuad 5 m. chestnut, with blank interleaves. Exceptional and of great rarity. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 1'100/Nile Post SB9 = $ 1'250.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 5585 Egypt Kingdom

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    1937/39: Album page with exceptionally fine examples of pink 1937 120 m. Booklet complete, stitched at left, 1939 210 m. Booklets with blue covers, one stitched at left the other at right, one with Control panes A/38; also a cover with a Boy King 15 m. brown-purple ex Booklet pane used from Ismailia Gi = £ 780+.

    Note: Peter Smith states at base, 'the only such cover I have seen in more than 40 years'.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 5586 Egypt Kingdom

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    1951: Booklet priced at 240 m. with pink covers, two examples, one stitched at left and the other at right, each complete containing Marshall 10 m. violet in four panes of six (Gi. 296b), fresh and very fine Gi = £ 500/Nile Post SB16 = $ 500.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 5587 Egypt Kingdom

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    1952: Booklet priced at 300 m., pink covers at stitched at right, containing two panes of 1944/52 4 m. green, two of 10 m. violet and one pane of 22 m. dull ultramarine, fresh and fine, a rare Booklet Gi = £ 500/Nile Post SB17 = $ 550.

    Note: Issued just prior to the abdication of King Farouk, the unsold Booklets were broken up and the stamps used by the Parcels Department in Cairo.
    Starting bid : 220 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 5588 Egypt Kingdom

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    1903/1954: Booklets collection superbly displayed on Exhibit leaves, with pane of 5 m. from 1903 Booklet used on the 'Qara-Wahat El Kharga' T.P.O., 1921 and 1922 Monarchy 5 m. pink panes of six mint, 1921 5 m. pink pair ex Booklet on cover, 1927 Booklet complete (Gi. SB11) and usages of panes or blocks on covers, 1930 210 m. blue Booklet complete, Boy King Booklets complete (2) and Booklet panes of 60 of the 6 m. and 15 m., 1954 Republic Booklets complete (2) etc. A splendid and rare collection (39 items).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 5589 Egypt Kingdom

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    Shepheard's Hotel, Cairo 1849: Entire letter written and signed by Samuel Shepheard to his cousin in Leamington, struck with fine oval FORWARDED BY / S. SHEPHEARD / BRITISH HOTEL / CAIRO in black at lower left, with double arc ALEXANDRIA cds of British P.O. (Sept 22) and London and Leamington cds's alongside. Charged 1/8 d. to pay on receipt. The entire, with small piece missing from front panel, bears one of the 5 or 6 known strikes of this rare marking.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 5590 Egypt Kingdom

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    Shepheard's Hotel, Cairo 1850/1971: The wonderful collection on Exhibit leaves, with 1850 entire to Shepheard at the 'British Hotel' and a letter signed by him to his wife (1856), block of 5 m. carmine with early (Dec 1891) date, 1903 and 1913 registered usages with Hotel cachet, 1908 card with scarce 'Shepheard's Hotel' only datestamp, 1919 cover with 'Postage Fee / EEF' marking, 1935 Express letter to Vienna, 1961 meter mark, postcards, hotel stationery and guest pass etc. A fine collection (31 items).
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 5591 Egypt Kingdom

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    1908: Cover from Germany to Shepheard's Hotel, remarkably forwarded through 4 different Hotels in search of the recipient, with 'Shepheard's Hotel' cds (Feb 17), to the 'Luqsor / Winter Palace' (Feb 28), 'Cataract Hotel / Assouan' (Feb 29). The cover was finally returned to sender from the 'Grand Continental Hotel / Cairo Post Office' on March 12 with framed trilingual 'Unclaimed' cachet. An extraordinary Hotel Posts cover.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 5592 Egypt Kingdom

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    Continental & Continental Savoy, Cairo 1899/1945: Collection on Exhibit leaves with 1913 registered /AR cover with three colour franking showing scarce 'Continental-Cairo /Cash' datestamp and registration handstamps (illustrated in Smith on page 532), 1928 and 1932 registered covers to USA and France, 1945 registered cover to Mena House Hotel, guest's imprinted letter-cards used etc. A fine and scarce lot (18 items).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 5593 Egypt Kingdom

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    Luxor Hotel & Winter Palace Hotel, Luxor 1894/1945: Collection on Exhibit leaves with March 1894 cover showing 'Egyptian Post Office / Luxor' first cds, 1899 rare usage of 1 pi. stationery envelope with 5 pi. grey sent registered to Austria (7 items) and Winter Palace Hotel / Luqsor collection with 1907 first type and later items cancelled in black or blue with covers/cards (11).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 5594 Egypt Kingdom

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    San Stefano, Alexandria 1898/1909: Collection on Exhibit leaves with 1898 2 m. Newspaper wrapper used to Germany, 1899 4 m. on 5 m. stationery card used locally, 1900 card to Austria, 1907 card to France and 1910 card cancelled by scarce double ring 'San Stefano / Hotel' cds (5 items).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 5595 Egypt Kingdom

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    1892/1991: Balance of the Hotel Posts collection on Exhibit leaves with 'Cataract Hotel / Assouan' (8 items), 'Ghesireh Palace Hotel' with covers/cards from 1894 (6 items), 'Heliopolis Hotel / Cairo' (4), 'Hilton Hotel / Nile Hilton Hotel' (9 items),  'Mena House Hotel' (2) and a fine cover with 'Mena House Hotel / Cairo' label posted at the Pyramids P.O., 'Palestine Hotel / Alexandria' with 1964 cover (open for one week only), 'Savoy Hotel / Assouan' (4), 'Savoy Hotel / Cairo' with 1898 usage addressed to H.H. Prince Ahmed Fouad (4 items), 'Semiramis Hotel / Cairo' with 10 items dated between 1907 and 1991, 'Sheraton Hotel / Cairo' with covers/cards (3), further items with Hotel Stationery and no Post Office with 17 covers/cards.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 5596 Egypt Kingdom

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    Beirut 1871: Album page with 1871 large part Printed Matter cover to Cairo franked by 1867 10 pa. tied by bold V. R. POSTE EGIZIANE / BAIROUT cds (Aug 7), complete set of 1867 issue all cancelled by BAIROUT cds's, also superb 1872 1 pi. and 5 pi., condition varies but a scarce group (12 items).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF

    Lot# : 5597 Egypt Kingdom

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    1870: Cover from Beirut to Aleppo franked by Egypt 1867 1 pi. red tied by 81 dot 'retta' handstamp in black (the Egyptian Consular P.O. officially opened a week after this letter was mailed and had yet to receive the 'Bairout' datestamp), with fine negative seal of Beirut on front in black. The letter was dropped at Alexandretta for onward transmission to Aleppo and struck on reverse with negative seal of Alexandretta in black. Taxed on arrival (July 11) with Turkey Postage Due 20 pa. and 1 pi. brown tied by rectangular Aleppo handstamps (Coles & Walker fig. 5) in blue with datestamp alongside (C& W fig. 6). A wonderful and extremely rare cover for the specialist.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 48,000 CHF

    Lot# : 5598 Egypt Kingdom

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    Cavalla 1870 (Dec 7): Entire letter from Cavalla to Syra franked by 1867 1 pi. red tied by V. R. POSTE EGIZIANE / CAVALLA datestamp in black (Dec 7, gregorian) with repeated strike at upper right of cover. Taxed for inland delivery on arrival with Large Hermes 20 lepta blue tied by two strikes of SYROS datestamps (Nov 30, julian). Reverse with further Syros cds. A rare and splendid entire. Illustrated in Smith on colour plate 12.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 19,000 CHF

    Lot# : 5599 Egypt Kingdom

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    Constantinople 1865: Entire letter from the Bank of Egypt to Constantinople, struck on front with Government Post POSTE VICE-REALI EGIZIANE / ALESSANDRIA datestamp in blue (June 13), the day the Consular Post Office in Constantinople officially opened. The entire is fully dated inside and rated on front panel with manuscript '1' (piastre) for the 'Port-to-Port' rate, docketing of receipt June 20. It has to be presumed that the cancellation device of the Conular P.O. in Constantinople had yet to be delivered.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 5600 Egypt Kingdom

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    1866: 5 pi. rose, perf. 12½, a fine example with a couple of short perfs. at base, used on five times 'Port-to-Port' rate cover from the Consular Office at Constantinople to Alexandria tied by POSTE VICE-REALI EGIZIANE / COSTANTINOPOLI cds in black (Dec 4) with repeated strike below. Reverse with seal removed and flap faults, showing Alexandria arrival cds (Dec 9). An exceptional franking with very few covers known bearing the 5 piastre.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 11,000 CHF
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