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  • Lot# : 1973 Egypt Kingdom

    1863: Prepaid entire letter from Alexandria to Florence, Italy endorsed 'Via di Trieste - Vapor Diretto' struck with fine ALEXANDRIEN cds in blue with straight line FRANCO alongside. Struck at right with scarce PIROSCAFI / POSTALI / AUSTRIACI cachet in red and large 'N.A.' handstamp (Non Addebitata / Not Charged) in red. Reverse with Ancona cds, Bologna cds and Florence arrival cds. A charming and scarce entire.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1974 Egypt Kingdom

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    1926: Inauguration of Port Fouad, compl. set of four values 5 m. to 50 p., fresh copies from the margin or corner sheet, unmounted og. A scarce set, cert. BPA (1962) SG = £ 3'125.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF

    Lot# : 1975 Egypt Kingdom

    1957c.: Hand painted Essay mounted on board (98 x 120 mm.) for proposed 10 m. value (unadopted) in shades of blue, ochre, yellow and white; with bromide photograph (stamp size) below (not spelling 'Egypte' which was not used after the Al-Azhar issue). The design was issued in altered format in 1958 for the definitive 55 m. 'Symbol of Agriculture'.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1976 Egypt Kingdom

    1910 (Nov 11): Group of four Postcards (numbered 1-4) showing Aeroplanes over Cairo, two sent as Printed Matter with 2 m. green and two franked by 4 m. vermilion adhesive, all four addressed to Switzerland, each tied by good strike of HELIOPOLIS / AERODROME datestamps (11/11) in black. Also four colour postcards with aeroplanes, by Lichtenstern & Harari of Cairo, numbered 358-361, fresh and fine unused.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1977 Egypt Kingdom

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    1853: Napoleon imperf. 80 c. carmine in a tête-bêche pair, fresh copy with large margins on two sides, touched on the other sides, cancelled by neat Gros chiffre "5080" numerals of the P.O. abroad in Alexandria. Late use of this imperf. pair after the introduction of the Gros chiffre postmarks in 1863, while the perf. Napoleon definitives had already been issued. Cert. RPS (2010) Cérès 2008 = EUR 21'500 for the tête-bêche pair not taking into account the use in Egypt.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1978 Egypt Kingdom

    1862/73: Lot one stamp, two pieces, and two covers incl. Greek PO with First Athens 5 lepta green, cancelled by '97' lozenge of dots of Alexandria, Italian PO with Entire letter with combined Egypt 1867 1 pi. red cancelled by scarce REGIE POSTE EGIZIANE / CAIRO cds, corresponding Alessandria transit and Italy 1863 40 c. carmine cancelled by '234' lozenge, two further Egypt 1867 1pi. on sepoarate pieces showing REGIE cds and REGIE removed example, in addition entire letter franked by Italy 1863 40 c. carmine tied by dotted '234' obliterator with fine Alessandria cds alongside, sent to Milano. One cert. Colla.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1978A Egypt Kingdom

    Suez Canal Company 1868: 40 c. rose-red, a fine mint block of four, positions 41-42/53-54, showing all four Transfer Types (III-IV/I-II), large even margins all round of good colour and large part og. A scarce multiple. Cert. C. Hass (1991) Gi = £ 520.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1979 Egypt Kingdom

    Suez Canal Co. 1868: Collection with 1 c. black unused (2), 5 c. green unused (8, incl a block of four), 20 c. blue (16, incl. a fine block of 10), 40 c. red unused (2); 20 c. blue used with large part 'Poste Vice Reali Egiziane / Ismailia' cds (Aug 18, 1868) in black (rare); 1867 Egypt 1 pi. with 'Chantier VI' cds and another with 'Raz El Ech' cds, together with a range mint and 'used' forgeries displayed by types. A scarce and generally fine collection.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1980 Egypt Kingdom

    1932: 3 m. black on azure paper, the imperforate Proof block of four in tête-bêche format, showing the two adopted designs in composite sheet with the two unadopted designs (Rifle omitted, 'Xmas Seal' lettering reduced and ground below Camel changed) on gummed paper. Designed by Sergeant W. F. Lait of the Royal Army Service Corps, one of just four such produced. Large part og. with minor corner bend mentioned for accuracy, an extremely rare Proof. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post E363 = $ 1'000.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1981 Egypt Kingdom

    1933: Xmas Seal 3 m. brown-lake, an Imperforate Proof block of four in the issued colour from lower left of sheet, positions 11-12/16-17, with large margins on all sides, some slight colour rubs in no way detracting from the rarity of this block, with large part og. and the lower pair unmounted og. Rare and splendid multiple. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post BF4 Proof = $ 600.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 1982 Egypt Kingdom

    1934: Letter Stamp 1 pi., Imperforate Colour Trial by Harrisons of London printed in sepia-brown, a large margined vertical pair, marginal from right of sheet, positions 16/20; light horizontal crease between the stamps barely apparent on face, fresh and fine with gum (lower stamp unmounted), an exceedingly rare Trial. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post = unlisted.

    Note: This item is illustrated in John Davis 'Egypt: From the Postal Concession until Suez, Part One', on page 60.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,100 CHF

    Lot# : 1983 Egypt Kingdom

    1934: Letter Stamp 1 pi., Imperforate Colour Trial by Harrisons of London printed in deep violet-blue, a large margined vertical pair, marginal from right of sheet, positions 4/8;  fresh and fine with gum (lower stamp unmounted), an exceedingly rare Trial. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post = unlisted.

    Note: This item is illustrated in John Davis 'Egypt: From the Postal Concession until Suez, Part One', on page 60.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF

    Lot# : 1984 Egypt Kingdom

    1934: Letter Stamp 1 pi. green, Demonstration Proof in issued colour in a horizontal pair, each stamp overprinted HARRISONS / SPECIMEN in black, the adhesives substantially damaged when removed from the Demonstration board, but just 4 examples known. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post BF5 Proof = $ 1'500.

    Note: This item is illustrated in John Davis 'Egypt: From the Postal Concession until Suez, Part One', on page 59.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1985 Egypt Kingdom

    1934: Letter Stamp 1 pi., Imperforate Colour Trial by Harrisons of London printed in ultramarine (issued colour of the Jubilee Commemoration issue), a block of four corner marginal from top right of sheet, positions 3-4/7-8; close but clear margin at left and enormous margins on two sides, fresh and fine with gum (three stamps unmounted), an exceedingly rare Trial. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post BF9 Prrof = $ 2'400.

    Note: This item is illustrated in John Davis 'Egypt: From the Postal Concession until Suez, Part One', on page 60.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1986 Egypt Kingdom

    1935: 'Xmas 1935 / 3 Milliemes' on 1 pi. carmine, a fine example used on second day of issue on reverse of cover to Lt. Col. Cliff in Harpenden, England tied by 'retta' in black. Struck on front with 'Egypt Postage Prepaid / 19' cachet in red (Moascar, Suez Canal) and by Cairo cds (Dec 18) in black. An extremely rare stamp on letter, in use for two weeks, demonetised on December 31, 1935. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 350.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 1987 Egypt Kingdom

    British Forces in Egypt 1932/39: The collection on Exhibit leaves with 1932 Imperforate Proof pair in issued colours from left of sheet, 1932 1 pi. Postal Seal mint and used (8) and used on covers (2); 1933 1 pi. Letter Seal mint (3) and used (8, with four examples on cover), 1932 Xmas Seal 3 m. black on azure mint (5, incl. a block of four) and used (2, one on rare cover), Xmas Seal 3 m. brown mint (two blocks of four) and a superb usage on cover; 1934 Xmas Seal 3 m. deep blue mint (5) and a cover; 1935 Xmas Seal 3 m. vermilion mint pane of 20 and on cover; 1934 Letter Stamp 1 pi. carmine perf. 14¾ x 14¼ mint and used (4, two on covers); 1 pi. green mint and on cover; 1 pi. carmine in mint panes of 20 marginal from left (Frame A and Frame B), Silver Jubilee 1935 1 pi. ultramarine in a mint block of four marginal from left of sheet showing 'missing perf. hole' variety, used examples (3, incl. 'Narrow N' variety and a fine cover); 1935 3 m. on 1 pi. mint block, Army Post large and small format 3 m. and 10 m. with Farouk Oblique perforations mint, 1936 3 m. green on covers (3), 10 m. Farouk Imperforate underprinted 'Cancelled', four different Control blocks mint and covers (3, one is taxed); 1939 3 m. green with usage on cover etc. A delightful and generally very fine collection Gi = £ 4'500+.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1988 Egypt Kingdom

    1868/1935: Lot 100 stamps used/unused with better sets such as Postage due issues, official stamps, British Forces in Egypt, and Suez Canal Company, all three values unused, incl. some fakes.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 1989 Egypt Kingdom

    1866/1900: Collection with1866 first issue imperf. Proof set, 1866 5 pa. used (2), 10 pa. used (2), 20 pa. used (2), 1 pi. (9, including piece with a strip of three cancelled GEDDA cds's), 2 pi. used (4); 1867 issue to 5 pi. brown, 1874/5 Bulâq 1 pi. red in a foliate marginal block of 20 mint, 1877 cover to India franked Bulâq 10 pa. grey pair and 1 pi. red from Cairo via Suez, interesting covers, Salt Tax usages and some better Used Abroad cancellations noted.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 1990 Egypt Kingdom

    1866/1920c.: Cancellations collection in a blue album, arranged alphabetically from Abu Homus onwards, much of the material being cancellations on the classic issues from 1867/75 incl. superb 'Damanhour / Stazione on Bulâq 1 pi., 'Fescne' on 1867 and 1875 1 pi., 'Galiub' on 1867 1 pi., arabic dated 'Ghirgeh' on 1874 1 pi. (3) and 2 pi., 'Godaba' on 1874 1 pi., 'Kafr Zayat / Cassa on 5 pi. green, double ring 'Luxor', two part strikes of straight line MINIA, French 5129 and British 'BO2' on 1867 1 pi. (2 of each),  'Sohag' arabic dated cds's on range of adhesives, 'Uffizio Natante' cds's (2), Used Abroad with fine range incl. Bairout, Latakia, Mersina, Metelino, Tripoli etc. (not all guaranteed), Offices in the Sudan incl. Massawah and Korosko, many hundreds of stamps, condition varies but some excellent strikes of scarce Offices noted.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1991 Egypt Kingdom

    1875/1970c.: Railway Stations and Travelling Post Offices, the Collection in three albums, with Alexandria Station (showing 8 different cancels on covers) and Cairo Station (8 different types) , TPO's from and to Cairo incl. 1877 and 1879 'Ales-Cairo' and Cairo-Ales' usages, fine 'Damiette-Tanta' Star & Crescent on 3 m. card, 1882 cover with 1 pi. tied 'Benha-Suez' cds, 1906 letter from Egyptian Delta Light Railways Ltd. concerning the Tirah-Biala Line, 1919 'Biala-Mahalla VV' TPO cover, 1917 'Bilbes-Mina El Qamh' TPO on Swiss Postage Due cover, 'Abouxa-Wasta'  TPO's (3 types), Tamia-Edwa, Sannuris-Wasta, 1906 card with 'Luqsor Station', 1907 card with 'Aswan Station' cds, 1898 'Mex-Alexandrie' TPO, 1909 card from 'Faiyum Station', 1933 Locomotive set mint, many cards with Stations & Locomotives, 1874 20 pa. used with 'St. Bacos.' cds etc. Generally fine, an interesting collection with Maps throughout (200+ items).
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1992 Egypt Kingdom

    1922 (Oct 10)/1923 (June): The Proclamation of the Monarchy, the Gold Medal Award Winning Collection beautifully arranged on leaves, with Type I overprint, (lithographed in London three settings) incl. large multiples of Forme A: 1 m., 2 m., 3 m., 4 m., 10 m. and 15 m. 'milliema' block of 40 showing varieties on pos. 46, 66 and 68; blocks showing corner guidelines on the 1 m., 3 m. and 4 m. (rare), Control blocks of 1 m., 3 m., 4 m., 5 m. and 15 m. 'milliema'; Type I, Forme B with 'single dot' varieties and multiples of 1 m. (reversed wmk.) block of six, 2 m., 3 m. (reversed wmk. Control A/21) block (NP = unpriced), 4 m. and 5 m., 'Crushed Crown' varieties on 1 m. A/23 Control block (Nile Post D78/Ie = $ 450+), 2 m. B/21 Control block of twelve (D79/Ih= $ 1'250+), 3 m. used block (D80/Ib = $ 500), 4 m. Control B/23 block of eight (D81/Id = $ 750), 5 m. Control B/23 block of eight (D82/I = $ $ 300), 10 m. Control B/23 block of eight (D83/Ie = $ 300); 15 m. 'milliema' mint (D84/Ib = $ 250), 15 m. 'milliemat' used (D85/Ia= $ 250); further varieties: 1 m. inverted opt. pair (D78/Id = $ 400), 4 m. block of four reversed wmk (D81/Ic = unpriced), 4 m. opt. inverted block of four (D81/Ie = $ 900+), also the 5 m. unique used block with mis-perforation leaving partial imperforate between variety, 15 m. 'milliemat' 'a cheval' mint pair, 20 m. unique mint block of 42, 20 m. opt. inverted block of four (D86/Ib = $ 1'200), 20 m. double opt. (D86/Ic = $ 300), 50 m. opt. inverted mint (D87/Ib = $ 400), 100 m. mint block of ten (largest known), 100 m. opt. inverted mint, 100 m. opt. double mint (D88/Ia+b = $ 900), 100 m. wmk. points down used (D89/Id = $ 150, five recorded) and extra dot, pos. 82 mint; wmk. change 100 m. slate block of four mint, 200 m. Control 1 block of four and two blocks from Setting I and Setting II all mint, 200 m. used on reg'd cover; Type II surcharge (typo in Cairo) with rare 1 m. Control A/23 blocks (2), 4 m. Control B/23 block (NP D81/IIA = $ 400), 15 m. 'milliemat' Control A/21 block, the largest known, 5 m. (Type IIB) Booklet pane, Type IIC blocks (six different), 1 m. (Type IIA) inverted opt. pair (D78/IIAf = $ 700). Type III with 1m. block of 15 reversed wmk. (NP D78/IIIe = $ 525+), 1 m. opt. double block of four (D78/IIIg = $ 800+), 1 m. block of twelve with three strips with and without opt. variety, largest known block (D78/IIIf = $ 3'000+), 2 m. block of six and strip of five opt. 'a cheval' (D79/IIIg = $ 550), 2 m. block with double opt. (D79/IIIi = $ 800+), 3 m. 'a cheval' (NP = unpriced), 5 m. block of nine earliest usage, 5 m. B/22 Control block (unrecorded in Nile Post) , 15 m. 'milliemat' mint block 'a cheval', Type IV with rare 1 m. block mint, 1 m. Trail opt. Proof pair in red, 5 m. vertical strip of three opt. 'Harrisons / Specimen' the largest multiple (NP = $ 1'200+), 5 m. block of four with wmk. reversed (D82/IVb = unpriced mint), 10 m. opt. 'a cheval' used, 10 m. block with wmk. reversed used, 15 m. Trial opt. Proof pair in red, 15 m. 'milliema' wmk. reversed mint (NP = unpriced), 20 m. A/23 Control block of 18 (largest known), 50 m. A23 Control block, 50 m. opt. inverted used at Tanta (D87/IVa = $ 550), the whole with covers, cards and the Exhibitor's outstanding contribution and discoveries to the plating and understanding of this complicated issue. A wonderful collection.
    Starting bid : 40,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1993 Egypt Kingdom

    1879/1950c.: The Postal Stationery Exhibit Collection, with 1879 20 pa. card optd SPECIMEN in black, used example with 'Chibin El Kom' star & crescent cds, 1891 5 m. usage with six colour franking, 1891 3 m. on 5 m. card with 'Inverted Surcharge' error and other varieties, 3 m. maroon card used at 'Luxor Hotel' (other Hotel usages throughout), wrapper bands (2) for 5 cards priced at 40 m. in red, and 10 cards at 4 piastres in red, 1907 2 m. card taxed in Belgium, 1916 3 m. on 2 m. provisional card mint with flaw in arabic script, 1928 Overprinted 4 m. message and reply cards mint (very rare), 1931 3 m. green card sent reg'd to Portugal, 1936 and 1944 Fuad and Boy King cards mint and used, 1944 Marescah 6 m. green card locally reg'd (2, scarce); Envelopes with 1865 Reister Essays for 10 pa. in red, another with 'Epreuve' and 20 pa. surcharge in red and in green, 1869 Renard Essay in rose with 20 pa. opt. in black, 1871 Penasson Essay for 1 pi. env. in red, 1889 5 m. env. optd SPECIMEN, 1892 5 m. on 2 pi. with arabic surcharge inverted mint, surcharge double mint and surcharge reading up mint, 3 m. envelope sent reg'd with five colour franking, 1915 5 m. red env. with 8 colour franking, 1921 5 m. pink env. optd SPECIMEN, another used with bilingual SANS ADRESSE cachet in red, 1937 Fuad 2 m. albino print env., registration envelopes complete mint and used, wrappers complete, letter-sheets with 1889 1 pi. SPECIMEN, and complete mint and used. A superb lot awarded an International Large Vermeil.
    Starting bid : 15,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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