Egypt Kingdom continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 5686 |
 |
 1925 (April 1): Geographic Congress, Second printing 10 m. deep bright rose-carmine, an
unused horizontal strip of four (positions 42-45), sheet marginal at right, variety "Imperforate", with first stamp showing "Arabic Characters Connected" flaw, slight wrinkle in sheet margin only otherwise fresh and very fine, unmounted og. - the
imperf. strip matched with a perforated pair (pos. 41-42) with right hand stamp showing the same variety, unmounted og. Just 105 stamps printed imperforate in the deep bright shade and extremely rare - the positional flaw being unique. Signed Todd
AIEP Nile Post C5b+C5ba+C5d / Gi = £ 1'000+. (Image 1)
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CLOSED
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5687 |
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 1926 (March 1): Agriculture & Industry Exhibition, Cairo; the complete set of five values
variety "Imperforate" (the 10 m. value does not exist in this format), all matching top sheet marginal examples, very fresh and fine, unmounted og. Just 50 sets exist, very rare Nile Post C7a/C12a = $ 875+ / Gi = £ 1'500. (Image 1)
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CLOSED
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5688 |
 |
 1926 (April 2): King Fuad's Birthday 50 pi. purple, unused examples (2), each with variety
"Watermark Reversed", one perf. 14 x 14 x 14¾, the other perf. 14 x 14¾ x 14, fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce Nile Post C13h+C13i = $ 400 / Gi = £ 380+. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF175.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5689 |
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 1926 (Aug 24) : Surcharged 15 m. on Agricultural 200 m. violet, an unused example (position
50), variety "Surcharge Double", marginal from base of sheet, fresh and fine, large part og. Rare: just 50 examples can exist. Signed Ela. Certs. BPA (1965), Hass (1996) Nile Post D105b = $ 300 /Gi = £ 425.rnrnProvenance: Collection H.M. Barker.
(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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CLOSED
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5690 |
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 1926 (Aug 24) : Surcharged 15 m. on Agricultural 200 m. violet, an unused example (position
36), variety "Surcharge Double", fresh and fine, large part og. Rare: just 50 examples can exist. Cert Hass (1998) Nile Post D105b = $ 300 /Gi = £ 425. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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CLOSED
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5691 |
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 1926 (Dec 21): Port Fouad, 5 m. black & brown, an unused example (position 49), showing the
non-constant variety "Blotted "Y" of EGYPTE", appears at this position once in every two panes - thus just 25 examples can exist. Fresh and fine, slightly aged large part og. Rare. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C17a = $ 250 / Gi = £ 375 as normal.
(Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF260.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5692 |
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 1926 (Dec 21): Port Fouad, 10 m. black & red, two fine used examples, each cancelled at Port
Fouad (21 Dec 1926) in black, one marginal from right of sheet with variety "One of the Dots below Arabic Joined" (position 15) and the other with "White Bulge in Middle of Arabic Word" (position 30); both fine used and rare, the varieties occurring
once in every other pane, thus no more than 25 can exist of each. Signed Todd AIEP. Certs. Hass (1990 and 2006) Nile Post C18a+C18b = $ 400 / Gi = £ 500 for normals. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF600.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5693 |
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 1926 (Dec 21): Port Fouad, 15 m. black & blue, an unused example (position 10), showing
variety "Closed Loop of Figure 5", fresh colour, large part og. As this variety occurred in one of every two panes there are unlikely to be more than 25 examples possible. Rare. Signed 'ela' and Hass. Cert. Hass (2006) Nile Post C19a = £ $ 275 /
Gi = £ 375 as normal. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF380.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5694 |
|
 1926 (Dec 21): Port Fouad, 15 m. black & blue, a fine used example cancelled at Port Fouad
(21 Dec 1926) in black, showing variety "Obliterating Bar Double". Superb and rare stamp - only known in used condition with just one pane known thus. Signed J. Brun, Todd AIEP Nile Post C19b = $ 400 / Gi = £ 250 as normal. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF320.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5695 |
|
 1926 (Dec 21): Port Fouad 50 pi. lilac, perf. 14 x 14½, a used example cancelled by neat
strike of "Port Fouad" cds (21 Dec 1926) in black. Scarce and very fine with just 1'500 issued. Signed Raybaudi, A. Diena. Cert. Raybaudi (1999) Nile Post C20 = $ 800 / Gi = £ 1'600. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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CLOSED
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5696 |
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 1926 (Dec 21): Port Fouad, the set of four values complete to 50 pi. lilac, very fine
unused, fresh and very fine colour, large part og. A fine appearing set, the 50 p. with minor corner gum bend mentioned for full accuracy (signed 'ela'). Just 1'500 sets issued. Certs. Philatelic Foundation for 5 m.-15 m. (1968) and BPA (1970) Nile
Post C17-C20 / Gi = £ 2'750. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)
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CLOSED
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5697 |
 |
 1928 (Dec 15): Medical Congress 5 m. brown and 15 m. red, Farouk Royal Imperforate set of
two values, underprinted 'Cancelled', fresh and very fine. Rare with just 50 sets printed Nile Post C27a+C27b = $ 250+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5698 |
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 1934: '10th Congress of UPU' in Cairo, full set unmounted og in very fresh condition,
excellent. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF300.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5699 |
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 1929 (Feb 11): Farouk's 9th. Birthday, the unused set of four values complete, from the
special printing with centres in black or brown, matching examples from the lower right corner of the sheet, superb large part og. Just 2'000 sets printed thus. Cert. Egypt Study Circle (1982) Nile Post C29A/C32A = $ 700 / Gi = £ 600. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF220.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5700 |
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 1929 (Feb 11): Farouk's 9th. Birthday, the unused set of four values complete, from the
special printing with centres in black or brown, matching examples marginal from base of the sheet, superb unmounted og. Just 2'000 sets printed thus. Cert. Egypt Study Circle (1982) Nile Post C29A/C32A = $ 700 / Gi = £ 600+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF220.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5701 |
|
 1934 (Feb 1): UPU, the complete set of fourteeen values to £ 1 greenish-blue unused,
fresh and very fine, superb, mostly unmounted og. Just over 7'500 sets sold, very scarce so fine Nile Post C47-C60 / Gi = £ 750. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF320.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5702 |
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 1934: UPU 50 m. greenish-blue, a used example, variety "Watermark Inverted", lightly
cancelled by cds in black. Extremely rare - the first this describer has ever handled - Nile Post: "Only a few used examples are known to exist". Superb and very rare Nile Post C56c = $ 150. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF220.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5703 |
 |
 1936: Agicultural & Industrial Exhibition, the Artist's Essays drawn by Hewett off the
Survey Dept., with 5 m. value with large ink drawing and pencil drawing of a 'block of six' showing differing portions of the vignette and photographic Proof of the issued design and photographic Proof with '20 m.' value; Palace of Agriculture photo
and both ink and pencil Essays (7, incl. three in 'blocks of four') of the vignette and frame, and three further photographic Proofs of the design; Palace of Industry pencil and ink drawing of the vignette, Essay for the wording and two further
photographic Proofs; Exhibition entrance Essays (single and two strips of three in pencil) together with a composite 'mock-up' with photographic vignette and pencil surround. A magnificent assembly and entirely unique.rnProvenance: Hewett Archive,
Robson Lowe, Basel, 23 March 1979, lot 2458. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10)
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SOLD for CHF3,000.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5704 |
|
 1938: Telecommunications Conference, Essay by Hewett of the Survey Dept., for proposed 5 m.
value, imperforate and hand-painted in red, brown & black on thick card; fresh and fine, unique. Signed Todd AIEP.rnrnProvenance: Hewett Archive, Robson Lowe, Basel, 23 March 1979, ex lot 2470. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
| 5705 |
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 1938 (Feb 11): Farouk's 18th Birthday, £ 1 sepia & green, matching unused marginal
examples from top of sheet, variety "Imperforate", one with "Centre Omitted" (50 printed), the other with "Centre Only" variety (just 25 printed), each fresh and very fine with large margins all round, unmounted og. A superb matched pair of these
rarities with just 25 sets possible. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C82d+C82e = $ 6'000. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF5,500.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM |
