1865: Essay by Prevost of Paris, 10 pa. design in red on violet envelope with "1 piastre" overprint in circle below, fresh and very fine. Scarce. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post E9g. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 150.00
Sold...CHF 240.00
Closed..Jun-05-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 298
Lot No: 770
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
1865: Essays by Prevost of Paris, 10 pa. designs (9), imperforate in a variety of colours with shades of green (2), in black on lilac, cream or yellow paper, brown on white and in shades of rose to red (3), a generally fresh and fine group. Scarce Nile Post E6. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 750.00
Sold...CHF 820.00
Closed..Jun-05-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 820
Sale No: 298
Lot No: 771
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
1865: Essays by Prevost of Paris, 10 pa. designs (3) with circular overprint alongside, 10 pa. brown on thick cream paper, 10 pa. black on thin green paper and 10 pa. black on yellow paper, all with "1 piastre" circular overprint adjacent. Some minor creasing but a scarce group. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post E9a+E9b+E9e. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 400.00
Sold...CHF 450.00
Closed..Jun-05-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 450
Sale No: 298
Lot No: 772
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
1871: Essays by Penasson (5), the unused imperforate selection in pairs without inscriptions at top and at base, printed in lilac, myrtle-green, deep green, red and in brown (largely following four of the shades from the 1867 issue), all on gummed unwatermarked paper. Fresh and very fine group. Signed Holcombe Nile Post E51. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 750.00
Sold...CHF 800.00
Closed..Jun-05-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 298
Lot No: 773
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1871: Essay by Penasson, an unused imperrforate block of four without inscriptions at top and at base, printed in red (colour of the issued 1 piastre), on gummed unwatermarked paper. Fresh and very fine multiple. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post E51a. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 350.00
Sold...CHF 380.00
Closed..Jun-05-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 298
Lot No: 774
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
1874: Essay for proposed 20 para value by Carlo Borani of Florence, showing Sphinx and Castle vignette, printed in green, imperforate with large margins all round, slight thin as usual. Rare. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post E57 = $ 500.rnProvenance: Collection Peter A.S. Smith, Corinphila sale 198, 28 May 2015, ex lot 5229. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 600.00
Sold...CHF 850.00
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Sold For 850
Sale No: 298
Lot No: 775
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
1874: Essay for proposed 20 para value by Carlo Borani of Florence, showing Pyramid and Lady vignette, printed in yellow, imperforate on vertically laid paper with large margins all round, slight thin as usual. Rare. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post E56 = $ 300.rnProvenance: Collection Peter A.S. Smith, Corinphila sale 198, 28 May 2015, ex lot 5229. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 600.00
Sold...CHF 900.00
Closed..Jun-05-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 298
Lot No: 776
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
1874: Essays (3) by the Continental Bank Note Company, New York, all engraved and imperforate on thick card paper and each with 'first issue' type Arabic overprint for 20 paras, with one in vermilion & green (Nile Post E62), another in pale brown & green (Nile Post E63) and a third in yellow & black (Nile Post E64). Fresh and very fine. Rare. All signed Todd AIEP.rnProvenance: Collection Peter A.S. Smith, Corinphila sale 198, 28 May 2015, lot 5231. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 1,800.00
Sold...CHF 2,000.00
Closed..Jun-05-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2000
Sale No: 298
Lot No: 777
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
1877: Essays (3) by Westfehling of Zurich, submitted to the Postal Administration by J. Zoulikoffer, all being imitations of the Bulâq 5 pa. of 1875; with "Egiziane" spelt "Egizirne" in error; printed on wove unwatermarked paper in pale grey-green, brown and in blue; perf. 12½ or imperforate. A particularly fine group. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post E70/E70a. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 500.00
Sold...CHF 500.00
Closed..Jun-05-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 298
Lot No: 778
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1937/60: Lot 25 commemorative stamps in unmounted og. condition, incl. 1937 Montreux Conference, the sheet corner marginal set of three, all with Farouk oblique perforations, just 100 sets printed (Nile Post C69b/C71b = $ 255), 1957 Anniversary of poets Hafez Ibrahim and Ahmed Shawky, an imperforate block of four from top right corner of the sheet, just 50 imperf. pairs printed (Nile Post C187b/C188b = $ 400), 1958 U.A.R. Egypt, the definitive set of seven values, all in horizontal imperforate pairs, just 100 sets printed thus (Nile Post D245b/D251a = $ 560+), and 1955/60 definitive 35 m. blue, an imperforate corner marginal block of four, Control A/60, just 200 stamps printed thus (Nile Post D262a = $ 150+). Many signed Todd AIEP. (Image 1)(Image)
Opening CHF 400.00
Sold...CHF 400.00
Closed..Jun-05-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 298
Lot No: 998
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Imperial Airways Crash of Short S.23 'COURTIER' at Phaleron Bay, Athens, Greece 1937 (Oct. 1): Selection of five envelopes, incl. three acceptances from Egypt bearing 'DAMAGED BY SEA-WATER' (3) of which one of PAQUEBOT PORT SAID dispatch 'DAMAGED BY / SEA-WATER / IN AIRPLANE / ACCIDENT' and two from India Nierinck 371001d+f. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image)
