1867, Penasson of Alexandria, 1pi vignette of lion before pyramids, green on thin paper, heavily hinged on back and with some brpown spots, very fine and scarce. (Image)

1867, Penasson of Alexandria, 1pi vignette of Sphinx before pyramids, yellow on thin paper, no gum, very fine and rare essay. (Image)

1867, Essay of Penasson of Alexandria, 1pi, 2pi and 10pi brown-red vignette of Sphinx before pyramids, in four different designs, heavily mounted at back and with a round corner bottom right; a very scarce essay in this se-tenant format, with Gregory Todd cert. 2013. (Image)

1867 National Bank Note Co.: 20pa essay in black on sunken die card, with imprint at foot "National Bank Note Co. N.Y.", a very fine and attractive essay. (Image)

1871, Essay of Penasson of Alexandria, no value, olive-greeen imperforate mint block of four, surface abrasion to top left stamp, with thinning, a very fine essay of the freshest colour. (Image)

1871 Essay of Charles Skipper and East, London, with Sphinx to the left of Pyramid, 2pi black proof on cardboard piece with two vague imprints of 2 in security print. Very fine and scarce essay. (Image)

1871 Essay of Charles Skipper: 2pi die proof in black, imperforated, mounted on William Byam Christmas card from 1946, very fine, unusual and scarce (Image)

1906 Essays of Bradbury Wilkinson: 5m Sphinx & Pyramid & 10m Bedouins, both imperforated colour trials on carton paper, 5m with SPECIMEN perforation, a rare pair. (Image)