Issued Stamps. 5pa Orange yellow, mint block of four, fresh, very fine, and a scarce multiple. (Image)

5pa Orange yellow, used rejoined block of four, showing stunning central POSTE EGIZIANE/SUEZ/CASSA "key-hole" cds, fresh, very fine, and a scarce used multiple. Provenance: Lars Alund. (Image)

5pa Orange-yellow, single neatly tied on 1870 (11.3) complete folded page of the LA STAFFETTA newspaper from Cairo to Perugia, Italy, by V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE / CAIRO / 11.MAR.70 cds with V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE / ALESSANDRIA / 12.MAR.70 transit cds. An Italian 20c blue stamp was applied to pay for the Italian newspaper rate fee and tied by "234" numeral cancel with POSTE ITALIANE / ALESSANDRIA D'EGITTO / 12.MAR applied to the right, arrival bs, a stunning combination printed matter usage. an exhibition showpiece. (Image)

5pa Orange-yellow, two singles and 10pa Pale lilac, three singles, one showing extra Arabic letter, all neatly tied on 1871 (16.7) folded entire from Alessandria to El Guisr, by clear crisp POSTE VICE-REALI EGIZIANE / ALESSANDRIA / 16.LUGL.71 cds with similar alongside, arrival bs, an attractive, colourful, and extremely rare franking. Provenance: Cihangir. Expertise: Signed Silvano Sorani. (Image)

10pa Lilac, mint, and mint nh block of sixteen, a few perfs trimmed, fresh, very fine and a scarce mint multiple. (Image)

10pa Lilac, used block of four, cancelled on fragment by POSTE EGIZIANE/SUEZ cds, very fine and a scarce used multiple. (Image)

10pa Dull lilac, BISECT neatly tied on 1872 (5.6) on folded part page of the LA TROMBETTA newspaper from Alessandria, by V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE / ALESSANDRIA / 5.GEN.72 cds, bisect on fragment and rejoined to newspaper to which it originated, a very rare bisect and printed matter usage. (Image)

10pa Bright mauve, two horizontal pair types I and II, one showing the remnant of the Arabic character, all neatly tied on 1869 (16.2) large part folded entire from Alessandria to El Cairo, by clear crisp POSTE VICE-REALI EGIZIANE / ALESSANDRIA / 16.FEB.69 cds with similar alongside, crease through one stamp, an attractive franking. Provenance: Kuyas. Expertise: Signed A.Diena. (Image)

10pa Lilac, mint block of four, top left stamp shows "extra Arabic letter" plate flaw, heavy hinge remains, very fine and a scarce unused blocks with the error. Provenance: Peter Smith. (Image)

20pa Deep blue-green, mint irregular block twenty-three, from both stone A and B, fresh very fine and an exceptional unused multiple. One of the largest multiples of the 20 para value, exhibition showpiece. Provenance: William Byam, Samir Fikry (Image)

20pa Pale green, and two singles of the 1pi rose red, tied on 1871 (27.1) envelope from Cairo to Trento, Italy, by V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE / CAIRO cds with similar alongside, transit and arrival bs, showing straight-line "Franca" in italic to identify the payment according to the 1866 Austro-Egyptian postal convention, transit and arrival bs, some cover wrinkles, a colourful and scarce usage. (Image)

1pi Black, imperforate die proof with guideline at the lower left corner, showing the erroneous inscription in the lower panel where two pencil markings are apparent and these display one dot to be omitted above right hand word in Arabic in the lower panel, and Arabic character to be deleted from the lower panel, plus another Arabic character converting the singular "Girsh" to the plural "Ghroosh", thin, superb appearance. A unique showpiece. Provenance: Peter Smith (Illustrated in his book on page 161). (Image)

1pi Brown-lake, imperforate watermarked colour trials in all four types, few minor faults, fine and scarce. (Image)

1pi Rose-red, imperforate unwatermarked proof block of four, thins and creases, a scarce proof in a block. (Image)

1pi Brown-lake, imperforate unwatermarked colour trial, fine and scarce. (Image)

1pi Rose-red, six singles and two pairs, tied on large part 1871 (1.7) envelope from Cairo to Hermannstadt, Transylvania, being modern Romania, by V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE / CAIRO / 1.LUGL.71 cds with similar alongside, showing straight-line "Franca" in italic to identify the payment according to the 1866 Austro-Egyptian postal convention, with Nagy Szeben arrival bs, cvr faults, a stunning franking to an extraordinary destination, exhibition showpiece. (Image)

1pi Rose-red, single and a pair, tied on 1867 (29.12) registered envelope from Suez to Cairo, by V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE / SUEZ / 29.DIC.1870 cds, similar alongside and framed RACCOMANDATO, showing manuscript of registration number "984" and weight "Gr. 6 1/2" at top left, V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE / CAIRO (without year slug) arrival bs in black, flap missing, very fine and a scarce local registered usage. (Image)

1pi Red, mint block of four, showing sewing machine perforations on all sides, creases resulting in a tear, a rare perforation variety. (Image)

1pi Rose-red, mint horizontal pair imperforate horizontally, fine and scarce. (Image)

2pi Bright blue, mint left sheet marginal block of four, showing text watermark in the margin, fresh, very fine, and a rare unused multiple, showpiece. (Image)

2pi Blue, showing sewing machine perforation at bottom, tied on 1870 (25.4) folded entire from Cairo to Constantinople, by V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE / CAIRO / 24.APR.1870 cds, similar alongside, transits and POSTE VICE-REALI EGIZIANE / CONSTANTINOPOLI arrival bs in black, very fine and an unusual perforation variety on cover. (Image)

2pi Blue, and two singles of the 10pa lilac-gray, tied on 1869 (30.7) envelope from Cairo to Leipzig, Germany, by POSTE VICE-REALI EGIZIANE / CAIRO / 30.LUGL.69 cds with similar alongside, showing straight-line "Franca" in italic to identify the payment according to the 1866 Austro-Egyptian postal convention, with the manuscript at the top "Col vapore austriaco via Trieste", transit and arrival bs, an attractive and very rare franking. Provenance: Maurice Burrus, Col. Danson. (Image)

2pi Bright blue, unused block of four, imperforate vertically and imperf. between horizontally, stain on one, an important showpiece. (Image)

5pi Brown, mint block of four, insignificant gum bend, fresh, vivid colour, an exceptional fine and extremely rare unused multiple. Only five such blocks are recorded to date, showpiece. Provenance: Emile Antonini, Samir Fikry (Image)