Essays. 1922 Essay for the First Fouad Issue: Photographic essay in sepia, v.fine and scarce. (Image)

1922 Essay for the First Fouad Issue: 1m Blue, essay in the design of the Pictorial Issue with mock perforations and white background, very fine and very rare, apparently unique. (Image)

1922 Essay of Unknown Printer: Photographic Essay 5m in blue, imperforate on unwatermarked paper, showing frame similar to the issued stamp and the vignette depicts King Fouad in military uniform, small size 20 x 26.75 mm, an attractive and unique essay. (Image)

1922 Essays of Harrison & Sons: 15m Blue, small format, vignette depicting Fouad facing ahead and 15m blue, small format, vignette depicting Fouad facing right, both on gummed wmkd paper in se-tenant blocks of nine in sheetlet format with ornate gutter margin, very fine, and an extremely rare showpiece. (Image)

1922 Essays of Harrison & Sons: 15m black, large format, unused block of four, on ungummed unwmkd thick paper, showing two different designs in se-tenant pairs, very fine and scarce. (Image)

1922 Essays of Harrison & Sons: 15m brown, small format, block of four, on ungummed unwmkd paper, showing two different designs in se-tenant pairs, very fine and scarce. (Image)

1922 Essays of Harrison & Sons: 15m light blue, small format, block of four, on ungummed unwmkd paper, showing two different designs in se-tenant pairs, very fine and scarce. (Image)

1922 Essays of Harrison & Sons: 15m Blue, small format, vignette depicting Fouad facing right, in two sheetlets both on ungummed thick paper in se-tenant block of nine in sheetlet format with ornate gutter margin, showing printer's manuscript notations, very fine, and an extremely rare showpiece. (Image)

1922 Essays by the Survey Department of Egypt, Cairo: 15m Blue, small format, vignette depicting Fouad facing right, two different designs with lotus on the left and papyrus on the right, on ungummed thick paper in se-tenant sheetlet, very fine, and an extremely rare showpiece. (Image)

1922 Essays of Harrison & Sons: 5m black and white, large photographic composite essay with extensive hand-drawn modifications in ink and Chinese white (95 x 110 mm) and mounted on gray card, very attractive. A unique item. (Image)

1922 Essays of Harrison & Sons: Presentation sheet showing 16 different essays with nine 5m values, three 10m values, one 15m and three 50m, one 5m is a composite essay with the "engine-turning" background of Perkins, Bacon, all mounted on a special presentation card. A unique item. (Image)

1922 Essays of Harrison & Sons: 5m blue, essay with smooth background behind the head of King Fouad, affixed on card with manuscript 'Design C Photogravure', very fine. (Image)

1922 Essays of Harrison & Sons: 5m black, die proof with top right of the inner frame absent, the die proof is affixed on paper with manuscript number "2988" at top, very fine and scarce. (Image)

1922 Essays of Harrison & Sons: 5m Green, affixed on attractive sunken die card, 76x94mm, very fine and very scarce. (Image)

1922 Essays of Harrison & Sons: £E1 Red, imperforate sheetlet of four on ungummed paper, very fine, attractive, and extremely rare. (Image)

1922 Essays of Harrison & Sons: £E1 Green and black, bicoloured composite imperforate essay on unwatermarked paper, mounted on card, very fine, attractive, and very rare. (Image)

1922 Essays of Harrison & Sons: Enlarged 3m pencil and ink essay of the frame and hollow Arabic lettering, being the original execution drawings for the frame and handwriting, drawn by the designer to double-scale, unique. (Image)

1922 Essays of Harrison & Sons: Enlarged 10m pencil and ink essay of the frame and hollow Arabic lettering, being the original execution drawings for the frame and handwriting, drawn by the designer to double-scale, unique. (Image)

1922 Essays of Harrison & Sons: Enlarged pen and ink drawing for the 4m essay showing the entire French and Arabic text, drawn by the designer to double-scale, unique. (Image)

1922 Essays of Harrison & Sons: 3m, 4m, 15m, 50m, 100m, 200, and £E1, set of seven photographic proofs showing King Fouad in civil attire, all mounted on thin cream card, plus manuscript annotation "Submitted and approved by Samy Pasha Aug. 27th, 1923 with exception of £1.", an important and a unique showpiece. (Image)

1924 Essays of Bradbury Wilkinson: A preliminary sketch set of handpainted essays in two sizes for eight values, showing various frames and colours, including 1m (3), 50m (2), 100m (2) and 200m, a stunningly beautiful and unique set. (Image)

1924-27 Essays by the Survey Department: Photographic line-illustration for the 2m mounted on sunken card, in sepia, design similar to King Fouad First Portrait issue, dated "7th Dec 1926", very fine and rare. (Image)

1926 Unadopted essay by De La Rue: Engraved die proof for the 1m value in dark green, showing King Fouad in Military uniform, very fine and extremely rare. (Image)

1926 Unadopted essay by De La Rue: 1m essay in green, showing SPECIMEN ovpt in black, neatly mounted on a small card, very fine and extremely rare. (Image)

1926 Unadopted essay by De La Rue: Vignette of centre only showing King Fouad effigy with military attire, very fine and rare. (Image)