1866 Essay of Penasson for proposed 10 paras value, large size Pyramid printed in green, size the same as issued stamp, slight thinning and a stain spot but large margins all around, a very rare essay
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1866 Essay of Penasson for proposed 1 piastre value, small size Pyramid printed in green, size the same as issued stamp, large margins all around, slight thinning, a fine appearing example of this very rare essay
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1867 Essay of Penasson, 1pi imperforate "Lion" Essay in brown, very similar to issued design but with Lion in front of Pyramids, a very fine and scarce essay, signed Holcombe, cert. Todd
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1867 Essay of Penasson, 1pi imperforate "Lion" Essay in grey, very similar to issued design but with Lion in front of Pyramids, a very fine and scarce essay, signed and cert. Holcombe
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1867 Essay of Penasson, 1pi imperforate "Lion" Essay in red, very similar to issued design but with Lion in front of Pyramids, faults but a rare Essay
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1867 Essay of Penasson, 1pi imperforate "Sphinx" Essay in blue, similar to issued design with value "Bir Ghroush" in Turkish, very fine, cert. Todd
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1867 Essay of Penasson, composite Essay block of four with 10pa, 1pi, and two 2pi values all showing Sphinx & Pyramid designs in differing formats, printed in VIOLET in a perforated 12 1/2 block of four, hinge reinforcement on reverse, very rare multiple and very fine, not listed by Balian
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1867 Essay of Penasson, composite Essay block of four with 10pa, 1pi, and two 2pi values all showing Sphinx & Pyramid designs in differing formats, printed in brown in a perforated 12 1/2 block of four, hinge reinforcement on reverse, very rare multiple and very fine, cert. Todd
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1867 Essay of Penasson, composite Essay block of four with 10pa, 1pi, and two 2pi values all showing Sphinx & Pyramid designs in differing formats, printed in bright mauve in a perforated 12 1/2 block of four, hinge reinforcement on reverse and tiny thin, very rare multiple, cert. Todd
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1867 Essay of Penasson, composite Essay block of four with 10pa, 1pi, and two 2pi values all showing Sphinx & Pyramid designs in differing formats, printed in blue in a perforated 12 1/2 block of four, hinge reinforcement on reverse and tiny thin, very rare multiple, cert. Todd
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1867 Essay of Penasson, composite Essay block of four with 10pa, 1pi, and two 2pi values all showing Sphinx & Pyramid designs in differing formats, printed in orange in a perforated 12 1/2 block of four, faults including a rounded corner but a very rare multiple, cert. Todd
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1867 Essay of the National Bank Note Co., New York for the proposed 20pa value showing Sphinx and Pyramid, recess printed in lilac on die-sunk on thick card paper, very fine, cert. Todd
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1867 Essay of the National Bank Note Co., New York for the proposed 20pa value showing Sphinx and Pyramid, recess printed in lilac on thin India paper, slight thin, cert. Todd
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1867 Essay of the National Bank Note Co., New York for the proposed 20pa value postal stationery envelope in brown, very fine
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1867 Essay of the National Bank Note Co., New York for the proposed 1pi value showing Sphinx and Pyramid, recess printed in deep green on thin India paper, very fine, cert. Todd
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1867 Essay of the National Bank Note Co., New York for the proposed 1pi value showing Sphinx and Pyramid, recess printed in black on thick card paper, very fine, cert. Todd
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1867 Essay of the National Bank Note Co., New York for the proposed 2pi value showing Sphinx and Pyramid, recess printed in green on thin India paper, very fine, cert. Todd
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1867 Essay of the National Bank Note Co., New York for the proposed 2pi value showing Sphinx and Pyramid, recess printed in black on thick card paper, very fine, cert. Todd
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1869 Essay by Prevost of Paris: Selection of four essays mounted on exhibition page, being two "00" Paras imperforate essay in black with EPREUVE below and first issue type 20a overprint alongside on respectively white paper and thick surfaced glazed green card, then two "00" Paras essays with first issue type 20pa overprint in black on respectively yellowish paper and thick card paper, Nile Post E39, E39, E40 and E42, a scarce group in mostly very fine condition
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1871 Essay of Penasson, no value in olive-green, imperforate unused block of four, small abrasion on top left example, still very fine and scarce
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1871 Essay of Penasson, Alexandria, 1pi red vignette on small tinted paper envelope, very fine and scarce
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1871 Essay of Charles Skipper and East, 2pi imperf. die proof in black affixed to Christmas card sent by Dr. Byam, fine
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1871 Essay of Charles Skipper and East, 2pi imperf. die proof in black, size 38X33mm, ex Byam
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