Attractive sel’n of Pellas proofs in issued colours including 10pa pair, 20pa two pairs with one showing frame break variety, 1pi pair & single showing background only in black (cert. ESC & ex. Grimmer), 10pi two pairs with one showing frame break variety, plus 10pi without ovpt, an unusual & scarce assembly (14) (Image)

5pa Greenish grey & 10pa brown, 20pa blue, 10pi slate blue, all unused & 1pi mauve all perf. 13, plus 2pi yellow used dramatic pre-printing paper flaw, a fine & scarce group (6) (Image)

1866 The set from 5pa to 10pi with some values used but mainly unused plus pair of 20 on cover, gen. fine (Image)

10pa Brown perf.12 1/2 tied to entire sent locally in Alexandria, tied by cds, stamp trimmed from the sheet resulting in no perfs at top and bit of adjoining stamp at foot, scarce printed matter rate (Image)

20pa Blue, two used pairs, type I & II for different perfs & 1pi two used singles, both showing missing dot, fine fine group (6) (Image)

1pi Violet, type I, perf. 12 1/2, unused BLOCK OF FOUR, part original gum, fine & a very rare unused multiple (Image)

2pi Yellow-orange, single BISECTED on fragment & tied by blue Cairo cds, fine & scarce (Image)

2pi Yellow-orange, type I, imperforate, unused showing “arabic characters at left” broken, fine & scarce (Image)

5pi Rose, type II, unused imperforate single, showing 10pi overprint error, unusual & scarce (Image)