Group of essays and proofs incl. 1m brown (D91ct b), 10m brown (D96ct b), 15m brown (D97ct a), 15m blue (E232 and E233), 20m green (E235), 50m blue-green (D99ct), 100m purple (D100ct a), 200m mauve (D101ct, creased), fine (Image)

1923-24 First Portrait issue, 11 different proofs and 1 essay, in pairs, all on unwatermarked and ungummed paper, 1m orange, 1m dark-brown, 2m red-brown, 3m red-brown, 4m red-brown, 5m red-brown, 10m rose, 10m brown, 10m brown, 15m brown, 20m green (essay), 20m red-brown (single), 200m mauve, a difficult group to assemble, see Nile Post page 148 (Image)

1922 King Fouad 3m brown block of 12 with “CANCELLED” ovpt, top-right corner marginal, portion of margin re-affixed at top and corner perf. fault, the largest recorded block (NP Type A, p.148) (Image)

1923-24 First Portrait issue 3m brown overprinted “CANCELLED” in mnh block of 6, showing retouch on position 50, couple of gum bends, fine (Image)

1923 King Fouad, 4m. specimen overprinted “CANCELLED” in separated strip of 5 (three and pair), mint nh, NP Type A, page 148 (Image)

1923-24 First Portrait issue 4m green overprinted “CANCELLED” in mnh irregular block of 8, showing retouch on position 21, very fine (Image)

1923-24 First Portrait Issue 5m red-brown, vertical pair, proof type A, overprinted “CANCELLED”, very fine & scarce (see Nile Post page 148) (Image)

1923-24 First Portrait Issue 5m red-brown colour trial on imperforate, ungummed and unwatermarked paper in right marginal block of 6, fine (Image)

1923-24 King Fouad 1st Portrait Issue 10m and 15m colour trials in brown on thick unwatermarked, ungummed paper in imperforate pairs, very fine (NP $200) (Image)

1923-24 First Portrait issue 10m imperf. block of 4, mint nh, taken from the only recorded imperf. sheet produced as a proof with ms markings highlighting flaws to be corrected, very fine, cert. Hass (Image)

1923 King Fouad 1m, 2m, 3m, 4m, 5m, 10m and 15m specimens overprinted “CANCELLED”, mint nh, a nice group, NP Type A pg.148 (Image)

1923-24 First Portrait issue 15m colour trial in black on gummed watermarked paper in imperf. block of four, mint nh, very fine (Image)

1923-24 First Portrait issue 200m mauve block of four imperforate colour trial on ungummed, unwatermarked paper, creased (Image)

1923-24 First Portrait issue 200m mauve mnh imperf. block of four, sideways wmk, very fine (Image)

1923-24 First Portrait issue £E1 mint nh bottom right corner marginal block of four, fine (Image)

1923-24 First Portrait issue £E1 used block of 20 with Ghuria cds, some perf. reinforcement and trivial imperfections as to be expected, an impressive multiple (Image)

1926 Surcharge 15m on 200m violet with double surcharge variety, cert. Hass (Image)

1927-37 Second Portrait issue values to 200m in mint nh control blocks, with 1m (2), 2m (2), 3m brown, 3m green, 4m brown, 4m green, 5m (2), 10m red, 10m violet, 13m, 15m ultramarine, 15m purple, 20m ultramarine, 20m olive, 40m, 50m (2), 100m and 200m, fine (Image)

1927-37 King Fouad Second Portrait issue, 15 control blocks of 4 in oblique perforations, 1m A/27, 2m. A/28, 3m pale brown A/37, 3m blue-green A/30, 4m. yellow-green A/30, 4m pale brown A/30, 5m. red-brown A/27, 10m rose-red A/27, 15m ultramarine A/27, 15m purple A/35, 20m. olive-green (dark centre) A/27, 40m brown A/32, 50m blue A/28, 100m. lilac (dark centre) A/26, 200m violet A/35, a comprehensive group very rarely offered (Image)

1927 King Fouad 1m, 2m, 3m brown, 4m green, 4m brown, 5m, 10m red, 15m blue, 20m green, 40m, 50m and 100m, all imperf. with “Cancelled” on reverse, fine (Image)

1927-37 King Fouad Second Portrait issue 1m orange (type II) in lower marginal block of 10 with oblique perforations, mint nh, very fine (Image)

1927-37 Second Portrait 3m pale brown Type I, with oblique perforations in block of 6 from the top-right corner of the sheet, mint nh, very fine (Image)

1927-37 King Fouad Second Portrait issue 3m brown (type II) in left marginal block of 6 with oblique perforations, mint nh, fine (Image)

1927-37 Second Portrait 3m deep blue-green in left marginal block of 6 with oblique perforations, mint nh, very fine (Image)

1927-37 King Fouad Second Portrait issue 4m pale yellow-green (type II) in top marginal block of 4 with oblique perforations, mint nh, very fine (Image)