ABE TO ZEFTA: Specialized and extensive collection neatly presented on 267 pages including extensive maps and collateral information. The strength of this collection is in the vast array of different town cancels, types and usage on stamps, fragments, covers, interpostal seals, postal receipts, plus some early stampless Official covers, plus the items from the Mohammed Ali Post all with negative seals etc. The collection is neatly presented in alphabetical order and the town cancels are listed by Smith and are as follows: Abe el Wakf PS-4 (2, scarcity factor 2500), Abu Homus I-2.5 (5), V-2.3 (3), Seal A-4 (1), Assuan IV-6 (3), V-4 (3), Atfe I-2.5 (6), V-1 (7 + one cover), PS-1 (1), Seal A-4 (1), Benha Seal A-4 (1), I-2.5 (1, one cover), III-2.5 (3), III-2 (4), V-3.1 (1), Cas-2 (5), PS-1 (1), Benisueff II-2 (1), III-2.5 (1), III-2 (2), RES-I (1), Bilbes III-2.5 (1), III-2 (3), Birket El Sab I-2.5 (4, one cover), III-2.5 (1), III-2 (6, one cover), Cas-2 (2), PS-1 (1), Bulah Dacrav V-2.3 (1), V-2.2 (4), Cantara II-2 (2), III-2.5 (1), PS-3 (1), Chaluf El Tarabba II-2 (1), PS-3 (1), Chantier VI Tem-1 (14), Damanhour Seal A-4 (one cover), I-2.5 (4, 3 covers), III-2.5 (one cover), III-2 (1), V-1 (5, one cover), Damanhour Stazione (2, scarcity factor 3000), Damiata I-2.5 (3, 2 covers), III-2.5 (7, 3 covers), III-2 (4, 3 covers), III-4 (one cover), Cas-2 (4), PS-1 (1), Desuk II-2 (2), III_2.5 (3, one cover), III-2 (4), PS-1 (1), El-Gisr II-2 (1), PS-3 (2), El-Uasta III-2 (4), Embabe II-4 (2, scarcity factor 3000), Esna Seal A-6 (one cover), V-4 (4), Fescne Seal A-1 (1), II-2 (1), II-4 (1), SL-2 (1), III-2.5 (3), III-2 (5), Sta-6 (1, scarcity factor 3000), Galiub Seal A-4 (1), I-1 (1), III-2.5 (2), III-2 (2, one cover), PS-1 (1), Ghirgheh Seal A-1 (one cover), V-5 (9), Ghisa III-2.5 (1), III-2 (2), Godaba III-1.5 (3), III-1 (1), Helouan VI-2 (1), Ismailia I-1 (1), II-2 (1), Seal A-4 (1), III-2 (1), III-2.5 (12), III-1.5 (tête-bêche pair), V-2.2 (6), V-2.3 (6), CAS-2 (4), PS-1 (2), Sta-5 (1, scarity factor 3000), Kafer Dauar I-2.5 (1), V-1 (2), PS-1 (1), Kafer-Zayat I-2.1 (1), I-2.5 (3), III-2.5 (5), V-1 (4), V-1.5 (one cover), Cas-2 (2), Karaskon V-4 (2), Seal RA-5 (1), Kena Seal A-1 (1), V-4 (2), IV-6 (1), kil. 83 II-5 (2), Tem-1 (7), Luxor IV-6 (1), V-4 (6, two covers), Magaga III-2.5 (6), Seal A-6 (1), Sta-6 (2, scarcity factor 2500), Mahallet el Roh I-2.5 (1), II-2 (1), II-4 (1), Manfallut V-1 (3), PS-5 (2), Mansura I-2.5 (1), I-1 (7, two covers), III-2.5 (5), V-6.1 (5), V-6 (7, three covers), Cas-2 (6, one postal receipt), Mansura Statzione (2, one cover), Mellaui V-1 (2), PS-5 (1), Minet el Faium Seal R-2 (1), Minet el Faium II-2 (1), III-2.5 (3), III-2.5 (5), Faium Stazione Sta-6 (2, scarcity factor 2500), Michalla I-2.5 (1, one cover), III-2.5 (1, one cover), III-2 (1), III-3 (3), Cas-2 (7, one cover), PS-1 (2), Mehalla Stazione Sta-6 & Sta 5 (6), Minet el Gamb I-2.5 (1), III-2.5 (1), III-2 (2), PS-1 (1), Minia III-2.5 (two covers), III-2 (one cover), Mina Stazione Sta-6 (3), Minuf IV-2.5 (2, one cover), IV-2 (5, one cover), Cas-3 (1), Port Said II-2 (one cover), III-2.5 (6), III-2 (4), V-2.2 (9, one cover), V-2.3 (16), Cas-2 (1, one cover), Ramle I-2.5 (3),Ramses V-1 (2), V-1.5 (3), Seal R-2 (1), Raz El Ech Tem-1 (1), Roda III-2.5 (1), III-2 (2), VI-1 (4), Rosetta III-2.5 (2), III-2 (3), Samanud I-2.5 (3, one cover), III-2.5 (3), III-2 (4), PS-1 (1), Sta-6 (2), Scibin El Anater III-2 (3, one cover), Scibin El Com I-4 (2, two covers), PS-2 (1), V-1 (9, two covers), Scibin El Com Stazione (3, scarcity factor 2500), Scirbin IV-1 (2), Serapeum III-2.5 (4), Siut IV-2 (3, one document + one cover), IV-2.5 (3), Cas-3 (3), PS-5 (4), Sta-6 (1), Sohag V-4 (8), IV-6 (3), St. Bacos (3), St. Bulkeley (1), St. Felming (1), St. Mustafa (1), St. Schutz (3, one cover), Suez I-2.5 (8, two covers), II-2 (1, one cover), III-2.5 (7), PS-1 (1), III-4 (12, two covers), VI-2.2 (3), Cas-2 (8), Suez Stazione Sta-5 + Sta-6 (16, one cover), Tanta I-2.5 (4, two covers), III-2.5 (6), V-2.3 (1), V-1 (13 + tête-bêche block of eight), PS-1 (1), Cas-2 (4), Tanta Stazione on block of four + cover, single + cover, Teh el Barud (8), Tel El Kebir (7), Took (5), Zagazig I-2.5 (3, five covers), III-1.5 (2), III-2.5 (5), IV-2 (6, one cover), IV-2.5 (5), Cas-2 (8), Zefta (30, one cover). Strikes poor to very fine, this collection has the largest known number (about 160) of cancelled interpostal seals, it also contains 17 negative seals, hence, most certainly the finest collection of Egyptian cancels we have ever handled, an excellent basis for study and expansion (Est.€ 20’000/30’000) (Image)

ALEXANDRIA: Specialized study collection extensively built up in over 30 years, neatly mounted and presented with much collateral information on 81 pages. The strength of this collection is in the range of different type cancels on stamps from 1866 to 1880, plus a fine array of interpostals and a valuable assembly of 45 covers, two newspapers etc. The collection includes the following cancels listed by Smith numbers: I-2 (in red on 1866 5pa + 1pi, in blue tying 2pi bisect on fragment, in red on cover franked 1866 1pi tied ‘retta’), I-2.5 (9 stamps, 8 covers), II-2 (9 stamps, one cover), II-4 (14 stamps, 3 covers), III-2.5 (35 stamps incl. 1867 10pa mauve bisected on small fragment + on complete newspaper), IV-2.5 (5 in blue & black, 2 covers), IV-3 (2), V-1 (11, plus two tête-bêche pairs + 3 covers), V-1.5 (1), V-2.1 (3), V-2 (19, 6 covers + newspaper), V-2.2 (6, one cover), V-2.3 (2, 2 covers), VI-2.1 (7), VI-2.2 (9, one cover), VI-2 (16, one cover), VII-1 (3, 3 covers), VII-2 (2, 4 covers), Cas.1.5 (3 in blue, 13 in black & one postal receipt), Cas.2 (1), Cas.4 (3), Reg.-3 (2), Reg.-6 (1, 3 covers), Reg.-8 (one cover), Sta-3 (9), Sta-4 (6, one cover), Sta-6 (4, one cover), Sta-7 (5), Sta-8 (3, two covers), PS-7 (1), PS-10 (3), PS-11 (3), PS-12 (1), PS-15 (9), PRE-1 (39), SPO-1 (6), TPO-1 (3 covers), Duplex (58). Generally fine to v. fine strikes, an excellent opportunity for the student and a superb basis for expansion (Est.€ 4’000/7’000) (Image)

1937-1959 A group of definitive (49) and commemorative (13) stamps with inverted watermark, also a block of 4 of the 5m brown-lake airmail stamp A24a, a postage due PD49a, most of the definitive stamps are in blocks of 4 (Est. € 240/300) (Image)