1856 (6 Jan) cover with red "Paid at Alexandria" crown circle strike, with corresponding "Paid" and black departure pmk alongside, addressed to England, with Newcastle (Jan 18) transit and arrival pmks, overall toning, otherwise fine, cat. $3500 (Cat No. A1) (Image)

Cat. $3500, Est.$1,000

1867-80s Consular Post Offices (including Saudi Arabia), selection of thirteen stamps, with usages from Dardanelles, Gedda (Jeddah), Mersina, Metelino, Salonicchi, Serapeum, Canal de Suez, etc., including 1p and 2pi used together on piece and tied by two clear strikes of "Poste Vice-Reale Egiziane Gedda", few faults noted, still fine-v.f. and interesting group (Image)

Est.$1,500

1883 (3 Jan) registered cover addressed to a merchant Enrico Nahman residing in Mansurah, franked with 1pi (paying registration fee) and pair of 10pa (paying local 20paras delivery), filing fold and minor toning, otherwise fine (Image)

Est.$150

1905 registered cover from Cairo to Austria, insufficiently paid with pair of 1m, charged 50h postage due on arrival, redirected to Rome, where it was again charged 50 centesimi, various markings and directional cancels, interesting usage with postage dues of two different countries alongside regular franking (Image)

Est.$150

1914 Issue, complete set of ten, used on locally addressed Cairo 8.1.14 FDC, fine-v.f. (Cat No. 50-59) (Image)

Est.$250

1926 Port Fouad, set of four, h.r., few uneven perforations as often, otherwise v.f., rare, with 2015 Sismondo certificate for the 50pi, cat. $2400 (Cat No. 121-124) (Image)

Cat. $2400, Est.$1,500

1926 Port Fouad, 50p brown violet, h.r., well centered, good color, signed Diena, etc., v.f., cat. $1600 (Cat No. 124) (Image)

Cat. $1600, Est.$1,000

1926-37 50m, also 500m and œ1, l.h., each with a green overprint, also a certificate "the stamps are from the Palace collection of Egypt formed by King Fouad and King Farouk" (Cat No. 114,148,149) (Image)

Est.$150

1927-37 500m and œ1, also 50m surcharge n.h., plus œ1 l.h., each with a green overprint, also a certificate "the stamps are from the Palace collection of Egypt formed by King Fouad and King Farouk" (Cat No. 148,149.166,240) (Image)

Est.$150

1929 (30 Dec) registered cover from Alexandria, franked with French Issue surcharges, addressed to Costa Rica, with San Jose (Feb 5, 1930) arrival pmk, fine cover to an uncommon destination (Image)

Est.$150

1933 Aviation Congress, set of five used in 1934 on locally addressed Mansura cover, fine-v.f. (Cat No. 172-76) (Image)

Est.$250

1933 International Aviation Congress, unaddressed FDC, v.f. (Cat No. 172-76) (Image)

Est.$200

1937 Coronation of King Farouk, cacheted FDC with nine values (complete as issued on 29 July 1937), Parliament pmks, addressed locally, cover folded, with some edge faults, stamps v.f. (Cat No. 206/16) (Image)

Est.$250

1937 Coronation of King Farouk, FDC with nine values (complete as issued on 29 July 1937), registered from Cairo, addressee's name taped over, also another FDC with 1m-5m canceled "Cairo Station" and sent to England, plus 1938 5m Royal Wedding FDC, Qubba Palace cds, fine (Cat No. 206/16,223) (Image)

Est.$250

1937 King Farouk, 1m-20m, nine different, complete as issued on 29 July 1937 Alexandria FDC, addressed locally, some toning, otherwise fine (Cat No. 206/215) (Image)

Est.$250

1937 5m violet, perforated color trial, n.h., v.f., with boxed "Palace" handstamp on back (Cat No. 210var) (Image)

Est.$100

1943 (2 Sep) large registered cover from Cairo to New York, franked with pair of 50p and œ1 Farouk, plus additional franking, tied by departure cds, with censor tape, backstamped on arrival, fine commercial usage during WWII (Cat No. 239) (Image)

Est.$150

1945 (21 July) large registered cover from Cairo to New York, franked with 50p and œ1 Farouk, plus additional franking, tied by departure cds, with Miami transit and New York transit pmks, cover wear and Bank seals on back, fine commercial usage (Cat No. 236,237,239,240) (Image)

Est.$250

1945 (2 June) large flown cover from Cairo to New York, franked with œ1 Farouk, plus additional franking, tied by departure cds, with censor tape and bank labels on back, some faults, fine commercial usage (Cat No. 240) (Image)

Est.$250

1946 15m deep violet, imperforate sheet of 50 printed on thick card, rare (Cat No. 264P) (Image)

Est.$2,500

1947-49 King Farouk, 30m, 40m, 100m and 200m, imperf. sheet margin proofs on "cancelled" paper (in Arabic), v.f. (Cat No. 267/269BP) (Image)

Est.$150

1948 (26 July) large registered and flown cover from Cairo to New York, franked with œ1 Farouk, plus additional franking, tied by departure cds, with censor tape removed and partially covering the top value, other tapes and Postal Censor handstamps, cover wear and faults, fine commercial usage (Cat No. 240) (Image)

Est.$250

1953 registered cover franked with a combination of Republic Issues and overprinted with three bars (two pairs and a block of four, all with double bars), sent from Alexandria to Cairo, with arrival pmk (Image)

Est.$150

1931 Zeppelin overprints "1951" error (instead of "1931") on 27m, used on flown card from Cairo to Friedrichshafen, with 13.4.31 arrival pmk, v.f. (Cat No. C3a) (Image)

Est.$150

1952 overprints in various colors, complete set of 12, also Officials set of 9, each stamp with boxed "Palace" handstamp on back, n.h., v.f., scarce sets from the King Farouk collection (Cat No. C53-64var) (Image)

Est.$250