ADEN: 1880 Eastern Telegraph Co red/buff 'TELEGRAM' envelope sealed with several strikes of the oval 'EASTERN/ADEN/TELEGRAPH CO' cachet, to Réunion with India 1a brown block of 7 (4x2, less the first unit) tied by very fine 'ADEN/AUG 3 - B' duplex (Proud KD10) on reverse, largely very fine strike of the boxed 'REGISTERED/ADEN/N AUG: 3' h/s (Proud R4: ERD by 4 years), 'LIGNE T/8/AOUT/80/....No 1' transit cds on the face. Ex Wilson Wong.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

ADEN: 1881 Eastern Telegraph Co black/white envelope endorsed "Telegram" in red, to Réunion with India 1a brown & 4a grey-green tied by very fine 'ADEN/DEC:24 - B' duplex (Proud KD10), largely superb strike of the scarce boxed 'REGISTERED/ADEN/N W/S ' h/s (Proud R3), sealed with separate strikes of the oval 'EASTERN/ADEN/TELEGRAPH CO' cachet, the flap removed. Ex Wilson Wong.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

ADEN: 1883 Eastern Telegraph Co red/buff 'TELEGRAM' envelope, to Mauritius with India 1a brown-purple & 4a grey-green tied by a largely very fine strike of the 'ADEN./OCT. 6. - B - [22]' duplex (Proud K11), largely superb strikes of the scarce boxed 'REGISTERED/ADEN/N W ' & 'R'-in-circle h/s (Proud R3 & 5) and oval 'REGISTERED/No /18OC83/MAURITIUS' arrival d/s in red, small blemish on the reverse. Ex Wilson Wong.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

ADEN: 1889 Eastern Telegraph Co red/buff 'TELEGRAM' envelope, to Réunion with India 2a ultramarine & 3a brown-orange tied by two superb strikes of the 'B'-in-Bars h/s (Proud K13) on reverse, equally fine strikes of the 'R'-in-circle and 19½mm 'ADEN/REG/OC29/89' cds (Proud R5 & 6), very fine 'LIGNE T/11/NOV/89/PAQ FR No 3' transit cds in red on the face, repaired flap-tear. Ex Wilson Wong.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$450

ADEN: WWI undated native cover with very fine strikes on both sides of the rare triangular Ottoman cachet used at Lahej in rosine, minor blemishes & opened a little roughly at right. See Passer at Plate 76. [The Sultanate of Lahej included the area of Aden-proper. In July 1915, Lahej was attacked by Ottoman troops from Yemen & occupied for the duration of the War. No similar example was located in the Aden collections formed by Ed Druce, Jerone Hart or Gary Brown]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

EGYPT: 1860s-1970s collection with a 19th Century range including 1872 set used, then 1925 Geographical Congress *, 1926 Industry Exhibition * & King's Birthday used, 1929 Prince's Birthday 15m Centre in Brown used, 1933 Railway Congress used, Aviation Congress *, 1934 UPU Congress used, then reasonably complete including a range of 1940s-60s M/Ss and later issues with some thematic interest, etc, etc, also ranges of Official overprints & Postage Dues plus a few Revenues, condition generally fine to very fine. (Qty 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

EGYPT: Remainders starting with some 1867 issues through to mid-1990s, mixture of mint and used with many duplicates and extras included plus small group of covers, First Day Covers and Air Letter from the late 1930s-1950's period, condition is very mixed but some pickings. (Qty 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

EGYPT: Collection left-overs including some mint blocks, Inter-Postal Seals x7, etc. Ex Michael Blake. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

JORDAN: 1960-2000 collection in stockbook apparently complete including definitives, surcharges, overprints, imperf limited printings and perf M/Ss, 1963 20f Astronauts & Rockets set plus both M/Ss (status questionable), 1964 Birds SG 627-629 (Cat £325), 1966 Space Flights set with M/Ss, etc, attractive thematic content, all unmounted, STC £4800+. (Qty many 100s)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,750

PALESTINE: 1922 set 'SPECIMEN' overprints SG 71s-89s, 1923 Postage Due set SG D1-D5 and 1924 Postage Due set 'SPECIMEN' overprints SG D6s-11s, plus a few others, Cat £800+. (Qty 33)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

SHARJAH: 1942 (July & Nov) OAS covers (with contents) to London with 'RAF/CENSOR/386' or '.../252' in violet; 1945 inwards covers to "44 Staging Post/PAIFORCE" from GB (3, one a 6d Aerogramme) and Palestine; and 1945 much-travelled cover from GB endorsed "44SP" & with at least three redirection labels, the last with rare 'No 44 Staging Post/RAF Paiforce/...' h/s in violet (and a similar 1946 usage of GB 1½d Forces Aerogramme that may or may not have visited Sharjah), condition rather mixed. Ex John Daynes. (Qty 8) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200