5pa brown, perf. 12 1/2 x 13 1/3, mint right sheet marginal block of four, showing rare border marking in the margin, fresh, very fine and an extremely scarce block. (Image)

5pa dull brown, perf. 12 1/2, single neatly tied by ALESSANDRIA cds on "LE NIL" large part newspaper, a very fine printed matter usage paying the single local newspaper rate, a very rare usage. Note: Le Nil was a twice weekly newspaper, started in 1866 in Alexandra. Shortly after this copy was posted the newspaper was shutdown as the editor advocated that Egypt should be separated from Turkey. (Image)

5pa brown, four singles and 2pi yellow, all neatly tied on small neatly envelope from Port Said to Pescia, Lucca (Italy), by POST EGIZIANE/PORTO SAID/2.OTT.1874 cds, an attractive and colourful franking paying the 2 1/2pi rate. Expertise: Cert. Diena (1990). (Image)

5pa brown, perf. 12 1/2 x 13 1/3, mint and mint nh, top left corner sheet marginal block of twelve, with border marking in the form of a thick coloured line on the top sheet margin, plus pos. 12 shows "holes in Pyramid", fresh, very fine and an extremely rare positional multiple. A unique showpiece. (Image)

5pa brown (shades), selection of unused & used, eight singles, various shades and perforations, all showing varieties as illustrated in the Third issue GPC book on page 193, an attractive and scarce assembly (8). (Image)

10pa dull mauve, mint IMPERFORATE block of four, fresh very fine and a unique showpiece. A major Third Issue rarity. Expertise: Cert. C.F. Hass. (Image)

10pa mauve, neatly tied by V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE/RODA/2.GEN.72 cds, on small neat envelope sent locally within Roda at printed matter rate, mostly likely an unsealed greetings card, very fine and a rare usage. (Image)

10pa mauve, 1pi red and 2pi yellow, all tied on envelope from Cairo, via Suez to Bombay, India, by POST EGIZIANE/CAIRO/19.DIC.74 cds, with an array of other markings alongside, an attractive three colour franking paying the 3pi 10pa rate. (Image)

10pa mauve, perf. 13 1/3, mint and mint nh complete sheet of 200, fresh, very fine and an extremely rare complete sheet. (Image)

10pa deep mauve, perf. 13 1/3, mint top right corner sheet marginal block of six, showing sheet marking in top margin, fresh, very fine and a scarce multiple. (Image)

20pa blue, vertical pair, neatly tied by V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE/ALESSANDRIA/29.DIC.72 cds, on folded cover to Ismailia, showing straight line DALLA STAZIONE in black alongside, arrival bs, very fine and a rare usage. (Image)

20pa blue and 1pi rose-red pair, all neatly tied or cancelled on envelope from Cairo, via Alexandria & Brindisi to Milan (Italy), by POSTE EGIZIANE/CAIRO/27.MAG.74 cds, with small boxed "PD" alongside, transit and arrival bs, a fine and scarce usage paying the 2pi 20pa rate. (Image)

20pa blue, 1pi red (2) and 2pi yellow, all tied on envelope from Magaga, via Cairo to Marseille, France, by V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE/MAGAGA/21.DIC.73 cds, with FRANCA italic straight line alongside, an attractive three colour franking paying the 4pi 20pa rate. (Image)

20pa blue, perf. 12 1/2 x 13 1/3, mint block of twelve, pos. 3-6/13-16/23-26. pos. 5 showing the "exploded star" plate flaw, fresh, very fine and an extremely rare multiple, one of the largest recorded blocks. Provenance: Peter Smith. (Image)

20pa blue (shades), selection of unused & uses, thirteen singles, various shades and perforations, all showing varieties as illustrated in the Third issue GPC book on page 193, some with thins, an attractive and scarce assembly (13). (Image)

1pi rose-red, perf. 12 1/2 x 13 1/3, mint block of ten being a rejoined block of six and four, very fine and an extremely rare multiple. The largest recorded block and a unique showpiece. (Image)

1pi rose-red, perf. 13 1/3, mint block of four, fresh, very fine and an extremely rare multiple. The largest recorded block and a unique showpiece. (Image)

1pi rose-red, perf. 12 1/2 x 13 1/3, used block of four, cancelled with central V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE/SMIRNE cds, a fine and extremely rare used multiple. (Image)

1pi rose-red, tied on 1874 (30.9) local native entire from Cairo to Tanta by italic FRANCA straight line struck in black, with Cairo & Tanta bs, an attractive and scarce usage. Provenance: Kurt Wolfsbauer (Image)

1pi rose-red, pair and two singles, all tied on registered envelope from Damietta to Cairo, by V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE/DAMIATA/31.DIC.1873 cds, with boxed registration hs RACCOMANDATE alongside, plus POSTE KEDEVIE EGIZIANE/CAIRO arrival bs, some cover faults, an attractive registered usage. (Image)

1pi rose-red, single and diagonally bisected single, both tied by V.R. EGIZIANE/RODI cds to small fragment, extremely rare bisected usage. (Image)

2pi yellow, perf. 13 1/3, mint right sheet marginal block of twelve, fresh, very fine and an extremely rare multiple. The unique largest known block. (Image)

2pi yellow, perf. 12 1/2 x 13 1/3, mint pair, very fine and an extremely scarce multiple with the compound perforation. (Image)

2pi yellow, tied on folded cover from Birket-el-Sab to Mytilene, by V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE/BIRKET-EL-SAB/24.GEN.1872 cds, with similar strike alongside, Alexandria & Metelino bs, an attractive single franking usage. (Image)

2pi yellow, horizontal pair and a severed block of four, 5pa brown and 10pa mauve, all neatly tied or cancelled on envelope from Port Said, via Alexandria to North Shields (England), by V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE/PORTO SAID/20.FEB.74 cds, with transit cds, missing cover flap, an attractive three colour franking paying the 12pi 15pa rate, a stunning exhibition showpiece. (Image)