5pa brown to 5pi yellow-green, complete set in fine used blocks of four and or six, showing a combination of both perforation, a very fine and a rare group of used blocks. (Image)

5pa brown, perf. 12 1/2, single neatly tied by POSTE EGIZIANE/CAIRO/23.AGO.76 cds on "LE DROIT" newspaper, with Alexandria arrival bs alongside, a very fine printed matter usage paying the single local newspaper rate, a very rare usage. Only two examples used on newspaper are believed known. Provenance: Peter Smith. (Image)

5pa brown, perf. 12 1/2, mint bottom left foliated corner marginal block of six, showing two TÊTE-BÊCHE pairs and IMPERF between the three left stamps and the margin, fresh, very fine and an extremely rare error. Believed to be a unique block. Provenance: Peter Smith. (Image)

5pa pale brown, perf. 12 1/2, mint bottom right foliated corner sheet marginal block of six, showing two vertical TÊTE-BÊCHE pairs, fresh, very fine and a scarce positional multiple. (Image)

5pa pale brown, perf. 12 1/2, used block of four, showing two vertical TÊTE-BÊCHE pairs, very fine and scarce. (Image)

5pa pale brown, vertical TÊTE-BÊCHE pair, cancelled on envelope cover from Tanta to Alexandria, by POSTE EGIZIANE/TANTA/26.GEN.1878 cds in blue, with similar strike alongside, plus "1 30" postage due also alongside, arrival bs, an extremely rare usage of the 10pa rate. Provenance: Peter Feltus. (Image)

5pa pale brown, perf. 13 1/3 x 12 1/2, mint block of four, fresh, very fine and a scarce multiple with is perforation. (Image)

5pa pale brown, perf. 13 1/3 x 12 1/2, mint left foliated sheet marginal block of four, showing one horizontal TÊTE-BÊCHE pair, fresh, very fine and a rare positional multiple. (Image)

10pa lilac-gray, perf. 12 1/2, mint top foliated sheet marginal block of six, fresh, very fine and scarce. (Image)

10pa lilac-grey, tied on printed matter cover from the Tribunal de Première Instance, Registrar of the Bureau des Faillites of the bankruptcy court to a local editor E.V. ("en ville"), a very fine and rare single franking. Note: The rate for non-periodical printed matter such as greeting cards and legal documents was 10 paras per 40 grams to April 1, 1878, when the weight limit was increased to 50 grams. (Image)

10pa gray, perf. 12 1/2, used block of four, with central "retta" cancels, showing two vertical TÊTE-BÊCHE pairs, very fine and scarce. Note: The "retta" cancels were applied when departure post offices did not exist. (Image)

10pa gray, perf. 12 1/2, mint block of four, showing double vertical perforation at the centre of the block, fresh, very fine and a scarce multiple with this error. (Image)

10pa gray, perf. 13 1/3 x 12 1/2, mint left foliated sheet marginal block of nine, showing three vertical TÊTE-BÊCHE pairs, fresh, very fine and a scarce positional multiple. (Image)

10pa gray, perf. 13 1/3 x 12 1/2, used block of four, with central POSTE EGIZIANE/GHIRGEH cds with Arabic date, showing two vertical TÊTE-BÊCHE pairs, very fine and rare. Provenance: Peter Smith. (Image)

20pa slate blue, perf. 12 1/2, mint irregular block of thirteen, fresh, very fine and an extremely rare multiple. The largest recorded multiple in this perforation. Provenance: Peter Smith. (Image)

20pa slate blue to gray (shades), selection of unused & used, eleven singles, various shades and perforations, all showing plate, perforation or watermark varieties as illustrated in the Third Issue GPC book on page 245, some with thins, an attractive and scarce assembly (11). Expertise: All but two stamps signed C.F. Hass. (Image)

20pa slate blue, perf. 12 1/2, used block of four with central POSTE EGIZIANE/SIUT/18.FEB.78 cds in blue, fresh, very fine and a rare used multiple. (Image)

20pa gray violet, pair and single, cancelled on folded cover from Alexandria to Smirne, by POSTE EGIZIANE/ALESSANDRIA/9.SET.1876 cds, with similar alongside, arrival bs, a fine and scarce franking, (Image)

20pa slate gray and 1pi scarlet, tied on envelope from Cairo via Port Said and Beirut, to Damascus, Syria, by POSTE EGIZIANE / CAIRO / 29.MAR.1876 cds with similar alongside, with similar alongside, plus cancelled after departure with "Dopo la Partenza" hs, corner cover fault, a very scarce usage. Note: Dopo la Partenza marking was used to explain a delay with no fee being involved. (Image)

20pa slate gray and 1pi scarlet, tied on envelope from Cairo via Alexandria and Geneva, to Zurich, Switzerland, by POSTE EGIZIANE/CAIRO/4.SET.1875 cds, with similar alongside, transit bs, a fine and scarce franking. (Image)

20pa slate blue, perf. 13 1/3 x12 1/2, mint left foliated sheet marginal block of sixteen, pos. 61-64/91-94, with pos. 72 indented frame-line, fresh, very fine and an extremely scarce multiple. (Image)

20pa slate blue, perf. 13 1/3 x 12 1/2, mint vertical pair IMPERFORATE BETWEEN with inverted wmk, fresh, very fine and a rare error. (Image)

1pi vermilion, perf. 12 1/2, complete mint and mint nh sheet of 200, showing inverted clichés in position 1 to 9 and 114, resulting in ten TÊTE-BÊCHE pairs, fresh, very fine and an extremely rare complete sheet. Provenance: The Royal Collection (Image)

1pi vermilion, neatly tied by POSTE EGIZIANE/ALESSANDRIA/4.OTT.76 cds on Registration Advice of Receipt form in Italian, reverse bearing part Alessandria interpostal seal, file fold, an attractive and rare usage. (Image)

1pi vermilion, four singles, all neatly tied by POSTE EGIZIANE/CAIRO/6.APR.78 cds on envelope from the Swedish Consulate in Cairo to Rome (Italy), with consular cachet alongside, attractive and a scarce consular usage. (Image)