1872: 1 pi. red, fine example on small piece tied by bold (and rare) POSTE EGIZIANE / RAMSES datestamp (Aug 17, 1874) in blue with France 1871/75 Cêrès 80 c. carmine cancelled '5080' gros chiffres below. Scarce. (Image 1) (Image)

1881/1902: 5 pi. grey, 1 pi. blue and 1888 5 m. carmine all used on 5 m. on 2 pi. orange postal stationery envelope sent registered to Germany, all tied by 'Helouan' datestamps (13/X/1893) in black. Reverse with Cairo, Alexandria and Tangerhutte (21/10) datestamps. The 5 piastre value is scarce on commercial letter. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1930: Two advertising covers from same correspondence to Alexandria, with July 1930 cover franked by 1927 2 m. black and 1898/1907 Postage Due 3 m. on 2 pi. orange used as Postage and tied by 'Mallawi' cds (July 11), second cover sent registered and franked by irregular block of five 1898/1907 3 m. on 2 pi. Postage Due used as Postage tied by 'Mallawi' datestamps (Aug 1) with registration cachet at left. Creased and faults but a remarkable and very rare pair. (Image 1) (Image)

Emergency Airmail Service 1919: The collectioin on leaves featuring 8 covers from this turbulent period, with March 25, 1919 OHMS envelope struck with fine AERIAL POST / EEF in black used from Alexandria to Cairo, March 31 and April 2 covers with AERIAL POST / EEF handstamps in violet (these two with EEF under POST), April 7 cover with framed AERIAL POST / E.E.F.' cachet in black to Cairo and a fine strike in violet on cover used to Alex, superb examples on April 8 cover to Suez and another on April 15 cover to Alex, also a rare usage on April 25 cover to Karachi, India (Pakistan). Seldom seen covers (circa 120 exist) and generally very fine for these provisional airmails. A very rare group.rnrnNote: These cancellations were used as the Railway Line between Alexandria and Cairo was unsafe for British Forces to use due to the disturbances / revolt against the British post-War Occupation and their influence in Egypt. Thus the RAF flew important Official mail between the major Egyptian towns. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image)

1927/60c.: Airmail collection incl. 1927 Flight covers with 27 m. violet (2), 1929 Alexandria-Baghdad-Karachi or Egypt/UK Flight covers with 27 m. violet, 1930/32 Imperial Airway Africa Flight covers, 1952 BOAC Test Flights to Bahrain, Flights by KLM, TWA, Swiss Air, Air France etc., Airmail Labels, advertising labels, vignettes and tickets, ephemera (KLM offering cigarettes at 25 cents per packet of 20!). An interesting lot (187 covers). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31) (Image 32) (Image 33) (Image 34) (Image 35) (Image 36) (Image 37) (Image 38) (Image 39) (Image 40) (Image)

1893/1963: Officials. Collection with 'Miri' issue including an imperforate pair with wmk., fine block of fifteen unused with wmk. sideways and an 1894 cover with single example used from the Railway Administration Dept. in Cairo and another 'Miri' franking addressed to the Fayoum Light Railway, 1912 small registered cover with 'Miri' and OHHS 5 m. carmine paying the registration fee used from Cairo (rare), 1907 set unused with multiples, 1913-1915 sets unused and used, 1922/23 Fuad set unused and used incl. multiples and flaws, 1926/35 issue incl. eleven values from imperforate Farouk printring, 1938 set of nine from imperforate Farouk printing and four values with Farouk 'oblique perforations' incl. two pairs, together with 62 covers. A fine and interesting collection with scope for specialised advancement.

1924/25: 1st Fuad Official overprinted 1 m., 2 m., 3 m., 4 m. and 5 m. all used with 1927 1 m. orange on cover to USA tied by 'Port Said / Paquebot' datestamps (Dec 11, 1930) with 'T' mark alongside. Taxed on arrival in the USA at 3 cents to collect. Rare usage of these Officials on letter. (Image 1) (Image)

1865: Essay for proposed postal stationery envelope by Prevost of Paris, square 10 Para value in pale orange at lower left with circular overprint below for 20 paras, printed on cream diagonally laid paper (122 x 97 mm.), fresh and fine. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post E9g = $ 150. (Image 1) (Image)

1865: Essay for proposed postal stationery envelope by Prevost of Paris, square 10 Para value in pale orange at left with circular overprint below for 20 paras, printed on cream wove paper (130 x 97 mm.), trivial aging but fine. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post E9g = $ 150. (Image 1) (Image)

1867: 20 pa. brown on white, Essay for proposed postal stationery envelope (120 x 68 mm.) by National Bank Note Co. of New York, fresh and very fine. Rare. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post E33a = $ 250. (Image 1) (Image)

1867: 1 pi. deep dull red on cream, Essay for proposed postal stationery envelope (148 x 84 mm.) by National Bank Note Co. of New York, fresh and very fine. Rare. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post E34a = $ 250. (Image 1) (Image)

1869: Essay for proposed postal stationery envelope, '00' Para square design in carmine on white envelope (140 x 73 mm.), with 'Epreuve' and arabic inscription '20 paras' alongside. Minor aging but fine. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post E38b = $ 175. (Image 1) (Image)

1869: Essay for proposed postal stationery envelope by Prevost of Paris, '00' Para square design in green on pink envelope (140 x 73 mm.), with 'Epreuve' and arabic inscription '20 paras' alongside. Fresh and fine. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post E38b = $ 175. (Image 1) (Image)

1871: Penasson Essay for proposed 1 piastre postal stationery envelope (123 x 74 mm.), printed in bright red on thin wove paper, minor age spot otherwise fresh and fine unused Nile Post E52a = $ 250. (Image 1) (Image)

1888: 3 m. on 5 m. carmine postal stationery card, Setting II, variety "Double Surcharge, One Rotated", some light spotting otherwise fine unused. Scarce Nile Post SPC5g = $ 125. (Image 1) (Image)

1894: 3 m. violet postal stationery card (SPC7), with "Simon Arzt" printed imprint on reverse, up-rated with Egyptian 2 m. green and Germany 1888 10 pf. red used from Port Said to Cape Colony, all cancelled by circular "Deutsche Seepost Afrikanische / Hauptlinie" datestamps and by London transit cds (June 26) with arrivals verso (July 19). Scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1928/29: 4 m. red on yellow buff, overprinted with bars on 'Avec Rêponse' card, an unused example, slight stain at right but a very rare card Nile Post SPC 28 = $ 200. (Image 1) (Image)

1928/29: 4 m. red on yellow buff, overprinted with bars on 'Avec Rêponse' card, a used example to Germany franked by 1927 4 m. deep green and 5 m. chestnut cancelled in Cairo, slight adherence at base but a very rare card Nile Post SPC 28 = $ 300. (Image 1) (Image)

1928/29: 4 m. red on yellow buff, overprinted with bars on 'Avec Rêponse' card, a used example to Germany up-rated with 1927 4 m. deep green and 5 m. chestnut cancelled at Cairo. Very rare. Nile Post SPC 29 = $ 300. (Image 1) (Image)

1928/29: 4 m. red on yellow buff, overprinted with bars on 'Rêponse' card, an unused example, slight stain at right but a very rare card Nile Post SPC 29a = $ 200. (Image 1) (Image)

1928/29: 4 m. red on yellow buff, overprinted with bars on 'Rêponse' card, a used example to Germany up-rated with two 1927 3 m. sepia cancelled at Cairo. Very rare. Nile Post SPC 29a = $ 300. (Image 1) (Image)

1930: Harrison & Sons / Survey Dept. 10 m. carmine on buff postal stationery card, a fine unused example with revised Arabic text, minute corner bend but an extremely rare and elusive card, the first this describer has handled in a decade Nile Post SPC31 = $ 300. (Image 1) (Image)

1911/13: Provisional 1 m. on 2 m. green postal stationery envelopes (5), with barred examples unused and used, scarce examples without bars unused, used with cto 'Benha' cds and an up-rated usage with 1914 1 m. Scarce Nile Post SEN11+12 = $ 280.

1914: Pictorial issue 10 m. pale blue postal stationery envelope, pointed flap, a fine used example with imprinted SHEPHEARD'S HOTEL / CAIRO in blue. Extremely rare Nile Post SEN17 = $ 60++. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1937: King Fouad 2 m. vermilion postal stationery envelope, unused example and the variety "Albino Impression" (colour missing), fine unused, the envelope with variety with ink mark at left. Scarce Nile Post SEN29+29a = $ 130. (Image 1) (Image)