Sale No: 284
Lot No:383
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1841/42: Correspondence of entire letters (8), some with enclosures, all addressed from Atfe to Sonnino in Alexandria, all with headed "Col Rais..." endorsements at top, with named Postal Couriers (see Biolato handbook on "Posta Europea" for more information on these manuscript endorsements which were the precursor of the Posta Europea service); one with "Con Courriere..." and time and date of despatch and disinfected by fumigation. A scarce and most unusual group. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:384
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1841/42: Correspondence of entire letters (10), some with enclosures, all addressed from Atfe to Sonnino in Alexandria, all with headed "Col Rais..." endorsements at top, with named Postal Couriers (see Biolato handbook on "Posta Europea" for more information on these manuscript endorsements which were the precursor of the Posta Europea service); one with "Con Cavalli.." (horse) with time of departure endorsement another disinfected by fumigation. A scarce and most unusual group. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:385
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1841/42: Correspondence of entire letters (10), some with enclosures, all addressed from Atfe to Sonnino in Alexandria, all with headed "Col Rais..." endorsements at top, with named Postal Couriers (see Biolato handbook on "Posta Europea" for more information on these manuscript endorsements which were the precursor to the Posta Europea service); one with "Con Corriere.." with time of departure endorsement another disinfected by fumigation. A scarce and most unusual group. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:386
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First Day Usage 1866 (Jan 1st): Printed matter item dated internally 1 January 1866 from Alexandria to Cairo, bearing a fine and fresh example of 10 pa. brown, tied by retta cancel with sender's commercial cachet above. Certs. Calves (1998), Sorani (2000).rnrnNote: The 10 pa. adhesive was intended for non-periodical printed matter including greetings cards. Only four usages from the first day of the first issue of Egypt are known. Aside from this cover, there is another 10 para first day usage within Alexandria from the Antonini collection (lot 32383), offered in the December 2006 DF sale, a 1 pi. franking from Benha (ex Byam lot 263, later in the Bolaffi collection) and a 1 pi. franking from Zagasik (Antonini lot 32425).rnProvenance: Ambassador Collection of First Day Usages, DF sale (Dec. 2014), lot 60043. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:388
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General Gordon Relief Expedition 1885: O.H.M.S. cover addressed from Dongola to Beyrout, Syria franked by 1884 20 pa. rose-carmine (2) each folded over top of envelope, paying the 1 piastre rate and tied by Star & Crescent DONGOLA datestamps (Stagg fig. 13 / Smith type X-1) in black (May 6). The OHMS crossed out and countersigned from Dongola at lower left, reverse with Alexandria transit and Ottoman P.O. in Beirut arrival cds. A rare usage of mail from this Campaign to a country other than Egypt or Great Britain. Signed Todd AIEP.rnProvenance: Collection Peter A.S. Smith, Corinphila sale 198, May 20125, lot 5732. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:389
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General Gordon Relief Expedition 1884: Egypt 20 pa. on 5 pi. green, a horizontal strip of four (fourth stamp with overprint flaw on '0' of '20'), used on 1885 double rate cover endorsed "Gabat 13 Feby 85" (Gabati, east bank of the Nile) addressed to Lady Poole in London, tied by four strikes of "KORTI" Star & Crescent cds's (Feb 23) in black (Stagg fig. 15 / Smith X-1) with superb information strike below. Reverse with South Kensington B.O. arrival cds (March 17). Minor age spot on one stamp but an outstanding Campaign cover - just two double rate usages are recorded from Korti. Exceptional. Signed Todd AIEP.rnProvenance: Collection Samir Fikry. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:394
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1923: Imperforate Colour Trials on unwatermarked paper for 20 m. value in green, a single example and a block of four, each showing Arabic "Ù¢" larger than issued, 50 m. blue-green imperforate, 100 m. reddish-purple imperforate example from left of sheet and 200 m. purple imperforate on watermarked paper but with light tone spots on gum. A scarce and attractive group Nile Post E235+D99ct+D100cta = $ 365 + Gi = £ 150. (Image 1) (Image)