Egypt Kingdom continued...
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Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 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)
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SOLD for CHF6,000.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
| 387 |
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 1879: 1 pi. rose used on 1884 cover to Belfast, Ireland cancelled by bold strike of rare
bilingual "ASSOUAN" Star & Crescent datestamp (Smith type X-3) in black with fine information strike at left. Alexandria transit cds and Belfast arrival cds (Nov 12) on reverse. The cover with slight fault at upper left but of great rarity - Smith
states 'less than 10 strikes recorded'. Rare. Signed Todd AIEP. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF360.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
| 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)
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SOLD for CHF550.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
| 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)
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| 390 |
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 Gaza 1955/56: 1 m. red-brown optd 'Palestine' in blue, a horizontal strip of six showing
'Palestine' overprint shifted progressively upwards to right and covering 'Egypte' at top, fresh and fine, unmounted og., and 1958 Human Rights 35 m. red-brown, unused with variety "Overprint Omitted", fine unmounted og. Just 50 printed thus Nile
Post P39 var+PC4b. (Image 1)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
| 391 |
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 1914 (Jan 8): De La Rue Imperforate Proofs for the complete set of ten values on watermarked
white wove paper, all in blocks of four, the four high values being marginal from top of sheet; fresh and fine, unmounted og. A fine and very scarce set - the watermarked Proofs being considerably scarcer than their unwatermarked counterparts Nile
Post D53d/D62a = $ 1'100+. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF400.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
| 392 |
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 1919/21: Unlisted Star & Crescent types (2) with 1919 cover to 1914 5 m. lake (2) on
registered cover tied by "NIKHELA" Star & Crescent cds - an entirely unlisted type with arabic at top, used to Cairo with Censor Reseal in blue at base; and 1921 cover with "SITRIS" datestamp on reverse of a Rural Service cover with two Star &
Crescents inserted in the date slug portion of the cds. Rare. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF260.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
| 393 |
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 Gaza 1958 (Dec 10): 10th Anniversary of Human Rights, 10 m. reddish purple, an unused
example, variety "Overprint Double", fresh and fine, unmounted og. Rare: just one sheet of 50 examples printed thus. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 225 / Nile Post PC3a = $ 200+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
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| 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)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
| 395 |
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 1923: Colour Trial for the 50 m. blue-green, attributed to Harrisons (but in this
describer's opinion done at Enschede), imperforate on unwatermarked paper ungummed paper, a top corner marginal horizontal strip of six, showing the guide line at top. Tear in margin and creases but a rare positional multiple Signed Todd AIEP Nile
Post D99ct = $ 390+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
| 396 |
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 1929 (March): Express 20 m. black & red, a Farouk Imperforate example under-printed
'Cancelled' inverted in black, fresh and very fine. Just 350 printed, scarce. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post EX2a = $ 75. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
| 397 |
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 1927/37: Second Portrait Issue 20 m. ultramarine, an unused block of four, marginal from
left of sheet showing Farouk Oblique perforations, fresh and very fine, unmounted og., just 200 stamps printed thus and 200 m. deep mauve-violet, in an unused block of four with Farouk oblique perforations, fresh and fine unmounted og. Just 400
stamps printed thus. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D120b+D124b = $ 600+). (Image 1)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
| 398 |
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 1927 (Dec 29): Statistical Congress, the set of three values unused, all with Farouk Oblique
perforations, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Scarce, just 100 sets printed thus Nile Post C24b/C26b = $ 250. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF160.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
| 399 |
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 1933/38: Airmail, the part set of thirteen bicoloured values in unused marginal blocks of
four: 1 m., 1938 2 m. red-orange, 3 m. - 30 m. and 200 m., all with Farouk oblique perforations, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Scarce - only 200 printed of the 6 m., 7 m. and 200 m. values. (Image 1)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
| 400 |
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 1936 (Feb 15): Agricultural & Industrial Exhibition, the set of five values unused, all with
Farouk Oblique perforations, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Scarce, just 100 sets printed thus Nile Post C61b/C65b = $ 425+. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF180.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
| 401 |
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 1937 (Oct 15): Montreux Conference, the matching sheet corner marginal set of three values,
all with Farouk oblique perforations, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Scarce, just 100 sets printed thus. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C69b/C71b = $ 255. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
| 402 |
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 1938 (Feb 1): International Telecommunications Conference, the set of three values unused,
all sheet marginal with Farouk Oblique perforations, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Scarce, just 100 sets printed thus Nile Post C79b/C81b = $ 375. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF120.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
| 403 |
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 1938 (Feb 11): King Farouk's 18th Birthday, £ 1 sepia & green, a superb unsued corner
marginal example from top left of sheet, unmounted og. Gi = £ 250. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF120.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
| 404 |
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 1944 (Nov): Express 40 m. black & brown, an unused sheet marinal vertical pair, Farouk
oblique perforations, fresh and very fine. unmounted og. Just 200 printed, scarce. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post EX4c = $ 150. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
| 405 |
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 1944/51: Mareschal 10 m. bright violet, an Imperforate block of four with watermark normal,
marginal from base of sheet, variety "Off-Set on reverse", fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare: unlisted by Nile Post D160b var. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF230.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
