Egypt continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 1080 |
* |
 Bulaq Issue 1874/75: Bulaq 20 pa. grey-blue, wmk. inverted, perf. 13½ x 12½, an unused vertical pair, variety "Imperforate between Horizontally", some peripheral blunted perfs., fine large part og. Extremely rare - just ten
pairs are believed possible / probable however this pair mentioned in Nile Post "One example is known to exist" and much under-catalogued. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D25p = $ 600 / Gi = £ 300(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 300.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1081 |
cover |
 Bulaq Issue 1874/75: Bulaq 20 pi. grey-blue perf. 13½ x 12½ and 1 pi. red, perf. 12½ on 1877 cover to Bombay at single rate tied by "Poste Egiziane / Cairo" datestamps (Jan 31). British P.O. "SUEZ" cds of transit (Feb 2) and
circular "PD" at top - this deleted by "BO2" obliterator as found to be double weight ("2" in blue crayon manuscript). Reverse with Egyptian P.O. Suez cds (Feb 1) and Bombay arrival (Feb 15). Struck there with circular "OVERLAND POSTAGE / DUE / 1 /
11" handstamp in black. A very rare cover. Signed Todd AIEP(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 200.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1082 |
**/*/bof |
 Bulaq Issue 1874/75: Bulaq 1 pi. red, Setting A, wmk. upright, perf. 12½, an unused block of thirty-six from Setting A (positions 1-6 / 51-56) from top left corner of the sheet with foliate margins, position 54 showing variety
"Hole in Wig", superb fresh colour, slight vertical crease unapparent on face, large part or unmounted og. Rare in such a large multiple and a most attractive block. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D26+D26(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 200.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1083 |
**/*/bof |
 1874/75: Bulâq 1 pi. red, Setting B, the complete unused sheet of 200 stamps (10 x 20), with the first two horizontal rows showing the inverted stereos in positions 1-10, 114 and 141; thus ten vertical tête-bêche pairs
(positions 1-10 / 11-20), vertical tête-bêche pair (position 114 /124), and vertical tête-bêche pair (position 141 /151), these last obviously horizontally tête-bêche also; some negligible creasing due to the size of the sheet but a remarkable
survivor in intact form, of fresh colour and centering with the foliate margins complete all round, large part, mostly unmounted og. Stunning and a great rarity of Egyptian classic philately Gi = £ 3'400++(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 1,000.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1084 |
**/bof |
 Bulaq Issue 1874/75: Bulaq 1 pi. red, wmk. inverted, an unused block of four from Setting C, foliate marginal from base of sheet, variety "Imperforate", small closed tear in margin only, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Woefully
under-catalogued by Gibbons. A very rare and most attractive multiple. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D26bb = $ 3'000+ / Gi 38c = £ 400+. Provenance: As a complete sheet, The Royal Collection, Spink, London, 17 May 2001, lot 180(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 500.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1085 |
**/*/bof |
 Bulaq Issue 1874/75: Bulâq 2½ pi. violet, wmk. upright, perf. 12½ x 13½, an unused block of nine, position 154 variety "Central stamp Tête-Bêche", fresh vivid colour, fine and most attractive, large part or unmounted og. Rare
positional multiple. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D28p = $ 1'000+ / Gi = £ 1'000+(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 250.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1086 |
**/*/bof |
 Provisional Issue 1879 (Dec): 5 pa. on 2½ pi. violet and 10 pa. on 2½ pi. violet, perf. 12½, the complete sheets of 200 as sold by the Post Office and thus each missing the inverted stereo, position 154, each sheet of wondrous
fresh colour and superb large part mostly unmounted og. A magnificent pairing showing all the Nile Post listed Plate Flaws and the surcharge corner guide lines clearly on the 10 pa. sheet. A brilliant opportunity for the specialist in the Bulâq
issues and a great rarity of Egyptian classic philately Nile Post D30+D30b-D30k + D31+D31b-D31k / Gi = £ 3'500++(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 600.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1087 |
(*) |
 1879: De La Rue Die Proof for the 20 pa. value, completed design printed in black on glazed white card, dated "Nov 16, 1878" in black at top. Overall clouding at edges, a scarce working Proof(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 180.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1088 |
cover |
 1884: Provisional 20 pa. on 5 pi. green, a vertical pair used on 1884 cover to Cyprus tied by "Port Said / Depart" cds (July 14). Reverse with Alexandrie transit cds (July 15) and superb "LIMASSOL / CYPRUS" squared circle of
arrival (July 18) in black. The letter with edge wear and somewhat browned possibly due to treatment during the 1883-1884 Egyptian Cholera epidemic; a scarce usage of this issue to an unusual destination(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 150.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1089 |
** |
 1888/96: De La Rue imperforate Colour Trials in upright watermark gummed vertical pairs for 1 m. value in deep brown, 2 m. pale green and 5 m. rose-carmine this last with closed tear at top, all marginal with good colour, the
2 m. with crease but all of good appearance and scarce Nile Post D45e+D46e+D50h = $ 370+(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 120.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1090 |
** |
 1895 (Nov): Nile Fête / Winter Festival; the De La Rue set of three values featuring Cleopatra unused, wmk. Star & Crescent sideways (two impressions), fresh and fine, unmounted og. Nile Post C1/C3 = $ 375+(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 140.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1091 |
(*) |
 1906.: Bradbury Wilkinson Essay for proposed 10 m. value, printed in orange-yellow and deep blue with frame in pale brown; imperforate on white wove paper and perforated SPECIMEN horizontally at base, sold together with
"Engraved and Printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Limited, London" violet label. Extremely fine and very rare. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post E143 = $ 550(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 1,500.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1092 |
** |
 1914: The set of ten values from 1 m. to 200 m. in issued colours, all imperforate and unwatermarked, fresh and very fine, together with additional pairs of 5 m. and 10 m. values (both marginal) and extra single examples of
the 50 m. and 200 m. both marginal from base of sheet; generally very fine but some with spots on large part og. (14 items)(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 140.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1093 |
** |
 1914: The set of ten values from 1 m. to 200 m. in issued colours, all in matching imperforate unwatermarked pairs, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Handstamp on reverse, in this describer's opinion applied by Bileski,
struck in black denoting the set was ex the Koubbeh Palace auction of King Farouk's collection in 1954(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 200.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1094 |
**/bof |
 1914 (Jan 8): 1 m. sepia, wmk. wide Star & Crescent, an unused block of forty (10 x 4) with margins at left and at right, tiny vertical scissor cut in margin between 38th and 39th stamp, slight soiling in margins,
unmounted og. A rare extremely large multiple - the watermarked imperforates being much rarer than their unwatermarked counterparts. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D53d = $ 800+(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 300.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1095 |
cover/bof |
 1874/1940c.: Bulaq 1 pi. red group used incl. covers (4), 1914 with Imperforate Proof set of ten in blocks of four without gum (Nile Post = $ 720), imperforate horizontal pairs of 1 m. - 10 m. with watermark, large part og.
(Nile Post = $ 280), the issued set of ten values unused (Gi = £ 120) and useful Control blocks, 1921/22 issue with useful unused Control blocks, 1922 Monarchy optd. set used, 1921/22 Official set of four and blocks of 1 m. and 5 m. unused,
later with Port Fouad low values unused (Hagopian certificate), 1925 Geographic set of three unused, 1938 Birthday £ 1 sepia and green unused (Diena cert.) and 1939 Army Post range incl. two Farouk imperfs, a most interesting mixed lot (230+
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Currently...CHF 250.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1096 |
* |
 1922: Proclamation of the Monarchy, 1 m. sepia and 15 m. indigo, unused example each with Monarchy Overprint Colour Trials in red (Type IV), fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce and very fine. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post
D78ct+D85ct = $ 500(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 150.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1097 |
* |
 1922: Proclamation of the Monarchy, 1 m. sepia, an unused example (Type I), variety "Overprint Inverted", and somewhat "à cheval" up and to left, fresh and very fine, large part og. Superb and scarce, just 200 examples can
exist. Signed A. Diena. Cert. Hass (2002) Nile Post D78/Id = $ 200 / Gi = £ 600(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 150.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1098 |
*/(*) |
 1922: Proclamation of the Monarchy, the specialised group with Colour Trials of the overprint in red on 1 m. brown and 15 m. blue, 1 m. brown with unused examples (Type I and Type IIA) each with variety "Overprint Inverted",
large part og. - one signed Hass the other with cert. Hass; 1 m. brown used example (Type IIA) with variety "Overprint Inverted) - it is believed just 5 examples exist (signed ela, cert. RPSL), 1 m.brown unused example with margin at base showing
variety "Overprint Double" large part og. (signed Todd and ela); 20 m. olive with variety "Overprint Inverted" large part og., 100 m. slate, an unused example (Type I), variety "Overprint Double", fresh and very fine without gum (cert. Hass). A very
scarce group Gi = £ 3'000+(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 400.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1099 |
* |
 1922: Proclamation of the Monarchy, 20 m. olive, unused examples (Type I), variety "Overprint Inverted" and second stamp with variety "Overprint Double", each fresh and very fine, large part og. Superb and scarce, just 200
examples of each can exist. Gi 106a signed A. Diena Cert. Hass (2000) and Gi 106b signed Tommy Allen, and Hass with cert BPA (1948) Nile Post = $ 800 / Gi = £ 800(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 180.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
