Egypt continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 1140 |
** |
 1946 (Aug 9): Withdrawal from Cairo Citadel 10 m. brown & green, an unused example, variety "Imperforate and Flag Misplaced", marginal from left of sheet with large margins all round, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Just 50
stamps printed thus and much under-catalogued, matched with 10 m. brown & green, variety "Imperforate", marginal from left of sheet (90 stamps exist thus), unmounted og. Rare Nile Post C102b+C102a = $ 500(Image 1)
|
Currently...CHF 175.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1141 |
** |
 1946 (Nov 9): Arab League Congress, Farouk Oblique perforation set of seven values, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Just 100 sets printed thus. Scarce Nile Post C104b/C110b = $ 595+(Image 1)
|
Currently...CHF 200.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1142 |
** |
 1947 (Feb/July): Airmail Issue, the complete set of nine values unused, variety "Imperforate" (the 20, 40 and 50 m. values unknown in this format), all sheet marginal examples, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Just 30 full
sets can exist. A very rare set Nile Post CA28a / A39c = $ 1'000(Image 1)
|
Currently...CHF 350.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1143 |
** |
 1946: Mareschal £ 1 sepia & blue, an unused example, variety "Imperforate and Centre Misplaced to Left", a marginal example from left of sheet, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Rare - just 50 examples exist with the
misplacement of the vignette to left. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D172b = $ 350(Image 1)
(Image 2)
|
Currently...CHF 180.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1144 |
** |
 1948 (June 15): Egyptian Troops entering Gaza, 15 m. green, Farouk Oblique perforations, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Just 100 stamps printed thus. Nile Post C118b = $ 85+(Image 1)
(Image 2)
|
Currently...CHF 100.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1145 |
** |
 1948 (Aug 23): SAIDE 22 m. on 200 m. grey, an unused example (position 37), variety "Surcharge Double" almost in alignment, fresh and fine, unmounted og. with normal position 37 example for comparison. Extremely rare, just one
sheet of 50 examples recorded and much under-catalogued. Cert. Hass (1988) Nile Post C120g = $ 100(Image 1)
(Image 2)
|
Currently...CHF 100.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1146 |
** |
 1950 (Dec 27): Fuad Desert Institute 10 m. red-brown & violet, an unused horizontal pair, variety "Imperforate", marginal from left of sheet, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. (Just 80 examples exist), Fuad I University
22 m. purple & green, marginal "Imperforate" example unmounted og., (70 examples exist), Geographic Society 30 m. marginal "Imperforate" example, tiny speck on unmounted og. (just 77 examples exist). Superb appearance and rare. All signed Todd
AIEP Nile Post C132a+C133a+C134a = $ 600(Image 1)
|
Currently...CHF 175.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1147 |
(*) |
 1951: Essay for the Inauguration of the Farouk Canal (Nov 1), produced by R. Bauchet of the Suez Canal Co. and the famous Egyptian philatelic scholar Jean Boulad d'Humieres FRPSL who was the Company's PR officer, the Essay
hand drawn on card (86 x 56 mm.) showing King Farouk and a liner passing the lighthouse and pier of the Canal at Port Said; hand-painted in shades of green and Chinese white. Changes were required when shown to the King, however for political reasons
the issue was cancelled, the Essay being returned to Jean Boulad d'Humieres with a note to him dated 16th October 1951. Unique. Ex collection Peter Botterill Nile Post = unrecorded(Image 1)
|
Currently...CHF 2,000.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1148 |
**/bof |
 1952 (Jan 17): 50 pi. sepia & green and £ 1 sepia & blue, each in unused matching corner Control A/50 blocks of four from lower right of sheet, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Scarce Nile D190/191 = $ 330+/Gi =
£ 350+(Image 1)
|
Currently...CHF 140.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1149 |
|
 1955 (Nov 1): Arab Postal Union Congress, 37 m. violet, a used example, variety "Overpint Double", cancelled by part "SOHAG / P" circular datestamp of the Parcels Office in black (27 July 1956) in black. No unused examples of
this variety are recorded, all were used in Sohag, emanating from the Parcels Office - less than ten examples are currently recorded. Much under-catalogued, a great rarity. Signed Todd AIEP. Cert. Hass (1997) Nile Post C160a = $ 350(Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
|
Currently...CHF 150.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1150 |
bof/(*) |
 1957 (Jan 14): Evacuation of Port Said, 10 m. brown purple surcharged bilingually, Imperforate Proof block of four for the Overprint only in black on unwatermarked ungummed cream card paper, fresh and very fine. Just 100
examples exist. Rare. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C169 Proof = $ 480+(Image 1)
(Image 2)
|
Currently...CHF 150.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1151 |
** |
 1957/61: Arabi Revolution 10 m. violet, Poets 10 m. brown + 10 m. green pair, 1958 Agricultural Fair 10 m. brown optd. in red, 1959 United Nations Day 10+5 m. brown-purple and 35+10 m. dull ultramarine, and UAR Palestine 1961
WHO 10 m. blue, all Imperforate on wmk'd paper, all marginal examples, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Only 100 of each printed thus, a scarce group Nile Post C186b/188b+C210b+C229a/C230a+PC7a = $ 550(Image 1)
|
Currently...CHF 200.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1152 |
** |
 1958: UAR / Egypt definitive set of seven values, variety "Imperforate", all sheet marginal examples, unmounted og., and 1959/60 UAR only Definitive set of 17 values, complete unused to 500 m., variety "Imperforate" with
fifteen examples corner marginal and two sheet marginal examples, fresh and fine, unmounted og. One of the rarest Imperforate sets with just 64 full sets possible Nile Post D245b/D251a + D252a/D269a = $ 1'000+(Image 1)
|
Currently...CHF 200.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1153 |
(*) |
 Express 1929 (Sept): 20 m. black & red, Farouk Imperforate, sheet marginal example and very fine (350 printed); together with Express 26 m. black & red, Farouk Imperforate, fresh and very fine with just 50 examples
printed thus. Scarce pairing Nile Post Ex2a+EX3a = $ 250(Image 1)
|
Currently...CHF 140.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1154 |
(*) |
 Postage Due 1884: Imperforate Proof set of four values, no wmk., printed in black with good even margins all round (all are Type IV) and very fine; and 1888 2 pi. and 5 p. Proofs similarly printed in black but slightly aged. A
scarce group Nile Post = $ 650(Image 1)
|
Currently...CHF 180.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1155 |
** |
 1889/1905: Postage Due imperforate Colour Trials in upright watermark gummed horizontal pairs for 2 m. green, 4 m. maroon and 1 pi. ultramarine, all with marginal bar at top, fresh and very fine appearance, slight surface or
ageing imperfections on unmounted og. Nile Post PD15d+PD16c+PD17c = $ 300+(Image 1)
|
Currently...CHF 120.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1156 |
**/bof |
 1927/41: Postage Dues, the complete set of 10 values with Farouk Oblique perforations, all in blocks of four, fresh colours, the 1956 20 m. does not exist thus, fine unmounted og. Scarce - only 200 full sets can exist Nile
Post PD31b/PD41b = $ 1'000(Image 1)
|
Currently...CHF 300.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1157 |
cover |
 1874: Official stampless cover from Ministry of Finance in Cairo to Constantinople with good strike of rare "ISCANDERIYA" circular negative seal, unusual "Poste Egiziane / Cairo" cds of despatch - error month inverted and all
figures turned 45 degrees - fine "Poste Khedevie Egiziane / Alessandria" at left (Dec 10) and reverse with Constantinople arrival cds (Dec 17). A fine and very scarce usage. Signed Todd AIEP(Image 1)
(Image 2)
|
Currently...CHF 350.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1158 |
**/bof |
 1893/1915: 'Miri' Official (-) chestnut on chalk-surfaced paper, an unused Imperforate block of four, marginal from right of pane, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Scarce and fine Nile Post O1e = $ 200+(Image 1)
(Image 2)
|
Currently...CHF 100.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
| 1159 |
**/bof |
 1922: Official set of four values overprinted lithographically at Bulâq, all in fine unused blocks of four, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Scarce set, especially so in multiple Gi = £ 440+(Image 1)
|
Currently...CHF 140.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM |
