Egypt continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 1053 |
cover |
 1891: 2 pi. orange postal stationery envelope, a used example to Adelaide, South Australia, cancelled by "SUEZ / DEPART" cds (June 2) with information strike adjacent; "G.P.O. ADELAIDE" arrival cds at left (July 2) and the
cover readdressed to Sydney. Scarce destination. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 1054 |
cover |
 1922/27: Parcel Cards (3) from two different printings, one to Biarritz with 1923 Fuad 5 m. (2), 10 m. pair and single 50m. tid "Giza Branch / Cash" cds's; registered Parcel card from Cairo to Bern, Switzerland
with 1923 100 m. purple and 1927 15 m. blue pair; third card to USA with 1927 50 m. greenish blue (3) used from Cairo to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; together with two stamps on a fiscally used document. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
(Image 4)
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| 1055 |
cover |
 Officials 1923/24: Fuad Official 10 m. bright rose, a vertical strip of three used on registered 1925 cover to Berkeley, USA all tied by "Dawawin (Cairo" cds's (April 8) in black. Registered label at left and reverse (with
printed OHEMS inscriptions), New York transits (April 25) and Berkeley arrival (April 29). Slightest trim at top but an extremely rare issue used on cover. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 1056 |
cover |
 Postage Due 1884 (Feb 23): Much readdressed cover to a Royal Irish Fusilier, originally mailed from London to Aldershot franked by GB 1 d. lilac (Gi. 172), thence to Rawalpindi and Lahore, India (April 10), returned via Aden
(June 17) back to Cairo where 1884 Postage Due 10 pa. and 20 pa. red applied and tied (July 10). The Dues annulled by 'T' marking in black and the cover again forwarded to Suakin with faint cds on reverse and then returned back to Portsmouth.
Remarkable and rare. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 1057 |
**/bof |
 1884 (Jan 1): Postage Due 5 pi. red, an unused block of six (3 x 2), with sheet marginal inscription at top "(CHI)FFRES TAXE(S), variety "watermark en face", fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Scarce multiple. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 1058 |
cover |
 1884: Postage Due 5 pi. red, used on stampless 1884 cover from Piacenza (Jan 2), with manuscript '5' in pencil at upper left and the adhesive tied by ALEXANDRIE datestamp (Jan 9) in black. Framed 'T' marking on front and
repeated strike of Alexandria cds on reverse. Rate: the cover was above 30 grams, postage of 20 centesemi tripled = 60c / 96 paras. Double the deficiency = 192 paras, rounded up as per regulations to 200 paras = 5 piastres. The Italian Post Office
had closed on January 1, 1884 but there was a 'grace' period of 1 month. This is the sole example of the 1884 5 piastre known on letter. Provenance: Collection Georges Gougas (Feb 1973), lot 986; Carmichael & Todd (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 1059 |
cover/bof |
 1886/1915: Postage Dues, 1 pi. red unused corner marginal pair from top right of sheet with "(PI)ASTRE" imprint, and a used example cancelled at Sawakin (Sudan); 1888 2 m. green in an unused block of nine, without
gum and aged; covers/cards (4) 1895 incoming cover from Transvaal franked at 2½ d., found to be double weight and taxed with 1889 2 pi. orange, 1903 incoming India 1 a. brown stationery card taxed 1889 12 m. green and 1 pi. blue; 1908 underpaid cover
bearing 3 m. orange taxed with 1888 4 m. maroon at Quddaba and 1915 card taxed by 1924 2 m. bright green at San Stefano. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
(Image 4)
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Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 1060 |
**/*/bof |
 1886: 2 pi.rose-red, the complete sheet of 100 subjects with circular Control handstamp in blue in left margin and imprint 100 CHIFFRES TAXES DE 2 PIASTRES in red at top, position 91 damaged and some minor
splitting, toning and creasing through perforations as is to be expected but exceedingly rare, one of just 2 complete sheets of this value known (the other, ex Carmichael & Todd, sold some years ago), with no other complete sheet of any other
value of this issue recorded Gi = £ 3'000/Nile Post PD9= $ 2'500. (Image 1)
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Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 1061 |
bof/(*) |
 1886: Plate Proof for 2 m. value printed in black, imperforate on wove paper without gum, guidelines at corners in black, first and second vertical columns re-joined and position 9 and 10 with marginal tears, otherwise very
fine and rare Nile Post = $ 7'500. (Image 1)
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Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 1062 |
*/bof |
 1888 (Jan 1): 2 m green, the mint block of four, types IV-III/II-I, showing the unique variety; 'Imperforate between vertically and horizontally' and perforated 11½ on outer sides, fresh and fine block with large part og. The
sole recorded example of this variety. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = unlisted/Nile Post = $ 1'250. Provenance: Collection King Farouk (Feb 1954), lot 965 (Image
1)
(Image 2)
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Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 1063 |
* |
 1888: Postage Due 1 pi. blue, the album page with sheet marginal Imperforate Proof pair from top of sheet showing imprint on gummed wove paper (cert. Hass, 1997) and two unused examples of the 1 pi. blue, both
Type III (Gi = £ 300) with gum and a matching used example; fresh and fine. Ex collection Barry Rubery. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 1064 |
*/bof |
 1888 (Jan 1): 1 pi. blue, mint block of four showing all types IV-III/II-I, fresh and very fine, superb colour, large part og. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 520+/Nile Post PD12 = $ 1'000. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 1065 |
cover |
 1888: Stampless 1888 envelope from Naples (March 31) to Alexandria with Napoli despatch cds and 'T' marking, taxed on arrival with 1888 2 pi. orange tied by 'Alexandrie' datestamp (April 5) in black. Minor aging but a scarce
usage. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 1066 |
(*) |
 1888: De La Rue Die Proof for 2 m. value, printed in black on glazed card, struck with BEFORE HARDENING (deleted) and AFTER HARDENING with date at right 24 OCT. 88 in black, initialled 'H.G.' at base. Rare. Signed Todd AIEP
Nile Post = $ 600. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 1067 |
(*) |
 1888: De La Rue Die Proof for 4 m. value, printed in black on glazed card, struck with AFTER HARDENING and dated at left 20 OCT. 88 in black, initialled 'H.G.' at base. Rare. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post = $ 600. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 1068 |
(*) |
 1888: De La Rue Die Proof for 1 pi. value, printed in black on glazed card, struck with AFTER HARDENING and dated at left 17 OCT. 88 in black, initialled 'H.G.' at base. Rare. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post = $ 600. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 1069 |
(*) |
 1888: De La Rue Die Proof for 2 pi. value, printed in black on glazed card, struck with AFTER HARDENING and dated at left 13 OCT. 88 in black, initialled 'H.G.' at base. Rare. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post = $ 600. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 1070 |
**/bof |
 1889 (April): 2 m. green, 4 m. maroon and 1 pi. ultramarine, all in imperforate blocks of four with watermark upright, the set of three values (2 pi. does not exist thus), fresh and fine, unmounted og. Rare. Signed Todd AIEP
Nile Post = PD15d+PD16c+PD17c = $ 600. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 1071 |
cover |
 1892: Post Office envelope returning an unpaid letter (envelope No. 125 K), handstamped 'E' in oval in blue, sent to Alexandria with 1889 Postage Due 2 m. green (handling fee) tied by Alexandria cds (Feb 25) with 'Bureau Des
Rebuts' cachet in red above. Extremely scarce. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 1072 |
cover |
 1898 (Feb 19): Cover endorsed 'Active Service, No Stamps Available here, Abu Hamad', mailed from the Sudan to Alexandria by a Lieutenant (signed at lower left), struck with HALFA cds of despatch with framed 'T' mark alongside,
charged at the Soldier's rate of 3 m. with 1889 Postage Due 2 m. green and diagonally bisected 2 m. green tied by 'Alexandrie' cds of arrival (March 1). Some trivial aging but scarce Gi = £ 250/Nile Post PD15a = $ 125 (on piece). Note: 3
milliemes was the postage, there was no 'double deficiency' charged on mail from the Sudan as most letters were from Military personnel. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
