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Egypt
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
4738 cover image1751: Entire letter from St. Catherine's Monastery at the base of
the sacred Mount Sinai, written in Greek, bearing a fine impression
of Monastery handstamp in black - and probably one of the earliest
known from the Middle East; the letter refers to an order for
printing 500 drawings of the Convent. A rare and most appealing
entire, the first time this cover has been offered in nearly 50
years. Provenance: Collection Colonel J.R. Danson, Robson Lowe,
Geneva, 28 April 1977, lot 1. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Currently...CHF 1,000.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4739 cover image1761 (Oct 17): Entire letter written from Cairo to Venice, with
manuscript Forwarding Agent "Encaminata da me a Kair (Cairo), che
Carampe & Zagalli, Livorno 11 Xmbre (December) 1761" on flap and
rated "4" in manuscript on face panel. A scarce and early entire. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 200.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4740 cover image1767 (Sept 19): Entire letter from Damiata to Marseille, with
manuscript endorsements of sender upon reverse, disinfected by
toasting upon arrival. Scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 175.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4741 cover image1849 (June 13): Entire letter from Alexandria to Constantinople
carried by the Egyptian line, endorsed "p. Siout Str." at top,
struck with oval framed all Arabic "Post Paid" handstamp in black
at lower left; disinfected with three horizontal slits against
Cholera outbreak, with oval framed Constantinople company cachet in
green centrally struck. File fold and slight closed tear at top but
extremely rare. Signed Todd AIEP. Provenance: Collection Colonel
J.R. Danson, Robson Lowe, Geneva, 28 April 1977, lot 2. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 850.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4742 cover imageAustrian Lloyd Line 1859/1914: Covers (5) with fine 1859 cover to
Trieste struck with fine "COL VAPORE / D'ALEXANDRIA" in black and
rated '15' kr. in red manuscript, incoming cover from Triese to
Alexandria with ALEXANDRIEN arrival cds well struck in black; fine
1914 card franked Egypt 2 m. green tieds by bold "ALEXANDRIEN -
TRIEST" cds in black (May 14) and matching 1912 cover from
Alexandria to Edinburgh with Austria 1908 10 h., 30 h. and 35 h.
all tied by "TRIEST - ALEXANDRIEN" cds (March 6); and scarce
undated cover to Trieste bearing Italy 1908 25 c. blue pair tied by
scarce "VAPORE / D'ALESSANDRIA" in black. Provenance: Ex John
Pitts. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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Currently...CHF 200.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4743 image1885: Lloyd Austro-Ungarico bill of lading for 21 balls of skins
taxed at 1% of stated value to be delivered to Salonica, struck at
top with double oval "AGENZIE DEL LLOYD / AUSTRO-UNAGRICO / PORT
SAID" in violet. Significant edge wear but very rare at this late
date for Port Said. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 120.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4744 (*) image1871: Charles Skipper & East Essays (2) for the 2 piastre value
prepared in London for the third issue but in similar format to the
accepted De La Rue issue of 1879, labelled at base 'Poste Khedevie
Egiziane'; one printed in black and the other in chestnut,
perforated 14, without gum. Rare. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post E54 =
$ 1'000. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 250.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4744A cover image1919 (22 December): Postcard to Turin, Italy, posted at Suez and
bearing Egypt 1914 Definitive 5 m. lake, carried aboard ship and
cancelled at port of transit with "MASSAU (ERITREA) 22.12.19"
repeated alongside, from there forwarded overseas to Italy. A very
fine and scarce usage. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 150.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4745 cover imageSpecial RAF Flight Cairo Khartoum 1926 (Jan 9): Cover franked by
1923 5 m orange brown (special reduced rate Military personnel)
tied by Abu Suwer bilingual cds, fine strike of violet cachet
"Special Flight/Cairo to Khartoum" at upper left and straight line
Khartoum datestamp (Jan 11) applied in violet on arrival, and
signed with initials "VCS" (V.C. Stoner). The adhesive with a lower
right corner fault, otherwise fine. Rare, only 65 commercial covers
were carrried on this special flight by 47 Squadron testing a
Fairey IIID aircraft. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 150.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4746 piece image1938 (Feb 11): Farouk's 18th Birthday £ 1 sepia & green, a superb
used example, marginal from base of sheet, tied to piece by bold
ABU QIR cds on First Day of Issue. Scarce Gi = £ 225. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 100.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4747 piece image1938 (Feb 11): Farouk's 18th Birthday £ 1 sepia & green, a superb
used example, tied to piece by 'CONTINENTAL SAVOY / CAIRO' cds on
First Day of Issue, witth Express label alongside similarly tied.
Scarce Gi = £ 225. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 100.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4748 cover image1949 (Jan 20): Parcel Card for three packages of a total weight of
19.9 kg. mailed from Cairo to Cyprus franked with 1939/46 King
Farouk definitives in total of 1.260 pi. including extremely rare
usage of 1940 £ 1 sepia & blue plus 9 m. in 1939/49 General
Revenues. Parcel card with vertical file fold and corner bend at
upper left, not affecting the adhesives. A fine and scarce usage. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 200.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4749 cover imageEgyptian Consular Post Offices 1872: Cover from Jeddah to Germany,
slittted for disinfection, bearing 1872 1 pi. rose-red tied by
erroneously dated "POSTE VICE-REALI EGIZIANE / GEDDA" datestamp
(March 2, 71) in black. Struck with framed "AFFRANCATURA /
INSUFFICIENTE" handstamp in black (the 1 pisatre paid the
Port-to-Port rate to Suez only). At left "V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE /
SUEZ" transit cds (March 14) in black and reverse with Suez cds's
of march 13 and 14 and Alexandria Egyptian P.O. cds. At upper left
of cover it is possible a stamp has been removed but there are no
signs of a Foreign Office marking on the cover. However, a rare
cover - one of just six recorded by Uexkull bearing this issue, the
"AFFRANCATURA / INSUFFICIENTE" marking is believed unique struck in
Jeddah and certainly the sole example of a Jeddah cover adressed to
Germany (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 1,500.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4750 cover image1914: Pictorial Issue postal stationery envelopes (4) with 1 m.
brown, 2 m. green, 3 m. orange and 10 m. pale blue, together with 5
m. carmine letter-sheet; each fresh and fine unused and overprinted
"SPECIMEN" diagonally in black; each with file holes at lower left
corner otherwise superb. A rare group Nile Post SEN13 / SEN15 + SEN
17 + SLS6. (Image 1)



Currently...CHF 150.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4751 (*) image1938: Official set of nine values, Farouk imperforates with Arabic
'Cancelled' underprint, four values with slight age spots,
otherwise fine Nile Post O52b/O60b = $ 185. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 75.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4752 * imageBritish Forces 1935 (May 6): Silver Jubilee 1 pi. ultramarine optd.
in red, superb og. Gi = £ 450. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 100.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4753 **/(*) imageBritish Forces 1939 (Dec 16): Small format 3 m. green and 10 m.
carmine, the set of two values with single examples and horizontal
marginal pairs of both values, Farouk imperforates underprinted
'Cancelled' (just 200 sets can exist) and Farouk oblique
perforation examples of both values in horizontal pairs, unmounted
og. (just 400 sets can exist). Scarce and fine. Signed Todd AIEP
Nile Post AP3a+b / AP4a+b = $ 680. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...CHF 200.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4758 **/bof imageMedical Profession Revenues 1958/60: On the formation of the UAR
with Syria on Feb. 1st 1958, the Egyptian pharmaceutical firm, the
Maatouk Brothers, needed, under Syrian law, to apply Medical
Profession Revenues to certain products they were exporting from
Egypt to Syria. Initially the Egyptian revenue stamp of 1957, the 2
m. green, no wmk., perf. 11½ (Feltus 841) was overprinted to comply
with the Syrian customs duties and overprinted in Syrian Piastres
in black. The collection offered contains large multiples of the 2
m. green overprinted "Maatouk Brothers / 14.5" piastres in black in
a block of 90 (9 x 10), an irregular block of 86 and a block of 70;
2 m. green, no wmk., perf. 11½, (Feltus 841) overprinted "27"
piastres in black in a block of 30 (3 x 10) and 40 (5 x 8) the
latter block without gum; 1959, 2 m. green, wmk. Stethoscope, perf.
11½ (Feltus 845) overprinted "15" piastres in black in a Control
"A/59" block of 40 (4 x 10) from base of sheet and an irregular
block of 49; 1959, 2 m. green, wmk. Stethoscope sideways, perf. 11½
(Feltus 845a) overprinted "15" piastres in black in a top right
corner block of 80 (10 x 8) and a block of 40 (4 x 10) overprinted
"15" in black in a different font; 2 m. green, wmk. Stethoscope,
perf. 11½ (Feltus 845) overprinted "18.5" piastres in black in a
Control "A/59" block of 4 and a large block of 75; 2 m. green, wmk.
Stethoscope , perf. 11½ (Feltus 845) overprinted "25.5" piastres in
black in blocks of 80 (8 x 10) and 70; and 2 m. green, wmk.
Stethoscope, perf. 11½ (Feltus 845) overprinted "96.5" piastres in
black in blocks of 60 and 30 stamps. Rare and most unusual - the
stamps would have been withdrawn in July 1960 when the customs
stamps were no longer required. The first multiples this describer
has seen of these issues. A rare study collection, sold together
with an Egypt Study Circle article on the subject. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8)

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Currently...CHF 500.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4759 cover/bof 1866/1938: Collection on leaves with 1866 First Issue Imperf Proofs
imperforate without watermark (two full sets), perforated Proofs
without watermark complete set and two additional 10 pi., 1866
issued set unused and a fine array of used examples, 1867 range
incl. Penasson Essays for the 1 piastre value with scarce
perforated pair in orange with gum; 5 pa. yellow unused (12), 10
pa. lilac unused (9), 20 pa. green unused (4), 1 pi. red unused
(6), 2 pi. unused and used (9), 5 pi. brown unused and used (four
genuine examples), 1872 issue with good range incl. 5 pi. green
unused and used (3), 1874/75 Bulâq with 5 pa. tête-bêche pair and
block of four with two tête-bêche pairs, 1 pi. red tête-bêche pair
unused, 1 pi. red in blocks of eight and fifteen unused and the
issue with range of used to 5 pi. with cancellation interest; 1879
De La Rue 20 pa. blue in a scarce unused block of four, 1888
Postage Dues with 5 pi. grey genuine unused and used, 1923 Fuad set
to £ 1 used, 1924 charming underpaid cover freanked 154 m. and
taxed on arrival in GB with ½ d., 1 d. and 3 d. (2) to pay; 1934
Graf Zeppelin set on cover, 1938 £ 1 sepia & green with used
examples (2), one on hand-drawn FDC and 1942/42 low values from 1
m. to 22 m. unused (11 stamps all with Farouk oblique perforations
and 1944 £ 1 blue & sepia Farouk imperforate with 'Cancelled' on
reverse - just 100 printed thus; together with Spiro forgery sheets
of the Penasson / Bulâq issues in sheets of 25 (all values) and a
range of Fournier forgeries incl. Interpostal Seals and a
spectacular study of the 1868 Suez Canal Issue forgeries with large
blocks and excellent descriptions of the various (and numerous)
forgeries of the issue. Condition varies but a most interesting
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Currently...CHF 1,000.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM
4760 cover image1934: Tenth UPU Congress, Cairo - the collection of covers (41 plus
one front) with a range of frankings incl. scarce Congress
imprinted cover to the UPU in Berne franked at 20 m. rate; rare
local 20 m. rate on Express covers (2) from Cairo; further 20 m.
surface mail rates to Austria (from Windsor Palace Hotel),
Czechoslovakia, France (with five UPU stamps), Germany, Switzerland
and USA; local 3 m. card mailed in Benha; 4 m. rate postcard with
under 5 word message, further rates including 4 m. Printed Matter
rate cover to UK with UPU 1 m. and 3 m. tied by Congress cds, 4 m.
on printed matter cover to Austria, 5 m. postcard rate with
Congress cds, 13 m. postcard rate with Congress cds to Berne; 15 m.
rate to UK, 33 m. rate to Germany with deleted airmail label, 33 m.
rate cover to Chile, 40 m. registered rate to Paris and returned to
sender and a cover to Geneva; 46 m. rate to Switzerland incl. pair
of UPU 13 m., 51 m. rate from Cairo by air to Sarajevo, Yugoslavia;
53 m. reg'd rate to Italy with UPU 3 m. and 50 m.; 80 m. reg'd
cover to Italy; 100 m. value on 111 m. airmail rate cover to
Sweden, a generally fine and scarce group. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9)

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Currently...CHF 250.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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