Egypt Kingdom continued...
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 1885: Official cover to Cairo sent stampless, struck with perfect bilingual "ABOUXAH" Star
& Crescent datestamp (Nov 27, T1) in black (Smith type X-1). An exquisite strike of a very scarce marking: the earliest recorded usage. Signed Todd AIEP. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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| 427 |
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 1919: OHMS printed envelope to the Officer Commanding, 44th Stationary Hospital, struck on
despatch in Alexandria with "BASE ARMY POST OFFICE / Z" cds (April 8) with framed "AERIAL POST / E.E.F." in black, with oval cachet "Forward Echelon / Egyptian Expeditionary Force". Reverse with reseal 'Please use trhis envelope again'. Central
crease but rare: due to the rebellion Army mail was flown rather than mailed.rnNote: In the course of widespread disturbances between 15 and 31 March 1919, at least 800 people were killed, numerous villages were burnt down, large landed properties
plundered and railways destroyed by angered Egyptian mobs. For several weeks, demonstrations and strikes across Egypt by students, workers and religious leaders became a daily occurrence. This mass movement was characterised by the participation of
both men and women, and by spanning the religious divide between Muslim and Christian Egyptians. The Egyptian Expeditionary Force engaged in mass repression to restore order. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 428 |
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 General Gordon Relief Expedition 1885: Officer's rate cover to Lady Cochrane of Gwrych
Castle, Abergele endorsed "No Stamps available, On active service" at top, struck on reverse with very fine Star & Crescent "KORTI" bilingual datestamp (Feb 23) in black (Stagg fig. 15 / Smith type X-1) with square 'T' mark on obverse alongside
handstruck '2½' pence due marking in black. Reverse with "Bangor & Crewe T.PO. / From East" cds and Abegele arrival cds (March 18). Cover flap tear but very scarce. Signed Todd AIEP.rnNote: The cover was sent by Captain the Lord Cochrane, No. 1
Company of the Heavy Camel Regiment, later 12th Earl of Dundonald. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF400.00
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| 429 |
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 General Gordon Relief Expedition 1885: Officer's rate cover to London endorsed "On Active
Service, No Stamps Obtainable" at top, struck with superb Star & Crescent "KORTI" bilingual datestamp (March 9) in black (Stagg fig. 15 / Smith type X-1) with square 'T' mark alongside. Charged on arrival with handstruck '2½' pence due (not doubled
due to Military concession). Cover tear at top and flap missing but very scarce, also five further Egyptian stamps used with Korti Star & Crescent datestamps. Signed Todd AIEP.rnProvenance: Collection Peter A.S. Smith, Corinphila sale 198, May 20125,
lot 5734. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF400.00
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| 430 |
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 General Gordon Relief Expedition 1885: OHMS printed envelope and full contents endorsed "On
Active Service, No Stamps Available" and countersigned "Capt C.R. Orde, Boat Staff", written on May 2nd from Tani by Captain Charles Reginald Orde to his wife in Dursley, Gloucestershire (with full transcript, see below) and struck on despatch by
"DONGOLA" Star & Crescent datestamp (May 6) in black (Stagg fig. 13 / Smith X-1). On arrival the cover was originally charged '2d.' but the fee was deleted by obliterator at right and was forwarded on to the Grand Hotel, Locarno, Lago Maggiore,
Switzerland franked by Great Britain 1883 2½ d. lilac pair tied by "Dursley / 269" duplex (May 26). Reverse with Locarno arrival (May 28). An exceptional and rare cover from the Relief Expedition from a particularly fine letter-writer, no examples of
covers from Tani were present in the Danson, Frazer or Inglefield-Watson collections. Signed Todd AIEP.rnNote: Captain Orde was mentioned in despatches, received a brevet of Major, the Egyptian Medal and Clasp and the Khedive's Star for the Nile
Campaign. He writes: "My dear Alice, we are alkl in a fever of excitement here with the idea of going down the river...I was told to get all the boats ready on wednesday and telegrams have been flying about like autumn leaves...the health of the Camp
is better than at other places but the men are dying off rather too quickly...3 officers have died already and one in hospital is not expected to recover. Most of the cases have been enteric fever. When once the move begins I expect I shall be sent
home as they will want to get rid of all the superfluous staff officers as soon as possible as there is nothing to do after we get doen to Abu Fatmeh where we shall have to leave the boats...Of course you will know what the movements are long before
we do out here...there wass talk in Camp last night that this coming move is only to concentrate our forces at Dongola...old Gladstone has an awful number of lives to answer for...The Essex are a Regiment of savages and undisciplined beyond belief
but they always find the best things. They found and got one of the largest crocodiles I have seen and then caught a turtle and have taken all the goose eggs in the country to eat...The mail from Cairo is late again so we have to close the home mail
before the other gets in...".rnProvenance: Collection Richard Wilson. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6)
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 British Post Offices 1865/73: Great Britain 4 d. vermilion, pl. 13, a used vertical pair
tied to large piece by fine strikes of Alexandria "B01" obliterators in black and by 'London / Paid' cds (1 June 1874) with rare "POSTED AFTER CLOSING" instructional handstamp at left in black. Signed Todd AIEP. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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 French Post Offices in the Levant, Egypt 1870 (Aug 20): Cover from Cairo via Alexandria to
Frankfurt, Germany, bearing Austria 1867 15 s. brown (Mi 5/I) in a combination franking with Egypt 1867 1 pi. rose-red (Gi 14), some perforation irregularities on the Egyptian adhesive, otherwise fine and fresh examples. Upon despatch in Cairo the
Egyptian adhesive was tied by "V. R. POSTE EGIZIANE CAIRO 20 AGO 70" cds with an information strike at right. The Austrian adhesive was tied at the French P.O. in Alexandria by a gros chiffres '5080' numeral lozenge with "ALEXANDRIE EGYPTE 27 AOUT
70" despatch cds and light French entry "EGYPTE AMB. MARSEILLE" entry cds in red alongside. Cover with some patina, nevertheless an appealing and most interesting combination cover showing the acceptance of an Austrian adhesive to pay the French
shipmail as the endorsement "Via Triest" was obviously neglected. Cert. Matl (1969).rnrnProvenance: Collection Emile Antonini, DF, Zurich, 10-15 April 1983, lot 32150. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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 French P.O.'s 1894: France 15 c. blue on buff postal stationery letter-card, a used example
mailed from Ajaccio, Corsica (Feb 5) to Alexandria with triangular 'T' marking of despatch. Taxed upon receipt with France Postage Due 10 c. black in a horizontal pair tied by "Alexandrie / Egypte" cds's. Reverse with Marseille transit cds and
Alexandria arrivals. Scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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 Posta Europea 1863: Cover from Paris to Cairo franked by 1862 20 c. blue (5, one with
crease) tied by 'D' lozenge with Paris cds (July 8) below; reverse with 'Alexandrie / Egypte' cds of French P.O. and early usages of Type VI circular "POSTA EUROPEA / ALESSANDRIA" in blue and "POSTA EUROPEA / CAIRO" arrival in black (July 16). (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF280.00
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| 435 |
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 Italian P.O.'s 1877: Cover franked by Italy 'Estero' 40 c. brown tied by bold "234" numeral
obliterator, mailed to Torino with "Alessandria D'Egitto / Poste Italiane" cds at left (Feb 18). reverse with Brindisi transit and Torino (Feb 23) arrival cds. Slight closed tear at top of envelope but an attractive usage. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 436 |
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 Suez Canal Co 1868: 20 c. blue, a used example with three large margins and clear at top,
well cancelled by upright "5129" gros chiffres of Port Said. Rare. Signed Herbert Bloch, Todd AIEP Gi = £ 500. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF260.00
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 British Forces 1936 (Dec 1): 10 m. carmine, an unused block of eight (4 x 2), marginal from
right of sheet showing Farouk Oblique perforations, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. A scarce and fine multiple, just 800 stamps printed thus. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post AP2b = $ 160+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 438 |
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 Gaza 1948 (June 1): Express 40 m. black & brown optd. in vermilion, an unused block of four,
marginal from left of sheet, showing variety "Overprint Double", the large 'kiss' print and shifted downwards, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. From the one pane of 50 subjects found Nile Post PEX1e = $ 600. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF150.00
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| 439 |
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 Gaza 1959 (Jan 20): 55 m. on 100 m. brown-red, an unused block of four, marginal from left
of sheet, showing variety "Surcharge Double", fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Only one pane of 100 stamps issued. Rare. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 480+ / Nile Post P68d = $ 400+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF180.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
| 440 |
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 Gaza 1959 (Jan 20): 55 m. on 100 m. brown-red, an unused block of four, marginal from right
of sheet, showing variety "Surcharge Double, One Inverted", fresh and very fine, unmounted og. and 55 m. on 100 m. single unused example with "Surcharge Transposed" variety with Arabic just showing at base of stamp and Arabic '55' now over the
original value, unmounted og., only one pane of 100 stamps of each variety issued. Rare. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 600+ / Nile Post P68e+PC68g = $ 525+. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF200.00
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| 441 |
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 Star & Crescent Cancellations 1885/1919: Collection on leaves with these attractive and
often scarce cancellations (see Smith page 498), with 1885 Soldier's letter to London rated '1 d.,' with KORTI cds on reverse, Sudan 1897 first issue coverr with 5 m. tied by "MERAWI" datestamp, thereafter with Smith type X-1 datestamps: 1906 'AR'
form with superb "ABOUXAH" in black, 2 m. stationery card with "BARRAGE" cds, registered 1907 cover with "BIRKET-EL-SAB" cds and on a Salt Tax form, "BIR-CHAMS" on Salt Tax form, "EBCHAWAY" on Salt Tax form, rare "EBNOUB" on Postage Due and Salt Tax
adhesives, "EDFINA" on 1900 card, "FARASKOUR" on covers, "GAFARIA" and "HOMRAN" usages on covers, "KOSSEIR" on covers, 1896 usage with "MELIG", off and on cover usages from "NEKLA", cards with "ZEFTA"; Smith Type X-1.1 usages with "Caire / Ghouria"
covers (7, some to Persia), "Alexandrie / Minet-El-Bassal" on fine 1889 reg'd covers, "Alexandrie / Ras el Tin" on 1884 cover and receipt; Smith Type X-3 with 1884 20 pa. on 5 pi. (2) used on cover from Assouan to London, thereafter with a rane of
Travelling Post Office types (12) incl. "AMBULANT / SUEZ" on cards, "Poste Vice Reali Egiziane / Star & Crescent" usages on Interpostal Seals, Official cachets with Star & Crescent incl. covers with "On His Highness's Service / Aide-De-Camp", 1915
rare Official cover to Switzerland with 2 m. and 4 m. pair etc. An excellent collection (85 items + 69 covers/cards) (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31) (Image 32) (Image 33) (Image 34) (Image 35) (Image 36) (Image 37) (Image 38) (Image 39) (Image 40)
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 Postcards 1900/20c.: Small collection of postcards (36) with some fine views incl.
real-photo card of Sennar Dam and Locomotive, Port Said Simon Arzt, some village scenes etc. (Image
1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18)
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SOLD for CHF120.00
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 1894/1960: Accumulation of approximately 250 items of postal history plus a further 80
vintage picture postcards. The varied postal history section comprises "HOTEL" cachets, two cards from the French office of "PORT SAID" plus a further two unused items, foreign currency exchange control censor, a ship letter and other out of the
ordinary items, the postcards include litho souvenir cards and topographical views, as well as scenes depicting local residents and other sights. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)
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SOLD for CHF460.00
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 Egypt 1944/58: Illustrated Christmas Airgraph produced for Cairo Scouts, dated 5.11.44 to
England, registered First Day Cover (25.7.56) franked with Scout's issue of 2nd Pan Arab Jamboree 1958 as well as two imperf. U.A.R. Colour Proofs 35 p. brown and 40 p. blue of III. Pan-Arab Jamboree. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF700.00
Closing..May-31, 11:59 PM |
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 Egypt, Moens J. B. 1880; Timbres d'Egypte et de la Compagnie du Canal de Suez. Hardbound in
half leather with gold stamped spine, 113 pages. No. 134 out of a print run of 150 examples. (Image
1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7)
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SOLD for CHF200.00
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