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Lot

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Lot Description

CV or Estimate

5706

1938 (Feb 11): Farouk's 18th Birthday, £ 1 sepia & green, an unused example, corner marginal from lower left of sheet with Control A/38 in margin, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Nile Post C82 = $ 110 / Gi = £ 250. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF220.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM

5707

1938 (Feb 11): Farouk's 18th Birthday, £ 1 sepia & green, an unused marginal example from left of sheet, variety "Imperforate", fresh and very fine with large margins all round, unmounted og. A superb example of this rarity with just 25 examples printed. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C82a = $ 3'500. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF3,600.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM

5708

1938 (Feb 11): Farouk's 18th Birthday, £ 1 sepia & green, an unused block of four, corner marginal from lower left of sheet with Control A/38 in margin, negligible vertical fold between the stamps, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Superb Nile Post C82 = $ 440++ / Gi = £ 1'000+. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF800.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM

5709

1938 (March 21): Leprosy Congress, the set of three values unused, variety "Imperforate", all matching examples marginal from the base of sheet, large margins all round, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Rare with just 50 full sets possible. Signed Todd AIEP. Nile Post C83a/C85a = $ 400. (Image 1)

SOLD for CHF220.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM

5710

1942: Millenary of Al-Azhar University, prepared for use but unissued, the complete set of four values: 6 m. green with slight crease in margin only, 10 m. violet, 15 m. dull purple and 20 m. grey, all marginal from left of sheet (the 15 m. dull purple being corner marginal from lower left corner of the sheet), fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Just 102 sets possible, an iconic and very rare set Nile Post C87/90 = $ 1'200. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM

5711

1943 (Nov 17): Overprint Essay for 5 m. + 5 m. lake, an unused strip of four with the overprint in differing colours, second stamp variety "Overprint Double, One Albino" with the overprint in black on front and the albino impression inverted, fresh and very fine, unmouted og. Rare, just ten such vertical strips can exist. Signed C. Hass Nile Post C91f = $ 175++. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF360.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM

5712

1943 (Nov 17): Overprint Essay for 5 m. + 5 m. lake, an unused bock of four marginal from base of sheet, with the overprint in black, all four stamps variety "Overprint Double, One Albino" with the overprint in black on front and the albino impression inverted with a further impression in the margin at base, fresh and very fine, unmouted og. Rare, just ten such vertical strips can exist. Cert. Egypt Study Circle (1981) Nile Post C91fg = $ 375++. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF420.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM

5713

1943 (Nov 17): Fifth Birthday of Princess Ferial, 5 m. + 5 m. brown-lake, an unused block of eight (4 x 2), the sixth stamp (position 98), showing variety "Arabic 1493 for 1943", fresh and fine, minor wrinkle on unmounted og. not affecting the variety. Scarce Nile Post C91a = $ 200+ / Gi = £ 350+.rnrnNote: The SG catalogue has a misprint on the correct position, the error position is 98 not pos. 90. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM

5714

1946 (Feb 28): The 80th Anniversary of the First Issue of 1866, 1 m. grey, an unused example variety "Overprint Inverted and Misplaced", a superb example of this rarity, superb large part og. Just one sheet found in the King Farouk Palace Collection (1954), thus just 50 stamps can exist. Rare. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C98d = $ 750. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF350.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM

5715

1946 (Feb 28): The 80th Anniversary of the First Issue of 1866, 1 m. grey and 17 m. brown, unused examples, each with variety "Watermark Inverted", fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Scarce and extremely under-catalogued - just 100 of each stamp recorded Nile Post C98c+C100c = $ 125. (Image 1)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM

5716

1946 (Feb 28): The 80th Anniversary of the First Issue of 1866, 17 m. brown, an unused example variety "Imperforate" from the one sheet found in the Palace collection, marginal from right of sheet, fresh and fine, unmounted og. with green Pyramid from Bileski on reverse, as are most of the known genuine examples. Rare Nile Post C100d = $ 150. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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CLOSED
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM

5717

1946 (Feb 28): 80th Anniv. of the First Issue, Farouk Royal Imperforate set of four values, each marginal from left of sheet, underprinted 'Cancelled', fresh and very fine. Rare with just 50 sets printed Nile Post C98a/C101a = $ 560+.rn (Image 1)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM

5718

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. Rare Nile Post C102b = $ 350. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM

5719

1946 (Aug 9): Withdrawal from Cairo Citadel 10 m. brown & green, an unused example, variety "Imperforate", marginal from left of sheet with large margins all round, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Just 90 stamps printed thus and much under-catalogued. Rare Nile Post C102a = $ 150. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM

5720

1946 (Oct 1): Air Navigation Congress 30 m. deep green, overprinted in black, an unused block of ten (5 x 2), marginal on both sides but one piece missing (positions 11-15 / 16-20), variety "Overprint Diagonally Misplaced and a cheval", the two stamps at right showing "Overprint Transposed", slight gum stain on second stamp otherwise fine unmounted og. Extremely rare, just 50 possible from the one sheet found. Cert. Hass (1991) Nile Post C103e = $ 1'500+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM

5721

946 (Oct 1): Air Navigation Congress 30 m. deep green, overprinted in black, an unused example (position 20), variety "Overprint Inverted", fresh and very fine, large part og. Extremely rare in genuine condition with just 50 examples possible. Signed Sanabria. Cert. Hass (1989) Nile Post C103d = $ 400 / Gi = £ 450.rnrnProvenance: The Palace Sale, Harmers, Cairo, 12-18 Feb 1954, ex lot 699; Collection H.M. Barker. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM

5722

1946 (Oct 1): Air Navigation Congress 30 m. deep green, overprinted in black, an unused example (position 33, overprint po. 18), variety "Overprint Inverted", fresh and very fine, large part og. Extremely rare in genuine condition with just 50 examples possible. Signed Kessler, Sanabria, Hass. Cert. Hass (2006) Nile Post C103d = $ 400 / Gi = £ 450.rnrnProvenance: The Palace Sale, Harmers, Cairo, 12-18 Feb 1954, ex lot 699. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM

5723

1946 (Oct 1): Air Navigation Congress 30 m. deep green, overprinted in black, an unused example (position 43 - showing "Broken "4 in 1946" variety), variety "Overprint Double", fresh and very fine, large part og. Extremely rare in genuine condition with just 50 examples possible. Signed Kessler, Sanabria. Cert. Hass (2005) Nile Post C103c = $ 400 / Gi = £ 450.rnrnProvenance: The Palace Sale, Harmers, Cairo, 12-18 Feb 1954, ex lot 699. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM

5724

1946 (Oct 1): Air Navigation Congress 30 m. deep green, overprinted in black, an unused example (position 13), variety "Overprint Double", fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Extremely rare in genuine condition with just 50 examples possible. Signed Minkus. Cert. Hass (1995) Nile Post C103c = $ 400 / Gi = £ 450.rnrnProvenance: The Palace Sale, Harmers, Cairo, 12-18 Feb 1954, ex lot 699. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF220.00
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM

5725

1949 (Nov 9): Arab League Congress 15 m. bright violet, an unused example, variety "Imperforate", marginal from top of sheet, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Just 50 stamps printed thus, rare. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post C110c = $ 150. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM