1865 Prevost Essay, 10 paras vignette and overprint printed separately, on pink envelope, diagonal bend, fine. (Image)

1866 Essay of Riester, two essays in brown and red, ornamentation not printed, fine

1866 Essay of Riester, three essays each in a different colour: green, brown and red (creasing at top), with ornamentation. (Image)

1871 Essay of V. Penasson 1pi red vignette on envelope, very fine. (Image)

1874 Essay of Carlo Borani and Bernardi Wagner & Co: Presentation sheet showing top part with Carlo Borani essays comprising of three 20pa Sphinx at left of Pyramids and three 1pi Sphinx at right of Pyramids; the lower part with Bernardoni Wagner essays comprising eight 20 paras Sphinx in front of three Pyramids, all essays in an array of colours, mounted on large official document with price details, an extraordinary and unique presentation sheet; ex The Royal Collection (NP E61, $8'500). (Image)

1879 De La Rue Essay of Surcharge: 2pa on 5pa olive green, imperforate single with sheet margin top and bottom on gummed unwatermarked paper, fresh, very fine and very rare, cert. Hass (1989); ex William Byam (ex lot 667 from a unique strip of six, from the Robson Lowe auction 1961). (Image)

1906 Essay of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co, 10m. multicolour, with camels and Bedouins, sky background in yellow, and frame in grey-brown, "SPECIMEN" perfin, fine and most attractive essay, plus cut-out of the Bradbury Wilkinson legend from the same book that the essay came from. (Image)

1866 20pa blue, perforated proof on white paper without watermark, perf. 13 1/2, very fine and fresh block of four, with some paper irregularity on back. (Image)

1866 1pi claret, perforated proof on white paper without watermark, perf. 13 1/2, very fine. (Image)

1866 10pi bluish slate, perforated proof on white paper without watermark, perf. 13 1/2, very fine despite some light brown spots in places. (Image)

10pa brown, used strip of three with inverted overprint, fine and scarce used multiple (Image)

First Day Cover 10pa Brown, single neatly tied by retta cancel on 1866 printed circular sent within Alexandria, the printed circular is datelined "January 1, 1866", which coincidently is the first day of issuance of the First issue, showing perfect strike of the "ALEXANDRIE / AÏDÉ Père & Fils / ÉGYPTE" oval company handstamp, an important usage on the first day of use, showpiece; ex William Byam. (Image)

10pa Brown, single used on 1867 folded printed matter to Cairo, tied by POSTE VICE-REALI EGIZIANE / ALESSANDRIA / 1.GEN.67 cds in black, a very attractive and rare printed matter usage. (Image)

10pa brown, type I, single on printed matter cover front addressed En Ville and tied by POSTE VICE REALI/ALESSANDRIA cds, scarce usage. (Image)

20pa blue, unused imperforate single with one row of vertical perforations 12 1/2, an attractive and scarce error, (Image)

1pi claret, unwmkd, single neatly tied on fragment by POSTE VICE-REALI EGIZIANE/CAIRO/15.AUG.66 cds in RED, very fine and scarce usage of the coloured cancels as only in use from July 2nd to August 20 1866. Cert. Todd (2023). (Image)

2pi Yellow-orange, perforation 12½, bisected single, tied on 1867 (22.7) folded letter sheet from Cairo to Alexandria, by POSTE VICE-REALI EGIZIANE / CAIRO /22.LUG.67 cds in blue, similar alongside, arrival bs, central cvr crease, and small tear, very fine and an attractive bisected usage; ex Rudi Jeidel. (Image)

1872 Third Issue 20 paras blue, sheet platings on large album pages housed in wonderful large green album with slipcase, with two sheet platings; the first with 180 out of 200 positions, the second 159 out of 200 positions, stamps are mostly used with some mint, in addition, there are 105 lithographed stamps mostly used, the stamps are mostly 12 1/2 x 13 1/3, a rare sheet reconstitution, ex Peter Smith.

The Lars Alund balance collection of the Fourth Issue, Pictorial Issues of 1914 and 1922 neatly mounted and knowledgeably written on 101 album pages, showing unused and used complete sets of each issue, all values well represented showing an array of perforation varieties, papers, shades, an amazing range of 100s of plate flaws, inverted watermarks, cancels etc., mixed to very fine, an excellent basis for study and expansion (100s). (Image)

ABE TO ZEFTA: Specialized and extensive collection neatly presented on 267 pages including extensive maps and collateral information. The strength of this collection is in the vast array of different town cancels, types and usage on stamps, fragments, covers, interpostal seals, postal receipts, plus some early stampless Official covers, plus the items from the Mohammed Ali Post all with negative seals etc. The collection is neatly presented in alphabetical order and the town cancels are listed by Smith and are as follows: Abe el Wakf PS-4 (2, scarcity factor 2500), Abu Homus I-2.5 (5), V-2.3 (3), Seal A-4 (1), Assuan IV-6 (3), V-4 (3), Atfe I-2.5 (6), V-1 (7 + one cover), PS-1 (1), Seal A-4 (1), Benha Seal A-4 (1), I-2.5 (1, one cover), III-2.5 (3), III-2 (4), V-3.1 (1), Cas-2 (5), PS-1 (1), Benisueff II-2 (1), III-2.5 (1), III-2 (2), RES-I (1), Bilbes III-2.5 (1), III-2 (3), Birket El Sab I-2.5 (4, one cover), III-2.5 (1), III-2 (6, one cover), Cas-2 (2), PS-1 (1), Bulah Dacrav V-2.3 (1), V-2.2 (4), Cantara II-2 (2), III-2.5 (1), PS-3 (1), Chaluf El Tarabba II-2 (1), PS-3 (1), Chantier VI Tem-1 (14), Damanhour Seal A-4 (one cover), I-2.5 (4, 3 covers), III-2.5 (one cover), III-2 (1), V-1 (5, one cover), Damanhour Stazione (2, scarcity factor 3000), Damiata I-2.5 (3, 2 covers), III-2.5 (7, 3 covers), III-2 (4, 3 covers), III-4 (one cover), Cas-2 (4), PS-1 (1), Desuk II-2 (2), III_2.5 (3, one cover), III-2 (4), PS-1 (1), El-Gisr II-2 (1), PS-3 (2), El-Uasta III-2 (4), Embabe II-4 (2, scarcity factor 3000), Esna Seal A-6 (one cover), V-4 (4), Fescne Seal A-1 (1), II-2 (1), II-4 (1), SL-2 (1), III-2.5 (3), III-2 (5), Sta-6 (1, scarcity factor 3000), Galiub Seal A-4 (1), I-1 (1), III-2.5 (2), III-2 (2, one cover), PS-1 (1), Ghirgheh Seal A-1 (one cover), V-5 (9), Ghisa III-2.5 (1), III-2 (2), Godaba III-1.5 (3), III-1 (1), Helouan VI-2 (1), Ismailia I-1 (1), II-2 (1), Seal A-4 (1), III-2 (1), III-2.5 (12), III-1.5 (tête-bêche pair), V-2.2 (6), V-2.3 (6), CAS-2 (4), PS-1 (2), Sta-5 (1, scarity factor 3000), Kafer Dauar I-2.5 (1), V-1 (2), PS-1 (1), Kafer-Zayat I-2.1 (1), I-2.5 (3), III-2.5 (5), V-1 (4), V-1.5 (one cover), Cas-2 (2), Karaskon V-4 (2), Seal RA-5 (1), Kena Seal A-1 (1), V-4 (2), IV-6 (1), kil. 83 II-5 (2), Tem-1 (7), Luxor IV-6 (1), V-4 (6, two covers), Magaga III-2.5 (6), Seal A-6 (1), Sta-6 (2, scarcity factor 2500), Mahallet el Roh I-2.5 (1), II-2 (1), II-4 (1), Manfallut V-1 (3), PS-5 (2), Mansura I-2.5 (1), I-1 (7, two covers), III-2.5 (5), V-6.1 (5), V-6 (7, three covers), Cas-2 (6, one postal receipt), Mansura Statzione (2, one cover), Mellaui V-1 (2), PS-5 (1), Minet el Faium Seal R-2 (1), Minet el Faium II-2 (1), III-2.5 (3), III-2.5 (5), Faium Stazione Sta-6 (2, scarcity factor 2500), Michalla I-2.5 (1, one cover), III-2.5 (1, one cover), III-2 (1), III-3 (3), Cas-2 (7, one cover), PS-1 (2), Mehalla Stazione Sta-6 & Sta 5 (6), Minet el Gamb I-2.5 (1), III-2.5 (1), III-2 (2), PS-1 (1), Minia III-2.5 (two covers), III-2 (one cover), Mina Stazione Sta-6 (3), Minuf IV-2.5 (2, one cover), IV-2 (5, one cover), Cas-3 (1), Port Said II-2 (one cover), III-2.5 (6), III-2 (4), V-2.2 (9, one cover), V-2.3 (16), Cas-2 (1, one cover), Ramle I-2.5 (3),Ramses V-1 (2), V-1.5 (3), Seal R-2 (1), Raz El Ech Tem-1 (1), Roda III-2.5 (1), III-2 (2), VI-1 (4), Rosetta III-2.5 (2), III-2 (3), Samanud I-2.5 (3, one cover), III-2.5 (3), III-2 (4), PS-1 (1), Sta-6 (2), Scibin El Anater III-2 (3, one cover), Scibin El Com I-4 (2, two covers), PS-2 (1), V-1 (9, two covers), Scibin El Com Stazione (3, scarcity factor 2500), Scirbin IV-1 (2), Serapeum III-2.5 (4), Siut IV-2 (3, one document + one cover), IV-2.5 (3), Cas-3 (3), PS-5 (4), Sta-6 (1), Sohag V-4 (8), IV-6 (3), St. Bacos (3), St. Bulkeley (1), St. Felming (1), St. Mustafa (1), St. Schutz (3, one cover), Suez I-2.5 (8, two covers), II-2 (1, one cover), III-2.5 (7), PS-1 (1), III-4 (12, two covers), VI-2.2 (3), Cas-2 (8), Suez Stazione Sta-5 + Sta-6 (16, one cover), Tanta I-2.5 (4, two covers), III-2.5 (6), V-2.3 (1), V-1 (13 + tête-bêche block of eight), PS-1 (1), Cas-2 (4), Tanta Stazione on block of four + cover, single + cover, Teh el Barud (8), Tel El Kebir (7), Took (5), Zagazig I-2.5 (3, five covers), III-1.5 (2), III-2.5 (5), IV-2 (6, one cover), IV-2.5 (5), Cas-2 (8), Zefta (30, one cover). Strikes poor to very fine, this collection has the largest known number (about 160) of cancelled interpostal seals, it also contains 17 negative seals, hence, most certainly the finest collection of Egyptian cancels we have ever handled, an excellent basis for study and expansion (Image)

ALEXANDRIA: Specialized study collection extensively built up in over 30 years, neatly mounted and presented with much collateral information on 81 pages. The strength of this collection is in the range of different type cancels on stamps from 1866 to 1880, plus a fine array of interpostals and a valuable assembly of 45 covers, two newspapers etc. The collection includes the following cancels listed by Smith numbers: I-2 (in red on 1866 5pa + 1pi, in blue tying 2pi bisect on fragment, in red on cover franked 1866 1pi tied 'retta'), I-2.5 (9 stamps, 8 covers), II-2 (9 stamps, one cover), II-4 (14 stamps, 3 covers), III-2.5 (35 stamps incl. 1867 10pa mauve bisected on small fragment + on complete newspaper), IV-2.5 (5 in blue & black, 2 covers), IV-3 (2), V-1 (11, plus two tête-bêche pairs + 3 covers), V-1.5 (1), V-2.1 (3), V-2 (19, 6 covers + newspaper), V-2.2 (6, one cover), V-2.3 (2, 2 covers), VI-2.1 (7), VI-2.2 (9, one cover), VI-2 (16, one cover), VII-1 (3, 3 covers), VII-2 (2, 4 covers), Cas.1.5 (3 in blue, 13 in black & one postal receipt), Cas.2 (1), Cas.4 (3), Reg.-3 (2), Reg.-6 (1, 3 covers), Reg.-8 (one cover), Sta-3 (9), Sta-4 (6, one cover), Sta-6 (4, one cover), Sta-7 (5), Sta-8 (3, two covers), PS-7 (1), PS-10 (3), PS-11 (3), PS-12 (1), PS-15 (9), PRE-1 (39), SPO-1 (6), TPO-1 (3 covers), Duplex (58). Generally fine to v. fine strikes, an excellent opportunity for the student and a superb basis for expansion. (Image)

1849-80, Foreign Post Offices in Egypt - Austrian, British, French, Greek, Italian and Russia: The Lars Alund balance collection of the Foreign Post Offices in Egypt, neatly mounted and knowledgeably written on 51 album pages, showing a wonderful array cancels on many different issues from Austrian, British, French, Greek, Italian and Russia Post Offices etc., plus some stampless covers from the Austrian Offices in Alexandria, mixed to very fine, an excellent basis for study and expansion. (Image)

The Lars Alund balance collection of the Second Issues neatly mounted and knowledgeably written on 42 album pages, showing unused to 5pi, plus the a complete set of all values showing the four types, almost all unused, plus 5pa to 5pi with array of perforation varieties, shades, plate flaws including line across "1", flaw at column, double frame, broken "R"s, white flaws below Sphinx etc., mixed to very fine, an excellent basis for study and expansion (100's) (SG £11'000+). (Image)

The Famous Postal Notice Postal Notice announcing the arrival of the 1867 issue, dated "July the 11th 1867". This original notice shows instruction to the Postmasters in Italian, French, Arabic, and English, bearing a complete set of all six values affixed at the base and another fine mint set on an exhibition page. As to be expected there are creases and a few stains to the Notice. An outstanding museum showpiece and of the greatest importance to classic Egyptian philately. Provenance: Peter Smith (illustrated on the dust jacket of his book). (Image)

5pa Orange yellow, mint block of four, fresh vibrant colour, very fine, and a scarce multiple (NP D8, $150) (Image)