19 Sep 2012 – 24 Sep 2012
5246 lots
Lot 30018 | 1850-67, Attractive group of 10 covers neatly moun
Egypt » Austrian Post Offices
1850-67, Attractive group of 10 covers neatly mounted & written up on album pages, showing an array of Alexandria mkgs & others including 2-line ds, circular…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 30019 | INCOMING: 1848 (Apr 7) Lettersheet from England to
Egypt » British Post Offices
INCOMING: 1848 (Apr 7) Lettersheet from England to Suez, addressed to a “Passenger from Calcutta to England,” with Leamington and London despatch cds,…
Estimate: 50 EUR
Lot 30020 | 1850 (May 23) Small neat envelope with enclosure s
Egypt » British Post Offices
1850 (May 23) Small neat envelope with enclosure sesnt to Scotland with red “PAID AT ALEXANDRIA” crowned circle, with Alexandria cds in black alongside…
Estimate: 1’500 EUR
Lot 30021 | 1859 (18.9) Small neat envelope sent to England wi
Egypt » British Post Offices
1859 (18.9) Small neat envelope sent to England with “PAID AT CAIRO” crowned circle, with Cairo cds in black on reverse and rated “9”, some minor cover…
Estimate: 1’200 EUR
Lot 30022 | 1861 (Mar) Front to USA with “PAID / AT / CAIRO” c
Egypt » British Post Offices
1861 (Mar) Front to USA with “PAID / AT / CAIRO” crown circle ds, ms rate 1/8, with Cairo, London and New York cds, plus envelope from the same correspondence…
Estimate: 500 EUR
Lot 30023 | 1882 (Aug) Envelope sent to Wales with 1880-83 2 1
Egypt » British Post Offices
1882 (Aug) Envelope sent to Wales with 1880-83 2 1/2d blue pl.23 tied by “BRITISH ARMY POST OFFICE / EGYPT” cds with British “N.W. / T.P.O. / M” diamond…
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 30024 | 1852-1869, British Maritime Mail Via Marseille: At
Egypt » British Post Offices
1852-1869, British Maritime Mail Via Marseille: Attractive group of 17 covers & cards neatly mounted & written up on album pages, showing an array of maritime…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 30025 | 1867-1880, British Maritime Mail Via Brindisi: Att
Egypt » British Post Offices
1867-1880, British Maritime Mail Via Brindisi: Attractive group of 8 covers & cards neatly mounted & written up on album pages, showing an array of maritime…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 30026 | 1899-1908, British Maritime Mail of the Far East:
Egypt » British Post Offices
1899-1908, British Maritime Mail of the Far East: Attractive group of 4 covers & cards neatly mounted & written up on album pages, showing an array of…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 30027 | 1857 (Sep 23) Wrapper from Alexandria to England w
Egypt » French Post Offices
1857 (Sep 23) Wrapper from Alexandria to England with two pairs of France 1853 40c (both four margins), tied by “3704” small-number lozenge, with French…
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 30028 | 1864 (Dec 19) Wrapper from Alexandria to France wi
Egypt » French Post Offices
1864 (Dec 19) Wrapper from Alexandria to France with 1862 10c and 40c tied by “5080” large-numeral lozenge with Alexandria cds adjacent, Paris bs, small…
Estimate: 150 EUR
Lot 30029 | 1866 (Feb 26) Entire from Alexandria to Switzerlan
Egypt » French Post Offices
1866 (Feb 26) Entire from Alexandria to Switzerland with France 1862 20c and 40c tied by clear “5080” large-numeral dotted lozenges, with French Alexandria…
Estimate: 150 EUR
Lot 30030 | 1873 Folded cover to France franked Ceres 80c pair
Egypt » French Post Offices
1873 Folded cover to France franked Ceres 80c pair + single tied by ‘5080’ gros chiffres, Lyon arrival backstamp, Paq.Angl. Alexandrie cds in association,…
Estimate: 400 EUR
Lot 30031 | 1927 Sinking Fund Issue deluxe proofs with Alexand
Egypt » French Post Offices
1927 Sinking Fund Issue deluxe proofs with Alexandrie and Port Said 15+5m dies, one dated 1928 in lilac and one 1930 in violet, very fine (NP $250)
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 30032 | 1851-1922 French Maritime & Arrival Postmarks: Att
Egypt » French Post Offices
1851-1922 French Maritime & Arrival Postmarks: Attractive group of 61 envelopes, entires, postal stationery or cards neatly mounted & written up on album…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 30033 | 1862-1928, Group of 14 covers plus 1862 40c with A
Egypt » French Post Offices
1862-1928, Group of 14 covers plus 1862 40c with Alexandria cancel, incl. incoming from France, 25c Sage from Port Said, the rest with Port Said or Alexandrie…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 30034 | 1890-1911, Attractive group of 14 covers & cards n
Egypt » German Post Offices
1890-1911, Attractive group of 14 covers & cards neatly mounted & written up on album pages, showing an array of maritime mkgs including ‘DEUTSCHE-SEEPOST/MITTELMEER-LINIE…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 30035 | 1877-1908, Attractive group of 27 covers & cards n
Egypt » Indian Post Offices
1877-1908, Attractive group of 27 covers & cards neatly mounted & written up on album pages, showing an array of maritime, transit & arrival markings including…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 30036 | 1865 Part folded entire to Genova (front and backf
Egypt » Italian Post Offices
1865 Part folded entire to Genova (front and backflap), franked Sardinia 40c red pair neatly tied by ‘ALESSANDRIA D’EGITTO / POSTE ITALIANE’ cds in blue…
Estimate: 1’500 EUR
Lot 30037 | 1865 Folded cover to Italy with 60c mauve tied by
Egypt » Italian Post Offices
1865 Folded cover to Italy with 60c mauve tied by faint boxed PIROSCAFI/POSTALE/ITALIANE, Milano arrival and Ancona transit backstamps, filing creases…
Estimate: 150 EUR
Lot 30038 | 1869 (Feb 5) Envelope from Suez to Italy with Egyp
Egypt » Italian Post Offices
1869 (Feb 5) Envelope from Suez to Italy with Egyptian 1867-69 20pa pair tied by Suez cds (Smith type I-2.5) and Italy 40c tied by “235” dotted numeral,…
Estimate: 1’000 EUR
Lot 30039 | 1869 (Oct 15) Entire from Cairo to Italy with Egyp
Egypt » Italian Post Offices
1869 (Oct 15) Entire from Cairo to Italy with Egypt 1867-69 1pi tied by Cairo cds (Smith type II-4 rated Scarce) and Italy 40c tied by “234” dotted numeral…
Estimate: 500 EUR
Lot 30040 | 1870 Combination cover rare usage on incoming mail
Egypt » Italian Post Offices
1870 Combination cover rare usage on incoming mail from Venice to Cairo with Italy 40c tied by ‘234’ rhomboid and 1pi pyramid, various transit/arrival…
Estimate: 750 EUR
Lot 30041 | 1870 Combination envelope to Italy franked Italy 4
Egypt » Italian Post Offices
1870 Combination envelope to Italy franked Italy 40c tied by ‘234’ rhomboid and Pyramid 1pi (blunt perfs top left) with various backstamps incl. Florence…
Estimate: 360 EUR
Lot 30042 | 1870 (Jun 11) Envelope from Ismailia to Italy with
Egypt » Italian Post Offices
1870 (Jun 11) Envelope from Ismailia to Italy with Egypt 1867-69 1pi tied by Ismailia cds and Italy 40c tied by “234” dotted numeral, Italian Alexandria…
Estimate: 400 EUR
Lot 30043 | 1870 (Oct 28) Envelope from Mansura to Italy with
Egypt » Italian Post Offices
1870 (Oct 28) Envelope from Mansura to Italy with Egyptian 1867-69 1pi tied by Mansura cds (Smith type V-6.1) and Italian 1867 20c blue vert. pair tied…
Estimate: 1’000 EUR
Lot 30044 | 1871 (Sep 22) Wrapper from Cairo to France with Eg
Egypt » Italian Post Offices
1871 (Sep 22) Wrapper from Cairo to France with Egypt 1867-69 1pi tied by Cairo cds and Italian 40c (2) tied by “234” dotted numeral, Italian Alexandria…
Estimate: 500 EUR
Lot 30045 | 1872 Small envelope to Italy franked Italy 5c grey
Egypt » Italian Post Offices
1872 Small envelope to Italy franked Italy 5c grey tied by faint 234 rhomboid with Pisa arrival backstamp, manuscript ‘soldati…’ dateline on obverse,…
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 30046 | 1875 Registered envelope to Italy franked Italy 40
Egypt » Italian Post Offices
1875 Registered envelope to Italy franked Italy 40c (2) tied by 234 rhomboid of dots, rare Alessandria keyhole datestamp alongside, Livorno arrival backstamp,…
Estimate: 500 EUR
Lot 30047 | 1878 Folded cover with 30c Estero tied by barred n
Egypt » Italian Post Offices
1878 Folded cover with 30c Estero tied by barred numeral 234 with Alessandria d’Egitto cds in association to Italy with Livorno arrival backstamp, boxed…
Estimate: 150 EUR
Lot 30048 | 1862-1914, Attractive group of 18 covers & cards n
Egypt » Italian Post Offices
1862-1914, Attractive group of 18 covers & cards neatly mounted & written up on album pages, showing an array of maritime markings including boxed PIROSCAFI…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 30049 | 1868 5c Green in marginal part sheet of 20, mint n
Egypt » Suez-Canal Company
1868 5c Green in marginal part sheet of 20, mint nh, very fine, signed G.Bolaffi and Hass
Estimate: 1’500 EUR
Lot 30050 | 1868 20c Blue in half sheet of 60, all but 4 mint
Egypt » Suez-Canal Company
1868 20c Blue in half sheet of 60, all but 4 mint nh, very fine, signed A. Diena in margin
Estimate: 950 EUR
Lot 30051 | 1868 20c Blue mint og block of six, close to very
Egypt » Suez-Canal Company
1868 20c Blue mint og block of six, close to very good margins, plate pos. in pencil on reverse, horiz. crease and one small tone spot, scarce and presentable…
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 30052 | 1868 20c Blue pos.87 unused with good margins, sho
Egypt » Suez-Canal Company
1868 20c Blue pos.87 unused with good margins, showing part of “F” of the Lacroix Frères watermark, scarce, signed A. Brun (NP $140)
Estimate: 50 EUR
Lot 30053 | 1868 20c Blue, just touched to good margins, tied
Egypt » Suez-Canal Company
1868 20c Blue, just touched to good margins, tied to letter front by “5129” lozanges to Suez, a rarity showpiece, Ringstrom & Tester no.12, signed Diena…
Estimate: 5’500 EUR
Lot 30054 | 1868 40c Red in block of 10, types III-IV-I-II-III
Egypt » Suez-Canal Company
1868 40c Red in block of 10, types III-IV-I-II-III-IV-I-II-III-IV, top pair mint hr, others mint nh, a very fine large corner block (NP $2’100+)
Estimate: 1’200 EUR
Lot 30055 | 1868 40c Red in block of 4, mint hr, 2 values with
Egypt » Suez-Canal Company
1868 40c Red in block of 4, mint hr, 2 values with minimal thins or rough paper spot, otherwise very fine, signed G.Bolaffi, cert Hass
Estimate: 550 EUR
Lot 30056 | 1868 40c Red unused block of 18 with complete Lacr
Egypt » Suez-Canal Company
1868 40c Red unused block of 18 with complete Lacroix Frères watermark, some tears and creasing, still a very presentable showpiece and a rarity with the…
Estimate: 2’000 EUR
Lot 30057 | 1868 1c, 5c and 40c mint/unused examples with four
Egypt » Suez-Canal Company
1868 1c, 5c and 40c mint/unused examples with four of each value showing the different shades, mostly fine ($2’100+)
Estimate: 400 EUR
Lot 30058 | 1868 1c to 40c set of four in mint og pairs, all w
Egypt » Suez-Canal Company
1868 1c to 40c set of four in mint og pairs, all with good margins, fine (NP $1’130)
Estimate: 260 EUR
Lot 30059 | 1868 1c to 40c set of four in mint og blocks of fo
Egypt » Suez-Canal Company
1868 1c to 40c set of four in mint og blocks of four, all with good margins, pencilled plate pos. on reverse (excl. 40c), stain on 1c and couple of tone…
Estimate: 500 EUR
Lot 30060 | 1918 Compagnie Universelle de Canal Maritime de Su
Egypt » Suez-Canal Company
1918 Compagnie Universelle de Canal Maritime de Suez Service du Transit printed envelope sent from Ismailia to Port Said, franked with 1914 5m Pictorial,…
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 30061 | 1865 Prevost essays, 10pa with overprint in circle
Egypt
1865 Prevost essays, 10pa with overprint in circle at left, in black, one on white paper and one on salmon paper, some small faults and soiling (NP $200)
Estimate: 50 EUR
Lot 30062 | 1866 Riester essay in green with ornamentation abo
Egypt » 1864-1906 Essays
1866 Riester essay in green with ornamentation above, couple of thins showing through
Estimate: 40 EUR
Lot 30063 | 1869 Prevost 20pa essay in black printed across ba
Egypt
1869 Prevost 20pa essay in black printed across backflaps of a pink envelope, trimmed at left and right, fine
Estimate: 50 EUR
Lot 30064 | 1870 Riester Essay, 20pa imperforate miniature she
Egypt
1870 Riester Essay, 20pa imperforate miniature sheet in dark blue, very fine, signed (NP $350)
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 30065 | 1870 Riester Essay, 20pa imperforate miniature she
Egypt
1870 Riester Essay, 20pa imperforate miniature sheet in rose with blue overprint, very fine, signed (NP $350)
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 30066 | 1871 Penasson essay selection with no inscription,
Egypt
1871 Penasson essay selection with no inscription, imperf. examples in green (2), olive-green, orange-red, brown and lilac, perf. example in blue, plus…
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 30067 | 1871 Penasson 1pi essay with inscription “Tamgha B
Egypt
1871 Penasson 1pi essay with inscription “Tamgha Bosta Masria” in violet, imperf. on thick paper, couple of thins and soil mark
Estimate: 50 EUR