18 Nov 2024 – 24 Nov 2024
7867 lots
Lot 20988 | 1953-60, group of complete sheets of definitive issues
Egypt » Collections
1953-60, group of complete sheets of definitive issues incl. D193, D194, D195, D196 (5), D200 (2), D202, D245 (2), D246, D247 (4), D248 (3), D249, D252…
Estimate: 500 – 800 CHF
Lot 20989 | Egypt 1953-1964, a large collection of more than 200 complete sheets and larger mint multiples, only commemorative stamps
Egypt » Collections
1953-1964, a large collection of more than 200 complete sheets and larger mint multiples, only commemorative stamps in very fine and fresh condition. A…
Estimate: 200 – 300 CHF
Lot 20990 | 1953-2006 Attractive, unusual and a scarce assembly
Egypt » Collections
1953-2006 Attractive, unusual and a scarce assembly of modern errors and varieties all housed in blue Lindner stockbook, showing an extensive array of…
Estimate: 600 – 800 CHF
Lot 20991 | 1957-1960, Mint n.h. specialised collection of Syria and Egypt UAR, including 47 imperforate stamps and proofs
Syria » Collections, lots etc.
1957-1960, Mint n.h. specialised collection of Syria and Egypt UAR, including 47 imperforate stamps and proofs, very fine and fresh.
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’200 CHF
Lot 20992 | Postcards: 1900s, assembly of 52 nude picture postcards
Egypt » Collections
Postcards: 1900s, assembly of 52 nude picture postcards, mint & used souvenir postcards, all different and in very fine condition.
Estimate: 600 – 700 CHF
Lot 20993 | Postcards: 1890s-1920s, assembly of 128 mint & used souvenir postcards
Egypt » Collections
Postcards: 1890s-1920s, assembly of 128 mint & used souvenir postcards, all different and in very fine condition.
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 CHF
Lot 20994 | Postcards: 1890s-1930s, lifetime collection of ca.600 all different mint and used picture postcards
Egypt » Collections
Postcards: 1890s-1930s, lifetime collection of ca.600 all different mint and used picture postcards, arranged according to themes cover Royal/Palaces,…
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 CHF
Lot 20995 | Postcards: 1900-1920s, assembly of 60 maximum cards, all different
Egypt » Collections
Postcards: 1900-1920s, assembly of 60 maximum cards, all different, mainly DLR stamps on Pyramids, attractive selection.
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’400 CHF
Lot 20996 | Postcards: 1940s, group of 57 humorous postcards, mint and used, from various designers, an attractive lot.
Egypt » Collections
Postcards: 1940s, group of 57 humorous postcards, mint and used, from various designers, an attractive lot.
Estimate: 600 – 800 CHF
Lot 20997 | 1905 wreck cover France, Egypt, SS Cairo
Egypt » Postal History
1905, Wreckage of S.S. CAIRO, cover from France to Egypt showing 2-line cachet in violet ‘SAUVÉ DU NAUFRAGE DU CAIRO / SAVED FROM THE WRECK OF S.S. CAIRO’,…
Estimate: 100 – 150 CHF
Lot 20998 | 1932 Postal Seal 1pi red & blue, imperforate proof in complete gummed sheet of eighty
Egypt » British Forces in Egypt
1932 Postal Seal 1pi red & blue, imperforate proof in complete gummed sheet of eighty (80), very fine & rare in complete sheets (NP $6000+)
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 CHF
Lot 20999 | 1932 British Forces in Egypt, with red crowned Egypt Postage Prepaid 6
Egypt » British Forces in Egypt
1932 British Forces in Egypt, with red crowned Egypt Postage Prepaid 6, also M.P.O. Cairo Dec 1932. On reverse is scarce British Forces in Egypt Xmas Seal…
Estimate: 150 – 250 CHF
Lot 21000 | 1935 British forces in Egypt, from Cairo to Edinburgh
Egypt » British Forces in Egypt
1935 British forces in Egypt, from Cairo to Edinburgh, struck on front M.P.O. Cairo with unclear date, and red crowned Egypt Postage Prepaid 23, airmail…
Estimate: 150 – 300 CHF
Lot 21001 | 1886-87 10pa rose-red, mint nh or large part gum, complete sheet of 100
Egypt » Postage Dues
1886-87 10pa rose-red, mint nh or large part gum, complete sheet of 100, showing twenty-five blocks of the four types, with practically complete margins…
Estimate: 2’400 – 4’000 CHF
Lot 21002 | 1886-87 1pi rose-red, mint nh or large part gum, complete sheet of 100
Egypt » Postage Dues
1886-87 1pi rose-red, mint nh or large part gum, complete sheet of 100, showing twenty-five blocks of the four types, with practically complete margins…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 CHF
Lot 21003 | 1886-87 2pi rose-red, mint nh or large part gum, large
Egypt » Postage Dues
1886-87 2pi rose-red, mint nh or large part gum, large part sheet of 80, showing twenty blocks of the four types, with complete margins on three sides,…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 CHF
Lot 21004 | Egypt: 1949-75, spectacular dealers stockbook of primarily mint never hinged stamps
Egypt » Collections
1949-75, spectacular dealers stockbook of primarily mint never hinged stamps in very fine and fresh condition per multiples beginning with the better overprinted…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 CHF
Lot 40000 | Patents: Trio of UK patents incl. “A Letter Card for Postal Purposes” by Frank Melville Merridew
Great Britain » Literature and Philatelic Documents
Patents: Trio of UK patents incl. “A Letter Card for Postal Purposes” by Frank Melville Merridew, 23rd July 1892 with the specifications and illustrations…
Estimate: 100 – 200 GBP
Lot 40001 | Bogardus and Coffin treasury essay 1929 reprints in black, brown and red on glazed paper
Great Britain » 1839 Treasury Competition
Bogardus and Coffin treasury essay 1929 reprints in black, brown and red on glazed paper, very fine.
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 40002 | 1840 J. Baraclough Prepaid Private Lettersheet printed in blue, addressed to Walter Landon, Rugely, with manuscript ”1”
Great Britain » 1839 Treasury Competition
1840 J. Baraclough Prepaid Private Lettersheet printed in blue, addressed to Walter Landon, Rugely, with manuscript ”1” and Belper undated backstamp….
Estimate: 13’000 – 15’000 GBP
Lot 40003 | 1866 (Jan 30) envelope sent locally from Charles Whiting bearing an imperforate pair of Beaufort house essays
Great Britain » 1839 Treasury Competition
1866 (Jan 30) envelope sent locally from Charles Whiting to Mr Smith in St Johns wood, bearing 1864-79 1d red pair pl.81, neatly tied by “WC/7” cancels…
Estimate: 6’000 – 7’000 GBP
Lot 40004 | 1839/40 Whiting Composite Essay, whereby an embossed head in green was superimposed on the Beaufort House Essay in black and red
Great Britain » 1839 Treasury Competition
1839/40 Whiting Composite Essay, whereby an embossed head in green was superimposed on the Beaufort House Essay in black and red, then mounted on sheet…
Estimate: 5’500 – 6’500 GBP
Lot 40005 | 1837 John Dickinson London District Post Essay: 1d. lettersheet in yellow-buff
Great Britain » 1839 Treasury Competition
1837 John Dickinson London District Post Essay: 1d. lettersheet in yellow-buff on Dickinson patent silk thread paper featuring a fancy design on engine-turned…
Estimate: 190 – 220 GBP
Lot 40006 | Charles Whiting essays, a selection of 5 different
Great Britain » 1839 Treasury Competition
Charles Whiting essays, a selection of 5 different including Post Office Permit in black each cut out of a larger piece from a pamphlet or periodical,…
Estimate: 750 – 850 GBP
Lot 40007 | 1838 Rowland Hill Letter (24th July) about the Post Office Bill to Swynfen Jervis MP
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1838 Rowland Hill Letter (24th July) about the Post Office Bill to Swynfen Jervis MP (the eccentric Liberal MP for Bridport) requesting his attendance…
Estimate: 900 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 40008 | 1870 Ormond hill die proof in black on wove paper from the 1st (later rejected) die
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1870 Ormond hill die proof in black on wove paper from the 1st (later rejected) die, showing queens head background and POSTAGE ONE PENNY at foot; an exceptional…
Estimate: 2’600 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 40009 | 1871 Ormond Hill die proof of the first (rejected) die of the One Penny stamp in black (fourth stage)
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1871 Ormond Hill die proof of the first (rejected) die of the One Penny stamp in black (fourth stage) on soft white card; a very scarce proof. Cert. B.P.A….
Estimate: 3’800 – 4’200 GBP
Lot 40010 | 1935 reprint of the first (rejected) die of the One Penny stamp in black
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1935 reprint of the first (rejected) die of the One Penny stamp in black on unwatermarked paper; a very scarce proof. Expertise: Cert. RPS (1997).
Estimate: 2’600 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 40011 | 1935 reprint of the first (rejected) die of the One Penny stamp in yellow-green
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1935 reprint of the first (rejected) die of the One Penny stamp in yellow-green on unwatermarked cream wove paper without smudges below “ONE” and “NNY”;…
Estimate: 2’600 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 40012 | 1935 reprint of the first (rejected) die of the One Penny stamp in a pair in yellow-green
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1935 reprint of the first (rejected) die of the One Penny stamp in a pair in yellow-green on unwatermarked cream wove paper without smudges below “ONE”…
Estimate: 2’600 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 40013 | 1935 reprint of the first (rejected) die of the One Penny stamp in rose carmine
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1935 reprint of the first (rejected) die of the One Penny stamp in rose-carmine on unwatermarked cream wove paper; a very scarce proof (S.G. from £12’500).Expertise:…
Estimate: 2’600 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 40014 | 1935 reprint of the first (rejected) die of the One Penny stamp in rose carmine on watermarked paper
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1935 reprint of the first (rejected) die of the One Penny stamp in rose carmine on “(Sp)ecial Posta(ge) Londo(n)” watermarked cream wove paper; a very…
Estimate: 2’600 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 40015 | 1935 reprint of the first (rejected) die of the One Penny stamp in a pair of rose-carmine
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1935 reprint of the first (rejected) die of the One Penny stamp in a pair of rose-carmine impressions on unwatermarked cream wove paper; a very scarce…
Estimate: 2’600 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 40016 | 1841 1d Red pl.11 PA trial on Dickinson silk thread paper
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1841 1d Red pl.11 PA trial on Dickinson silk thread paper, deeply blued and not showing the silk thread as is from the first column, ungummed, horizontal…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 40017 | Late Impression of 1d die II proof in black on unwatermarked wove paper
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
Late Impression of 1d die II proof in black on unwatermarked wove paper (43x70mm) showing reversed “NEW” and “3” above and below the impression; some creasing…
Estimate: 1’300 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 40018 | 1871 (February) 1 1/2d Ormond hill die proof in black on thin white paper on card
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1871 (February) 1 1/2d Ormond hill die proof in black on thin white paper on card, superb quality for this rarity.
Estimate: 2’600 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 40019 | 1870 April- May colour trials for the 1/2d. bantam, 11 impressions
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1870 April- May colour trials for the 1/2d. bantam stamps, 11 impressions as struck from the small plate of six incomplete impressions of the New south…
Estimate: 800 – 900 GBP
Lot 40020 | 1870 April-May colour trials for the 1/2d bantam stamps, a single impression
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1870 April-May colour trials for the 1/2d bantam stamps, a single impression as struck from the small plate of six incomplete impressions of the New South…
Estimate: 750 – 850 GBP
Lot 40021 | 1850 Prince Consort essay, in brown, large balanced margins all round
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1850 Prince Consort essay, in brown, large balanced margins all round, a fine example; copy of cert B.P.A. when it was part of a pair.
Estimate: 440 – 480 GBP
Lot 40022 | 1840 1d black pl.1a GI-GJ horizontal pair with trial cancellations on archive piece
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1840 1d black pl.1a GI-GJ horizontal pair, with large balanced margins, affixed to a piece of laid paper, GI tied by a superb clear strike of the red…
Estimate: 44’000 – 48’000 GBP
Lot 40023 | 1840 (8 Apr.) One Penny Houses of Parliament envelope
Great Britain » 1840 Parliamentary Envelopes
1840 (8 Apr.) One Penny Houses of Parliament envelope to George Napier in Edinburgh (governor and Commander-In-Chief of the army in the Cape Colony from…
Estimate: 1’100 – 1’300 GBP
Lot 40024 | 1840 (9 Mar.) One Penny House of Commons Envelope to
Great Britain » 1840 Parliamentary Envelopes
1840 (9 Mar.) One Penny House of Commons Envelope to Viscount Galway in Bawtry. Scarce.
Estimate: 380 – 420 GBP
Lot 40025 | 1840 (Feb 7) One Penny House of Commons envelope to Leeds
Great Britain » 1840 Parliamentary Envelopes
1840 (Feb 7) One Penny House of Commons envelope to Leeds, superb and rare so fine; cert. RPS (2022).
Estimate: 380 – 420 GBP
Lot 40026 | 1840 2d Mulready letter sheet affixed unused 1d black AH, 1841 1d red KA, and 1840 2d blue RA
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures
1840 2d Mulready letter sheet, stereo a96, a very fine unused example, the top flap with very fresh mint examples of the worlds first three postage stamps…
Estimate: 7’500 – 8’500 GBP
Lot 40027 | 1840 (May 2) 1d Mulready letter sheet (A175) used locally (four days prior to the official first day of use)
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » May Dates
1840 (May 2) 1d Mulready letter sheet (A175) used locally in London to Clapham Rise, beautifully cancelled by a superb strike of red London Octagonal date…
Estimate: 11’000 – 13’000 GBP
Lot 40028 | 1840 (May 5) Mulready 1d lettersheet, stereo A34, sent to Jersey with ‘’2’’ in manuscript in black for postage due as the Mulready was not yet valid for postage
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » May Dates
1840 (May 5) Mulready 1d lettersheet, stereo A34, sent to Jersey with ‘’2’’ in manuscript in black for postage due as the Mulready was not yet valid for…
Estimate: 8’000 – 9’000 GBP
Lot 40029 | 1840 (May 6) 1d Mulready envelope with a London Tombstone in red dated 6 MY 1840 on the first day of issue
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » May Dates
1840 (May 6) 1d Mulready envelope, stereo A141, sent to Liverpool and cancelled by red MC together with a London Tombstone in red dated 6 MY 1840 on the…
Estimate: 3’800 – 4’200 GBP
Lot 40030 | 1840 (8 May) 1d. lettersheet from Banbury to Kent, neatly showing three MAY 8 date stamps in red
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » May Dates
1840 (8 May) 1d. lettersheet from Banbury to Kent, neatly showing three MAY 8 date stamps in red; a most attractive early usage.
Estimate: 380 – 420 GBP
Lot 40031 | 1840 (May 8) 1d Mulready letter sheet from London, re-directed to Teignmouth on May 10 (first Sunday)
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » May Dates
1840 (May 8) 1d Mulready letter sheet, from London to Exmouth then re-directed to Teignmouth on May 10 (first Sunday) showing re-direction fee “P1” in…
Estimate: 3’000 – 3’400 GBP
Lot 40032 | 1840 Mulready 1d lettersheet stereo A23 used from Bristol to London with fine strike of the scarce brown MC
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » May Dates
1840 (May 10) Mulready 1d lettersheet, stereo A23, sent from Bristol to London with fine strike of the scarce brown MC, ‘’Bristol MY 10 1840’’ departure…
Estimate: 3’000 – 3’400 GBP