2 May 2013 – 4 May 2013
2578 lots
Lot 20150 | 1878 (Jul 3) Cover sent registered from Cairo to I
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1878 (Jul 3) Cover sent registered from Cairo to Italy with 1874 2pi yellow, perf.12 1/2 x 13 1/3, tied by Cairo cds with Raccomandato hs adjacent, Brindisi…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 20151 | 1879 (Mar 11) Envelope sent registered from Alexan
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1879 (Mar 11) Envelope sent registered from Alexandria to Cairo with 1874 2pi yellow, perf.12 1/2 x 13 1/3, tied by Alexandria cds, with Raccomandato hs…
Estimation: 120 EUR
Lot 20152 | 1874 (Dec 19) Envelope from Cairo to Germany with
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1874 (Dec 19) Envelope from Cairo to Germany with 1874 2 1/2pi perf.12 1/2 tied by Cairo cds, paying the convention mail rate even though there was no…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 20153 | 1874 2 1/2pi violet perf.12 1/2, mint block of six
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1874 2 1/2pi violet perf.12 1/2, mint block of six with one stamp tête-bêche, fresh, very fine & scarce (NP $600+)
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 20154 | 1874 2 1/2pi violet perf.12 1/2, mint top sheet ma
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1874 2 1/2pi violet perf.12 1/2, mint top sheet marginal block of forty showing complete margins on all three sides, position 1 shows « Cleft pyramid » variety,…
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 20155 | 1874 2 1/2pi violet perf.12 1/2, inverted wmk, min
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1874 2 1/2pi violet perf.12 1/2, inverted wmk, mint right sheet marginal horizontal pair IMPERFORATE between right stamp and margin, very fine & very rare
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 20156 | 1874 2 1/2pi violet perf.12 1/2 x 13 1/3, mint top
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1874 2 1/2pi violet perf.12 1/2 x 13 1/3, mint top right corner sheet marginal block of four, fresh & very fine
Estimation: 120 EUR
Lot 20157 | 1874 2 1/2pi violet perf.12 1/2 x 13 1/3, mint rig
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1874 2 1/2pi violet perf.12 1/2 x 13 1/3, mint right sheet marginal block of 12 (pos.108/140), with first column showing double vertical line of perforation…
Estimation: 500 EUR
Lot 20158 | 1874 5pi green perf.12 1/2 group of mint and used,
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1874 5pi green perf.12 1/2 group of mint and used, incl. plate varieties, examples of early and late printings, inverted wmk and a single used in the Egyptian…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 20159 | 1875 (Feb 3) Envelope from Cairo to the USA with 1
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1875 (Feb 3) Envelope from Cairo to the USA with 1874 5pi green perf.12 1/2, tied by Cairo cds, overpaying the correct rate of 4pi 35pa by 5pa as occasionally…
Estimation: 3’000 EUR
Lot 20160 | 1874 5pi green IMPERFORATE with wide margins, neat
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1874 5pi green IMPERFORATE with wide margins, neatly cancel with ALESSANDRIA / 27.1.1877 cds, very fine & extremely rare used, cert. Hass
Estimation: 500 EUR
Lot 20161 | 1874 5pi green perf.12 1/2, mint left marginal imp
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1874 5pi green perf.12 1/2, mint left marginal imperforate between stamp and margin, very fine & rare (NP $600)
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 20162 | 1874 5pi green perf.12 1/2, mint top right corner
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1874 5pi green perf.12 1/2, mint top right corner sheet marginal block of 8 with inverted wmk, showing constant missing perf. pins, fresh, very fine &…
Estimation: 600 EUR
Lot 20163 | 1879 5pa on 2 1/2pi perf.12 1/2, part sheet of 100
Egypt » 1879 Surcharges
1879 5pa on 2 1/2pi perf.12 1/2, part sheet of 100 being the bottom half of a sheet with ornamental borders at the right and left, the stamp in position…
Estimation: 600 EUR
Lot 20164 | 1879 5pa on 2 1/2pi perf.12 1/2 mint block of 35,
Egypt » 1879 Surcharges
1879 5pa on 2 1/2pi perf.12 1/2 mint block of 35, showing pos. 159 with « Break in Arabic inscription » variety, mostly mint never hinged, fresh, very fine…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 20165 | 1879 5pa on 2 1/2pi group incl. right marginal blo
Egypt » 1879 Surcharges
1879 5pa on 2 1/2pi group incl. right marginal block of four (some toning), block of four with inverted overprint, shade varieties, inverted watermarks…
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 20166 | 1879 5pa on 2 1/2pi perf.12 1/2 with « cleft pyrami
Egypt » 1879 Surcharges
1879 5pa on 2 1/2pi perf.12 1/2 with « cleft pyramid » variety (pos.1) in mint block of four
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 20167 | 1879 5pa on 2 1/2pi perf.12 1/2 with « cleft pyrami
Egypt » 1879 Surcharges
1879 5pa on 2 1/2pi perf.12 1/2 with « cleft pyramid » variety (pos.1), unused, very fine, signed Hass
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 20168 | 1879 5pa on 2 1/2pi perf.12 1/2 x 13 1/3 mint with
Egypt » 1879 Surcharges
1879 5pa on 2 1/2pi perf.12 1/2 x 13 1/3 mint with inverted ovpt, ex. MacArthur, cert. ESC (1968)
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 20169 | 1879 5pa on 2 1/2pi perf.12 1/2 x 13 1/3 mint with
Egypt » 1879 Surcharges
1879 5pa on 2 1/2pi perf.12 1/2 x 13 1/3 mint with inverted ovpt, ex. Byam, cert. ESC (1937)
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 20170 | 1879 5pa on 2 1/2pi perf.12 1/2, two mint with inv
Egypt » 1879 Surcharges
1879 5pa on 2 1/2pi perf.12 1/2, two mint with inverted ovpts (inverted the opposite way round), ex. MacArthur, cert. ESC (1962)
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 20171 | 1879 5pa on 2 1/2pi perf.12 1/2×13 1/3 group with
Egypt » 1879 Surcharges
1879 5pa on 2 1/2pi perf.12 1/2×13 1/3 group with misplaced overprints, incl. single with forged Cairo cds, top marginal vertical pair on piece with apparently…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 20172 | 1879 5pa on 2 1/2pi perf.12 1/2×13 1/3 mint top ri
Egypt » 1879 Surcharges
1879 5pa on 2 1/2pi perf.12 1/2×13 1/3 mint top right corner marginal block of four, with pos.10 showing thick « S » of « PARAS » variety, fresh, very fine…
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 20173 | 1879 10pa on 2 1/2pi perf.12 1/2, part sheet of 10
Egypt » 1879 Surcharges
1879 10pa on 2 1/2pi perf.12 1/2, part sheet of 100 being the bottom half of a sheet with ornamental borders, the stamp in position 154 having been removed…
Estimation: 1’000 EUR
Lot 20174 | 1879 10pa on 2 1/2pi group incl. right marginal bl
Egypt » 1879 Surcharges
1879 10pa on 2 1/2pi group incl. right marginal block of four (some toning), broken « 1 » of « 10 » variety caused by paper crease, shade varieties, inverted…
Estimation: 320 EUR
Lot 20175 | 1879 10pa on 2 1/2pi group, both perf. types mint
Egypt » 1879 Surcharges
1879 10pa on 2 1/2pi group, both perf. types mint and used with inverted overprints, plus extra mint perf. 12 1/2, cert. RPS, ex Byam
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 20176 | 1879 10pa on 2 1/2pi group of five, with two mint
Egypt » 1879 Surcharges
1879 10pa on 2 1/2pi group of five, with two mint showing guide markings, mint with broken frame below « HED » (NP D31i, $75), mint with double perf. at…
Estimation: 120 EUR
Lot 20177 | 1879 10pa on 2 1/2Pi perf.12 1/2 mint top left cor
Egypt » 1879 Surcharges
1879 10pa on 2 1/2Pi perf.12 1/2 mint top left corner marginal block of 10 showing watermark inverted, pos. 1 with « Cleft pyramid » variety, top row showing…
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 20178 | 1879 10pa on 2 1/2pi perf.12 1/2 mint top left cor
Egypt » 1879 Surcharges
1879 10pa on 2 1/2pi perf.12 1/2 mint top left corner marginal block of 10 (pos. 1-5/11-15) showing pos. 1 with « Cleft pyramid » variety, left margin showing…
Estimation: 240 EUR
Lot 20179 | 1879 10pa on 2 1/2pi perf.12 1/2 mint top right co
Egypt » 1879 Surcharges
1879 10pa on 2 1/2pi perf.12 1/2 mint top right corner marginal block of 6 showing ovpt guide line at top right and mint lower marginal pair showing guide…
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 20180 | 1879 10pa on 2 1/2Pi perf.12 1/2 mint left margina
Egypt » 1879 Surcharges
1879 10pa on 2 1/2Pi perf.12 1/2 mint left marginal block of 6 (pos.161/173) with inverted wmk and double vertical perforation between columns 2 and 3,…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 20181 | 1879 10pa on 2 1/2pi mint imperforate, signed A.Ei
Egypt » 1879 Surcharges
1879 10pa on 2 1/2pi mint imperforate, signed A.Eid (NP $400)
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 20182 | 1879 10pa on 2 1/2pi used IMPERFORATE with blue ca
Egypt » 1879 Surcharges
1879 10pa on 2 1/2pi used IMPERFORATE with blue cancel, very fine & rare (NP $400)
Estimation: 120 EUR
Lot 20183 | 1879 10pa on 2 1/2Pi perf.12 1/2 mint lower margin
Egypt » 1879 Surcharges
1879 10pa on 2 1/2Pi perf.12 1/2 mint lower marginal vertical pair (pos.182/192) imperforate between the stamp and margin, ex Byam (NP $275)
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 20184 | 1879 10pa on 2 1/2Pi perf.12 1/2 mint block of 4 w
Egypt » 1879 Surcharges
1879 10pa on 2 1/2Pi perf.12 1/2 mint block of 4 with double horizontal perf. in between, fresh, very fine & scarce
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 20185 | 1879 De La Rue 20pa blue in vert. pair and single
Egypt » 1879 De La Rue
1879 De La Rue 20pa blue in vert. pair and single on reverse of 1880 (Dec 26) envelope from GEDDA to Bombay via Suez, cancelled by « DJEDDAH » bilingual…
Estimation: 3’000 EUR
Lot 20186 | 1879-82 De La Rue 5pa brown in block of eight tied
Egypt » 1879 De La Rue
1879-82 De La Rue 5pa brown in block of eight tied by TANTA cds on reverse of 1888 envelope to Cairo, fine & scarce usage
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 20187 | 1879-82 De La Rue 5pa Brown, mint block of four, s
Egypt » 1879 De La Rue
1879-82 De La Rue 5pa Brown, mint block of four, single with variety « arabic words at bottom connected », fresh & very fine
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 20188 | 1879-82 De La Rue 5pa Brown in two blocks of eight
Egypt » 1879 De La Rue
1879-82 De La Rue 5pa Brown in two blocks of eight, one block shows single with variety « arabic words at bottom connected », all tied by MINET-EL-GAMH cds,…
Estimation: 1’500 EUR
Lot 20189 | 1879-82 De La Rue 10pa grey, single franking tied
Egypt » 1879 De La Rue
1879-82 De La Rue 10pa grey, single franking tied Abu Hamad cds, on small neat envelope to Ismailia cds, very fine & scarce
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 20190 | 1879-82 De La Rue 20pa blue pair tied to 1881 (May
Egypt » 1879 De La Rue
1879-82 De La Rue 20pa blue pair tied to 1881 (May 4) envelope from Constantinople to Metelin, tied by V.R.POSTE EGIZIANE / CONSTANTINOPOLI cds, with similar…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 20191 | 1879-82 De La Rue 1pi rose, neatly tied by « retta »
Egypt » 1879 De La Rue
1879-82 De La Rue 1pi rose, neatly tied by « retta » cancel on 1885 envelope from British Officer at the Suakin Field Force to Belfast, Ireland, Cairo transit…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 20192 | 1879-82 De La Rue 1pi rose tied to 1885 (Mar 17) e
Egypt » 1879 De La Rue
1879-82 De La Rue 1pi rose tied to 1885 (Mar 17) envelope from Wadi-Halfa to the Methodist Reverand William Magill of University Square, Belfast, Ireland,…
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 20193 | 1879-82 De La Rue 1pi rose tied to 1881 (Jun 1) en
Egypt » 1879 De La Rue
1879-82 De La Rue 1pi rose tied to 1881 (Jun 1) envelope to Constantinople to Metelin, tied by V.R.POSTE EGIZIANE / CONSTANTINOPOLI cds, with similar alongside,…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 20194 | 1879-82 De La Rue 2pi, 1884 Colour Change 1pi & 18
Egypt » 1879 De La Rue
1879-82 De La Rue 2pi, 1884 Colour Change 1pi & 1886 Postage Due 2pi, all cancelled SAWAKIN cds, a scarce trio of usages from the Sudan
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 20195 | 1879 De la Rue 1pi rose and 2pi orange tied to 188
Egypt » 1879 De La Rue
1879 De la Rue 1pi rose and 2pi orange tied to 1885 (Jan 30) cover sent registered to PERSIA, tied by Scibin El Khom cds, various bs incl. Sea Post Office,…
Estimation: 50 EUR
Lot 20196 | 1884 20Pa provisional surcharge on 5pi green with
Egypt » 1884 20pa on 5pi green
1884 20Pa provisional surcharge on 5pi green with inverted surcharge on mint og block of four, a few toned perfs on the reverse otherwise fine (NP $240)
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 20197 | 1884 Colour Change 10pa green, mint complete sheet
Egypt » 1884 Changed Colours
1884 Colour Change 10pa green, mint complete sheet of 240, showing all plate & current numbers, some perf separations, sheet divided into two, fine & rare,…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 20198 | 1884 Colour Change 10pa grey, pair neatly tied on
Egypt » 1884 Changed Colours
1884 Colour Change 10pa grey, pair neatly tied on 1883 local cover by Cairo cds, fine & a scarce usage
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 20199 | 1884 Colour Change 20pa rose, two covers, both fra
Egypt » 1884 Changed Colours
1884 Colour Change 20pa rose, two covers, both franked pairs & tied by Suez cds, on covers to Cairo, one pair with corner fault, fine
Estimation: 200 EUR


















































