23 Sep 2013 – 2 Oct 2013
2372 lots
Lot 70957 | 1868 (Apr 25) Folded lettersheet from Alexandria t
Egypt » French Post Offices
1868 (Apr 25) Folded lettersheet from Alexandria to Lyon, via Marseille, by French Steamer « Moeris », franked 20c + 40c anchor lozenge with octagonal « ALEXANDRIE…
Estimation: 500 EUR
Lot 70958 | 1873 (Nov 16) Folded lettersheet from Alexandria t
Egypt » French Post Offices
1873 (Nov 16) Folded lettersheet from Alexandria to London, via Marseille, franked 1871-75 Cérès 30c in pair neatly tied by GC5080, with Alexandria cds…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 70959 | 1874 (Jan 12) Small neat envelope from Alexandria
Egypt » French Post Offices
1874 (Jan 12) Small neat envelope from Alexandria to France, via Auch & Bordeaux, by French Steamer « Tanais », franked 1870-71 40c and 1871-75 Cérès 80c…
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 70960 | 1874 (Apr 1) Cover from Alexandria sent locally fr
Egypt » French Post Offices
1874 (Apr 1) Cover from Alexandria sent locally franked 1871-75 Cérès 80c neatly tied by GC5080, with Alexandria cds & scarce oval « BM » (Mobile Box) alongside,…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 70961 | 1907 (May 20) Picture postcard from Port Said to S
Egypt » French Post Offices
1907 (May 20) Picture postcard from Port Said to SEYCHELLES with French Offices 1c and 4c tied by Port Said cds, Seychelles code B receiver, sent via French…
Estimation: 50 EUR
Lot 70962 | 1871 Entire from the Greek P.O. in Alexandria to N
Egypt » Greek Post Office
1871 Entire from the Greek P.O. in Alexandria to Nafplion in Greece, with Greek Alexandria cds at top right, sent unpaid with ms « 40 » and Greece 40l Hermes…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 70963 | 1865 Provost Essay 10pa in brown with overprint ad
Egypt » 1864-1906 Essays
1865 Provost Essay 10pa in brown with overprint adjacent in circle on a 128x68mm white envelope, minor peripheral discolouration, fine (NP $150)
Estimation: 80 EUR
Lot 70964 | 1865 Provost Essay 10pa in yellow with overprint a
Egypt » 1864-1906 Essays
1865 Provost Essay 10pa in yellow with overprint adjacent in circle on a 128x68mm white envelope, minor discolouration, fine (NP $150)
Estimation: 80 EUR
Lot 70965 | 1866 Reister Essay in black without horizontal sco
Egypt » 1864-1906 Essays
1866 Reister Essay in black without horizontal scoreline on upper frameline, much scarcer than those with ornamentation, very fine (NP $175)
Estimation: 80 EUR
Lot 70966 | 1866 Reister Essays with ornamentation in blue, gr
Egypt » 1864-1906 Essays
1866 Reister Essays with ornamentation in blue, green, brown and red, very fine (NP $500)
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 70967 | 1869 Prevost Essay 00pa in black with « EPREUVE » be
Egypt » 1864-1906 Essays
1869 Prevost Essay 00pa in black with « EPREUVE » below and overprint adjacent on tinted envelope, fine (NP $175)
Estimation: 80 EUR
Lot 70968 | 1871 Penasson 1pi essays in green, yellow and red-
Egypt » 1864-1906 Essays
1871 Penasson 1pi essays in green, yellow and red-brown, a little discolouration and red-brown with a thin, otherwise fine (NP $300)
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 70969 | Attractive sel’n of Pellas proofs in issued colour
Egypt » 1866 First Issue
Attractive sel’n of Pellas proofs in issued colours including 10pa pair, 20pa two pairs with one showing frame break variety, 1pi pair & single showing…
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 70970 | 5pa Greenish grey & 10pa brown, 20pa blue, 10pi sl
Egypt » 1866 First Issue
5pa Greenish grey & 10pa brown, 20pa blue, 10pi slate blue, all unused & 1pi mauve all perf. 13, plus 2pi yellow used dramatic pre-printing paper flaw,…
Estimation: 800 EUR
Lot 70971 | 1866 The set from 5pa to 10pi with some values use
Egypt » 1866 First Issue
1866 The set from 5pa to 10pi with some values used but mainly unused plus pair of 20 on cover, gen. fine
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 70972 | 10pa Brown perf.12 1/2 tied to entire sent locally
Egypt » 1866 First Issue
10pa Brown perf.12 1/2 tied to entire sent locally in Alexandria, tied by cds, stamp trimmed from the sheet resulting in no perfs at top and bit of adjoining…
Estimation: 750 EUR
Lot 70973 | 20pa Blue, two used pairs, type I & II for differe
Egypt » 1866 First Issue
20pa Blue, two used pairs, type I & II for different perfs & 1pi two used singles, both showing missing dot, fine fine group (6)
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 70974 | 1pi Violet, type I, perf. 12 1/2, unused BLOCK OF
Egypt » 1866 First Issue
1pi Violet, type I, perf. 12 1/2, unused BLOCK OF FOUR, part original gum, fine & a very rare unused multiple
Estimation: 800 EUR
Lot 70975 | 2pi Yellow-orange, single BISECTED on fragment & t
Egypt » 1866 First Issue
2pi Yellow-orange, single BISECTED on fragment & tied by blue Cairo cds, fine & scarce
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 70976 | 2pi Yellow-orange, type I, imperforate, unused sho
Egypt » 1866 First Issue
2pi Yellow-orange, type I, imperforate, unused showing « arabic characters at left » broken, fine & scarce
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 70977 | 5pi Rose, type II, unused imperforate single, show
Egypt » 1866 First Issue
5pi Rose, type II, unused imperforate single, showing 10pi overprint error, unusual & scarce
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 70978 | Essay by the National Banknote Company, New York:
Egypt » 1867-69 Penasson
Essay by the National Banknote Company, New York: 20pa value in grey & black, engraved on thick card, very fine & attracrive
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 70979 | 1867 Essay of Penasson 10pa brown, perforated essa
Egypt » 1864-1906 Essays
1867 Essay of Penasson 10pa brown, perforated essays, fine & scarce, cert. Holcombe
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 70980 | 1869 Essay of Prevost 00pa brown, postal stationer
Egypt » 1867-69 Penasson
1869 Essay of Prevost 00pa brown, postal stationery envelope essay, very fine & scarce
Estimation: 80 EUR
Lot 70981 | Attractive specialized selection neatly mounted &
Egypt » 1867-69 Penasson
Attractive specialized selection neatly mounted & written on 6 album pages, plus a few proofs & essays, including imperforate pairs, 10pa bisect on part…
Estimation: 1’500 EUR
Lot 70982 | 5pa Orange-yellow, mint block of four showing all
Egypt » 1867-69 Penasson
5pa Orange-yellow, mint block of four showing all four types, fresh colour, fine & scarce
Estimation: 120 EUR
Lot 70983 | 1867 5pa orange-yellow, 20pa blue-green and 1pi re
Egypt » 1867-69 Penasson
1867 5pa orange-yellow, 20pa blue-green and 1pi red in mint og blocks of four, couple of fox spots otherwise fine (NP $750)
Estimation: 120 EUR
Lot 70984 | 10pa Bright mauve, mint block of four showing all
Egypt » 1867-69 Penasson
10pa Bright mauve, mint block of four showing all four types, slight toning, still fresh & very fine, an extremely scarce multiple
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 70985 | 10pa Dull lilac, mint block of four showing all fo
Egypt » 1867-69 Penasson
10pa Dull lilac, mint block of four showing all four types, some reinforcement, still fresh & very fine, an extremely scarce multiple
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 70986 | 10pa Dull Lilac in mint og block of six, slightly
Egypt » 1867-69 Penasson
10pa Dull Lilac in mint og block of six, slightly fragile along horiz. perfs, fine and scarce multiple (NP $350 for block of four)
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 70987 | 1pi Rose-red, Stone D, mint block of eight, showin
Egypt » 1867-69 Penasson
1pi Rose-red, Stone D, mint block of eight, showing all four types, plated by Feltus as positions 61-64/71-74, hinge re-enforcement, fresh & very fine
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 70988 | 1869 Cover from Alessandria to Cairo with pair of
Egypt » 1867-69 Penasson
1869 Cover from Alessandria to Cairo with pair of 1pi red, very fine
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 70989 | 1pi Red, two examples tied by Latakia (Syria) cds
Egypt » 1867-69 Penasson
1pi Red, two examples tied by Latakia (Syria) cds on front to Beirut, with further strike below, a rare cancel, only one entire recorded by Smith
Estimation: 2’000 EUR
Lot 70990 | 1pi plate proof in black, type II, imperforate, ve
Egypt » 1867-69 Penasson
1pi plate proof in black, type II, imperforate, very fine
Estimation: 75 EUR
Lot 70991 | 2pi blue, unused, imperforate block of 4, light ho
Egypt » 1867-69 Penasson
2pi blue, unused, imperforate block of 4, light horizontal crease affecting two top stamps does not detract, scarce
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 70992 | 2pi Bright Blue imperforate block of four, no gum
Egypt » 1867-69 Penasson
2pi Bright Blue imperforate block of four, no gum as usual, with horizontal crease at foot, fine appearance, and a rare multiple (NP $1’400)
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 70993 | Group of seven 1 piastre essays perf. 15 x 12 1/2
Egypt » 1872-75 Penasson
Group of seven 1 piastre essays perf. 15 x 12 1/2 by Penasson, in red, blue and additional blue with imperf. at top, plus blue block of four imperf between,…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 70994 | Group of six imperforate essays by Penasson with n
Egypt » 1872-75 Penasson
Group of six imperforate essays by Penasson with no value or inscription, very fine & scarce
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 70995 | 1871 Essay of V. Penasson 1pi red vignette on envelope
Egypt » 1864-1906 Essays
1871 Essay of V. Penasson 1pi red vignette on envelope, very fine.
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 70996 | 5pa Dull Brown and 10pa Mauve, perf.12 1/2x 13 1/3
Egypt » 1872-75 Penasson
5pa Dull Brown and 10pa Mauve, perf.12 1/2x 13 1/3 in mint og blocks of four, fine and fresh (NP $250)
Estimation: 80 EUR
Lot 70997 | 1874 (Jan 17) « Le Nil » newspaper piece franked wit
Egypt » 1872-75 Penasson
1874 (Jan 17) « Le Nil » newspaper piece franked with 1872 5pa brown tied by Alexandria cds, paying the single local newspaper rate, fine & extremely rare
Note:…
Estimation: 2’000 EUR
Lot 70998 | 1872 10pa mauve, specialised group mounted & beaut
Egypt » 1872-75 Penasson
1872 10pa mauve, specialised group mounted & beautifully written up on five album pages, mint and used, with shades for each perf. variation, as well as…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 70999 | 1874 (May 17) Printed lettersheet from Alexandria
Egypt » 1872-75 Penasson
1874 (May 17) Printed lettersheet from Alexandria to Mansura with 1872 10pa perf.12 1/2 x 13 1/3 tied by Alexandria cds, couple of small faults due to…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 71000 | 10pa Pale lilac, 12 1/2 x 13 1/2, mint block of 15
Egypt » 1872-75 Penasson
10pa Pale lilac, 12 1/2 x 13 1/2, mint block of 15, central stamp on bottom row shows ‘blotch on pyramid » from position 156, fresh, very fine and attractive…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 71001 | 10pa Pale lilac, 13 1/3, mint block of 20, some se
Egypt » 1872-75 Penasson
10pa Pale lilac, 13 1/3, mint block of 20, some separations, fresh, very fine and attractive multiple
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 71002 | 20pa Blue, perf. 12 1/2 x 13 1/3, mint block of fo
Egypt » 1872-75 Penasson
20pa Blue, perf. 12 1/2 x 13 1/3, mint block of four, tone spot, fresh, very fine & a scarce multiple
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 71003 | 20pa Blue in mint og block of 10, patches of gum t
Egypt » 1872-75 Penasson
20pa Blue in mint og block of 10, patches of gum toning slightly showing through and a little perf. reinforcement, a scarce multiple (NP $750 for block…
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 71004 | 1872 & 1874 1pi used selection, with 40 of the lit
Egypt » 1872-75 Penasson
1872 & 1874 1pi used selection, with 40 of the lithograph issue (all ex Gilbert) and 109 of the typograph (all ex Byam), with a range of shades, useful…
Estimation: 80 EUR
Lot 71005 | 1878 (Jan 28) Cover from the Suez Canal Co. in Par
Egypt » 1872-75 Penasson
1878 (Jan 28) Cover from the Suez Canal Co. in Paris to Ismailia franked with French 40c Ceres yellow vertical pair tied by dotted star cancels, franked…
Estimation: 1’000 EUR
Lot 71006 | EARLY USE OF THE THIRD ISSUE 1872 (Jan 31) Cove
Egypt » 1872-75 Penasson
EARLY USE OF THE THIRD ISSUE
1872 (Jan 31) Cover from Suez to Cairo with 1872 1pi red perf.13 1/3 tied by Suez cds (Smith type III-2) with very scarce…
Estimation: 1’000 EUR