23 Sep 2013 – 2 Oct 2013
2372 lots
Lot 71007 | 1873 (May 22) Envelope sent registered from Zefta
Egypt » 1872-75 Penasson
1873 (May 22) Envelope sent registered from Zefta to Samanud with 1872 2pi yellow perf.12 1/2 x 13 1/3 and 1pi red perf.12 1/2 x 13 1/3 tied by Zefta cds,…
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 71008 | STUNNING 5-COLOUR FRANKING TO ENGLAND 1874 (May
Egypt » 1872-75 Penasson
STUNNING 5-COLOUR FRANKING TO ENGLAND
1874 (May 17) Envelope from Cairo to England with 5pa brown, two 10pa dull lilac, 20pa blue, 1pi red and 2pi yellow…
Estimation: 12’000 EUR
Lot 71009 | 1872-74 2 1/2pi violet, 1st and 2nd printing, mint
Egypt » 1872-75 Penasson
1872-74 2 1/2pi violet, 1st and 2nd printing, mint and used group, with the different perf. variations, inverted wmks, plate varieties and a Spiro forgery…
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 71010 | 1874 (Jan 4) Convention mail envelope (opened on t
Egypt » 1872-75 Penasson
1874 (Jan 4) Convention mail envelope (opened on three sides) Cairo to Milan, Italy with 1872 2 1/2pi perf.12 1/2 x 13 1/3 tied by Cairo cds, Alexandria…
Estimation: 260 EUR
Lot 71011 | 1872 5pi green perf.13 1/3, mint, showing plate fl
Egypt » 1872-75 Penasson
1872 5pi green perf.13 1/3, mint, showing plate flaw « split top frame », cert. Hass & used single showing plate flaw « white dot » top right just below the…
Estimation: 160 EUR
Lot 71012 | 5pa Brown mint og tête-bêche pairs, one vertical a
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
5pa Brown mint og tête-bêche pairs, one vertical and one horizontal, fine (NP $280)
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 71013 | 5pa Brown, perf. 12 1/2, two used blocks of four b
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
5pa Brown, perf. 12 1/2, two used blocks of four both showing two TETE-BECHE pairs, scarce
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 71014 | 5pa Brown, perf. 13 1/3 x 12 1/2, mint bottom left
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
5pa Brown, perf. 13 1/3 x 12 1/2, mint bottom left corner sheet marginal block of four, showing two VERTICAL TETE-BECHE pairs (creased), fresh, very fine…
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 71015 | 5pa Brown, perf. 13 1/3 x 12 1/2, mint left sheet
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
5pa Brown, perf. 13 1/3 x 12 1/2, mint left sheet marginal block of twenty, showing eight VERTICAL TETE-BECHE pairs & one HORIZONTAL TETE-BECHE pair (creased),…
Estimation: 500 EUR
Lot 71016 | 1875 5pa brown perf.13 1/3 x 12 1/2 mint horizonta
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1875 5pa brown perf.13 1/3 x 12 1/2 mint horizontal tete-beche pair (either pos.151-152 or 191-192), only four such positions on each sheet, thin on one,…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 71017 | 1874 Bulaq 10pa grey group of both perforations in
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1874 Bulaq 10pa grey group of both perforations incl. shades, inverted wmks, broken frame line variety, and perf.12 1/2 Form A mint horizontal pair with…
Estimation: 80 EUR
Lot 71018 | 1878 (Oct 4) Envelope from Bulah Dacruv to Cairo,
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1878 (Oct 4) Envelope from Bulah Dacruv to Cairo, reverse with 1874-75 10pa grey perf.12 1/2 block of four with indistinct cds, with Cairo cds adjacent…
Estimation: 600 EUR
Lot 71019 | 10pa Gray, perf. 12 1/2, mint vertical TETE-BECHE
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
10pa Gray, perf. 12 1/2, mint vertical TETE-BECHE pair, very fine & scarce, signed A.Maury
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 71020 | 10pa Grey perf.12 1/2 in block of four with tête-b
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
10pa Grey perf.12 1/2 in block of four with tête-bêche, central cds, tiny thin at top right and some minor tone spots, still a presentable and scarce multiple…
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 71021 | 1874 1pi Red Spiro forgery sheetlet of 25, cancell
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1874 1pi Red Spiro forgery sheetlet of 25, cancelled
Estimation: 40 EUR
Lot 71022 | 1878 (Jun 21) Mourning envelope with original cont
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1878 (Jun 21) Mourning envelope with original contents datelined « June 19th, In the Suez Canal » to England with 1875 1pi red perf.12 1/2, cancelled by…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 71023 | 1875 (Oct 9) Entire from Suez to Cairo with 1875 1
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1875 (Oct 9) Entire from Suez to Cairo with 1875 1pi perf.12 1/2 tied by Suez cds (Smith type III-2) with crisp strike alongside, paying the internal letter…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 71024 | 1879 (Jan 10) Envelope sent registered to France w
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1879 (Jan 10) Envelope sent registered to France with two 1875 1pi red perf.12 1/2 tied by Cairo cds, with Raccomandato hs adjacent, Grenoble bs, clean…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 71025 | 1873 (May 2) Envelope from Cairo to Italy with two
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1873 (May 2) Envelope from Cairo to Italy with two 1872 1pi red perf.12 1/2 x 13 1/3 and a 20pa blue perf.12 1/2 x 13 1/3 tied by Cairo cds, paying the…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 71026 | 1877 (Mar 5) Envelope from Ismailia to France with
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1877 (Mar 5) Envelope from Ismailia to France with 1874 1pi perf.12 1/2 x 13 1/3 and two 10pa grey perf.12 1/2 x 13 1/3 tied by Ismailia cds, French Alexandria…
Estimation: 120 EUR
Lot 71027 | 1pi Scarlet, perf. 12 1/2, mint pair, showing VERT
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1pi Scarlet, perf. 12 1/2, mint pair, showing VERTICAL TETE-BECHE, fresh, very fine & scarce
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 71028 | 1pi Scarlet, perf. 12 1/2, mint block of nine, sho
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1pi Scarlet, perf. 12 1/2, mint block of nine, showing HORIZONTAL TETE-BECHE pair, fresh, very fine & scarce
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 71029 | 1pi Scarlet, perf. 12 1/2, mint block of four, sho
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1pi Scarlet, perf. 12 1/2, mint block of four, showing HORIZONTAL TETE-BECHE pair, fresh, very fine & scarce
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 71030 | 1875 1pi red, setting C, mint IMPERFORATE block of
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1875 1pi red, setting C, mint IMPERFORATE block of four (pos.66/77) only oily paper with inverted wmk, from the only known imperforate sheet of two hundred,…
Estimation: 1’000 EUR
Lot 71031 | CONSTANTINOPOLI: 1875 (Dec 9) Cover from Constanti
Egypt » Egyptian Post Offices Abroad
CONSTANTINOPOLI: 1875 (Dec 9) Cover from Constantinople to Cairo with 1874 20pa perf.12 1/2 and 1pi perf.13 1/3 x 12 1/2 tied by Constantinople cds, Alexandria…
Estimation: 120 EUR
Lot 71032 | 1876 (Mar 6) Envelope from Cairo to the USA with 1
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1876 (Mar 6) Envelope from Cairo to the USA with 1874-75 20pa and 1pi tied by Cairo cds, paying the 1pi20pa rate (introduced on 1st July 1875), with Alexandria,…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 71033 | 1pi Scarlet, mint blocks of 10 & 16, 2pi yellow bl
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1pi Scarlet, mint blocks of 10 & 16, 2pi yellow blk of four & 2 1/2pi violet block of four, a very fine & scarce group of blocks
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 71034 | 2pi Yellow, perf. 13 1/3 x 12 1/2, mint bottom rig
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
2pi Yellow, perf. 13 1/3 x 12 1/2, mint bottom right sheet marginal block of twelve, fresh, very fine & a scarce multiple
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 71035 | 2pi Yellow, perf. 13 1/3 x 12 1/2, mint block of 1
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
2pi Yellow, perf. 13 1/3 x 12 1/2, mint block of 15, position 92 showing ‘split frameline in upper left corner’, fresh, very fine & a wonderful positional…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 71036 | 1874 2pi yellow perf.13 1/3 x 12 1/2, unused horiz
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1874 2pi yellow perf.13 1/3 x 12 1/2, unused horizontal tête-bêche pair, very fine (NP $500)
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 71037 | 1874 2pi yellow perf.13 1/3 x 12 1/2, used vertica
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1874 2pi yellow perf.13 1/3 x 12 1/2, used vertical tête-bêche pair (pos.8, being the only tête-bêche on the sheet), very fine & scarce, cert. Phil D’Egypte…
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 71038 | 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 71039 | 2 1/2pi Violet, perf. 12 1/2, mint nh right sheet
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
2 1/2pi Violet, perf. 12 1/2, mint nh right sheet marginal block of fifteen, very fresh, very fine & a scarce multiple
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 71040 | 2 1/2pi Violet, mint block of nine, showing TETE-B
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
2 1/2pi Violet, mint block of nine, showing TETE-BECHE pair, fresh, very fine & rare
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 71041 | 2 1/2d Violet, perf. 12 1/2, mint vertical TETE-BE
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
2 1/2d Violet, perf. 12 1/2, mint vertical TETE-BECHE pair, very fine & scarce, signed A.Maury
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 71042 | 2 1/2d Violet, perf. 12 1/2, mint top sheet margin
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
2 1/2d Violet, perf. 12 1/2, mint top sheet marginal block of six, showing position 6 with weak « 2 1/2 » at lower right corner, very fine positional item
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 71043 | 1874 Bulaq 2 1/2pi violet perf.12 1/2 x 13 1/3, mi
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
1874 Bulaq 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: 100 EUR
Lot 71044 | 2 1/2pi Violet, mint block of six, showing TETE-BE
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
2 1/2pi Violet, mint block of six, showing TETE-BECHE pair, very fine & rare
Estimation: 700 EUR
Lot 71045 | 5pi Green, perf. 12 1/2, mint block of four, oily
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
5pi Green, perf. 12 1/2, mint block of four, oily impression, fine
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 71046 | 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 71047 | 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 71048 | 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 71049 | 5pi Green, perf. 12 1/2, mint nh block of four, al
Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
5pi Green, perf. 12 1/2, mint nh block of four, all with INVERTED WMK, light stain on one, fresh, very fine & scarce
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 71050 | 5pa on 2 1/2pi in mint og lower marginal block of
Egypt » 1879 Surcharges
5pa on 2 1/2pi in mint og lower marginal block of four and used block of four with Alexandria cds, small stain on mint block otherwise fine
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 71051 | 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 71052 | 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 71053 | 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 71054 | 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 71055 | 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 71056 | 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