Lot 51732 – EGYPT – FIRST ISSUE: 1866 Attractive specialised assembly

Egypt – First Issue: 1866 Attractive specialised assembly neatly mounted and written up on twenty-six album pages, with essays showing 1866 Riester six essays with and without ornaments, 5pa to 10pi showing proofs in singles and blocks including complete set of the Pellas proofs, mint and used, shades, multiples including 10pa two used strips of four, 1pi unused block of four, cancellations, varieties with perf. variations, imperforate singles, 1pi unused imperf. between pair and plate flaws including 10pi unused pos. 165 showing « plate flaw » defect above the « 10 » in the NE corner, cert. Todd, plus a fine array of six covers including 2pi yellow, bisect on 1867 cover from Cairo to Alexandria, cert. Todd (NP 5bb, US$2500), generally fresh and a very fine assembly, an excellent basis for study and expansion (160 stamps/proofs & 6 covers).