Egypt Study Circle - Auction 70
Closing Midnight (UK Time), SUNDAY JULY 27, 2025
Closing Midnight (UK Time), SUNDAY JULY 27, 2025
Illustrations 
are for guidance only. Colours may vary.
Bidding below reserve will be ignored. Bidding steps: £1–£20: £1 | £20–£50: £2 | £50–£100: £5 | £100–£200: £10 | Over £200: £20
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 001 |
Egypt 1863 cover sent from Calcutta to France via the Suez Canal, unpaid w/ type 10 duplex India unpaid applied.
The route was Calcutta to Bombay overland, then Bombay to Aden, then to Egypt via a Suez steamer, overland to Alexandria, and finally from Alex to Marseilles in a steamer.
|
£175 |
| 002 | Egypt 1863 cover sent from Calcutta to France via Bombay and the Suez Canal, unpaid w/ the Bombay PO applied the unpaid cancel in rectangular frame.
The route was Calcutta to Bombay overland, then Bombay to Aden, then to Egypt via a Suez steamer, overland to Alexandria, and finally from Alex to Marseilles in a steamer
|
£175 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 003 | 1872 5 Paras marginal block of 12 w/ several vertical tete-beches
|
£325 |
| 004 | 1875 5 Piasters w/ the rare perforation of 12 1/2 X 13 1/3 (Scott #25d) w/ detailed C. Hass certificate
|
£50 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 005 | 1932 British Forces in Egypt 1 piastre postal seal frame-only imperforated block of 4, MNH
|
£500 |
| 006 | 1932 British Forces in Egypt 1 letter seal complete pane of 20, mint
|
£500 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 007 | 1936 Army Post 3m, corner block of 4, MNH, VF
|
£250 |
| 008 | 1941 Army Post letter sent to New Zealand franked with a very rare usage of King Farouk 3m green
|
£300 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 009 | 1927 International Cotton Congress, complete set of 3, cancelled-back, VF
|
£325 |
| 010 | 1931 14th Agricultural & Industrial Exhibition, complete set of 3, cancelled-back, VF
|
£325 |
| 011 | 1936 15th Agricultural & Industrial Exhibition, complete set of 5, cancelled-back, VF
|
£550 |
| 012 | 1938 Internation Leprosy Congress, complete set of 3, cancelled-back, VF
|
£325 |
| 013 | 1947 International Exhibition of Fine Art, complete set of 4, cancelled-back, VF
. |
£450 |
| 014 | 1942 Millenary of Al-Azhar University, the unissued set of 4 marginal misperforated blocks of 4, MNH
|
£6,000 |
| 015 | 1943 5th Birthday of Princess Ferial, misperforated block of 4, MNH
|
£200 |
| 016 | 1944 8th Anniversary Death of King Fuad, marginal royal misperforated, VF MNH
|
£70 |
| 017 | 1948 color trials of the IMABA issue from the Royal Collection of King Farouk on large presentation card, possibly UNIQUE
|
£11,000 |
| 018 | 1949 16th Agricultural & Industrial Exhibition, complete marginal set of 5, cancelled-back, VF
|
£600 |
| 019 | 1951 King Farouk & Queen Nareeman Royal Wedding, misperforated, MNH, VF
|
£425 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 020 | 1959 15m Airmail, imperforated control block of 12
|
£600 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 021 | Syria 1946 Airmail complete X-Back set of 11, VF
|
£1000 |
| 022 | Syria 1946 Shukri al-Quwatli complete X-Back set of 3, VF
|
£300 |
| 023 | Syria 1947 Shukri al-Quwatli complete X-Back set of 3, VF
|
£300 |
| 024 | Syria 1947 Arab Horses complete X-Back set of 3, VF
|
£300 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 025 | The extraordinary Exhibition collection of mint Suez issues by Jean Boulad neatly mounted, illustrated and written up on 30 album pages.
All stamps identified by type and position: 1c black (28), 5c green (45), 20c (110), and 40c (32). Unique opportunity with huge catalogue value
|
£4,000 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 026 | 1927-37 French Fuad, complete misperforated Tete Beche strips of the 5m, 10m, and 15m values. Very rare as only very few complete strips still intact (particularly the 10m and 15m values)
|
£3,000 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 027 | 1892-1911 LOT OF 6 REG. USED POSTAL STATIONERY ENVELOPES FROM DIFFERENT TOWNS (SEDFA,AYAT,SAFF,BADRECHEIN , MAZGOUNA & EMBABA
|
£42 |
| 028 | 1937 KING FOUAD POST. STAT. 3 MILLS CARD SENT FROM AN ARMENIAN CITIZEN VISITING SIWA OASIS TO ARMENIAN PHILATELIST IN CAIRO
| £34 |
| 029 | 1898 DE LA RUE POST. STAT. ENVELOPE FROM BIR HOOKER WADI EL NATROUN TO CAIRO WITH TRANSIT KHATATBA CDS ON BACKSIDE (ONE OF THE RAREST CANCELLATIONS)
| £90 |
| 030 | 1926 REG. USED PARCEL CARD FROM ISMAILIA TO HOTEL METROPOLE AIX LE BAINS FRANCE FRK. WITH KING FOUAD 1ST PORTRAIT ISSUE 2 X 15. MILLS + 50 MILLS
| £44 |
| 031 | 1932 REG. USED PARCEL CARD FROM CAIRO TO NEW YORK FRK. WITH 2ND KING FOUAD PORTRAIT ISSUE FRK. 20 , 50 & 100 MILLS STAMPS
| £36 |
| 032 | 1946 14 GRAM WEIGHT COVER SENT FROM A STAMP DEALER IN ALEXANDRIA FELIX COHEN TO PHILATELIST ERNEST KEHR IN NEW YORK FRK. WITH 4 X 40 MILLS EXPRESS STAMPS
| £30 |
| 033 | 2022 USED RECEIPT FROM THE MUSICIANS SYNDICATE IN CAIRO FRK. WITH 100 L.E SYNDICATE REVENUE STAMP
| £18 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 034 | 21/10/2014 NEW PASSPORT APPLICATION ISSUED FROM EGYPTIAN CONSULATE IN ROME FRK. WITH HIGH VALUE 306.90 POUNDS CONSULAR SERVICE STAMP
| £22 |
| 035 | 22/10/2014 NEW PASSPORT APPLICATION ISSUED FROM EGYPTIAN CONSULATE IN ROME FRK. WITH HIGH VALUE 354.50 POUNDS CONSULAR SERVICE STAMP
| £22 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 036 | 1951 1ST MEDITERRANEAN GAMES HELD IN ALEXANDRIA ISSUED 2 SOUVENIR SHEETS UNMOUNTED & USED WITH 1ST DAY CANCELATIONS IN GOOD CONDITION
| £18 |
| 037 | 1945 PHILATELIC EXHIBITION IN CAIRO IMPERF & PERF. 2 SOUVENIR SHEETS UNMOUNTED IN GOOD CONDITION
| £60 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 038 | 1875 ENTIRE ITALIAN P.O IN ALEXANDRIA TO LIVORNO | £80 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 039 | 19th CENTURY JUMBO LOT 33 INTERPOSTAL SEALS INCLUDING SCARCE GEDDA SEAL | £44 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 040 | 1951-90 Jumbo Lot of 20 Charity Fund Raising Labels | £65 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 041 | 1924 OVERLAND MOTOR MAIL LABEL STAMP IN BLK 42 IN PERF. CONDITION WITH ORIGINAL GUM | £30 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 042 | SUDAN 1990-2005 CURRENCY CHANGE LOT. 66 UNMOUNTED HAND OVERPRINTED STAMPS WITH ORIGINAL GUM, SOME WITH INVERTED STAMPED VALUES
| £22 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 043 | 1948 SPECIAL ROYAL ALBUM MADE FOR EGYPTIAN ARMY IN PALESTINE TO COLLECT PALESTINIAN STAMPS 10 PAGES SIZE 23 X 15 CM
| £30 |
| 044 | 1948 GAZA COMPLETE SET KING FAROUK AIR SET 12 STAMPS OVP. BILINGUAL PALESTINE UNMOUNTED IN PERFECT CONDITION
| £44 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 045 | 1982 4 X 2$ SAVE NUBIA CONSULAR REVENUE STAMP UNMOUNTED WITH CONTROL NO. IN PERFECT CONDITION | £22 |
| 046 | 2013 306.90 L.E CONSULAR REVENUE STAMP MINT NO GUM | £30 |
| 047 | 2014 306.90 L.E CONSULAR REVENUE STAMP MINT NO GUM | £18 |
| 048 | 2014 354.50 L.E REVENUE STAMP MINT NO GUM | £18 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 049 | 1930 ORIENTAL PHILATELIC STAMP DEALER. B. HAGOPIAN PROPAGANDA CARD | £20 |
| 050 | 1884 DLR PREPAID REPLY 20+20 PARAS P. STAT CARD MINT IN GOOD CONDITION
| £18 |
| 051 | 1930 KING FOUAD 5 MILLS P. STAT LETTER SHEET W M ARABIC WHITE PAPER MINT (AL BARID AL MASRI ) (NILE POST SLS10
# | £26 |
| 052 | 1930 KING FOUAD 5 MILLS P. STAT LETTER SHEET ON CHESTNUT BROWN PAPER MINT ( NILE P. SLS 10a | £26 |
| 053 | 1922 PICTORIAL ISSUE 5 MILLS POST. STAT. LETTER SHEET PINK ON WHITE PAPER WM EGYPTIAN POSTAGE MINT (NILE P. SLS9). | £30 |
| 054 | 1937 REG. USED KING FOUAD 5 MILLS POST. STAT LETTER SHEET FROM MALLAWI TO MIX COURT IN CAIRO UPRATED K.F 2 X 10 MILLS STAMPS | £22 |
| 055 | 1890-1939 6 ILLUSTRATED USED INVOICES FROM CAIRO | £15 |
| 056 | 2015 MEDICAL INSURANCE AWARENESS DOCUMENT FOR MALE BABIES FRK. 5 X 8 L.E & 4 X 12 L.E REVENUE STAMPS | £12 |
| 057 | 2015 MEDICAL INSURANCE AWARENESS DOCUMENT FOR FEMALE BABIES FRK. 2X 8 L.E & 6 X 12 L.E REVENUE STAMPS | £12 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 058 | 1879 De La Rue 20 para brown postcard, 122x87mm – Egypt’s first (Nile Post SPC 1), mint with slight abrasion at lower left
| £25 |
| 059 | 1888 De La Rue 5 mills postcard (Nile Post SPC 3), mintn
| £70 |
| 060 | 1890 De La Rue 1 piastre gray-green on blue letter-envelope, 120x94mm (NP SLS 3), mint, perfect condition
| £40 |
| 061 | 1907/10 De La Rue 2 mills postcard (Nile Post SPC 14), mint
| £70 |
| 062 | 1908 De La Rue 4 mills postcard (Nile Post SPC 16), mint
| £70 |
| 063 | 1931 Harrison & Sons 3 mills Ras el Tin Palace green (Nile Post SPC 32)
| £70 |
| 064 | 1941 Survey Department King Farouk 4 mills gray-green postcard, 139x89mm (NP SPC 38), mint, perfect condition
| £40 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 065 | 1892 De La Rue provisional bilingual 5 mills surcharge (24mm) on 2 piastre orange envelope, 146x11mm (NP SEN 8), with surcharge repeated (23mm) downward and diagonal below vignette, mint, perfect condition | £60 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 066 | 1911-13 provisional 1 mill black surcharge on 2 mills green small envelope (108x71mm), Govt Boulac printing works (NP SEN 11), watermark inverted, mint, excellent
| £20 |
| 067 | 1913 provisional 1 mill black surcharge on 2 mills green small envelope as last (NP SEN 12), Govt Boulac printing works, and provided with perfect CTO Boulaq cds of 21 FE 15
| £20 |
| 068 | 1921 Pictorials 2 mills vermilion on white laid paper (Nile Post SEN 21) wmk Egyptian Postage, unused, perfect condition
| £20 |
| 069 | 1925 Pictorials 2 mills vermilion on white laid paper (Nile Post SEN 24) wmk Arabic Al-Barid Al-Masry, unused, perfect condition
| £20 |
| 070 | 1931 Harrisons’ 2 mills black wrapper, 125x300mm (NP SWR 6), mint, perfect condition | £35 |
| 071 | 1937 2 mills orange King Fuad embossed small envelope (108x71mm) with wmk al-barid al-masry (NP SEN 29), mint, excellent
| £15 |
| 072 | 1941 Boy King Farouk 6 mills envelope 111x146mm (Nile Post SEN 36 ), unused perfect condition
| £70 |
| 073 | 1950, 13 mills Survey of Egypt Farouk Marechal postcard (NP SPC 42), mint, excellent
| £15 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 074 | 1889 De La Rue 5 mills postcard (NP SPC 3) cancelled with retta, all-Arabic, neat Cairo / A arrival mark 16 AO 89
| £10 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 075 | 1923 De La Rue 10 mills registered stationery envelope (NP SRE 3) uprated with 15 mills Crown overprint (Type 1) and sent from Saiyida Zeinab to St Leonards on Sea 5 2 23, red London Reg arrival 14 FE 23
| £18 |
| 076 | December 1934, King Fouad 15 mills dark blue registered envelope (Nile Post SRE 5 1) uprated with FOUAD 5+20 mills stamps, used from Shepheard’s Hotel post office (type 9 cds) to London
| £70 |
| 077 | May 1935 King Fouad 15 mills navy blue registered envelope (Nile Post SRE 6 2) uprated with Fouad 10+15 mills stamps, used from Shepheard’s Hotel post office (type 9 cds) to London
| £70 |
| 078 | 1941 King Farouk 5 mills letter sheet (NP SLS 11) uprated with 1+15m Boy King definitives for registration and sent from Midan / (R) to Alexandria
| £10 |
| 079 | 1946 Farouk Marechal 10 mills letter sheet (NP SLS 13) uprated with 2x10m Marechal for registration and sent from Malaka Nazli to Helouan 27 JU 46
| £8 |
| 080 | Cassette Post – two fragments from printing essays, 13+11x6.5cm, printed both sides, showing parts of 1994 mosque envelope design (and indicator marks for flap cutout)
| £10 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 081 | Postal stationery artist designs for De La Rue postcards (from the Ibrahim Chaftar Bey archive) – 3 mills Avec Réponse card
| £60 |
| 082 | As last, from Chaftar archive – 5 mills Avec Réponse postcard | £60 |
| 083 | De La Rue printing negative (size 5x7cm) from Chaftar archive | £40 |
| 084 | De La Rue painting essay in black ink on glassine paper (6x12 cm) from Chaftar archive | £40 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 085 | 2010, hand-painted essay for unadopted stamp, Egypt football World Cup bid , rejected by postal authorities, signed by painter on the reverse (size 13x21 cm)
| £60 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 086 | 1879-1882 De La Rue 10 para lilac, wmk inverted (NP D33), unmounted mint lower marginal block of four, white gum, perfect condition
| £30 |
| 087 | 1933 Air issue, 1 mill orange and black, left marginal block of four with second “E” of “Aerienne” deformed (NP A3c)
| £8 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 088 | Red Sea service – 1891 cover & letter from Rome to Massaua via Suez , on reverse scarce Suez boxed cancellation (recorded only 1890-91)
| £150 |
| 089 | Official cover – 1922 O.H.H.S. illustrated small cover franked with 1 piastre De La Rue overprinted stamp, sent from Dawawin to London via Cairo
| £120 |
| 090 | 1941, World War II surface mail incoming cover from Johannesburg to Alexandria arriving two months after despatch!
| £20 |
| 091 | 1956 incoming cover from UN Health Organization in Geneva to Cairo, franked with Helvetia 50c overprinted stamp and censored on arrival
| £10 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 092 | 4 October 1974 consular service revenues on certificate issued by Department of State in Oklahoma and signed by Henry A. Kissinger, approved by Arab Republic of Egypt consulate in
Washington DC and counter-signed signed by the consul | £60 |
| 093 | March 1982 consular service revenues on certificate from the Department of State in Pennsylvania and signed Alexander M.Haig, approved by Arab Republic of Egypt consulate in
Washington DC and counter-signed by the consul | £30 |
| 094 | September 1982 consular service revenues on certificate from the Department of State in Pennsylvania and signed George P.Shultz, approved by Arab Republic of Egypt consulate in
Washington DC and counter-signed by the consul | £30 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 095 | 1948, complete set of postage dues with bilingual Palestine overprint, including extra 4 mills stamp with overprint in magenta (NP PPD 1-7)
| £15 |
| 096 | 1953, King Farouk 3 milliemes Air Mail, right marginal block of four with Farouk barred out, bilingual Palestine overprint, plus unrecorded King of Egypt and Sudan overprint inverted at top of stamps.
Unmounted, perfect condition | £40 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 097 | Accumulation of material connected with Cicurel Asyut Branch post office – three used covers (1940,41,54), registered article receipt plus two advertising cards and company receipt.
Unusual postal history lot for this rarely seen Upper Egypt post office | £65 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 098 | In 1861 stamps were supplied to the Alexandria Greek Office along with a special obliterator bearing a diamond of dots enclosing the figures 97. Pair of 80-lepta stamps with 97 cancel
| £22 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 099 | From 1930 Imperial Airways was the principal carrier of airmail to and from Egypt, and the airline issued vignettes to encourage its use. Here 1929: Give your letter wings – Use Air Mail
(UMM, gummed on reverse) | £10 |
| 100 | As last, 1933: Use the Air Mail – To India – also Persia Iraq and Egypt (UMM, gum on reverse)
| £10 |
| 101 | 1938-1965, ten incoming covers all with different airport-related transit or arrival marks of Cairo, Alexandria etc (see John Sears, pages 169-173)
| £8 |
| 102 | 1987 Air France Concorde first flight cover Paris-Luxor with circular cachet, rectangular flight souvenir label and signed by the captain, E.Chemel. Cancelled at Eiffel Tower and with
El Luqsor Airport arrival on reverse 2.5.87 | £15 |
| 103 | Return flight certificate card Louxor-Milan-Paris after performance of opera Aida in Luxor. Single-sided, limited edition, with details of crew and flights May 1987
| £10 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 104 | 1898 De La Rue 3 mills stationery card (NP SPC 7) neatly addressed from Alex to Cairo with beautiful clear transit mark of Amb.Alexandrie-Caire 24 I 98 (Smith Type 3B1)
| £5 |
| 105 | 1904-1953, jumbo lot of 20 TPO covers plus three hand-drawn sketch maps and detailed Delta railways map (date? 1:800,000 scale) in French: Wasta-Abuxa 1930, Alex-Abu Qir 1946,
Damanhur-Tanta 1933, Bani Suef-Lahun 1938, Mansura-Mataria 1945, Banha-Zagazig 1923, Chebrakhit-Teh el Barud 1904, Wasta-Fayum 1929, Cairo-Alex 1953, Damanhur-Tanta 1918, Mahalla-Baltim 1943, Idfina-Damanhur (blue) 1928,
Damanhur-Abu el Matamir 1921, Mit Ghamr-Diarb Negm 1920, Cairo-Asyut 1941, Samanoud-Birket el Sab 1925, Alex-Idfina 1935, Mansura-Mataria 1943, Mina el Qamh-Sahragt 1933, Tanta-Sidi Salem 1941
| £20 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 106 | 1937, King Fouad 13 milliemes stationery card (NP SPC 35) neatly addressed to Brooklyn and cancelled with Continental-Savoy Hotel cds (Type 7)
| £5 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 107 | 1921, Mint sepia postcard, printed in Toulouse, showing the Oasis of Siwa, featuring the Quarantine station before the Mountain of Death. Excellent condition
| £10 |
| 108 | As last, Siwa featuring the Twin hills of Hassouna | £10 |
| 109 | 1984, registered cover from El Kharga Oasis to Cairo, franked 80m with El Kharga registration cachet (date 11 11 84 inverted) alongside
| £5 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 110 | 1946 selection of four postal markings used at Gebel el Tor, struck on similar paper and probably from a record sheet
| £8 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 111 | 1929, dealer’s bilingual printed card, Arabic-addressed, franked with Fuad 1+2 mill stamps, sent from Kafr el Zayat / (Station) to Ibyar
| £5 |
| 112 | 1929, clean photocard of Lloyd Triestino’s SS Vienna, printed by the shipping company. Mint, pristine
| £5 |
| 113 | 1948, sepia card, showing its age slightly, illustrating the Sugar Factory at Armant (including Decauville rail tracks), franked 4m Marechal for Armant to Alex
| £5 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 114 | 2022 Education Syndicate, LE5 lower left corner block of four, UMM | £10 |
| 115 | 2022 National Council for Childhood and Motherhood, LE1 block of six (3x2), UMM | £10 |
| 116 | 2023, As last, LE5 lower marginal strip of five, UMM | £10 |
| 117 | 2024 Engineering Syndicate, LE10 lower marginal block of four, UMM | £15 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 118 | Three values of King Fouad with red overprint – 20, 50 and 100 mills (see Feltus p.45) | £10 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 119 | 1959, neat Air letter from Pennsylvania to Heliopolis, censored on arrival and provided with clear boxed handstamp in Arabic reading equivalent of “Take care when opening letters from unknown persons” | £12 |
| 120 | Resealing labels – 1959, Type 9, UAR, two blocks of four, one block of six on three different papers | £10 |
| 121 | 1968-1969 resealing, Type 10, full sheet of 20 labels | £10 |
| 122 | 1981-2001 resealing, Type 14, full sheet of 20 labels | £10 |
| 123 | 2019, incoming cover from Belgium with two types of adhesive resealing strip including “Checked by Customs Authority” | £5 |
| 124 | 2006 resealing, new type of plasticised adhesive sealing strip, 1in wide, in green and red with Egypt Post logo. Incoming mail from Coptic church in Canada | £5 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 125 | … of the Nile Basin, 1:7,500,00 scale, beautifully drawn and printed by the Survey Department in black on fine paper in 1913. Extends from Derna in Libya to Lake Victoria and Darfur to Addis Ababa. Immaculate (folded) condition, extends to 63x35cm, that is, too big for the scanner | £15 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 126 | 1985 Currency change lot of 28 unmounted blocks + used stamps, many surcharges inverted, a good selection for study | £30 |
| 127 | 1991/2000 pictorials complete unmounted set in presentation folder | £15 |
| 128 | 1993-2008 Currency change jumbo lot of handstamped unmounted blocks – 54 stamps high catalogue price | £30 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 129 | Wrapper – 1908 Camel postman 1 mill perfect condition mint (HG3) | £15 |
| 130 | Wrapper - 1908 Camel postman 2 mills perfect condition mint (HG4) | £15 |
| 131 | Postcard – 1897 De La Rue 3 mills overprinted Sudan unused (HG1) | £20 |
| 132 | Postcard - 1897 De La Rue 5 mills overprinted Sudan unused (HG2) | £20 |
| 133 | Postcard - 1914 Camel postman 3 mills unused (HG17) | £15 |
| 134 | Postcard - 1914 Camel postman 10 mills unused (HG18) | £15 |
| 135 | Letter sheet – Camel postman 1 piastre unused (HG5) | £20 |
| 136 | Reply card - 1899 De La Rue provisional overprinted prepaid reply card unused, very good condition (HG5) | £25 |
| 137 | Envelope – 1897 Camel postman 5 mills carmine with pointed flap, unused (HG3) | £20 |
| 138 | Registered Envelope - 1908 Camel postman 1 piastre, unused (HG1) | £25 |
| 139 | Registered Envelope - 1908 Camel postman 1 ½ piastres, unused (HG3) | £25 |
| 140 | Registered Envelope - 1921 small Camel postman 15 mills, unused (HG4) | £25 |
| 141 | Registered Envelope - 1921 Camel postman 2 ½ piastres, unused (HG7) | £25 |
| 142 | Registered Envelope - Camel postman 4 ½ piastres, unused (HG ??) | £25 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 143 | De La Rue Envelope 1 Mill + 1 Mill DLR TPO ASSOUAN-GUERGA 1894 to Hamburg | £34 |
| 144 | De La Rue Envelope 5 Mills TPO FAYOUM-WASTA 1895 to Alexandria | £50 |
| 145 | Viewcard Pair DLR 2 Mills LOUXOR Station 1905 to France - via TPO LUXOR-SOHAG | £30 |
| 146 | Viewcard DLR 1 (2x) + 2 Mills TPO MINYA-ASYUT & VV 1912 to Belgium | £24 |
| 147 | Cover DLR 5 Mills TPO ASHMANT-ABU SIR EL MALAQ 1913 + Rural Linear Cancel An extremely scarce combination | £100 |
| 148 | Cover DLR Sphinx Mills AULILA 1918 via TPO MIT GHAMR-DYARB NIGHM | £24 |
| 149 | Official Cover unfranked with MANSURA-KAFR SAGR & VV TPO 1936 | £15 |
| 150 | Collection/Study TPO LUQSOR-ASYUT - 10 items 1905/27 - Diff. Train Numbers | £60 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 151 | PYRAMIDS MENA HOUSE - Illustrated Envelope DLR 1 Pi. CAIRE 1891 to Geneva - Backside Private cancel Mena House Hotel used before the opening of a P.O. SCARCE | £15 |
| 152 | DLR Stationery Card PYRAMIDS 23 II 1892 to Cairo- First cancel for MENA HOUSE Hotel | £65 |
| 153 | DLR Stationery Card (creased) PYRAMIDS Mena House 1894 to UK - Definitive cancel | £100 |
| 154 | Viewcard DLR 2 Mills SAN STEFANO Hotel 1904to Belgium | £30 |
| 155 | Viewcard DLR 4 Mills SAN STEFANO Hotel (bridge cancel, Black) 1910 to France | £40 |
| 156 | Cover DLR 1 Pi. SAN STEFANO Hotel (bridge cancel, Blue) 1908 to Germany | £40 |
| 157 | DLR Envelope 5 Mills + DLR 5 Mills scarce CAIRO SAVOY HOTEL Type 1 1899 to BALE - Joined a viewcard of the Hotel, unused | £50 |
| 158 | Viewcard DLR 4 Mills SEMIRAMIS Hotel CAIRO 1908 - joined viewcard of the hotel | £36 |
| 159 | Coupon-Réponse(IRC)used CONTINENTAL CAIRO CASH 1916-EXTREMELY SCARCE for Hotel | £100 |
| 160 | Viewcard DLR 4 Mills PORT SAID 1908 - Private Oval cancel SAVOY hotel | £18 |
| 161 | Airmail Cover ASWAN 1936 to USA - Heading Hotel Victoria ASSUAN | £24 |
| 162 | Illustrated Cover DLR 5 Mills x2 LUQSOR 1911 to Geneva - SAVOY HOTEL LUXOR | £45 |
| 163 | Illustrated Cover Fouad 5 Mills x 3 HILWAN LES BAINS 1930- Sanatorium Dr Glanz | £24 |
| 164 | SAN STEFANO HOTEL, Alexandria - Study mounted on Album Pages with description, 8 cards (of which 3 Hotel cancellations) and 4 stamps. | £65 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 165 | Cover Young Farouk with Heading Thos. Cook & Son, Cairo - COOK (Cairo) R & P 1941 to USA - Censored Nr 66 | £30 |
| 166 | Cover Fouad 20 Mills PERFIN C&S with heading Thos. Cook & Son - Cook's P.O. 1932 to Switzerland . A scarce PERFIN cover | £70 |
| 167 | Cover (front only) DLR 5 Mills x2 ASSIOUT 1893 (early) Cook's Nile Steamer Services + Small Piece C&S Nile Service ' TEWFIK | £16 |
| 168 | Cover 2 Air Mail Stamps PORT SAID SIMON ARZT 1935 - Military Flags (backside) | £24 |
| 169 | Viewcard in colour , unused , PORT SAID Rue du Commerce ,Simon Arzt Store + Tram | £8 |
| 170 | Illustrated Envelope 'Les Fils de Cicurel, LE CAIRE - franked in PARIS 1916 , Censored | £24 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 171 | FAYOUM - Official Document of Accounts March 1883 | £18 |
| 172 | STAR & CRESCENT FARASKOUR 1895 on 2 Mills DLR Envelope | £30 |
| 173 | STAR & CRESCENT MELIG 1889 on 1 Pi. DLT Envelope to MINET EL BASSAL S. & C | £35 |
| 174 | STAR & CRESCENT BARRAGE 1888 on 1 Pi. DLR Envelope to Germany | £45 |
| 175 | STAR & CRESCENT ZEFTA 1890 to Caire - Unfranked and Due stamp 1 Pi. at arrival | £75 |
| 176 | BIR HOOKER WADI EL NATROUN 1900 on DLR Card 4 Mills to Germany | £24 |
| 177 | OASIS SIWA Cover (front only) DLR 5 Mills 1911 to Cairo - very nice strike | £50 |
| 178 | SINAI KANTARA 1890 on DLR 2 Mills envelope to PORT SAID | £50 |
| 179 | SINAI QANTARA 1916 on 3 Mills card to ZAQAZIG | £35 |
| 180 | SINAI TOR 1895 on DLR 5 Mills envelope to Alexandria | £120 |
| 181 | SINAI TOR 1906 on Cover DLR 5 Mills stamp to PARIS | £75 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 182 | URUGUAY - Viewcard DLR 2 x 2 Mills CAIRE STATION 1906 to Montevideo | £15 |
| 183 | LEBANON - DLR Registered Envelope 2 Pi. CAIRE 1896 to Beirut Syria | £18 |
| 184 | MADAGASCAR - Viewcard DLR 2 x 2 Mills CAIRE 1901to Tananarive - through French Ship Line Marseille à La Réunion | £18 |
| 185 | ZANZIBAR - DLR Envelope 1 Pi. CAIRE 1897 to Zanzibar via Aden | £18 |
| 186 | BRITISH INDIA - DLR Envelope 2 Pi. PORT SAID 1890 to Madras | £12 |
| 187 | DUTCH INDIA - DLR card 5 Mills Port Tewfik 1894 to Batavia- N = Namiddag | £18 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 188 | KINGDOM - Original Photograph of Ismail Pacha (1830/1895) and his fourth son Ibrahim Hilmi (1860/1927). Abdullah Frères, Constantinople (round 1870) | £150 |
| 189 | HELIOPOLIS Viewcard Le Casino , unused - with plane of the 1910 meeting | £15 |
| 190 | HELIOPOLIS Viewcard Grand Palace , unused - with plane of 1910 meeting | £15 |
| 191 | HELIOPOLIS Viewcard Boulevard Circulaire - with plane of the 1910 meeting | £15 |
| 192 | ALEXANDRIA Viewcard Ramleh Station and Italian Consulate , unused | £12 |
| 193 | CAIRO Viewcard Inside Ambassade de France , L§H No 45 , unused | £8 |
| 194 | CAIRO Viewcard The Anglo-American Nile Steamers Cy , used 1905 | £10 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 195 | Prephilatelic Cover1844 ATFE to Alexandria - p. B(arc)o Muh: Salhup. Inside Waxen Seal and interesting contents. Scarce | £75 |
| 196 | Receipt in Greek Mitylene 1881 Very scarce black cancel Agence des Paquebots- Poste Khedivie METELIN | £300 |
| 197 | Registered DLR envelope 2 Pi. + Multiple DLR franking CAIRE 1893 French Line N No 2 | £15 |
| 198 | Viewcard DLR 2 Mills cancelled French Line Marseille à Yokohama No 1 in 1911 | £18 |
| 199 | LLOYD AUSTRIACO XV 1896 on DLR 5 Mills card via Suez, Alexandria to Germany. Austrian Paquebot CLIO. Scarce. | £80 |
| 200 | GALICIA OE. LLOYD 1905 on Viewcard DLR 2 Mills to Vienna | £65 |
| 201 | GOTTARDO Piroscafo Italiano 1894 on DLR envelope 2 Mills to Switzerland | £45 |
| 202 | Piroscafo Marco Polo (Adriatica Line) printed on Air Mail envelope MAADI 1938 | £12 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 203 | DLR overprinted SUDAN Enveloppe-Lettre 1 Pi. HALFA 1897 to Lt Colonel Sloggett, Head Quarters via Military Post Office Alexandria | £40 |
| 204 | Viewcard DLR 4 Mills MILITARY CAMP Aérodrome Heliopolis 1915 to UK | £30 |
| 205 | DLR envelope 1 Mill CAIRO 1916 to WAR OFFICE CAIRO RECEIVED- Not common | £24 |
| 206 | OHMS envelope Army P.O. SZ 21 1916 to UK - Oval Officer ... Stores , Censored | £15 |
| 207 | OHMS Registered envelope , franked 2p. Army P.O. SZ 21 (V added by hand) 1917 via SZ 10 and BAPO T to UK | £30 |
| 208 | Cover Farouk Army Post Office 198 in 1941 + 2 UK stamps cancelled lozenge + Victory cinderella "It's coming" , Censored , to Alexandria | £30 |
| 209 | WWI Indian Censorship on 4 items from EGYPT 1915/1916 | £24 |
| 210 | EGYPT UNO Polish Forces ( Blue Helmets) 1976 - Collection of 57 different Covers, all different with EGYPTOLOGY Cancels. Difficult to assemble today. | £150 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 211 | DLR 5 Mills card CAIRE 19 IV 1900 (late date) - Photo of Nile printed on backside | £50 |
| 212 | DLR 4 Mills card CAIRO 1906 - PREPRINTED Société Khédiviale de Géographie | £7 |
| 213 | DLR 5 Mills card CAIRE 1899 - PREPRINTED Max Fischer, Alex § Caire | £10 |
| 214 | DLR 3 Mills card PORT TEWFIK 1897 - PREPRINTED G.Beyts § Co , Suez | £10 |
| 215 | DLR 5 Mills card CAIRE 1892 - PREPRINTED Librairie Centrale Mme Barbier | £12 |
| 216 | DLR 4 Mills card ALEXANDRIE 1906 - PREPRINTED Onnig Onanian , Armenian Merchant | £14 |
| 217 | DLR 2 /3 Mills card ALEXANDRIA 1910 - PREPRINTED J. Pilpel § Son | £14 |
| 218 | DLR 3 Mills card ALEXANDRIE 1897 - PREPRINTED Ed. Suares § Co (credit) | £12 |
| 219 | DLR 5 and 4 Mills cards CAIRO 1894/1906 - PREPRINTED 2 different Crédit Lyonnais | £14 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 220 | PERFINS - Cover Young Farouk perfinned O.B. Banque Ottomane CAIRO 1938 to Marseille | £40 |
| 221 | PERFINS - Cover Farouk Marechal perfinned O.B. Ottoman Bank CAIRO 1949 to Cairo | £28 |
| 222 | Cover International Navigation Congress CAIRO 14 Dec 1926 - Complete Set | £12 |
| 223 | Cover Anglo-Egyptian Treaty CAIRO 24 Dec 1936 - Complete set | £12 |
| 224 | First Day Cover Royal Wedding QUBBA PALACE CASH 20.1.38 | £10 |
| 225 | Cover Cotton Congress CAIRO 26 FE 38 - Complete set | £12 |
| 226 | First Day Cover Leprosy Congress 21 MR 38 - Complete set | £10 |
| 227 | Cover Young Farouk Cairo Pouch Mail - to USA , cancelled in WASHINGTON 1941 | £15 |
| 228 | Cover Young Farouk Alexandria 1944 to Cairo - Registered and EXPRESS = 60 Mills | £20 |
| 229 | Cover mixed Farouk Alexandria EXPRESS 1950 to Tchecoslovakia - Censored | £14 |
| 230 | Illustrated Cover Farouk 4 Mills CAIRO 1950 - Dancing Academy Prof. Albert - Thematic | £12 |
| 231 | Airmail Cover with Plane over Pyramids stamps - One Block of 4 x 1 Mill - CAIRO 1933
| £12 |
| 232 | Airmail Cover with Plane over Pyramids stamps - One Block of 4 x 40 Mills - CAIRO 1933
| £10 |
| 233 | Airmail Cover with Plane over Pyramids stamps - DOMAINE DE SIOUF 1947
| £15 |
| 234 | Airmail Cover Registered SAFAGA 1942 (RED SEA, scarce) to UK - Controlled , not opened
| £20 |
| 235 | Airmail Cover MIXED FRANKING - Official (Service) and Post Stamps BAB EL LUQ 1956 to USA
| £14 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 236 | CAIRO STATION – Cancellations on 49 De La Rue stamps. A nice group. | £12 |
| 237 | PERFINS – 18 De La Rue Pictorial stamps, used. | £22 |
| 238 | PERFINS – 2 Pictorial stamps with "R.O.B." (uncommon) and "R § Co" (scarce). | £18 |
| 239 | REVENUES – Salt Department 500 Mills PROOF in blue (block of 4). | £35 |
| 240 | REVENUES – Salt Department £E2 PROOF in green (block of 4). | £350 |
| 241 | REVENUES – Salt Department. 48 stamps with various cancels. | £45 |
| 242 | REVENUES – 27 Cigarette Tax stamps (10 Cigarettes denomination), some duplicates. | £40 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 243 | PORT SAID – 5 cent. Blanc P.S., 1907 on viewcard to LANDANA, Portuguese Congo. Scarce destination. | £24 |
| 244 | PORT SAID – 1906 on 10c Semeuse (French stamp; scarcer use). With linear PAQUEBOT. | £24 |
| 245 | PORT SAID – 1914 on 25c Semeuse (French stamp; scarcer use) on cover. | £24 |
| 246 | PORT SAID – 1921 on Registered SERVICE cover. Nice heading and signature. | £30 |
| 247 | PORT SAID – 1925 on Cote des Somalis stamp. Unusual acceptance. | £24 |
| 248 | ALEXANDRIE – 1913 DLR stamps used with CORR. D'ARMÉES. Special acceptance. | £18 |
| 249 | ALEXANDRIE – 1915. Local French stamp accepted by Egyptian Post ATTARINE. | £18 |
| 250 | CONSULAT DE FRANCE, LE CAIRE – Seated Goddin on 1 envelope and 1 card (1926/1933). | £24 |
| 251 | CONSULAT DE FRANCE AU CAIRE – Seated Goddin on 1951 document with revenue stamps. | £24 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 252 | NAPOLEON ARMY in EGYPT Receipt of the Treasury Armée d' Orient for the wages of Capitaine du Génie Bacheler , Caire , 2 Messidor An 8 (June 1800). | £40 |
| 253 | NAPOLEON ARMY IN EGYPT Printed Document Armée d'Egipte (sic) , Marine Militaire, Alexandrie 19 Thermidor An 8 , signed Guien , Capitaine de Vaisseau - VERY SCARCE | £150 |
| 254 | ALEXANDRIE - Prephilatelic Cover 1855 to Livorno | £40 |
| 255 | ALEXANDRIE - Prephil. Cover 1855 to Livorno | £40 |
| 256 | ALEXANDRIE - Unfranked Cover 1864 to Switzerland - Taxed 90 Rappen | £30 |
| 257 | ALEXANDRIE - Cover 10 + 40 c. GC 5080 1864 boxed PP (last date seen) | £40 |
| 258 | ALEXANDRIE - Cover 10 + 40 c. GC 5080 1865 boxed PD - nice margin stamp | £40 |
| 259 | ALEXANDRIE - Cover 40 c. GC 5080 1868 boxed PD - by english steamer | £24 |
| 260 | ALEXANDRIE - Cover 40 c. Bordeaux stamp GC 5080 1871 to Lyon | £75 |
| 261 | ALEXANDRIE - Cover 80 c. Cérès GC 5080 1874 boxed PD red | £35 |
| 262 | ALEXANDRIE - Cover 30 c. Cérès cancelled by cds 1876 to UK | £35 |
| 263 | ALEXANDRIE - Registered cover (front only) 80 x2 + 40c. cancelled cds 1876 | £75 |
| 264 | ALEXANDRIE - Cover 25 c. Sage Alex 1880 to Paris - special routing via Italian Shipping Company Rubattino - Very UNCOMMON | £40 |
| 265 | PORT SAID - Registered Cover Sage 50 c. to Basel Schweiz | £60 |
| 266 | PORT SAID - Cover franked by Strip of 3 x 25 c. Sage overprinted 1902 , not cancelled at departure , well By Swiss AMBULANT at arrival . EXCEPTIONAL | £175 |
| 267 | Mail France- Egypt - 4 Covers 1876/1883 franked by Sage stamps , various routings | £24 |
| 268 | PORT SAID - French Sage Envelope 1894 to P.S - manuscript 'Parti sans laisser d'adresse' - French PO Linear RETOUR A L'ENVOYEUR / PORT SAID. Extremely SCARCE | £200 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 269 | Posta Europea Addressed in Arabic to Cairo | £35 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 270 | Miniature Sheet unmounted Mint SGM9 – Ninth Anniversary of Revolution, immaculate condition | £4 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 271 | 1882 postcard of 24th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers – reproduction by Post Office in 1960 | £10 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 272 | 1926–35 Official Egyptian stamps – lightly hinged, mixed values | £40 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 273 | 1964 Heads of State Council Issue – 2nd Shab, complete set | £8 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 274 | Fuad Second Portrait Issue – Printed paper rate cover, Alexandria to Germany | £3 |
| 275 | 20 low-value mint or lightly hinged stamps from Second Fuad issue | £15 |
| 276 | 3 covers, Cairo to London – one 10 mills and two 15 mills | £6 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 277 | 10 piastres airmail cover – Cairo to London | £2 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 278 | 1874/75 1pi red used on 1878 cover to Alexandria tied by Poste Egiziane-MANSURA cds (Aug 25) in black with repeated strike alongside. (SG 38).
| £30 |
| 279 | 1874/75 20pa. grey-blue and 1pi. red used on entire letter to France tied by Poste Egiziane-Cairo datestamp (Nov 12). A fine and scarce cover (SG 37+38).
| £50 |
| 280 | 1888: 5m. carmine, horizontal pair used on 1891 cover to France from Cairo, with superb octagonal “LIGNE N / PAQ. FR. No. 10” datestamp (May 3) at left struck in black. (SG 63).
| £30 |
| 281 | 1884-1902: 1pi. ultramarine in horizontal pair, used on 1891 registered cover to France tied by Alexandria cds, with UPU registration etiquette below. (SG 54).
| £30 |
| 282 | British Levant 1854/79: Great Britain 1d. red, pl. 119 and 1867 43d. vermilion. pl. 11 used on 1869 cover to Malta, each tied by “C” barred obliterators in black.
“British Post Office / Constantinople” cds (Nov 17) superbly struck on reverse of a fine and attractive cover. Signed Holcombe.
| £50 |
| 283 | 1862/63: France 120c. bistre and 40c. orange, corner fault, used on 1865 cover to France endorsed “per Vapeur Anglais” tied by ‘5080’ gros chiffres with
French P.O. in Alexandria despatch cds alongside (Feb 5) in black. | £25 |
| 284 | 1858/76: Great Britain 2d. blue pl. 13 pair, used on 1870 cover tied by “B01” obliterators in black with fine ALEXANDRIA cds adjacent (Oct 29). Scarce (SG Z5).
| £50 |
| 285 | 1879: 1pi. rose, a single example used on 1880 cover from Constantinople addressed to Nerouzzo Pasha,
Director General of Paquebots in Alexandria, tied by “V.R. Poste Egiziane / Costantinopoli”. Scarce (SG 47). | £85 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 286 | 1871: Essays by Penasson (4), with imperf. examples for 1pi. value in vermilion-red (2) and perforated examples for 1pi. value in blue (2), generally fine (Nile Post E50 = $ 340).
| £85 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 287 | 1874/75: Stockcard with 2½pi. violet in an unused block of four (SG 40) and a single 2pi. yellow used with Alexandria cds (1 March 1879) during the ‘grace period’. Scarce pairing.
| £50 |
| 288 | 1872/75: Stockcard with 1872 5pa. brown and 2pi. yellow each cancelled by clear “Costantinopoli” cds’s in black; 1874/75 Bulaq 1pi. red used in “Smirne” and scarce usage of 5pa. brown cancelled by upright 1871 strike of GEDDA cds in black.
Scarce group (4 items). | £35 |
| 289 | Egypt used Abroad, 11 stamps including Smirne, Metelino etc poor condition though | £30 |
| 290 | Egypt used Abroad - Collection of 10 singles and one pair from Smirne in group | £50 |
| 291 | Austrian Post offices in Turkey - 8 stamps with postmarks from Constantinopoli, Smirne and Trebisonde | £30 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 292 | Complete letter of the pre-stamp period.Alexandrie to Marseilles.Rare CD-1 (25mm) handstamp ALEXANDRIE 17 MAI 1842.Large arrival cds (28mm) 1 JUIN 1842.Manuscript 'col vapore francese'.
Clear disinfectinon handstamp PURIFIE LAZARET/MALTE .Two slits.Manuscript arrival tax 10 décimes
| £18 |
| 293 | Strip of three 3c type Sage (no fault) cancelled Alexandrie-Egypte 21 NOV 00
| £6 |
| 294 | Two covers.The first one(above)franked by two 20c blue (Nap.Empire) cancelled by 5080 in a lozenge of dots Alexandrie cds 13 Sept 68. Manuscript 'Par paquebot anglais'.Boxed PD.Sent to Altkirsch, France.Arrival cds on reverse 20SEPT 68.
Second cover (under) franked by one 30c brown (Ceres,Republ.) cancelled by the large 5080 and Alexandrie cds 22 FEVR 76, sent to Lyon.Arrival cds on reverse 29 FEVR 76.
| £30 |
| 295 | Rare black handstamp RETOUR/A L'ENVOYEUR/ 5080 (return to sender) on French stationery cover
franked by Type Sage 5c (printed matter rate, see IMPRIME handstamp above left).Sent to Alexandria 28 APR 94 and returned to sender (on reverse, manuscript 'décédé' -deceased).
Three or four only of these handstamps are known.Smith knew of one only, in red. (1867) See l'O.P. 121.
| £45 |
| 296 | Souvenir card from the French P.O. in Alexandria.Postcard showing a street view franked by a 1c greu overpr.
1Mill type Blanc stamp and another 3 Mill orange. The interest of the card lies in the date : 5 MARS 31, last days of the French P.O. which closed definitively on 31 MARS 31.
| £30 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 297 | Cover franked by Ceres 80c red cancelled by clear 5105 in a rhomboid of dots, plain date stamp 'Suez Bau Français' 4 MAI 74 (rarer than the pearled cds). Boxed PD. Clean cover, good stikes.The rarest of the four French P.Os. From the Tanlay archive.On back three French TPOs ( Paris-Marseille-Lyon) and arrival cds Tanlay 14 MAI
| £180 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 298 | SOCIETE ANONYME DU BEHARA Perfin S.B.
Cover franked by 4 stamps piramide issue, 1M. brown, 2 M.green(2x) 5M. red. Cancelled Alexandria D 3 V 37, sent to Paris (France) arriv. cds 11 MAI 37. Nice 3 colours cover
| £30 |
| 299 | REINHART & Co Perfin R/& Co
Censored cover franked by 20 M blue King boy, cancelled Alexandria 1 JU 40, with firm heading sent to Boston (USA). Rare on cover
| £35 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 300 | First issue.One Piastra.Complete letter (in German) from Alexandria to Costantinopoli, 1866. Cancelled POSTE VICE-REALI EGIZIANE/ALESSANDRIA 11 DEC 66.'Col vapore Egiziano' manuscript. Arrival same cds 18 DEC 66.
Clear,clean,complete cover
| £40 |
| 301 | Boulaq issue.Two covers from the same sender,Ibrahim Sanoussi, in Alexandria sent to Cairo. Cover above :
One Piastra cancelled Poste Egiziane/Alessandria 28 LUG 78, arrival cds on reverse Cairo, same day. Second cover : 1 P. cancelled by date stamp with STAZIONE at its base.Date unclear.Arrival on back Cairo 15 LUG... The two covers
| £40 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 302 | The RIESTER essays of 1866.Full set in four colors : brown,green,red and blue.
The three essays above with ornamentation, the blue one without. As usual the inking of these drawings are changing : the green one shows the complete motif (a bird singing on a lyre,upside down) whereas the blue one has none.
| £85 |
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| 303 | 3 Covers Ships Chandlers Port Said | £15 |
| 304 | 3 Postcards Savoy hotel Port Said | £10 |
| 305 | 3 Covers from Egypt to Germany | £3 |
| 306 | Cover from Metropole Hotel 1893 | £15 |
| 307 | Cover from Summer Palace Hotel 1936 | £8 |
| 308 | 3 Postcards Exchange Hotel Port Said | £8 |