Sale #165

19th/20thC collection on leaves and loose, Sphinx & Pyramid and later franked covers & postmarks, postal stationery with good variety T.P.O marks, range of c.d.s's Asyut to Zagazig with notable 'TEBE' (THEBES of ITALIAN P.O), Palais De Koubba (Cairo Native Qtr), Bacos, Izbit El Zaitun, Girga, Kafr El Cheik, Maadi, Mahalla, Seamen's Home, WWI/II British Canadian, Indian F.P.O and censor marks, 1945 Ladies Commitee Egyptian Red Cross...

1872-1980 chiefly U duplicated ranges within a stock book incl. Dues, Officials etc. (100's)

1884 postage due set in blocks of four (one 20pa defective) M or o.g., odd imperfection or perf separation, SG.D57/D61. (20)

Postage Dues M selection incl. 1884 20pa & 5pi, also 5pi block of four, 1886 10pa, 1pi & 2pi, 1888 2m green imperf pair (horiz), 5pi grey small part o.g. (signed), 5pi grey imperf block of four etc. Cat. £800+. (24)

Postage due balance incl. 1888 5p grey Penasson Essay, 1889-1907 2m green bisect attached to normal stamp in pair together U on a small piece tied by Chouria/Caire c.d.s of 1898, 1888 5pi forgery, 1888 1pi blue imperf proof single, also various blocks of four (these offered 'as is'), condition varied but a useful range. (49)

1897 stampless cover to Luxor from Alexandria bearing very large official h/stamp in purple. Numerous range of B/S incl. Sorac, Assouan, Assiout, Guerga, Miniat, Luxor, Halfa, etc, 1898 two stampless mourning covers to his excellency Abdel Fattah Tehia Pasha in Ramleh. Both with large commissioner Egypt purple b/stamp scarce trio. (3 covers)

1914-15 2m green ovpt inverted UM & FU, 1915 Oct 2m ovpt inverted M, SG.084b, 088a, 1922-23 OHMS 5m pale rose surcharge double. SG.0115. (4)

The balance of the collection with ranges of all periods 1914 sets to 200m (two sets), 1921-22 to 50m, 1922 Monarchy set M, plus another set (one 100m), various OHMS, salt tax, fiscals, sealed labels etc. Well worth sorting through. (100's)

1923-24 £E1 single & block of four VFU, 1926 Birthday 50p M, 1927-37 500m M, 1922 surch 50m (3) M o.g, 50m (2) U - one with faults. Cat. £300+. (12)

1928 Birthday 50p purple two singles, fine o.g. SG.134. Cat. £380. (2)

1932 British Forces in Egypt postal seal 1piastre Imperf Plate Proof UM block of forty being the top half of a sheet, some minor bends affecting top two rows, SG.A1 proof.

GAZA EGYPTIAN OCCUPATION 1948-67 M & U collection housed in an Exeter album. Highlights incl. 1948 set of 19 M (Cat. £140) - 50p & £E1 gum faults, 1948 Air set M (Cat. £60), Express 40m M, 1953 set of 19, fine M, top 3 vals UM (Cat. £325), 50p & £E1 FU (Cat. £250), 14 vals to 200m with double overprints, 1953 Air set of 12, each M corner marginal M (Cat. £200), 1953 Air set M (Cat. £120), 1955-56 set of 18 M (Cat. £225), later...