Auction 333-341 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand – The ‚KOOYONG‘ Collection - Day 2

Territorial Post Offices 1874/75: Egypt 20 pa. grey-blue and 1 pi. red, perf. 12½, used examples on 1875 cover from Chios to Syra, Greece paying the new UPU rate of 1½ piastres, tied by "V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE / SCIO" circular datestamps (July 10) with information strike at right and crossed in blue crayon to denote full pre-payment, reverse with Syra arrival cds (June 26j). File folds not affecting the fine appearance of a rare cover. Signed...

Territorial Post Offices 1874/75: Bulaq 1 pi. red, perf. 13½ x 12½, a used horizontal strip of three on refolded 1877 cover, sent underpaid from Constantinople to Cairo, tied by "V.R. Poste Egiziane / Costantinopoli" despatch cds's (Aug 25) with framed handstruck "AFFRANCATURA / INSUFFICIENTE" in black and "5" (piastres) due marking at top applied on despatch. Underpaid 1 pi. for the double rate and taxed at double deficiency (2 pi.) and...

Territorial Post Offices 1874/75: Egypt 1 pi. red, perf. 12½, a used example on 1875 pre UPU cover from Metelino to Smirne, Turkey paying the 1 piastre Port-to-Port rate, tied by "V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE / METELINO" circular datestamp (May 13) in black with fine information strike above. Reverse with "V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE / SMIRNE" arrival cds (May 14). Side flaps missing but a very fine and attractcive cover that displays well. Signed Holcombe,...

Fiscals 1939/51: Egyptian tax Issue, the Farouk Imperforate set of ten values to 500 m. (missing the 50 m. deep blue), underprinted "Cancelled" in English or Arabic, fresh and very fine. Just 100 sets printed thus - as there was only one sheet of the 50 m. and 500 m. printed. Scarce Feltus 26rip/34rip excl. 31arip.

Suez Canal Co. 1868 (July 8): The genuine set of four values imperforate, very fine 1 c. black with large part og., 5 c. green part og., 20 c. blue (2) unused without gum and 40 c. red unused without gum; together with the set of four in forged unused vertical pairs on album page Gi = £ 600+.

Suez Canal Company 1868 (July 8): 20 c. blue, the magnificent complete sheet of 120 subjects (12 x 10) with full sheet margins all round, of delightful delicate fresh colour, small cut in top margin and slightest creasing affecting the top horizontal row and not apparent on face, corner bend at lower left touching pos. 109, otherwise a truly superb and wonderful sheet with positions 17-18 showing the damaged stones prominently, full original...

Gaza 1948 (June 1): Airmail 2 m. vermilion overprinted PALESTINE bilingually, an unused block of four, marginal from right of sheet, variety "Overprint Inverted", unmounted og. Scarce - just 200 stamps exist thus Nile Post PA1b = $ 200+/Gi = £ 520+.

Gaza 1953: Bar Overprints, the unused selection of 12 items incl. varieties, with definitive 2 m. vermilion in block of 5 with "Double Bars", 10 m. violet block of four with "Double Bars", 22 m. deep blue block of eight with "Double Bars", 100 m. dull purple block of four with "Double Bars", scarce 200 m. violet normal unused vertical pair, Airmails with 2 m. "Double Bars", 3 m. strip of five with "Double Bars", 200 m. grey with strip of...

Gaza 1958 (Dec 10): 10th Anniversary of Human Rights, 35 m. brown, an unused example, variety "Overprint in Brown" instead of green from a single Colour Trial sheet of 50, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Extremely rare, just 50 printed thus Nile Post PC4ct = $ 200+ / Gi = £ 500.
Note: Listed in Stanley Gibbons as an error on the issued stamp, this is, however, a Colour Trial for the overprint.

1862/1980: Fine collection on densely packed Minkus pages. The earlier issues up to about 1930 are used, unused, or both, while from around 1930 onwards, the stamps are almost exclusively unused, mostly hinged. The 1934 UPU set is unmounted. A significant number of surcharge stamps bear the guarantee cancel from the 'King Fouad collection', with also stamps signed by the expert Bloch. The collection also includes the complete run of...

1866/1967: Collection with 1866 5 pa and 2 pi. superb cds used, very fine 5 pi. rose and 10 pi. slate unused with gum (both signed 'ela'), 1879 De La Rue set unused and used and rare 1882 cover with single 10 pa. claret locally used, 1914 issue unused and used and set of ten in imperforate pairs (without wmk.) and part of nine with wmk., 1915 Official 2 m. green in block of 12 with 'Overprint Inverted' variety, 1921/22 set of 14 unused and...