Egypt Study Circle Auction 67
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AUCTION 67 - SEPTEMBER 2023 - LISTING OF LOTS
Lot
Description
Reserve
Egypt stamps and varieties
001
 British PO in Alexandria (1860-78), B01 canceller clear on Victoria 1867 5 shillings red stamp (SG126)
£20.00
002
 1879,1884, De La Rue high values, 2x5pi stamps (SG 49,56, cat £86 each), hinged mint
£20.00
003
 1882, De La Rue 10para bluish-grey (SG 51) with inverted watermark, used at ..re Zaya….
£8.00
004
 1922 Crown overprint, 100 mills slate black (wmk crescent and star), unmounted mint, NP D881
£40.00
005
 1926 27 mills Air stamp (NP A1) with two previously unrecorded printing flaws
£10.00
006
 1933-38 Air set, 1 mill block of four with second letter E of AERIENNE deformed, NP A3-C, unmounted mint
£20.00
007
 1939, Farouk Marechal, two used 50PT stamps showing unrecorded flaws
£10.00
008
 1944, Anniversary of death of King Fouad, 10 mills (NP C92), block of four pristine UNM with unrecorded flaw of white box on king’s nose, stamp 2
£8.00
009
 1958, Egyptian Industries lower marginal se-tenant strip of five UMM with control A/58 and wmk inverted. NP 202a-206a, cat $15 each in 2003
£8.00
010
 2015, £E3 Amenhotep son of Hapu definitive, two UMM stamps showing colour shades, plus five more with printing varieties
£8.00
011
 Oct 2020, major design flaw on World Statistics Day £E5 commemorative, with EGYPT spelled as EYGPT. Error repeated on printed FDC as well as on FDC special cancel
£8.00
Egypt postal stationery inc SPECIMEN
012
 9 AV 87, 20 para De La Rue, reply half of first prepaid reply card (NP SPC2), returned from Teh el Baroud to fine Alexandria arrival CDS. This card is very difficult to find used
£15.00
013
 1889-1892, lot of three used postal stationery envelope (two of them surcharged)
£15.00
014
 1920, De La Rue 5 mills carmine mint envelope 146x111mm with inverted watermark Egyptian Postage, NP SEEN20, perfect condition
£20.00
015
 1921, De La Rue 5 mills pink on white laid paper, mint envelope, 1466x111mm with Arabic wmk Al-barid al-Masri, NP SEN 22, perfect condition
£20.00
016
 1926, complete grey parcel card with 20m and 100m of Fouad First Issue paying duty, issued in Alexandria for Chelles in France
£22.00
017
 1932, 3 mills King Fouad green (NP SPC34) postcard, excellent mint with diagonal SPECIMEN overprint across face
£75.00
018
 1932, 13 mills King Fouad red (NP SPC35) postcard, excellent mint with diagonal SPECIMEN overprint across face
£75.00
019
 1934/44, 4 mills grey-green King Farouk (NP SPC38) postcard, excellent mint with diagonal SPECIMEN overprint across face
£75.00
020
 1939, 5 mills red-brown on white King Farouk (NP SLS11) letter sheet with Arabic watermark, pristine mint unused
£80.00
021
 1941, 6 mills green on white King Farouk letter sheet, as NP SLS12 but with vignette reading al mamlaka al masriya (unrecorded in NP but see QC 259, pp.274-76). Uprated with fifteen mills for registration from Azhar to Zifta 30 JU 43. Fine clean example
£80.00
022
 1922, 10 mills carmine Colossi (NP SRE3) De La Rue registered envelope, uprated with vertical pair of 10m First Fuad with mute black on white Reg label from Faggala to Vienna 10 AP25. Excellent clean example
£18.00
023
 1954, 6 millièmes Soldier card, Vue du Nil, violet border, with first-day cancellation of Cairo/2 (philatelic bureau)) 18 JU 54
£10.00
024
 1954, two mint 6 millièmes Soldier cards with hotel views – Cataract Hotel Assouan with blue border, Mena House with violet
£10.00
025
 1968, three copies of caret-de-visite rose postal stationery envelope, all used and showing quite remarkable colour shades in rose vignette
£8.00
026
 1969 to 1974, four used Eagle of Saladin postal stationery 10 mills envelopes (SEN44), all without filigree, all uprated with various colourful definitives back and front
£12.00
Painted essays for stamps and revenues
027
 1964, Artist essay for “Egyptian Cotton, Finest Cotton” publicity label on card 11.5x16cm, sourced from family of artist Ibrahim el-Tahtawy with Postal Authority notes on reverse, together with marginal block of 2x5 of the issued label, UNM
£38.00
Royalty interest
028
 4 XII 12, incoming postcard of Nice addressed to H.H. Prince Fouad Pasha (later King Fouad), President of the University of Cairo, but redirected to Thomas Cook in Paris with transit TPO marking of Pot Said-Cairo
£10.00
Study Circle novelty
029
 1940 Alexandria Customs declaration dealing with present of chocolates to the children of Dr W Byam in Guernsey from N S Alfieris, a senior Greek stamp collector in Alexandria to whom Byam paid tribute in his Greek Post report: “the first to come to my assistance, with much useful information”. Red hand stamp XMAS PRESENT (sent Jan 10!) for value 900 mills received at El Attarin cds. Apparently no Customs duty due.  Unique?
£10.00
Military Mail
030
 1916-45, Groups of three covers and one card, all of them multiply censored
£15.00
031
 1941-45, Collection of seven On Active Service covers, multi-censored
£20.00
Taxed covers
032
 6 SE 50, “Urgent” Air Mail cover, multi-franked from Bombay to Alexandria including commemoratives, censored on arrival and judged to be 46c short of postage. Taxed by 2x 10m Dues at Sidi Gaber
£15.00
033
 1953-81, group of three covers with Postage Due stamps: Abnoub to Alex unfranked, taxed with pair of 10m Dues with King of Egypt and Sudan overprint; 1962 incoming from Monaco with stamps cut out, taxed 8+20 Dues in Cairo; 1981 cover from Morocco to Alex taxed with 3x10m definitives in place of Dues
£20.00
034
 1958, Poste Restante tax: incoming censored cover from California to Alexandria with 4x1m General tax stamps plus single 1 fellah definitive paying tax due on reverse. Most unusual
£8.00
035
 1970, Poste Restante: registered cover from Moharram Bey in Alexandria to Shubra, franked at 55 mills for postage (correct rate), taxed on reverse with 10m General revenue instead of postage dues
£8.00
036
 1976, December tax: registered cover from Chibin el Kom to the Prime Minister’s office, franked correctly at 55m, with 1 mill Step Pyramid as tuberculosis fund tax
£8.00
Resealing tape
037
 2022, Postal Authority resealing tape on cover incoming from Belgium, reading “Opened for Customs tax fee”
£15.00
038
 2023, Postal Authority resealing tape on cover incoming from UK, reading “stamp correspondence”
£15.00
Air interest
039
 1935, Misr Airwork cover marking second flight from Egypt to Cyprus, franked with 30 mills 1933 Air stamp, recorded to Nicosia and redirected back to Port Said
£15.00
040
 23 8 48, first SAIDE flight. Two covers from Cairo to Athens and Rome, each franked with two surcharged stamps plus Farouk air 20m
£18.00
041
 Air France trilingual labels (Sears 13), printed 1935. Block of 3x7 unmounted, plus small cover with label franked 62 mills from Cairo to Germany
£8.00
042
 SAIDE bilingual Air Mail labels in block of 2x8, unmounted mint perfect condition. Sears 19, 1948
£8.00
043
 1970, small registered cover from El Luqsor Air Port to Soter, Alexandria suburb
£8.00
Postal markings
044
 1888-1933, accumulation of 14 various receipts – telegraph, registration, sick report, caisse d’epargne certificates, oreign postal money order, requisition of payment. Interesting group of different cancellations
£8.00
045
 1936-1998, large group of 13 covers and a telegraph form all sent at express rate with CDS and/or delivery markings. Interesting variation
£8.00
046
 1945, printed notice of Wassef Saba and Sons, agricultural and industrial machinery, sent postage-paid to Mit Ghamr with red Alexandria CDS 6 JA 45
£8.00
047
 1961-1984, group of six covers all sent with different markings from Alexandria Ramleh tramway station, interesting lot for Ramleh collectors including one with all-Arabic registration label
£8.00
Hotel interest
048
 1962/74, Mamoura (Alex) postcard showing Mamoura Palace Hotel; and registered printed cover of Palestine Hotel, Montazah, to Libya with instructional marking for redirection
£8.00
049
 1974/93, two printed hotel covers used from Nile Hilton post office
£8.00
TPO markings
050
 Mixed lot of ten covers and cards all with TPO datestamps: Minya-Cairo 1928, 1933, Abu Kebir-Abu Hammad 1938, Minia-Sohag 1939, Asyut-Luqsor 1923, 1945, Alex-Idfina 1933, Zagazig-Aga 1938, Fayum-Roda 1922, Dumiat-Tanta 1915
£8.00
Cassette envelopes
051
 2004-07, group of eight unused cassette envelopes, seven of them with official handstamp notifying cancelled for official use (two types)
£15.00
Cigarette company
052
 1963 registered printed cover from Coutarelli Freres in Alexandria to Cairo, illustrated on both sides, postage 35 mills with company’s franking machine
£8.00
Instructional markings
053
 1936-1962, group of four covers all with instructional markings of one sort of another -1938 boxed Rebut a Remettre, 1958 straight-line Avis de Reception, 1962 trilingual En Voyage, 1962 boxed Unclaimed
£8.00
054
 1938-2006, collection of six covers, all with variety of instructional markings including Refused, Return to /sender etc. Colourful lot
£10.00
055
 1959, incoming cover from Titusville, USA, with all-Arabic instructional warning in rectangular box reading “Beware opening letters and parcels arriving from unknown persons overseas”
£10.00
056
 1962, instructional slogan, all-Arabic boxed on en-ville cover from Central Cairo to Suq Rod el Farag reading “Avoid polluted sewage waste water to prevent bilharzia”
£15.00
057
 1982, instructional marking, all-Arabic boxed on registered cover from Sidi Gaber to the Cairo office of the Governor of Alexandria, Mohamed el Mahy, reading “Inspected by Captain Mohamed Youssef, Explosives Specialist”
£8.00
Revenues
058
 1952 Egyptian ID card for staff member at Sednaoui stares in Midan Khazendar with duty paid by 10 mills General Revenue plus 70 mills Labourer Identity Card Revenue (1951, Feltus 502, page 57). Most unusual
£30.00
059
 1958, UNM marginal block of four Amusement Tax revenues, 80 mills value of first UAR issue (Feltus 515, page 60), rouletted, no watermark
£15.00
060
 1965-2000, group of five covers all successfully franked with revenue stamps instead of postage issues.
£8.00
061
 1988-2010, group of eight various Consular Service used revenue stamps
£8.00
062
 1 10 2003, printing date on selvage of Medical Syndicate 10pt revenue in full sheet of 10x10 stamps, UMM
£8.00
063
 2007-2021, Educational Improvement raising fund revenue – three unmounted mint corner pairs with various printing details on selvage
£8.00
064
 1990-2000 Nasser Bank revenues – three unmounted stamps of two issues
£8.00
International reply coupons
065
 1969 UAR issue coupon valued 65 mills, cancelled in Cairo 6 OC 69
£8.00
066
 UAR coupon as last, value 120 mills, mint unused, pristine
£8.00
067
 1996, three incoming international reply coupons – from USA, Britain and Japan
£10.00
Interpostal seals
068
 1890, Type XI. Three unmounted seals, two of them showing different shades and another misplaced in printing showing parts of two seals
£8.00
Station markings
069
 1912-1981, group of 15 station markings on three telegraph forms and seven covers, including Zagazig 1912, Mansura 1916, Assiut 1918, Tanta 1943, Minia 1945, Sohag 1948, Suez 1950, Cairo 1953, Asyut 1962, Banha 1967, Sidi Bishr 1978, Banha all-Arabic 1985, Aba el Waqf 1990, Qaliub 1993
£8.00
070
 1920-1947, four covers and a telegraph receipt, all cancelled with station postmarks – Assiut (telegraph, blue) 1920, Sohag (2 covers) 1940, Alexandria (registered) 1944, Cairo (registered/AR) 1957
£8.00
071
 1926-37, two covers and a card with Station CDSs – Mansura, Minya, Tanta. Plus 1980s Air Mail envelope with CDS of Mali / Masr Mahata
£8.00
072
 1941-86, two covers and a Farouk stationery card with different station CDSs: 1941 Suhag, 1954 Alexandria, 1986 Mashtul el Suq
£10.00
Ancient maps
073
 1798, Naval Action at Aboukir, printed in one colour (19.5x14.7cm on sheet 27.8x21.8) showing the positions of the French and British vessels at the battle of Aboukir Bay. Engraved by Sid. Hall, of Bury St, Bloomsbury, and published 1823 by Henry Coulburn & Co and M.Bossange & Co
£15.00
074
 Date 18th century?, colour map of Lower Egypt, vertical fold otherwise excellent, drawn by J.Assherton, engraved by J.Shury and published by Thomas Tegg of Cheapside, 25x30cm
£10.00
Photographs
075
 1929, series of three small snapshot photographs of the flag procession and opening ceremony of the first Pan African Games, held in Alexandria. Plus white on green advertising label
£8.00
Jewish community
076
 1885, certificate issued in Alexandria on behalf of the Communita Israeliatica and authenticated with the ornate seal of the Consul of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
£15.00
Sudan
077
 1938, clean sepia postcard, Gordon College Khartoum, used to Alexandria without any sort of franking, written in Armenian
£8.00
Express covers
078
 1948-1952-195, three Arabic-addressed covers franked at 40 or 60 mills all furnished with Express markings including red “mastaagil” strip
£8.00
079
 15 5 71, Arabic-printed commercial cover addressed to Alexandria franked 85 mills of UAR Egypt definitives for Express despatch from Ramel Station. Striking cover
£10.00
Egypt forgeries
080
 1867, 5pi in vertical UMM pair – but too good to be true: the forger ignored the four types and produced two identical images
£20.00
081
 1867, 1pi with clearly forged cancellation, sewing-machine perforated all round
£4.00
Fuad stamp issues
082
 1927-27 ”Second Fuad” issue, envelope described as containing hundreds of five-mills Second Fuad, unsorted, ideal for scholarship (“research”)
£3.00
083
 1927-37 Second Fuad as last, a card with some 30 5m stamps including a pane of six, together with many slips of paper describing Type and Die numbers (not necessarily in original positions). Apparently subject to damp at some stage, so what can be recovered?
£2.00
084
 1927-37 stock card with 25 stamps from 1m to 100m, used or LMM, all showing unrecorded variety of white dot on Fuad’s collar
£4.00
Fuad postal stationery card
085
 13 mills red on buff card (NP SPC35), used to Germany from Alexandria 3 MR 39, correct rate outside British Empire
£2.00
Fuad postal stationery envelopes
086
 2 mills dark grey embossed visiting card envelope, vertical watermark (NP SEN27), uprated with Second Fuad 2m for foreign matter printed rate from October 29 1931. Posted from Alexandria 12 DE 32 to London
£2.00
087
 2 mills 1928 dark grey embossed visiting card envelope, vertical watermark (NP SEN27), uprated and over-franked with Second Fuad 5m for foreign matter printed rate. Posted from Cairo Station 10(?) JA 35 to France
£2.00
088
 2 mills orange embossed visiting card envelope, vertical watermark (NP SEN29), addressed within Cairo from machine cancel 9 JAN 39. Vf neat
£2.00
Second Fuad mail illustrating postage rates
089
 Collection of 16 clean cards and covers, selected to illustrate various and varied postage rates during use of Second Fuad stamps. Worldwide postage, wide variety of markings and stamp combinations as colours and rates changed. Interesting lot with brief details for each cover
£20.00
090
 40 mills Airmail to UK from Alexandria 8 JU 36. Via KLM, which added 12 mills for faster service
£5.00
091
 15 mills (1pi letter sheet + 2+3m) used by Cairo philatelist to Seymour Thompson 1934, rare late use of postal stationery printed before 1888 currency change. Long philatelic message and flimsy enclosure inside (illegally), in French
£5.00
092
 40 mills (large brown), Airmail to Colombo from Cairo 18 JA 33, but stopped at Karachi because no onward service
£5.00
093
 70 mills (3x20+2x5m) from Cairo 5 MA 33 to Singapore, but Airmail service started only nine months later. Journey completed by sea
£5.00
Fuad general postal history
094
 16 II 28, cover of Anglo-American Hospital, Ghezireh (flap), franked 25 mills (5m with diagonal screen, vertical pair of 10m with upright screen) for Registration from Qasr el Dubara (Reg cachet) to London
£2.00
095
 28 JA 31, business cover franked 24 mills from Alexandria to Basra, endorsed By Air Mail in red ink at top left as required. Basra arrival 30 JAN
£3.00
096
 May 1932, lightweight Turf Club (flap) envelope franked 4 mills (2x2m), unsealed and cancelled by Cairo machine. Addressed to RAF Balloon Centre, Salisbury. Neat, clean
£3.00
097
 25 JA 33, cut-down and opened-out cover from Ismailia to France franked 20m (large olive)
£2.00
098
 27 AP 33, mourning cover franked 20 mills (large blue) cancelled Cairo machine for Belgium. Clean, neat
£3.00
099
 21 SE 34, Company window envelope franked 35 mills (20m large blue + 15m) for registration from Alexandria (black on red label) but destination unknown. No backstamps
£2.00
100
 6 FE 35, large buff envelope Cairo to Scotland, franked 28 mills (5x5+3x1m) with black on white Cairo Reg label. Newton Stewart arrival CDS behind
£2.00
101
 23 FE 35, mourning cover franked 20 mills from Continental Savoy / Cairo to Germany. No other markings
£2.00
102
 17 VII 36, printed cover (flap) addressed to Kent from Alexandria, endorsed Air Mail in red pencil and franked 28 mills (5x5+3m). No other markings
£2.00
Farouk Birthday
103
 1929, mint and used sets (NP C29-32), all mounted on one sheet for display (8 stamps)
£3.00
Literature - be aware of postage costs
104
 John Revell, The Stamp Booklets of Egypt, handwritten, photocopied and self-published for ESC members in 1997. A4, spiral bound, soft covers, stupendous
£10.00
105
 Mike Dorsey, Maritime Mail Cancellations of Great Britain, A4, soft cover, 144pp, published by TPO and Seapost Society 2015. Scuffed but complete and neat
£4.00
Consular/Official mail
106
 25 XI 15, long buff On His Britannic Majesty’s Service envelope addressed by hand to Belgian consul in Cairo, very faint violet circular stamp of British Consulate / Cairo, Egypt, and Cairo CDS. No backstamps
£10.00
107
 27 OC 26, small envelope with embossed coat of arms behind, addressed to Manchester, provided with 2xFirst Fuad 5 mills plus two strikes of large circular British Consulate-General / Alexandria. Posted from Alex, with Alex slogan-machine transit behind
£10.00
108
 2 OC 30, large envelope with typed address En Ville, “franked” with faint large violet circle of Republique Hellenique / Consulat-General de Grece / a Alexandrie, repeated on reverse. Alex CDS
£10.00
109
 10 AU 31, small envelope addressed to military cashier at Eden Palace Hotel,” franked” with large violet circle of High Commissioner / Egypt and “Residency” straight-line mark. Surprisingly, also Bulkely/Ramle Registration cachet alongside CDS. Cairo transit behind
£10.00
110
 14 DE 34, long envelope printed On His Britannic Majesty’s Service, with complete red wax lion/unicorn seal (High Commissioner / Egypt) behind and addressed to Shepheards. Franked (with Cairo Reg label) by large violet circular handstamp High Commissioner Egypt. Backstamps are Cairo / T(2) and Shepheards Type 8. Clean, neat
£10.00
111
 9 FE 37, neat small envelope with large circular British Embassy / Cairo handstamp in blue, sent unfranked from Cairo with good Heliopolis cds behind next day. Striking
£10.00
112
 24 AU 43, small bilingual-printed envelope OHMS, franked on reverse with horizontal pair of 5m Boy King (uncancelled). Addressed in pencil to British Military Mission, Qubba Bridge, with Cairo Station cds on face and Qubba Bridge arrival on reverse
£10.00
113
 12 OC ??, small cover with typed address Albert Eid, redirected Cairo to Brussels, “franked” with large violet circle of Consulate de France / Le Caire back and front. Cairo / D departure CDS, and Belgian censor/postman mark on face
£10.00
Egypt postmarks
114
 Second Issue, card with six copies of 1867 20-para, all with Cassa postmark part strikes – Alessandria (2), Mansura, Ismailia, plus two difficult to read
£8.00
115
 Third Issue, card with three 20-para blue stamps all used with Alessandria / Cassa part strikes of 1872, 1876 and 1876 (damaged)
£6.00
116
 Part strike ..DDA 10 MAG on Second Issue 2pi
£8.00
117
 Good strike COSTANTINOPOLI 25 SET 1871 on Second Issue 5 para
£10.00
118
 Part strike COSTANTINOPOLI 4 GEN 1871 on Second Issue 1pi
£8.00
119
 Part strike BAIROUT 21 NOV 18971 on 10 para Second Issue
£30.00
120
 Part strike GEDD… 23 ?? 71 on Third Issue 1pi
£8.00
121
 Good strike GEDDA 28 FEB 74 on Third Issue 1pi
£10.00
122
 Part strike CAIRO / CASSA 7 SETT 75 on Third Issue 20para
£8.00
123
 Part strike SMIRNE 4 MAG 1873 on Third Issue 1pi
£8.00
124
 Poor strike COINSTANTINOPOLI on Third Issue 10para
£6.00
125
 Poor strike SMIRNE … 1873 on Third Issue 120 para
£6.00
126
 Austro-Hungary used in Egypt: 1867 5 and 10 sld
£5.00
127
 Historic collection of neat cut-out postmarks on 34 pages, many 19th century, mainly before 1925, covering the country in roughly A-Z formation. Many variants over the years, many smaller/little known towns, occasional TPPO/Rural. Later examples on stamps themselves. Fascinating collection for the postmark enthusiast
£25.00
128
 Peter Feltus, “Egyptian Postal Markings of 1865-1879”. The Study Circle compilation of classical period markings, 1983 edition, recording marks collected by all members and allowing insights into opening and closing dates of early offices. Absolutely indispensable. Single-side photocopied, stapled, in perfect pristine condition
£30.00
Shipping / Paquebot interest
129
 1953, remarkable flimsy bilingual Egyptian Customs form confirming that a vessel’s formalities have been completed and that she may leave the Suez Canal at Port Tawfik. Filled out for the “London Enterprise” with typed version to clarify where form detail is covered with 4x5m General Revenues. Most unusual
£6.00
130
 12 9 57, Port Tawfiq / Paquebot, printed air letter form addressed to New Zealand, franked with Nefertiti 100 mills. Message headed “MV Governor, Gulf of Suez”
£4.00
Air interest
131
 13 DE 26, Mittelholzer first north-south Africa flight. Pale blue cover franked 120 Swiss centimes cancelled Zurich / Flugpost 28 XI 26 with Zurich 3 Bahnhof reg label and special Afrikaflug cachet alongside. Flying a Dornier Merkur seaplane named Switzerland, Mittelholzer, a flight pioneer and founder of Swissair, left on December 6 for Cape Town via Naples, Athens, Alexandria (this cover CDS 13 DE) and Cairo carrying 160kg of mails. These were unloaded in Naples and carried onward by the SS “Esperia.” Addressed Zurich, this cover has clear arrival CDS of Höngg suburb Dec 21
£22.00
132
 Collection of mint photographs (13) and cards (11), mainly black and white, mainly identified, showing types of aircraft used for carrying mails between about 1930 and 1960 (including five cards advertising Imperial Airways). Fascinating range, all in excellent condition
£16.00
Egypt stamps
133
 1933, 3m Air Mail, top left corner block of four UMM (NP A6), unrecorded variety tail to left of first “E” in Egypte (stamp 1)
£3.00
134
 1936-1970, two sheets of misc stamps, ranging from early commems up to later Olympics. Mixed lot used and mint
£3.00
135
 1947 Air Mails, Farouk complete, 2m-200m, NP A28-39, LHM
£4.00
136
 1953-4, Farouk barred out, two high values, 50pi and £E1, LHM, NP D228-9
£4.00
137
 1992, Centenary of writer Ali Moubarak, 15pi value (NP 1270). Two UMM, distinct shades
£3.00
138
 2020, £E3 definitive with star-shaped security puncture – upper left block of four UMM
£3.00
Egypt control blocks of four
139
 1927-56 Postage Dues, 21 UMM control blocks of four (20m of three stamps), viz: NP PD31-40… 2m four blocks, including two with PD32a dots variety. 4m green (NP PD33) 6 blocks, 6m 1 block, 8m 5 blocks, 10m 4 blocks
£10.00
140
 1938 Officials, NP O52-59, missing 10m, all in control A/38 lightly mounted blocks
£5.00
141
 1928 Medical Congress set of two (NPC27-28), A/28, UMM
£5.00
142
 1931 Agricultural/Industrial exhibition set of three (NP C33-35), A/30, LMM
£8.00
143
 1936 Agricultural/Industrial exhibition set of five (NP C62-65) A/36, LMM
£4.00
144
 1936 Anglo-Egyptian Treaty set of three (NP C66-68), A/36, lightly mounted
£4.00
145
 1936 Royal Wedding 5m (NP C75(, A/36, lightly mounted
£3.00
146
 1938 Cotton Congress set of three (NP C76-78) A/38, LMM
£4.00
147
 1938 Telecommunications Conference set of three (NP C79-81), A/38, UMM
£4.00
148
 1944 Fouad Death Anniversary (NP C92), A/44, UMM
£3.00
149
 1947 Fine Arts Exhibition set of four (NPC111-114), A/47, each in block of four lightly cancelled with exhibition FDC
£6.00
150
 1948 SAIDE inauguration, set of two surcharges (NP C119-120), each in A/47 control block of six, lightly used
£5.00
151
 1951 Royal Wedding 10m (NP C135), A/51, umm
£3.00
152
 1957 Troops Evacuation with overprint (NP C160), corner pair, A/56, lightly mounted
£3.00
153
 1957 Reopening of Suez Canal (NP C 173), A/57, corner pair, UMM
£3.00
154
 1959 Transport/Communication set of six (NP C221-226), A/59, UMM
£8.00
155
 1959, Arab Petroleum Congress (NP C220), A/59, UMM
£3.00
Postcards
156
 19 XII 1901, evocative postcard “Souvenir of Omdurman” two views of the waterside printed by Johs Rominger of Stuttgart, Khartoum-Omdurman, wishing Xmas greetings to a State Railways employee(?) in Cairo, franked 3m Camel Postman with Wadi Halfa Camp CDS and Amb Beni Souef-Caire TPO four days later. Striking
£1000
157
 26 IV 08, Australian colour card “A halt with the Packs” franked with pair of QV New South Wales halfpenny stamps for Cairo. Suez / * arrival and Cairo-Alex TPO, two clear strikes
£5.00
158
 Colour card of Lichtenstein & Harari, Cairo 308, showing massive crowds on land and water at inauguration of De Lesseps statue at mouth of Port Said
£5.00
159
 Single-back “Souvenir de” card showing vignettes of “Entry to an Arab village” and “Dahabeah on the Nile”. On reverse, single-line advertisement “Simon Arzt, Port Said”. Pristine mint
£8.00
160
 Mint divided back coloured card of IM&M, no 10687, titled Vue generale du village at de la baie d’Aboukir. Perfect mint
£4.00
161
 “Mansourah, Mit-hadar”, divided back colour card by Ephtimios Freres, Port Said (Msh10). Mint, pristine
£4.00
162
 Charming Pellegrin map postcard with great detail of Guirgueh province in Middle Egypt. Mint picture side but with some attempt at writing address on reverse
£10.00
Egypt UMM blocks of four
163
 1957, Anniversary of poets’ deaths (NP C187-88), lower marginal block of four
£3.00
164
 1957, Air Force/Misrair anniversary (NP C189-190), lower left corner block of four with unrecorded dot flaw left of foot of figure “1” of corner stamp and stroke off “1” on blue stamp above
£4.00
165
 As last left marginal block of four without varieties
£3.00
166
 1957, Afro-Asian conference (NP C191-93), marginal blocks of four of all three stamps, 5,10 and 15m
£4.00
167
 1958, Cycle Racing (NP C194), lower marginal block of four
£2.00
168
 1958, Human Rights anniversary (NP C211-2), right marginal block of four of 35m, with lower left corner pair and left marginal pair of 10m, all with flaws(?) marked in pencil
£4.00
169
 As last, with bilingual Palestine opt (NP PC3-4): 35m in right marginal block of four, plus lower left corner pair and marginal pair of 10m value, all with flaws (?) marked in pencil
£4.00
Resealing label
170
 Complete sheet of 20 (4x5) Post Office resealing labels for use on damaged covers. Printed in red, with instruction in French. Full selvage, full gum
£10.00
Station markings
171
 4 JA 06 II, romantic colour card franked with 1m+2m DLR and cancelled Suez / (Station). Addressed to PO Box Cairo with no message and no arrival
£6.00
172
 10 VII 07 IV, 5 mills stationery card (NP SPC3), cancelled Caire / Station and addressed to Ras-el-Bar with long message in French. Transit mark Cairo-Alexandria TPO (Type 5A3, earliest recorded?) and unrecorded two-line double-ring arrival mark Ras-el-Bar / Damiette (slight scrape nw quadrant) next day
£10.00
173
 15 11 70, company-printed envelope (flap) franked UAR 55m to cover postage and registration (pencil marking). Addressed to Alexandria and cancelled Ramel / Station / (5). Backstamp of Alexandria / R.A.1 same day
£8.00
174
 Loose stamps. Four cards containing 44 stamps to 1923, all with part-strikes of station markings, including Mahallet Roh and six Stazione part markings
£12.00
Military official – Egyptian Army
175
 1909, ornate bilingual Ministry of War document (Army Form No 14, Recruiting, 29x24.5cm, headed Exemption Certificate from the obligation to Military Service) declaring that Abd el Gawad Fath el Bab from Beni Osman in Fayum has fulfilled the conditions to become exempt from military service. Completed on Arabic side only, Printed black on pale blue, with handstamps and thumbprint. Battered but fascinating
£20.00
176
 9 Sept 1924, Army Form No 7, Recruiting, similar to last, but no blue printing, 30x24cm. This document, kept on file in better condition, is headed Certificate of Purchase of Exemption and specifies that Selim Eskandar from Shubra has paid £E20 to be released from military service
£35.00
Revenues
177
 13 April 1943, Banque d’Athenes document dealing with Messieurs Albert Filus, duty paid by Egypt Revenue 5m (Feltus 11, p3) together with 5m General Revenue
£4.00
178
 1 Aril 1943, Albert Filus Co invoice for receipt ot salt and soda, duty paid by 3xEgypt Revenue 50m (Feltus 14) plus 3x5m General Revenues
£4.00
179
 2 Aug 1943, National Bank of Egypt invoice to Albert Filus Co with duty paid by 5x Egypt Revenue 50m (Feltus 15) plus 3x 5m General Revenues
£5.00
180
 10 June 1959, Filus & Co invoice with duty paid by100m and 200m of 1939-49 First Egyptian Tax Issue (Feltus 52-53) or 1959-61 Third Egyptian Tax Issue (Feltus 47-48, wmk dependent)
£5.00
181
 31 Oct 1967, Bank al-Ahly document with duty paid by horizontal strip of four of UAR Issue 200m revenues (Feltus 62, p8) with 2x10m General Revenues
£6.00
182
 2 Sept 1967, Filus Co document for multiple transactions with duty paid by block of four of £E1 value of 1939-49 First Egyptian Tax Issue (Feltus 35) or 1959-61 Third Egyptian Tax Issue (Feltus 49, wmk dependent)
£6.00
First-day covers
183
 18 1 2010, 30th anniversary of PAPU, two Egypt Post covers each with single stamp and special first-day cancel, envelopes printed with old and new post office logos at top right. Pristine condition
£4.00
Express stamps
184
 1926-1948. accumulation of nine Express stamps: 20m green (NP EX1, one lightly mounted mint, two used), 20m red/black (EX2, LMM), 26m red/black (EX3, LMM), 40m brown/black (EX4, LMM + used; EX4a used); 40m with bilingual Palestine opt (PEX1, UMM)
£16.00
Palestine definitives
185
 1948, Stamps of 1937-40 and 1944-47 with bilingual opt Palestine. Complete UMM series 1m to £E1 (NP P1-P19)
£28.00
186
 1955-56, first Republican pictorials: Egyptian stamps of 1953-55 with bilingual Palestine overprint. Complete UMM series (NP P39-P47 inc £E1 variety P47b with part opt in selvage
£36.00
Rural Service markings
187
 2 X 10, small buff envelope Arabic-addressed to Cairo, franked on reverse with 5m DLR and sent from Service Rural / 1 / Batanoun via Batanoun and arrival Caire, all same day. Neat, clean
£12
188
 21 X 13, Service Rural 1 Roda (recorded 5 V 06 to 14 VI 16) on small cover franked 5m DLR from Nawai village cartouche and addressed to Abu Tig. Roda parent office, Cairo-Asyut TPO and Abu Tig arrival on reverse
£6.00
189
 19 III 16, Service Rural 1 Roda and Nawai village cartouche, franked with 5 mills Pictorial to Cairo. Roda, Cairo-Asyut TPO and Qubba Bridge / Cairo arrival on reverse
£6.00
190
 12 SE 23, Rural Service / Birket el Sab-Al Ghuri as transit mark on a striking red-stripe postal enquiry card sent from Tanta. Query resolved, authenticated with personal negative seals, and returned from Birket el Sab same day
£6.00
191
 7 JL 48, printed agricultural report franked 2x2m Marechal for Cairo and cancelled Service Rural / Sheikh Fadl-Sharuna. Part strike Sheikh Fadl behind
£8.00
Hotels interest
192
 19 III 03, colourful “military” Souvenir d’Egypte postcard with long message addressed to New Jersey, franked with 1+3mills DLRs and cancelled clear strikes of Grand Continental Hotel / Cairo / Post Office (HC2). Thimble New York Paid All of April 5, and Elizabeth arrival
£8.00
193
 24 II 04, charming b/w card of Pagnon’s Luxor Hotel – Gardens, addressed to Switzerland and franked with DLR 2m green, cancelled with Hotel postmark (HL2). Excellent arrival mark of Wal / Gallen March 1
£8.00
194
 30 10 75, Long pictorial Nile Hilton Air Mail envelope, neatly addressed to West Germany, franked with horizontal pair of 85m UAR Air Mails and cancelled with rare strike of Sheraton / Hotel (Type HSH2)
£6.00
Postal history
195
 9 DE 81, bilingual company envelope printed on strong paper franked 1pi DLR rose from Ghourieh / Caire with Caire / Depart behind and Manchester arrival 19 DE. Hand-notated “Subs (subscriptions?) November 1881”. Interesting
£6.00
196
 19 FE 84, small cover addressed to Ambleside, franked 1pi DLR rose and cancelled Port-Said / Depart. Flap torn, part strike [Amble]side behind
£4.00
197
 1898-1900, two envelopes printed for furs/leather manufacturers, both franked horiz pair of DLR 5mills and addressed to France. Neat single arrival marks behind
£4.00
198
 8 IX 06, printed company cover addressed to Germany, franked horizontal pair DLR 1pi blue and cancelled Alexandria / D. Perfect arrival behind of Hildburghausen 13.09
£4.00
199
 14 X 14, clean printed envelope of French electricity company franked with a pair of 5 mills Pictorials for postage to Switzerland. Clean arrival mark of Luzern on reverse
£4.00
200
 14 JUN 23, printed cover addressed to Geneva, franked strip of 3x5m Harrison Crown overprint cancelled by Cairo roller machine. No backstamps
£6.00
201
 21 FE 24, plain brown cover addressed to Switzerland franked by 10+5m Crown overprints and cancelled by Cairo roller machine. No backstamps
£5.00
202
 27 XII 24, remarkable flimsy Arabic official notice, pencil-addressed and folded, original address label removed and apparently travelled with cds Citadel / (Cairo) and Egyptian Government sealing label
£3.00
203
 8 FE 37, Air cover to UK from Chibin el Kom franked with pairs of Fuads (1m Postes, 13m value), addressed in red ink to Bank manager, bilingual Air Mail label, Alexandrie cds behind
£4.00
204
 3 JA 39, neat pre-addressed envelope to England franked 4x5 mills Boy King and sent from Zifta / Traffic. Part of Cairo machine mark behind.
£4.00
205
 6 SE 42, small envelope franked 6m Boy King from Cairo machine cancel. Addressed to Rosetta, and part-cancel Rashid on reverse. Neat arrival mark on face is unusual marking Rosette Plage; long letter in French contained
£7.00
206
 24 AP 34, grey cover franked 20m Fuad for Dijon, France, cancelled unusual cds of Tukh Dakla, with Tala and Alexandria / B transit marks on reverse, all the same day
£6.00
207
 5 FE 44, buff envelope to UK, franked with 17 mills (3x5n+2m Boy King_, cancelled rare marking Ghazl-Misr / Mehalla el Kobra / R & P with machine censor on face. Cairo Station cds behind
£7.00
208
 4 SE 38, buff cover addressed to Cairo, franked 15m Boy King for postage and registration, cancelled unusual cds of Abu-el-Gharr, with neat Registration cachet alongside. Backstamps are Bab el Luq and Cairo Delivery early next morning
£6.00
209
 21 12 47, neat postcard from BOAC Import Section at Almaza Airport informing Cairo Motor Market that a package of spare parts has arrived 14 days ago) and should be collected. Franked pair of Farouk Marechal 2m, all very neat
£8.00
210
 (date?), flimsy bilingual company air mail envelope with details redacted, franked with (uncancelled) 20+2m Boy King and addressed to Naval Intelligence, Washington. Opened and resealed by O.N.I. Naval Censor with blue handstamp. No backstamps
£4.00
211
 17 AU 58, Faint but undoubted marking of scarce Camp d’Almaza (airfield near Heliopolis) ` on barid harby unfranked cover (opened for display) to Birket el Sab. Received boxed T on face, then 20m Due affixed on arrival, delivery attempted but refused at Rural Service Birket el Sab – Ezbet Abdel Gawad Lashin, finally Refused trilingual handstamp. Contents remain
£10.00
212
 19 10 2020, cover to UK with barcode registration from Heliopolis, franked with block of eight of £E5 current definitives plus pair and single of £E3 definitive newly printed with perforated star security hole in top left corner. Clean, neat
£5.00
Postal stationery
213
 5 FE 84, excellent example of first postcard, SPC1, 20para, used from Luqsor with Assiout and Alexandrie arrivee markings, and finally arrival in Blackrock / Dublin. Message in English from visitors to Thebes
£8.00
214
 1884, mint, excellent unused reply card pair of 20+20 para carmine (NP SPC2)
£8.00
215
 1888, 5m reply card pair in mint excellent condition NP SPC4
£8.00
216
 1899, 5m reply card surcharged with 4 millièmes value (NP SPC10), mint perfect pair, with first “E” of millièmes having a skinny upright
£10.00
217
 1899, 2m surcharge on 3m replay card (NP SPC13), mint pair but unfortunately broken apart
£4.00
218
 1899, 2m on 3m reply pair still intact and excellent mint
£10.00
219
 29 DE 90, 1m mini-stationery (SEN4), uprated with 1m DLR from Suez / Depart to Alex, good appearance
£4.00
220
 12 ?? 96, 2m mini-stationery (SEN5), Suez to Helwan
£3.00
221
 28 II 98, 1890 5 mills letter envelope, addressed to Germany and uprated with 5m DLR cancelled Caire. Neat arrival mark of Boppard 6 3 98 back and front
£4.00
222
 12 I 96 and 10 I 99, two copies 2m stationery (SEN5) with inverted watermarks, used to Cairo and Athens respectively
£4.00
223
 1 I 98, 1m mini-stationery envelope (SEN4), cancelled Port Said, addressed in town, ornate “seal” behind
£3.00
224
 22 IV 08, three-colour cover, 1pi stationery (SEN2), uprated with 3+4m DLRs, addressed to London with beautifully clear cancel of Port Said star and bridge. No backstamp
£6.00
225
 11 APR 23, 5m pink embossed envelope (SEN22, wmk inverted, 1921), addressed to London and received boxed T with Cairo straight-line machine cancel. No sign of Due raised, no backstamp
£7.00
Literature – be aware of postage costs
226
 “Note historique sur les timbres-poste en Egypte”, scarce small card-back handbook (60 pages) published by the postal administration (in French) to mark the 80th anniversary of the First Issue, explains all issues of stamps and numbers issued. Neat
£10.00
227
 Rene Francis, “Communications in Egypt”, no date (1950s?), published by Egyptian Government detailing advances in transport and communication within the=e country since ancient times, covering roads, railways, river/sea, and eventually\y air. Lots of evocative photos in 56 soft-back pages
£4.00
228
 “Byam’s Egypt”, 1961 Robson Lowe catalogue of Dr Byam’s collection, four colour plates, staggering detail in 992 lots over 126 pages. Condition as new
£16.00
229
 Zeheri, 1967 volume by Mehanny Eid. The master original catalogue. Battered but serviceable, 377pp with library stamps
£6.00
230
 “The Kings of Egypt and their Stamps 1860-1960”, 40-page 1969 illustrated listing of essays and proofs, mainly ex-Farouk, many in colour. Paperback, excellent condition
£6.00
231
 Peter Smith, “The Travelling Post Offices of Egypt”, 1983, softback, 65pp, the volume that set the pattern for the future and opened the floodgates to TPO enthusiasts. Includes three pages of handwritten extracts from JT Whitney on military camp and paquebot markings
£9.00
232
 Henri Tristant, “Les Lignes Regulieres de Paqubots-Poste du Levant et d’Egypte”, paperback, 175 pages (1987), privately published by the author, text in French, one of special edition of 100 copies with author signature. Details growth of paquebot services, illustrates covers and marks and lists all known itineraries. Remarkable
£35.00
233
 John Sears, “The Airmails of Egypt”, self-published 1990, hardback with dust jacket, extremely fine condition. 183pp detailing history of the carriage of air mails to, from and through Egypt. A classic
£22.00
234
 Henry Keown-Boyd, “Soldiers on the Nile” (1996), 224pp hardback with dust jacket. Details mini-biographies of all British officers who served in the Egyptian Army 1882-1925, a boon for the military historian seeking to find who was the man receiving his cover
£8.00
235
 John Sears, “Egypt – The First Portrait Issue”, rare self-published soft-back with colour cover compiling all ESC information to 1997 and intended for members only. 127pp, magisterial, excellent condition
£36.00
236
 Mike Murphy / Ibrahim Shoukry, “Egypt: The Rural Postal Service” (2010), hardback, 190pp, an introduction detailing the history of early development and all known postal markings of the Rural Service. A must for the rurals collector
£10.00
Airmails - Crash of the 'COURTIER'
237
 Two covers. Flying boat COURTIER (Imperial Airways) travelling Egypt-Greece, landed hard, broke up and sank on approach to harbour of Phaleron Bay, near Athens. Three passengers drowned and 11 occupants rescued.
Cover 1: from Continental-Savoy Hotel, Cairo sent on 28 SEP 37 to Weston, England, where four-line violet boxed cachet was struck: DAMAGED BY / SEA WATER / IN AIRPLANE / ACCIDENT. Stamps still present, nothing on reverse.
Cover 2: from lawyer in Alexandria, sent to Paris 28 IX 37 There closed by two French resealing labels with large cachet in five lines reading "FRENCH POSTAL SERVICE / Mail delayed by plane crash / Repaired by French Service / Do not tax". Stamps washed off. Two covers
£65.00
Airmails - Crash of the 'CYGNUS'
238
 Cover sent from Cairo 3 DE 37 to Paris, carried by Imperial Airways Flying Boat 'CYGNUS'. Crash occurred while taking off from Brindisi harbour (Italy) in the morning of next day 4 DE 37.One passenger and one crew member died. Mail salvaged stuck in France with violet cachet in four lines which translated reads 'FRENCH POSTAL SERVICE/Mail delayed by plane crash/Please do not tax' On reverse : French resealing labels. Good cover with stamps not floated off and special cachet on front.
£45.00
Airmails - Crash of the 'SCIPIO'
239
 The Flying Boat 'SCIPIO' left Alexandria 22 AUG 36 bound for Brindisi, Italy, with the first stop being at Mirabella bay near the north coast of Crete. The plane sank after a heavy landing at sea and two of the seven passengers died. Cover with five Fuad stamps cancelled 21 AU 36 sent to Pont de Vaux, Fance. On arrival in Paris a large purple cachet in one line was stuck diagonally, partly on the stamps, "ACCIDENT d'AVION". On reverse : transit cds of Alexandria and arrival cds in Pont de Vaux 30/8/36. Colourful cover with stamps present and rare French cachet.
£50.00
French P.O. Port-Saïd
240
 Letter from and to Port-Said taxed     by an ordinary stamp ( Merson 4 Mill. on 10c red) because of shortage of postage due stamps. A special purple cancellation was struck, in 4 lines, with a big T as initial "Taxe à    percevoir/pour insuffisance/d'affranchissement/Le Receveur Principal".Seen in 1920-21. See Smith chap.French Post Offices p.109-110.
£45.00
240X
 Three covers with Port Said Merson-type stamps, not philatelic, all different. One cover with a strip of four 10c red (cancelled 1913), second with 20c brown and 30c lilac (1913), and postcard with 10 Mill surcharge on 25c blue (1921) .
£45.00
240Y
 Postcard with two 5c stamps type Sage, LOCAL overprint, for sale from 17 NOV 99, for only one week. Official stamps had not arrived and these were overprinted to be used to celebrate the inauguration of Ferdinand de Lesseps' statue, 30 years after the Canal’s opening on 17 NOV 69. This local overprint is in block letters instead of Antique, has no double point on the i, red overprint on every value. See L’OP 125, April 1972, p121, in English and in Egyptian Topics 30 p.108. Printing said to be 200 stamps for each value.
The second card, for comparison, bears two stamps type Sage 5c with the official overprint cancelled 22 NOV 99 (2 days after their arrival at the Post Office) Addressed to Paris, maritime cancel of French Line T (27 NOV), Paris arrival 2 DEC. Reverse: inauguration of Lesseps' statue. This local overprint with first day of issue cancel is very rare.
£250
British P.O.Alexandria
241
 Complete stampless cover from Alexandria to Malta.Red datestamp Alex.type D-1II (Smith) FE 25/ 1843 and manuscript rate marking "6". Unusually clear black handstamp 'PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE' Disinfection slits. Nothing on reverse.
£25.00
Commemoratives
242
 1946 Commemorative sheet pair for the 80th Anniversary of the first Egyptian Stamp issue - One perforated and one imperforate. Mint condition with clear watermarks
£40.00
Literature – be aware of postage costs
243
 "Gli Italiani d'Egitto nella Seconda Guerra Mondiale", Published by ANPIE, 1975. Soft cover, 50 pages, 240x166 cm. One pull-out map and photo. The fate and the concentration camps of the Italian civilians in Egypt, considered enemies in World War II.
£3.00
244
 "The Kings of Egypt and their stamps 1860-1960". Booklet published by Robson Lowe in 1969, illustrating the collection of proofs and essays of Egypt formerly belonging to King Farouk. Card cover, 44 pages, 245x170 cm. 53 colour photos (covers and two plates), 137 in B/W. Included together with the original letter sent by Robson Lowe with the catalogue and offering the collection for sale by private treaty at £17,000 (at the time).
£5.00
245
 "Ancient Armies of the Middle East". T. Wise/ A. McBride. Osprey Men-at-Arms series 109, 1981. Egypt, Hittite, Sumarian, etc. 40 pages, 248x183 cm, between card covers. Fully illustrated in B/W with 8 additional colour plates.
£4.00
246
 "Armies of the Pharaohs". Mark Healy/ A. McBride. Osprey Military, 1992. Quite different from previous lot. All about the organisation, equipment and battles of Ancient Egypt. In 64 pages, 248x183 cm, between card covers. Fully illustrated in B/W with inserted 12 additional fine colour plates by A. McBride.
£5.00
247
 "EGYPT- A Journey through the Land of the Pharaohs"- By J.H. Breasted, with stereographs of Underwood & Underwood, pub. New York 1978. This volume gathers in 128 pages, and 100 sepia coloured dual stereographs, the conferences made by Breasted in 1905, combining travelogue and archaeology of his trip through Egypt. Later, in 1922, he went on to work with Howard Carter on the decipherment of texts in the tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amun. Illustrated soft cover, 255x215 cm. Fascinating views of the antiquities in 1905 before later restorations
£5.00
248
 "Tarikh el Barid fi Masr" In ARABIC. All the postal markings of Egypt from the origins to the 1950s gathered together by Doctor Sharif El Chichini from studies in the L'OP, the QC and various researchers. Early postmarks, TPO, Air Mail, Registration, Paquebots, Posta Europea, Foreign offices, Commemoratives, Taxes, etc, etc. 180 pages 240x165 in a soft cover. Very good condition. Dedicated & signed, October 1978. Rare and much sought after.
£10.00
249
 "Egypt: The Rural Postal Service - An Introduction". By Mike Murphy and Ibrahim Shoukry, Cairo 2010.The definitive book on this specialised subject. Hard cover. Fully illustrated in colour and B/W with hundreds of reproductions of postmarks, maps of routes, tables and the history of the service. 192 pages, 305x215 (A4). Condition like new. Weight 1.5 Kg.
£9.00
250
 "PALESTINE" - The Postal History of British Palestine 1918-1948, by Edward Proud. Pub. Proud-Bailey, 1985. Fully illustrated in B/W with date-stamps, post offices, air mail, time-tables, maps, photos of aircraft and locations, etc, covering the British Mandate. Cloth bound hard cover, with illustrated colour dust jacket. 306 pages, 250x175 cm. Weight 0.7 Kg. New.
£13.00
251
 "The Royal Air Force Cairo-Baghdad Air Mail Service 1921-1927", by William (Bill) C. Andrews. British Philatelic Trust, 2000. A fully detailed account of the service, with routes, time-tables, labels and numerous covers illustrated in B/W. A labour of love by its author. Hard cover, 68 pages 305x210, Weight 0.55 Kg. Condition impeccable.
£10.00
252
 "British Empire Campaigns and Occupations in the Near-East, 1914-1924 - A Postal History" by John Firebrace. Published by Christie's Robson Lowe, 1991. A massive piece of research and information, this volume is long out of print and very much sought after. It contains all the Empire's military information relating to World War One in the Middle East: Deployment of British, ANZAC, and Indian forces: the Cavalry, TPO and stationary offices, the E.E.F., Censorship (military and civil), hospitals, Naval and RAF, the Sudan Camel Corp, Gallipoli, Palestine, etc, etc. All fully illustrated (B/W) with several maps, numerous postmarks, covers and photos of officers and medical centres. A large tome, hard bound in blue with illustrated colour dust-jacket; 460 pages, 305x215 cm. Excellent condition, like new. Weight 1.9 Kg.
£45.00
French P.O. Port-Saïd
253
 French P.O. Port-Saïd: Postcard (view of Suez) to the UK, franked 10c Mouchon of 1902 issue, cancelled by double-ring CDS 7 May 1904. The stamp is attached to the sheet's centre marginal millesime 2 (1902)- Scarce. Also Frank & Joseph shipchandlers cachet.
£5.00
254
 French P.O. Port-Saïd: Postcard (beautiful colour painting of pyramids and prayer) to the UK, franked 10c Mouchon of 1902 issue, cancelled by a superb strike of the new single-ring CDS (type 04A) dated 6 August 1907, with a second strike alongside.
£7.00
Postcards
255
 Khedive's Feast: Postcard illustrating Abdine Palace decorations for celebrating the birthday (14 July) of Khedive Abbas Hilmi II. Franked 2 Mill De La Rue (Printed Matter rate) on the front, used Cairo 21 July 1911. Backstamp: arrival at Chelles/Marne, France, 27 July.
£6.00
256
 TPO - Postcard (view of Island of Philae) to France, with 2 Mill De La Rue stamp folded over the edge, cancelled "Shallal-Luxor" TPO, 1 December 1906, on the front, and on the back a different CDS Challal-Luqsor (French spelling), same date, tying the stamp.
£4.00
257
 TPO - Postcard showing fine view of Wadi Halfa luxury train, used at Mansura, on 2 Mill De La Rue, 20 March 1911. On the back "Cairo-Alexandria T.P.O.", 20 March and arrival at Le Dorat, France, 27 March.
£5.00
258
 TPO - Postcard (view of Cairo Barrage) to France, franked by a strip of four 1 Mill De La Rue stamps, (UPU postcard rate) used at Mahalla el Kobra, 6 August 1906. On the back, a fine strike of TPO "Dumiat-Tanta T.50", 6 August and same date Alexandria transit. The postcard is creased down the middle (through one stamp) but does not detract from the attractiveness.
£5.00
259
 TPO - Postcard (superb colour lithograph of Sphinx and camels) addressed to Paris. Franked 5 Mill De La Rue, used at Farchout, 7 June 1901. Two TPO: "Beni Souef - Caire AMBT", dated 8 June and a wonderful strike of Star & Crescent TPO "Caire-Alexandrie Ambulant".
£10.00
260
 Destination: Postcard (fine colour lithograph of Cairo street scenes) addressed to Crimea, Russia. Franked De La Rue 2 Mill (UPU Imprimé rate) cancelled Cairo, 21 January 1902. Russian transit and arrival marks, 19 February. Scarce unusual destination.
£8.00
261
 Destination: Postcard (view of Nile at Cairo) amazingly addressed to BAMAKO, Soudan Français. Franked De La Rue 2 and 5 Mill, cancelled Cairo 16 November 1906. In deepest West Africa, the card finally arrived a month later (16 December 1906) at Bamako in "Haut Senegal et Niger" as shown by the superb French Colonial arrival CDS on the front. French Sudan had changed its colonial name on 18 October 1904. Rare and very fine.
£15.00
262
 Destination(s): Postcard (Steamer Point, Aden), dated 17 November 1905 and addressed by a colleague to Mr Verdest, Mechanic Quartermaster, on board the "Javeline" in Saigon. Franked with two 2 Mill De La Rue, cancelled Port-Tewfik, 23 November, northbound from Aden. The card was re-routed at its destination and a number of fine postmarks are tracing the journey: Suez transit, 24 Nov.; Singapore, 14 Dec.; Saigon Central, Cochinchine 18 Dec. 3e arrival, and redirected 18 Dec. 5e. Finally arriving at Lucenay-Leveque ,16 January 1906. Interesting.
£8.00
EGYPT TPO and GRAND SOUTH
263
 EGYPT Scarce TPO WADI HALFA CHALLAL - very nice strike , on SUDAN Stationary Card (crease) KHARTOUM 1903 to ASSIOUT     
£65.00
264
 EGYPT Scarce TPO WADI HALFA CHALLAL - on Bicharis viewcard Sudan Camel stamp HALFA 1907 to Alexandria     
£65.00
265
 Stationary Card (corner missing) 3Mills + DLR stamp 2 mills KOROSKO 1891 to Athens Greece. Korosko disappeared under the Lake Nasser.
£50.00
EGYPT Sinai
266
 SINAI Area Cancels - EGYPT Stationary Envelope DLR 2 mills used KANTARA 1890 to PORT SAID     
£65.00
267
 SINAI Area Cancels - EGYPT Stationary Card 3 mills used QANTARA 1916 to ZAGAZIG   
£40.00
268
 SINAI Area Cancels - EGYPT Stationary Envelope 5 mills DLR used TOR 1895 (second strike on the backside) via SUEZ to Alexandria  
£85.00
269
 SINAI Area Cancels - EGYPT Viewcard DLR stamp 5 mills cancelled TOR 1906 via Suez to Belgium
£75.00
270
 SINAI Area Cancels - EGYPT Postal Payment Receipt used GEBEL EL TOR 1930 - SCARCE
£25.00
EGYPT General Postal History
271
 Postal Stationary Card 20 Paras CAIRO 1882 to Egyptian ALEXANDRIE Arrivée , transferred to Austrian ALEXANDRIEN 
£40.00
272
 SIMON ARZT - Private Oval cancel on 5 mills Envelope (FRONT only) + 5 mills DLR stamp PORT SAID 1898
£15.00
273
 EGYPT WWI CENSORSHIP - Unfranked Viewcard PORT SAID to CAIRO 1918 - SCARCE Postage Due Stamps 2 and 4 mills   
£30.00
274
 O.H.H.S. Envelope with ditto DLR stamp 1 Piastre overprinted DAWAWIN Cairo 1913 via CAIRO G to LYON France       
£45.00
EGYPT FOREIGN / MARITIME INTEREST
275
 Cancel Khedivial Steamship Cy Alexandria - SCARCE on card TP DLR 2x 1 Mill ALEXANDRIE 1906 to Wagons-Lits CAIRE     
£50.00
276
 EGYPT FOREIGN SHIPPING MAIL - DLR stamps on Viewcard - ROMANIA ship cancel ALEXANDRIA-CONSTANTA 1910 to BRAILA   
£35.00
277
 EGYPT ITALY SHIP MAIL - DLR stamp on Viewcard 1900 GOTTARDO Piroscafo Postale Italiano to Anvers Belgium    
£50.00
278
 EGYPT ITALY SHIP MAIL - DLR stamp on Viewcard DOUANE Alex. 1908 to Italy - Vapore SINGAPORE Florio-Rubattino   
£60.00
279
 EGYPT Fouad Cover (ex Alexandria) - Stamps cancelled linear PAQUEBOTS , BRINDISI Transito 1926 aside, to BREMEN Germany  
£30.00
Sudan
280
 Postal Stationary 1 Pi.overprinted SOUDAN + camel stamp 1 Pi. WADI HALFA 1898 to LONDON - Uncolmmon Double Postage (not registered) 
£45.00
281
 Envelope with Camel stamp 5 mills TAUFIKIA 1911 via Khartoum to LONDON - Backside IX Sudanese with Crown  
£40.00
282
 Viewcard with Camel stamp 2 mills WHITE NILE T.P.O. No 2 in 1912 via Khartoum to France    
£35.00
283
 Stationary Registered Letter Camel 2 1/2 Pi. + 5 mills stamp EL OBEID 1926 to Geneva Switz. - ERROR Label EL OBIED !!! Backside Oval Registered Shellal-Halfa TPO
£50.00
Army Service
284
 Original Study 24 stamps mounted on Album Pages , with some scarce overprints varieties , better filigran, etc. Difficult to repeat today.
£80.00
EGYPT KINGDOM POSTAL HISTORY
285
 Stamps DLR Crown overprint on envelope CAIRO 1924 to CLARIDGE Hotel in Alexandria ( Private cancel on the back) - Many search cancels, Unclaimed, finally taxed in London. One stamp lost in the traject. Collector says "No Comment".
£15.00
286
 Printed Matter - JUDAICA Decorated Letter Card Fouad stamps 2 x 2 Mills CAIRO 1929 to ROMANSHORN Suisse 
£30.00
287
 Fouad 4 x 5 mills on EXPRESS Cover CAIRO 1935 to MINIA  
£16.00
288
 Fouad Cover mixed with U.P.U.stamp - CAIRO 1935 to PILSEN Tchecoslovaquia  
£15.00
289
 PERFINS Fouad scarce 13 mills and 40 mills O.B. = Ottoman Bank , on Air Mail Registered Cover ALEXANDRIA 1933 to Marseille - Beautiful seal on the backside.
£70.00
290
 Fouad Cover CAIRO 1933 to PRAG Tchecoslovaquia - Postage Due 1 Koruna on arrival - SCARCE    
£40.00
291
 Young Farouk 20 Mills stamp with control number A/37 - Envelope CAIRO 1939 to TEHERAN - Red censor 
£15.00
292
 Farouk stamps + Air stamp 7 Mills with control number - Envelope ISMAILIA 1950 to France. Sender Jean Boulad 
£18.00
293
 Air Mail stamps on Cover ISMAILIA 1938 to PARIS . Insufficiently franked and taxed with Dues 4 F 50   
£30.00
294
 Farouk stamps on cover (reduced) CAIRO 1946 to RUTI Switz. Insufficiently franked and taxed with Dues 45 centimes
£22.00
295
 EGYPT Due stamp 8 mills on 1939 Air Mail cover from NEUMARKT STEIERMARK with German stamp to CAIRO - Flugpost Label 
£22.00
Specials
296
 The SCARCEST TPO of EGYPT - Ambulante Ales-Cairo  (Smith Type 2) 2 MAG 1879 , on cover from Versailles to Cairo. TPO's transits Black Versailles à Paris and Red Paris à Modane.
£450
297
 NAPOLEON Expedition in EGYPT - Document Armée d'Orient , Trésorerie Nationale , fait au Caire 2 Messidor An 8 (June 1800) , by Esteve , Payeur Général for Dacheler , Capitaine du Génie.
£80.00
298
 De La Rue 1 Millième Brown IMPERFORATED Block of Four Mint Never Hinged    
£100
Collections
299
 Private Mechanical Cancels - 11 covers , of which 4 ancient markings of 1934   
£25.00
300
 ALEXANDRIA SEAMEN'S HOME - Collection of 9 items (7 cancels and 2 viewcards) 1906/1947 , mounted on album pages.
£50.00
301
 ALEXANDRIA SAN STEFANO HOTEL - Collection of 8  items and 5 loose stamps  1897/ 1916 , mounted on album pages.        
£70.00
EGYPT KINGDOM STAMPS
302
 Hundreds of Kingdom stamps , mint and used , in 15 bundles , from an old Belgian dealer stock. Never searched for cancels or varieties. 
£25.00
303
 Small accumulation of 42 Kingdom stamps , partly mounted on album pages according Blomfield types , on topics Rettas and Hotels cancellations.   
£12.00
304
 PERFINS - 4 big Fragments with 29 Fouad stamps , different values , many perfins - Italian Lloyd Triestino SHIPS cancels
£50.00
305
 Small Accumulation 147 Farouk stamps , some attractive cancels
£15.00
306
 PALESTINE Overprints -  2 Blocks of 4 Farouk 40 and 50 Mills , Mint Never Hinged (MNH).  
£6.00
Hotels interest
307
 PC Grand Continental Hotel 1901 CDS HC2 to Paris
£5.00
308
 PC Grand Continental Hotel 1902 CDS HC2 to Paris
£5.00
309
 PC Grand Continental Hotel 1904 CDS HC2 to Paris
£3.00
310
 PC Grand Continental Hotel 1905 CDS HC2 to Paris
£3.00
311
 PC Savoy Hotel 1900 and 1908 CDS HAS2 from Italy
£5.00
312
 PC Continental Cairo 1912 CDS HC4 to France
£6.00
313
 Cover Continental Cairo 1918 CDS HC4 from Maadi on registered letter
£8.00
314
 Cover Continental Savoy 1922 CDS HC5 to USA
£6.00
315
 PC Continental Savoy 1928 CDS HC5 to England
£4.00
316
 PC Continental Savoy 1935 CDS HC7 to France
£4.00
317
 PC Continental Savoy 1936 CDS HC7 to Scotland
£4.00
318
 Cover Nile Hilton 1960 to USA CDS NH5
£5.00
319
 Meter Mark Shepheard's Hotel 1960 to Italy
£4.00
320
 PC Nile Hilton to France CDS NH5
£3.00
First Day Covers
321
 First day Cover 1968 Africa day folded cover including 40 stamps of all African country flags reserve
£20.00
322
 First day Cover 1964 Ministry of social affairs
£5.00
323
 First day Cover UNESCO 1964
£5.00
324
 First day cover 1964 Air Force Day with rare official “STAMP DESIGNER SIGNATURE”
£30.00
325
 First day cover 1964 with mini sheet Monument of Nubia
£5.00
326
 First day cover 1964 Monuments of Nubia 3 stamps
£5.00
327
 1964 First Day Cover, Arab league Heads of States Council, 4 covers
£20.00
328
 1960 First Day Cover, Aswan High Dam
£10.00
329
 1960, First Day Cover, Aswan High dam Hydroelectric power station
£5.00
330
 1960 First Day Cover, Second Anniversary of the United Arab Republic
£5.00
Crown Overprints Study
331
 A massive collection of 612 used crown overprint stamps. . perfect for study for errors and colour variations. It comprised 11 album pages distributed as follows 1 mills 110 stamps, 2 Mills 108 stamps, 3 Mills 14 stamps, 4 Mills 183 stamps, 5 mills 21 stamps , 10 Mills 9 Stamps, 15 Mills 24 stamps, 20 Mills 10 stamps, 50 Mills 84 Stamps, 100 Mills 36 stamps and 200 mills 13 stamps
£50.00
Hotels Interest
332
 Nile Hilton first day cover with Nile Hilton post office cancellation on official Nile Hilton Stationary
£10.00
333
 unused postcard of the Winter palace Hotel
£5.00
334
 1915 On Active service postcard to Liverpool with GRAND HOTEL HELOUAN CANCELLATION with officer signature in cancelation
£5.00
335
 Shepherds Hotel stationary letter posted from Caio to Alexandria. Tied with Edfu temple 55 Mils stamp NP D327 poor cancelation on verso
£3.00
336
 1946 rather tatty but uncommon Registered cover with Royal Palace hotel stationary from SIDI BISHR Alexandria to RAS EL BAR ties with 4 10 Mills Farouk Marishal stamps registration cancellation. Ras El Bar cancellation on verso
£3.00
TPOs
337
 TPO 1905 PORT SAID-CAIRE Type 8A1a.Nice clean strike. Postcard posted from Nice, France to Cairo. Franked with 5 centime stamp
£5.00
338
 TPO 1905 PORT SAID -CAIRE. Type 8A1a variety no ”T” after date. Postcard Posted from France to Cairo
£5.00
339
 TPO 1902 TPO ISMAILIA-CAIRE Type 8A7. Lovely strike. Postcard posted from Switzerland to Cairo
£4.00
340
 TPO 1906 LUQSOR-ASSYUT Type 8A1c variety No “T” before train number . Stationary UPU postcard with overprint surcharge NP SPC9. Posted from Qena to London
£4.00
341
 TPO 1905 ALEXANDRIE-CAIRE Type 8A1c. Two postcards mailed on the same day from the same person to the same address in from Canada to Cairo
£4.00
342
 TPO Luqsor-Shallal Uncommon Type 6A1.2 Letter posted from Shallal to Cairo with TPO dated 23 July 1928 T 77
£4.00
343
 TPO Cairo-Asyut Type 7A3. Letter posted to Cairo with TPO as primary cancellation dated 17 September 1921 T 78
£4.00
French P.O. Alexandria - The Second Numeral Obliterator
344
 ROUTE: CAIRO – CHAUS A FOND ; RATE 1FR./10G UNPAID RATE TO FRANCE + 80 CENT TO SWITZERLAND , MIXED FRANKING EGYPT/FRANCE :POSTA EUROPEA CAIRO CDS TYPE IV DATED 26-12-1862 & 180 CENT CANCELLED BY NUMERAL OBLITERATOR 5080 WITH ALEXANDRIA CDS DATED 27-12-1862 AT THE FRENCH OFFICE IN ALEXANDRIA BLACK BOXED P.D AND BEARING CHAUS AFOND ARRIVAL CDS JAN 1863 ON REVERSE
£350
ITALIAN POST OFFICE IN ALEXANDRIA
345
 1865 ENTIRE FRK. 80 LEPTA, TAXED TO ATHENS
£180
346
 1867 COVER FROM ALEXANDRIA TO GENOVA BEARING 40 CEN. VIA BRINDISI CANC. WITH 234 CDS
£150
347
 1867 COVER FROM ALEXANDRIA TO FIRENZE BEARING 60 CENTIM TIES BY ALEXANDRIA CDS DATED 27 NOV 1867 WITH ARRIV. CDS ON BACKSIDE.
£150
348
 1919 DLR 1 MILL POSTAL STATIONERY SMALL ENVELOPE FROM CAIRO TO FAGGALA TAXED ON ARRIVAL WITH 2 MILLS POSTAGE DUE STAMP + INSTRUCTIONAL 2 CACHETS RETURN TO SENDER + UNCLAIMED
£30.00
349
 1932 3 MILLS DLR POSTAL STATIONERY CARD FROM ATTARINE IN ALEX TO FIRENZE TAXED ON ARRIVAL WITH 2 ITALIAN P. DUE STAMPS
£30.00
350
 ITALIAN POST OFFICE IN ALEXANDRIA “234 “ CANCELLED STAMPS ON 6 ESTERO OVP. STAMPS
£80.00
Sudan
351
 SUDAN 1951 3 PASSPORT OVERPRINTED REVENUE STAMPS
£35.00
REVENUES
352
 2021 MUSICIANS SYNDICATES 100 POUNDS REVENUE STAMP ON EGYPTIAN MUSICIANS SYNDICATES RECEIPT + SPELLING ERROR “MUSICANS INSTEAD OF MUSICIANS “
£30.00
353
 2023 SOCIAL INSURANCE NEW ISSUES 8 , 12 POUNDS REVENUE STAMPS WITH SECURITY STAR
£20.00
REVENUES - ESSAYS
354
 10 P. UNADOPTED DESIGN SIZE 15 X 17 CM
£60.00
355
 5 P. UNADOPTED DESIGN SIZE 15 X 17 CM
£60.00
356
 10 P. UNADOPTED DESIGN SIZE 15 X 17 CM
£60.00
357
 30 P. UNADOPTED DESIGN SIZE 15 X 17 CM
£60.00
358
 30 P. UNADOPTED DESIGN SIZE 15 X 17 CM
£60.00
359
 10 P. UNADOPTED DESIGN SIZE 15 X 17 CM
£60.00
360
 1999 PRESIDENT MUBARAK RE ELECTION FOR A FOUTH TERM UNADOPTED PAINTING BY IBRAHIM EL TAHTAWY UNISSUED STAMP WITH PRINTING ESSAY OF THE STAMP SIZE 18 X 25 CM SIGNED BY POSTAL AUTHORITIES
£80.00
361
 1988 ABOLITION OF CAPITULATIONS CONF. UNISSUED UNADOPTED PAINTING DESIGN SIZE 19X 19 CM 50TH YEAR ANNIV
£60.00
CONSULAR
362
 1979 ITALIAN TOURIST CERTIFICATE COMING TO EGYPT FRK. WITH 40 X 2$ CONSULAR STAMPS ( UNUSUAL DOCUMENT ).
£90.00
Literature – be aware of postage costs
363
 Helio-Vaugirard beautiful book in French, "L'Egypte des Pharaons et le Timbre-Poste," by Fernand Bisson de la Roque, published in 1950 from the "Iris" series on Philately and Art.  Complete with 12 full pages with proofs and photograph of object shown on stamp design plus one colour photograph of Nefertiti signed. Cover worn but contents in excellent condition. Does not include sheetlets.
£250


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