U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
June 23-24, 2004

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #942
EGYPT
1844 FL to Genova, with straight line Cairo departure and red "30 7Bre" arrival, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #943
EGYPT
1844 stampless wrapper with oval "Posta Europea Samanud", endorsed "20" and "3/62", with Arabic text, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #944
EGYPT
1872 FL from E. Bedoille, Agent de Change, franked with Poste Khedive 1pi rose, used in combination with 80c Laureated, from the Suez Canal Company Post Office in Paris which had a stock of Egyptian stamps on hand to prepay local postage, addressed to an employee of Telegraph in Ismailia, with Place la Bourse departure and 13 Dec. arrival pmks, v.f. and extremely rare mixed franking, signed Calves
Envelope
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #945
EGYPT
1875 cover from Cairo franked with 1pi, tied by "Poste Egiziane Cairo", 19 April, 75 pmk, sent via the French post office in Alexandria where 80c Ceres was added to pay the external postage to France, filing fold away from the stamps,part of the addressee's name obliterated, fine combination usage, signed Calves
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #946
EGYPT
1872 coverfront to Cairo, franked Italy 40c rose, used from Livorno to the Italian Post Office in Alexandria where Egyptian 1pi dull rose was added and canc. "Poste Egiziane Allesandria" 5 Sept. 1872 paying the internal postage to Cairo, some overall toning, very rare incoming combination
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #947
EGYPT
1901-1927 three cards and two covers franked with French Levant Port Said or Alexandria adhesives incl. stationery lettersheet, used to USA or Europe, various franking, mostly fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #948
EGYPT
1902-29 Hotel Post, selection of two covers and six cards (8 items), incl. "Cairo Post Office Savoy Hotel", Shepheard's Hotel, Continental Cairo, Luxor Winter Palace etc., occasional small flaws, mostly fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #949
EGYPT
1926 Agricultural Exhibition, six imperf. singles, 5m cut in at top, others v.f.
P
Catalog #108-13P
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #950
EGYPT
Zeppelin Flights.
1931 Graf Zeppelin Suez Flight, commercial cover franked with single 100m Zeppelin surcharge, tied by 9 April, 31 Graf Zeppelin Suez canc., another pmk below, addressed to Rotterdam, with Friedrichshafen arrivalpmk on back, filing fold away from the stamp, v.f. and extremely rare posting, only a few known to exist, with Sieger cert. This cover, ex-Kofler collection has sold for SFr 25,300 ($20,000) in the 2001 Corinphila auction
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #951
EGYPT
Revenues.
1886 25pi black, with "Gouvernment Egyptien" lettering, die proof (95:100mm) on laid paper, some corner thinning and marginal toning, still v.f. and rare
P
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #952
EGYPT
Revenues.
1886 1/2pi black, folded stationery letter sheet, with additional "Gouvernment Egyptien" embossing at bottom, also "1887" watermark at right, v.f. and interesting item
P
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #953
EGYPT
Revenues.
1886 two die proofs, each with "Gouvernment Egyptien" lettering, larger size (110:110mm) on black background, smaller on card (55:55mm), value tablets obliterated, little toning, otherwise v.f., rare
P
Price Realized
$900.00

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