U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
March 9-10, 2005

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #751
EGYPT
1710-56 five early letters from Alexandria and Cairo to Venice, mostly ship letters with ms "C" (Che), "D" (Dio), "S" (Salute) and other markings, neatly written up on pages, fine and rare group
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #752
EGYPT
1801 FL to Cairo with an excellent straight-line "Siouth" in red, rated "8" decimes in ms, slight toning, fine example of this rare strike
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #753
EGYPT
1846 FL from Alexandria to Malta, with British P.O., Alexandria red double arc datestamp (Sep.11), ms "5" in red, "Purifie Au Lazaret Malte" hs and two 30mm chisel slits, very clear markings and an attractive example of this uncommonred datestamp, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #754
EGYPT
1860 FL from the French Post Office in Alexandria to Livorno paying 2.70fr with 3x80c, single 10c & 20c, margins all around except one 80c & 20c cut in, fine and scarce double rate cover to Italy, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #755
EGYPT
1861 FL from the French Post office in Alexandria to Livorno paying 2.70fr with strip of 3x80c, single 10c & 20c, margins all around, v.f. and attractive double rate cover to Italy, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #756
EGYPT
1879-81 Sphinx, 10pa violet, 10pa lilac rose and 20pa ultramarine, blocks of four, bottom stamps n.h., fine-v.f.
Box *\**
Catalog #30,31,34
Catalog Value 610+
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #757
EGYPT
1884 20pa on 5pf green, surcharge inverted, used and unused examples, small perf. flaws, otherwise v.f.
*u
Catalog #42a
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #758
EGYPT
1915 ppc (The Sphinx), headed Alexandria, 29.3.1915 sent to India, with FPO No.35 and "Passed by Censor Indian Expeditionary Force" hs, v.f. usage by a member of the Indian Expeditionary Force in Egypt during World War I
Envelope
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #759
EGYPT
1900-10 selection of 15 ppcs, several in color, six used, the balance unused, incl. "S.S. Oceana", Port Said, Suez Canal, Alexandria etc., some toning, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$85.00

Lot #760
EGYPT
1920 5M mauve and black, imperf. proof mounted on card, perf. Specimen, v.f., rare
E
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #761
EGYPT
1922 10m lake overprinted Crown and Kingdom of Egypt, crested crown variety, type I (local overprint), with firm perforated initials "10P", v.f. and scarce variety, with Holcombe cert.
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Catalog #Zeheri 74BI
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #762
EGYPT
1933 Locomotives, set of four imperf. singles on "cancelled" paper, each with sheet margin at bottom, n.h., v.f.
P
Catalog #168-171var
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #763
EGYPT
1939-46 and 1952 King of Egypt and Sudan Egypt, group of 13 with 3-bar and 6-bar overprints, incl. four high values, some overprints doubled, fine-v.f. and scarce group
*
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #764
EGYPT
Air Post.
1910-49 selection of 16 first flight covers or cards incl. 1910 Heliopolis card to Cairo, flights to India, Crete, Tanganyika, Sudan, USA, England, 1935 incoming flight from Italian Eritrea to Khartoum etc.
Envelope
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #765
EGYPT
Military Mail.
1933 cover to Essex, England, with "M.P.O. Moascar" cds and red "Egypt 8 Postage Prepaid", 1933 3m brown-lake Christmas seal tied by retta canc., fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #766
EGYPT
Military Mail.
1934 cover from Cairo to London, with 1pi letter seal on reverse and "Egypt Prepaid Postage 6" crowned circle cachet in red, filing fold, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #767
EGYPT
Occupation of Palestine.
1952 "King of Egypt and Sudan", overprinted in red and in black on 3m airpost, n.h., v.f.
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Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #768
EGYPT
Occupation of Palestine.
1953 2m red orange, double "Palestine" surcharge, also three bar obliteration, block of four, h.r., fine-v.f.
Box *
Catalog #NC25var
Price Realized
$180.00

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