Versailles Collection Part III; U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
November 1-3, 2005

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #52
EGYPT
1949 UPU, misperforated horizontal pairs, special "palace" printing, n.h., v.f. and spectacular set, also sheet margin blocks of four, with plate markings, n.h., v.f.
**
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #1578
EGYPT
1844 FL to Genova, with straight line "Cairo" departure hs, also red "30 7Bre" arrival, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1579
EGYPT
1844 stampless wrapper with oval "Posta Europea Samanud", endorsed "20" and "3/62", with Arabic text, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #1580
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 #1581
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 #1582
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 #1583
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 frankings, mostly fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1584
EGYPT
1926 Agricultural Exhibition, six imperf. singles, 5m cut in at top, others v.f.
P
Catalog #108-13P
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1585
EGYPT
1950 Helio-Vaugirard imperf. prooflets, four different incl. 1926 10m Statistical Congress and three different from the 1947 Cairo Art Exposition (without 15+15), fine-v.f.
P
Unsold
Lot #1586
EGYPT
Zeppelin Flights.
1931 ppc Cairo dispatch, Jerusalem drop, v.f. Possibly the most beautiful Zeppelin card from Egypt
Envelope
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #1587
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 #1588
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 #1589
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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