312750 | Overseas ➝ Egypt
Opening: 150 €
1866, Essay of Riester, Paris, without value, 4 copies in different colours, one slightly thinned on reverse; fine and scarce
Opening: 500 €
1867, 10 pa. mauve, tied by Alexandrie cds. to entire local printed matter, very fine
Opening: 500 €
10 pa. mauve, 2 horizontal pairs (types I/II and III+IV), tied by cds. "POSTE VICE-REALI EGIZIANE TANTA 1 DEC. 69" to folded cover (not quite complete on reverse) to Cairo; a rare and very fine multiple franking
Opening: 100 €
20 pa. green, block of 5, unused o.g., horizontal perforation partly split and fixed by hinge, otherwise fine (Nile Post D10)
Opening: 200 €
1 pia. red, tied by cds. "V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE CAIRO 7 GEN 1872" to folded cover to Mansura; very scarce usage during the last month of use, also 10 pa. mauve and 20 pa. yellow-green with cancellations of January, 1872
Opening: 600 €
2 pia. blue, block of 4 with all types, unused o.g., top perforations partly reduced and some split perforations fixed, otherwise fine and very fresh; a rare multiple
Opening: 500 €
2 pia. blue, imperforated block of 4 from the right sheet margin, unused without gum, the lower pair slight creasing, a scarce multiple
Opening: 400 €
2 pia. blue, 2 copies, tied by cds. "V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE CAIRO 14 DIC 1868" to folded cover to Constantinople, showing on reverse transit and arrival marks; on front black "Dopo la Partenza"; some filing creases not affecting the stamps; a scarce franking
Opening: 300 €
1872, first printing: 5 pa. brown and two singles 2 pa. yellow tied by cds. 'V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE SAMANUD 28 AUG 1873' to cover to Ascot, there readressed to London, front showing boxed 'PD' and various marks, reverse with transit marks of the british post office at Alexandria and Sfaines, despite a vertical fold, a very attractive and scarce cover
Opening: 300 €
10 pa. lilac, vertical block of 50 from the upper right sheet corner, unused o.g., small part of margin missing and perforation partly split and fixed with hinges in places, fresh
Opening: 100 €
10 pa. pale mauve in horizontal pair with 2nd printing 1 pia. scarlet, tied to cover (opened on 2 sides) from "POSTE EGIZIANE ALESSANDRIA 28 DIC 1875" to Italy; small part of envelope paper on front missing, otherwise fine
Opening: 100 €
20 pa. blue, 2 copies, tied by cds. of Damatia to envelope 1872 to Cairo; reverse flap missing
Opening: 100 €
1 pia. rose-red, vertical pair and single, tied by cds. "V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE DAMIATA 26 OTO 74" to sealed registered envelope to Cairo with boxed "RACCOMANDATE"
Opening: 100 €
1 pia. rose-red, 4 copies, tied to registered envelope from Damita 1873 to Cairo; envelope damaged at bottom and reverse flap missing due to rough opening, but stamps in good condition
Opening: 400 €
1875, 2nd printing: 10 pa. grey, perf. 13 1/3:12 1/2, two horizontal pairs, tied to entire folded letter from "V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE BENHA 16 MAG 77" to Tanta with arrival mark on reverse; a very scarce franking, signed AD
Opening: 100 €
10 pa. grey in horizontal pair and 1 pia. vermilion, tied to cover from "CAIRO 3 AGO 77" to London with red "PAID"-marking on front; top right corner of the cover re-enforced, otherwise fine
2 Items
Opening: 100 €
20 pa. grey-blue and 1 p. brick-red, tied by cds. "POSTE EGIZIANE CAIRO 24 DIC 77" to cover to Rome with transit and arrival mark, fine
Opening: 100 €
20 pa. grey-blue and 1 p. brick-red, tied by cds. "POSTE EGIZIANE CAIRO 18 SET 75" to cover to Carrara, front endorsed "via Brindsi", reverse with transit and arrival mark, horizontal fold
Opening: 80 €
1 pia. vermilion, perf. 12 1/2, horizontal tête-bêche, unused o.g., fine (Nile Post D26b)
2 Items
Opening: 400 €
1 pia. vermilion, tied by clear "POSTE EGIZIANE ZAGAZIG STAZIONE 11 MAR 1875/T I" to cover front with one reverse flap to Mansura with additional strike alongside, on reverse transit and arrival marks; supposed to be earliest recorded usage of this cancellation, very fine
Opening: 300 €
2 1/2 pia. violet, perf. 12 1/2:13 1/3, vertical tête-bêche, unused o.g., very fine and scarce (Nile Post D28p)
Opening: 60 €
1889, 1 p. brown, horizontal pair and single stamp tied by cds. "CAIRO" to registered 5 m. postal stationery, front and reverse with boxed "REFUSED....", small tear in backflap, otherwise fine
Opening: 150 €
Canal Maritime de Suez: 1868, 20 c. blue, block of four with upper sheet margin, unhinged mint, scarce multiple, fine
312950 | Overseas ➝ Egypt ➝ Postage Due
Opening: 60 €
POSTAGE DUE STAMPS: 1889, 4 m. brown-lilac, 2 copies tied by Alexandria cds. to front of small cover from Austria to Alexandria and redirected to Cairo, franked with 1801, 20 h. on reverse, fine