323250 | Overseas ➝ People's Republic of China
Opening: 800 €
1967, 'Long live the invincible charmain Mao's thought' 8 f., cpl. set incl. both strips of 5 (lightly folded), unhinged mint, the golden strip with colour slightly changed in places, otherwise fine
312750 | Overseas ➝ Egypt
Opening: 350 €
1857, black oval handstamp "DIREZIONE DELLA POSTA EUROPEA ALESSANDRIA D'EGITTO" on folded letter to Cairo, reverse with blue cachet of the Belgian consulate in Egypt, interesting item, signed Holcombe
Opening: 80 €
1857 (July 22), Entire letter to Bombay, somewhat aged, struck with good strike of scarce British P.O. "SUEZ" double arc datestamp in black, manuscript charge "Rs. 2" (Rupees) due on delivery, reverse with Bombay arrival cds. (Aug 5) in black.
Opening: 300 €
1861, folded letter with blue straight line "FRANCO" struck at the autrian Post office in Alexandria to Constantinople, fine
Opening: 100 €
1864, Cover from Cairo with Type VI "Posta Europea / Cairo" in green on front, mailed to Benha at 1 1/2 piastre rate with scarce oval "Posta Europea / Benha" (Type V) arrival in blue-green on reverse. The cover opens perfectly for Exhibit display.
Opening: 80 €
1865, Government Post : Entire letter to Cairo cancelled by "Poste Vice-Reali Egiziane / Mansura" datestamp in black with manuscript "2" (piastres) paid in red crayon, reverse with "Poste Vice-Reali Egiziane / Cairo" arrival datestamp in blue. A fine example of the short-lived system operating after the closure of the Posta Europea and the issue of adhesives on 1st January 1866.
Opening: 600 €
1866, 10 pa. brown, tied to local cover of Alexandria; stamp slightly damaged in the top perforation, where affixed over the edge of the entire, still attractive; a very rare single franking
Opening: 1.300 €
20 pa. blue, imperforated proof, half sheet of 100 stamps with all sheet margins, ungummed, folded once between stamps, fine
Opening: 1.300 €
1 pia. lilac, imperforated proof, cpl. sheet of 100 stamps with margins all around, slight marginal faults, otherwise fine
Opening: 2.700 €
1 pia. lilac tied by cds. to combination cover with Lombardy Veneto 1864, 15 s. tied by cds. "ALEXANDRIEN 27 4" to folded cover to Triest, 1 pia. with corner fault and horizontal fold through 15 s., a rare entire
Opening: 2.500 €
2 pia. yellow, imperforated proof, cpl. folded sheet of 200 stamps with all sheet margins, folded in the middle, rare
Opening: 3.000 €
5 pia. rose, imperforated proof, cpl. sheet of 200 stamps with all sheet margins, folded in the middle, very rare
Opening: 3.000 €
10 pia. blue, imperforated proof, cpl. sheet of 200 stamps with all sheet margins (here small faults), folded in the middle (here partly separated), very rare
Opening: 200 €
1867, 1 p. imperforated, 6 different colour essays, without gum, few thins otherwise fine
Opening: 400 €
Essay 1p. blue in block format with inscription "National Bank Note Co. N.Y", fine
Opening: 1.500 €
1 pia. red, 3 copies, tied by "V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE SUEZ 7 APR 1871" to folded letter to Gedda with clear arrival mark, fine and rare
Opening: 1.500 €
2 pia. blue, 2 copies, tied by cds. "V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE CAIRO 14 DEC. 1868" to lettersheet with adjacent "Dopo la Partenza" to Constantinopoli with transit mark of Alexandria and arrival mark, filing folds not effecting the stamps, a rare franking
Opening: 450 €
2 p. blue, imperforated block of four, without gum, horizontal crease through bottom pair, otherwise fine
Opening: 200 €
5 pia. brown, a used reconstruction of the four types, 2 stamps with tiny thins but a generally fine looking assembly (Mi. 1.120,-+).
Opening: 500 €
1872, 10 p. grey-lilac, two singles and 1 pia. brick-red, tied by cds. to cover to London, there readdressed and franked by 1 p. red, transportation faults; interesting item
Opening: 800 €
10 pa. grey-lilac, block of 4, tied by "POSTE EGIZIANE SULAH DASRUN 4 OCT 78" to envelope with contents to Kairo with arrival mark, fine and scarce
Opening: 150 €
1 pia. rose, three singles tied by clear strike of "POSTE EGIZIANE ALESSANDRIA 3 LUG 75" to registered cover to Cairo with framed "RACCOMANDATO" alongside, roughly openend at right and few small impferfections
Opening: 100 €
1 pia. red, perf 13 ½ and 2 pia. yellow, perf 12 ½; used on registered cover 1872 to Alexandria cancelled by complete strike of framed "Raccomandate" handstamp in black with Cairo cds (Aug 19) alongside. Flap missing on reverse but an exceptional and attractive cover.
Opening: 3.000 €
1 pia. brick-red, tied by cds. "POSTE EGIZIANE SULAH DASRUV 17 MAR 76" to cover from Paris to Abou Kougas, bearing France 1872, 30 c., tied by "Etoile" on front with dispatch cds. "PARIS 6.7 MARS 76" alongside, the envelope with some minor faults, possibly unique, signed Calves and Lamy
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2 pia. yellow, perf. 12 ½ x 13 1/4, fresh and fine mint, four stamps as joined multiple, tiny speck on one stamp but with large part original gum