Egyptian Stamps

EGYPT - 1866 1pi claret, SG 4, with "Broken Arabic Inscription" unlisted variety, on local cover front tied by 1867 (Jan 27) cds cancellation.

EGYPT - 1866-1968 ATTRACTIVE COLLECTION on leaves, mint & used, includes 1866 5pa (x2) unused & 10pa used, 1867-71 5pa (x2) unused, good range of 1872-75 issues (44 stamps) with shades & perf types mostly used incl 1pi dented frame varieties (x2), 1879 5pa wmk inverted (x2, one mint), 1881-1902 to 5pi mint, 1888-1909 set mint, 1914 set mint, 1921-22 most vals to 50m mint, 1922 opts incl 100m (x2) used, 1926-27 Air sets (x2, one mint), Express 1926-29 set mint, Officials 1907 set mint, 1914-15 & 1924-25 sets mint, 1915 to 4m, 1922 to 5m mint, Postage Dues 1884 10pa & 20pa wmk impressed on face mint, 1886-87 set mint, 1888 mint set to 2pi, 1889-1907 set mint, 1914-15 1pi mint, British Forces 1932-35 3m vermilion used, 1935 3m on 1p mint, 1939 set mint etc. Some early issues in mixed condition as usual but otherwise good to fine condition. (approx 550 stamps)

EGYPT - 1866-1969 ATTRACTIVE USED COLLECTION mostly fine condition including many better stamps and sets. Note 1866 set to 2pi; 1867-71 complete set plus a couple of additional shades; 1872-1875 range to 5pi; 1878 surcharges; 1879 to 5pi (upright & inverted wmk); 1884 Postage Due set; 1886 Postage Due 20pa; 188 Postage Due set to 2p; 1921-22 definitive set; 1922 Proclamation set; 1923-24 King Fuad complete set plus Official overprints to 50m; 1926 Agricultural set less 100m; 1926-29 Airs; 1926 50p Birthday; 1927-37 definitives including both 500m & £1; and onwards including many sets. (500+ stamps)

EGYPT - 1866-75 "EARLIES" FORGERIES. An album page bearing a range of types, values and cancels, all intended to confuse & confound. Useful Forgery reference range (13 stamps)

EGYPT - 1867-71 5pi brown Type IV WATERMARK IMPRESSED ON FACE variety, SG 16x, fine used, fresh & scarce.

EGYPT - 1867-71 5pi Sphinx & Pyramid choc-brown, SG 16, very fine used.

EGYPT - 1867-71 FORGERY BLOCK OF 4 5pi brown, perf.15x12½, as SG 16, never hinged mint with a few split perfs. Lovely

EGYPT - 1867-84 INTERPOSTAL SEALS COLLECTION A mostly all different mint or unused collection with type III (x8) including the scarce Gedda (Saudi Arabia), type IV (x8) including Massaua (Eritrea), type IVA (x9), type V (x5), type VI (one only), type VII (one only), type VIII (x20) including Dongola and Wadi Halfa (these both Sudan), type VIIIA (x62) including Barbar (Sudan), Barbara (Somalia), Deyrouth (Lebanon) and Wadi Halfa (Sudan) plus type IX (one only). The early types are in the usual mixed condition, but otherwise mostly good to fine. (approx 115 seals)

EGYPT - 1870's-1960's COLLECTION on stock pages, mint and used stamps with some light duplication, shades & postmark interest, includes 1925 Geographical Congress set mint, various 1949-1952 mini-sheets NHM, Express 1926 20m mint, Postage Dues, Officials 1962-63 to 200m & 500m NHM, British Forces etc. Mostly good to fine condition. (1,100+ stamps & 9 M/S's)

EGYPT - 1874-1875 BULAQ PRINTINGS. A handsome page bearing a fine mint range with shades, perf & watermark types, includes 1874-75 5pa (x3, incl vert tete-beche pair), 10pa perf 13½x12½, 20pa, 1pi (unused), 2pi (x3 incl perf 12½ wmk inverted), 2½pi (x4 incl perf 12½x13½) and 5pi (x3). Good to fine condition, fresh colours, cat £570+. (16 stamps)

EGYPT - 1874-5 5pi yellow-green, IMPERFORATE SINGLE, as SG 41a, very fine used, small thin.

EGYPT - 1874-75 5 PARA REFERENCE COLLECTION A fascinating, specialized collection of the SPHINX & PYRAMID - BULAQ PRINTED 5pa BROWN (SG 35), Mostly used & neatly presented on typed album pages with many shades, varieties, perforation types, inverted watermarks, plate flaws & cancellation interest incl part newspaper printed across stamp. A handful of stamps are mint/unused. Mostly good to fine condition, fresh colours, a great lot for the specialist. (74 stamps)

EGYPT - 1874-75 BULAQ PRINTINGS SPECIALISED COLLECTION of the 20pa grey-blue "Sphinx & Pyramid" issue, SG 37, mostly used and attractively written up on album pages, displaying a good range of the various shades, plate flaws, and inverted watermarks, along with much of postmark interest. Also with two perf 12½ mint examples and ten min or unused perf 13½ x 12½ examples. Mostly in fine condition. (over 100 stamps)

EGYPT - 1875 "Societe Khediviale de Geographie" red / white embossed seal

EGYPT - 1879 5pa brown wmk inverted, SG 44w, mint.

EGYPT - 1879 5pa deep brown, watermark inverted SG 44w, in a fine never hinged mint block of four. Cat SG £480+

EGYPT - 1879-1957 fine mint & used colln on leaves (300+ stamps)

EGYPT - 1879-1972 FINE ALL DIFFERENT COLLECTION A mint and used collection which includes a range of "Sphinx and Pyramid" issues to 10pi used, 1923-24 definitives with most values to £E1 used, 1925 Geographical Congress set used, 1926 Agricultural Exhibition set mint, 1926 Navigation set used, 1927 Cotton Congress set mint, 1927-37 definitives to 200m mint, later mint or used ranges to 1950, UAR issues mostly used, few "Palestine" opts (Gaza), etc. (over 600 stamps)

EGYPT - 1884 20pa on 5pi green SURCHARGE INVERTED, SG 57a, fine mint

EGYPT - 1925-1949 FINE MINT COLLECTION An attractive collection, presented on black ring binder pages & 1925 Geographical set NHM, 1939-46 set, 1944-52 King set, 1947 Air set & more. Lovely little assembly (115+ stamps)

EGYPT - 1926-35 OBLIQUE PERFORATIONS Official 1m, 2m, 4m, 10m rose-lake, 10m violet an 50m, never hinged mint. (6)

EGYPT - 1927 POSTAGE DUE ROYAL IMPERFS with "Cancelled" on back, with two shades of each for 4m, 8m and 10m, fine. (6 stamps)

EGYPT - 1929 Prince Farouk's 9th Birthday with central vignettes in black (5m value) or brown, SG 178a/81a (Chalhoub C29c/32c), very fine mint, the 5m never hinged. This special advance printing was prepared for distribution to the U.P.U. however the poor quality of the central image necessitated that a new slate-grey centre was issued. Only 2000 of each stamp was printed (4 stamps)

EGYPT - 1931 Air "Graf Zeppelin" overprints complete set, SG 185/86, fine mint, fresh. (2 stamps)

EGYPT - 1934 Universal Postal Union (UPU) Congress complete set, SG 219/32, very fine used, fresh & attractive. (14 stamps)