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Lot number 3802 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1851 pre-philatelic cover from Cairo to Alexandria displaying a bold strike of the "AGENZIA DELLA POSTA EUROPEA CAIRO" dated oval postmark in black on the front, signed Gregory Todd, vf

Lot number 3803 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1852 complete pre-philatelic folded letter written in Italian and sent from Alexandria to Cairo, addressed to Théodore Abu Karim, "Apostolic Vicar of the Coptic Church" (in fact Patriarch of the Coptic Church, as it was already known at that time), bearing "DIREZIONE DELLA POSTA EUROPEA ALESSANDRIA D'EGITTO" dated oval postmark in black on the front, signed Gregory Todd, and overall rare cover to an illustrious addressee, vf

Lot number 3809 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1859 pre-philatelic cover showing a clear strike of the "POSTA EUROPEA MANSURA" oval postmark in blue with handwritten date in the centre, charged on arrival and marked "30" in red crayon on front, attractive and uncommon, vf

Lot number 3810 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1860 pre-philatelic cover from Cairo to Bombay, India, with neatly struck Bombay Steamer Bearing "St Bg As 8" handstamp on the front, arrival c.d.s. on the back, an uncommon destination, vf

Lot number 3812 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1861 pre-philatelic cover (native, completely in Arabic) bearing a neat strike of the "POSTA EUROPEA KAFR ZAJAT" oval postmark in black with handstruck date inserted in the centre (as opposed to the handwritten date which is normally found), previously unrecorded, signed Gregory Todd, rare, vf

Lot number 3813 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1861 pre-philatelic complete letter from Alexandria to Cairo displaying a clear strike of the "POSTA EUROPEA ALESSANDRIA" c.d.s. dated 2.1.61, which is apparently the earliest recorded date for this type, taxed on arrival, very good condition

Lot number 3814 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1862 (?) pre-philatelic cover (native, completely in Arabic) showing a clear strike of the "POSTA EUROPEA ZAGASIK" oval postmark in blue with handwritten date in the centre, very good quality, signed Peter Holcombe, vf

Lot number 3816 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1862 pre-philatelic cover (native, completely in Arabic) displaying a strike of the "POSTA EUROPEA KAFR ZAJAT" oval postmark in blue with handwritten date in the centre as usual, very nice aspect, signed Gregory Todd, ex-Fikry, scarce, vf

Lot number 3819 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1862 pre-philatelic cover (native, completely in Arabic) with "POSTA EUROPEA TANTA" oval postmark in blue, handwritten date in the centre, taxed 1pi on arrival, very good quality, signed Gregory Todd, vf

Lot number 3822 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1863 pre-philatelic cover (native, completely in Arabic) sent from Zagasik to Alexandria and displaying a particularly nice strike of the oval "POSTA EUROPEA ZAGASIK" postmark in blue, with similar Posta Europea postmark of Alexandria in black alongside, charged on arrival, fragile but overall very fine, vf

Lot number 3823 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1863 pre-philatelic cover (native, completely in Arabic) bearing "POSTA EUROPEA SAMANUD" oval postmark in blue-green with handwritten date in the centre, taxed on arrival, very good quality, signed Peter Holcombe, vf

Lot number 3824 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1863 pre-philatelic cover (native, completely in Arabic) bearing a strike of the "POSTA EUROPEA ZAGASIK" oval postmark in blue with date in the centre, arrival Posta Europea Alessandria c.d.s. on the back, signed Gregory Todd, vf

Lot number 3830 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1867 N° 4 (S.G.), cover from Tanta to Cairo franked with a first issue 1pi claret tied by neatly struck "POSTE VICE-REALI EGIZIANE TANTA" c.d.s. repeated alongside, arrival c.d.s. on the back, great aspect in all respects and a scarce cover, as is any first issue Egyptian cover originating from any post office other than Cairo or Alexandria, signed Gregory Todd, vf

Lot number 3834 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1869 N° 14 (S.G.), double-rate cover from Alexandria to Cairo bearing two singles of the 1pi red (1867 issue) tied by clear strikes of the so-called "REGIE removed" postmark of Alexandria, repeated alongside on the front, similar "REGIE removed" postmark of Cairo applied on the back upon arrival, superb condition in all respects, signed Gregory Todd, a very scarce cover, vf

Lot number 3838 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1873 N° 33 (S.G.), cover from Cairo to Rome addressed to a member of the Italian Parliament and endorsed "urgente" at lower left, franked with a Bulaq 2 1/2 pi violet tied by "V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE CAIRO" c.d.s., framed "P D" alongside on the front, transit and arrival postmarks on back, a scarce single franking, vf

Lot number 3856 Quality: **

E - Envelop

N° 1/6 with tab and 7/9 without tab "1948 - superb coin set", very fine (Yv. €1,460)

Lot number 3874 Quality: **

E - Envelop

N° 1594 "1980 - Golden Monkey", usual slight offset, vf (Mi. €2,200)

Lot number 3882 Quality: PWST

E - Envelop

1892 "Empire du Japon", Postcard - Universal Postal Union (bilingual), from Japan (Yokohama, difficult-to-read cancellation), undated, to Brussels with a receipt mark "26 June 1892", beautiful black 4-line cancellation "Legation de S.M. LE ROI DES BELGES AU JAPON", representing the diplomatic relations between Belgium and Japan, a splendid document, very fine

Lot number 3898 Quality: PWST

E - Envelop

1908 Postal stationery with mixed postage (USA and Belgium), PWST America Blue 5 cents, additional postage Yv. 146, "3c violet", from New York, dated 1908, sent to Bruges, with Evergem receipt mark, dated 24 June 1908, re-franked in Ghent, Gand(SUD) cancellation, dated 24 June 1908, to Contrexeville (France, with receipt mark Vosges, dated 25 June 1908, forwarded letter, vf

Lot number 3899 Quality: PWST

E - Envelop

1908 Postal stationery with mixed postage (USA and England), Stationery America Red 2 cents "Washington", from Washington, dated 1908, sent to London (England), with London receipt mark, dated 31 December 1908, re-franked, cancelled, postmark dated 31 December 1908, to Paris (France), forwarded letter, vf

Lot number 3905 Quality: **/0/ZK

A - Album

Very fine, thematic exhibition collection in 2 ring binders, mostly **, very fine

Lot number 3908 Quality: **/0

A - Album

1951/1998 Collection in stockbook, New York, Vienna, Geneva, stamps and souvenir sheets, vf (Yv. +/-€1,000 CWI)

Lot number 3909 Quality: **

A - Album

1951/1991 New York, Vienna and Zurich, in 2 Leuchtturm albums, almost 2 complete collections including flags on sheets, very fine

Lot number 3911 Quality: **

A - Album

New York, Vienna, Geneva, 1951–1997, collection in 2 Leuchtturm albums, including BL 1, Untea, flags, very fine

Lot number 3925 Quality: **

GF - Large Format

Large dealer's stock of modern period in glassine envelopes, including many complete years, including Spain, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Greenland, Guernsey, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Netherlands, Germany, Andorra, Vatican, etc., also many in blocks of four, vf (High catalogue value)

Lot number 3928 Quality: **/*/0

A - Album

Sales album of various countries, including Spanish Andorra Yv. n° 37 *, France Colis Postaux, Italy, easy to check, descriptions not all correct, very fine/fine/to be checked

Lot number 3934 Quality: **/*/0

A - Album

Collections in 3 albums and 1 stockbook featuring Austria, German Bund, Portugal and the Baltic States, very fine/fine

Lot number 3939 Quality: **/*/0

A - Album

Various items on cards in a stockbook, including Italy, France, the Netherlands, Ireland, very fine/fine/to be checked

Lot number 3940 Quality: **/*/0

A - Album

Various items on cards in a stockbook, including Luxembourg, Scandinavia, Yugoslavia, Portugal, very fine/fine/to be checked

Lot number 3945 Quality: **/0

A - Album

ATM - Frama, collection of various countries in Safe album, including Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Luxembourg, Norway, Austria, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, very fine

Lot number 3947 Quality: **/0

A - Album

Various countries, including the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein and Austria, collection from the classic era, the vast majority cancelled, with complete sets and cancellations, f/to be checked

Lot number 3949 Quality: **/*/0

A - Album

Accumulation of various countries, including CEPT, Aland, Austria, Belgium in 2 albums and 2 stockbooks, very fine/fine/to be checked

Lot number 3951 Quality: **

A - Album

Accumulation of various countries and themes in sheets and sheet sections, including Zaire, Rwanda, Channel Islands, Åland, Luxembourg, Republic of the Congo, very fine

Lot number 3956 Quality: **

A - Album

Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Vatican, years 1960s–1994, collection in 3 Leuchtturm albums, very fine

Lot number 3963 Quality: **/*/0

A - Album

Accumulation of various countries in 4 clip bands, 1 Davo and 1 stockbook, including Cept **, Netherlands FDCs, Germany, Switzerland, vf/f

Lot number 3964 Quality: */0

A - Album

France, French territories, Monaco, Luxembourg, compilation with duplicates in stockbook, vf/f/to be checked

Lot number 3966 Quality: **/0

A - Album

After 1960/1998 UNO, Austria, Portugal, collection mainly ** in 2 Lindner albums, vf

Lot number 3971 Quality: **/*/0

A - Album

Collection of Ireland, France, Romania, in 3 slip-in albums, with some better items, very fine/fine

Lot number 3972 Quality: **/*/0

A - Album

Foreign varieties, several colour variations, colour spots, perfs, etc., in 5 stockbooks, very fine/fine

Lot number 3977 Quality: LIT

A - Album

Album Historique et Géographique de Timbres Postes, red, Yvert et Tellier, Ninth edition, with a few stamps remaining, very fine

Lot number 4108 Quality: ✉

A - Album

Nice collection of letters in album, mostly pre-1950 including USA, Peru, very fine/fine