386th Auction

1865/90, old album page including coat of arms stamps mint and used, 1 R. orange 1872 with French cancellation GC “3154”

1863, "POSTA EUROPEA ZAGASIK 3/DECBRE/63" ds. (Type V) blue oval on folded envelope and on reverse arrival mark "POSTA EUROPEA ALESSANDRIA 3/DECBRE/63" ds. (Type IV), scarce same day carriage, very fine and attractive

1866, Pellas Brothers imperforate plate proofs seven values 5 pa. to 1 pia. complete, on thin unwatermarked paper, blocks of 6, fresh, bright group, mostly fine (Scott 1-7)

1869, Provost essay, ´00´ para, without overprint in black on grayish laid paper without gum; tiny thinned and gum spot, otherwise fine and attractive

1870, 1 pi. lilac red, two single stamps tied by "V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE / ALESSANDRIA 29/MAG/70" c.d.s. on folded envelope with arrival mark "V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE / CAIRO 29/MAG/70" c.d.s. on reverse, one stamp corner missing and file fold through, otherwise fine

1879, 1 pi. brick red showing plate flaw "broken frame at top right", tied by "POSTE EGIZIANE / MANSURA 23/FEB/79" c.d.s. (Type III) on envelope with arrival mark "V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE / CAIRO" c.d.s. on reverse, corner flaw on top right, otherwise fine

1917/44, CORR. D'ARMEES PORT - SAID 27/AVR/20 and red MARINE FRANCAISE PORT - SAID Anchormark alongside cover, one military postcard, 1920 bearing date stamp ; postcard 1917 addressed to Italian Palestine Detachment and British censor mail 1944 to Cairo, fine trio

1937-46, Young Farouk booklet panes in block of twelve stamps with margins at left & right, unfold, 5 m. red-brown compl. pane signed on reverse, good perfs, mint never hinged, fine

1890(ca.), Egypt Interpostal stamp for official mail "POSTE KHEDEUIE EGIZIANE KARTUM" in green clear cancelled, tiny repaired, otherwise fine, used very scarce

1924, Cover from France bearing 10 c. green and alongside two triangle "T" to Egypt with additional postage due 2 M orange red and 10 M lilac red tied by "CAIRO B 10/AP/24" c.d.s., fine and attractive

1901/02, PROVINCES EQUITORIALES D ABYSSINIE Elephant 50 g. & Lion 5 g., two Contemporary Photographs, removed from the printers daily photographic record book, both unaccepted designs, mounted on card, very fine and scarce

1915, Postcard Gouraghes bearing on front 1 p. on 1 g. blue, ½ g. rose and ¼ g. green from Addis Abeba to Harrar with arrival mark on reverse, fine

1930, Registered cover bearing 4 m. showing misplaced overprint (large type) missing bottom part, plus two 1 m. with green overprint, bottom right corner flaw, otherwise fine and a scarce variety

1944, 50 Years Post, six accepted and unaccepted designs, Contemporary Photographs, removed from the printers daily photographic record book, mounted on card, scarce and very fine

1949, 8th ANNIVERSARY OF ITALIAN WITHDRAWAL five values, unaccepted designs, 5/5/41 instead of 5/5/49, Contemporary Photographs, removed from the printers daily photographic record book, mounted on card, scarce and very fine

1949 & 1961, CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE ADDIS ABEBA three revenue proofs, unaccepted designs, Contemporary Photographs removed from the printers daily photographic record book, mounted on card, very fine

1950 ca., 10 YEARS ERITREA CHURCH AT MASSAWA five values, unaccepted designs, Contemporary Photographs, removed from the printers daily photographic record book, mounted on card, scarce and very fine

1950-1951, 20th Anniversary Crown Jubilee Haile Selassie, three unaccepted designs, Contemporary Photographs, removed from the printers daily photographic record book, mounted on card, very fine

1951, Haile Selassie I. Agriculture issue, seven unaccepted designs, Contemporary Photographs, removed from the printers daily photographic record book, mounted on card, very fine

1953-1960, Haile Selassie I. four Contemporary Photographs, removed from the printers daily photographic record book, unaccepted designs, mounted on card, very scarce and fine

1955(ca.), Red Cross Nurse, 15 c. Contemporary Photograph, removed from the printers daily photographic record book, accepted design, mounted on card, very fine 

1955, Silver Jubilee: Emperor three values and Balambaras two values, unaccepted designs, Contemporary Photographs, removed from the printers daily photographic record book, mounted on card, very fine

1955, 70 Years Adis Abeba 1 c., two values unaccepted designs, Contemporary Photographs, removed from the printers daily photographic record book, mounted on card, very scarce and fine

1956, Air Mail & Express 24-9-56, five values unaccepted designs, Contemporary Photographs, removed from the printers daily photographic record book, mounted on card, very scarce and fine

1957, Lake Taan Air Mail & Official four values, unaccepted designs, Contemporary Photographs, removed from the printers daily photographic record book, mounted on card, very fine

1957, Air Mail & Official five values unaccepted designs, Contemporary Photographs, removed from the printers daily photographic record book, mounted on card, very scarce and fine

1959, Birds three Contemporary Photographs, removed from the printers daily photographic record book,  unaccepted designs, mounted on card, very fine

1960, Freedom From Hunger Campaign two values, unaccepted and accepted designs, Contemporary Photographs, removed from the printers daily photographic record book, mounted on card, fine and very scarce

1960 ca., Tuberculosis two values & Institut Pasteur 10 c. medicine, unaccepted designs, 10+25 instead of 10+3, Contemporary Photographs, removed from the printers daily photographic record book, mounted on card, very fine

1961, Birds two Contemporary Photographs, removed from the printers daily photographic record book, unaccepted designs, mounted on card, very fine

1961, Birds 14-7-61 two Contemporary Photographs, unaccepted designs, removed from the printers daily photographic record book, mounted on card, scarce and very fine

1895, Quetzaltenango 13.4.95 c.d.s. on heavy envelope to San Francisco bearing 2 x 2 c. and 6 x 6 c. coat of arms on reverse, transit Retalhuleu 14.4.95 and arrival mark 2.5.95, fine

1928, 2 c. orange, shifted blue overprint on right margin block of ten, on reverse of cover clear cancelled "COLOMBA QUETZALTENANGO 4/ENE/1930" c.d.s., addressed to Germany, tiny corner crease, otherwise fine

1881/90, Liberty first issues three sets on album page

1950, RIS 3 sen red, imperforated block of 8 with 2 gutter pairs, without gum, very fine, copy  of certificate Vleeming BPP (2013), (cat. 5600,- Zbl 44D)

"BAGDAD" bilingual oval type cancellation on envelope bearing 1 Piaster blue 1901 issue, addressed to Sham / Damascus, tiny flaw on top, otherwise fine, attractive cover showing a beautiful cancellation