343 / März 2011

1932, surcharge 100 MILS on 1 £ with first day cancel on blank envelope, fine

1933, Airmail Congress 5 m.-20 m. with special first day cancel on blank envelope, fine

1934, UPU 1 m.-100 m. with first day cancels on official envelope, folded once between the stamps

1937, King Faruk 1-20 m., set of 11, all with oblique perforation, unhinged mint, fine

1937, 5 m., horziontal strip of 5 with oblique perforation, unhinged mint, fine

6 m., block of 4, 3 stamps with double overprint and 5 m. red-brown, block of 4 with oblique perforation from the bottom sheet margin, unhinged mint, fine

1938, Royal Wedding 5 m. on first day cover, fine

1939, Farouk 30 m.-1 £, 8 values cpl. with oblique perforation, unhinged mint

1 £ in control number block of 4, unhinged mint, also 1950, 1 £ in block of 4, 2 stamps with small gum disturbances and 2 values with light bend

1947, King Faruk 40 m. deepbrown, vertical block of 10 from upper left sheet corner with oblique perforation, stamps unhinged mint, margin with paper adherence, fine

1956, Pan-Arab Jamboree, both souvenir sheets, unhinged mint, fine and rare

OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1907, 5 m. and 1 p. tied to registered envelope from "CAIRO 5.XIII.14" to England with transit and arrival marks, somewhat roughly opened

1922, 1 m.-5 m., cpl. set in blocks of 4 from the right sheet margin, unused

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1904, envelope 1 pia. with additional franking, cancelled "ALEXANDRIE 28.V.04" as registered cover to Berlin with arrival mark, fine (H+G No. 2)

BRITISH POST: 1871, 1 sh. green, plate 5, horizontal pair, the left stamp with clipped perfs at left, with "P01" on envelope from "ALEXANDRIA NO 18 71" to Liverpool, small hinge remainders on front

BRITISH FORCES: 1932, Christmas Seal 3 m. black on azure, tied by retta to reverse of cover from "M. P. O. 1...DE 32" to England (Gibbons A3)

"JUBILEE COMMEMORATION 1935" 1 p. ultramarine, tied by retta to reverse of cover from "ABU QIR 6 MA 35" (first day of use) to Scotland, cover opened out for display (SG-No. A10)

3 m. vermilion, used with retta on reverse of envelope from "M.P.O. CAIRO 24 DE 35" to England and here redirected (SG-no. A6)

FRENCH POST OFFICES: Napoleon 10 c. and 40 c., tied by PC to cover from Alexandrie 1862 to Givet, fine

Napoléon perforated 10 c. bistre and 2 copies 40 c. orange, tied by GC "5080" to lettersheet from "ALEXANDRIE 12 NOV. 63" to Switzerland, one side-flap missing, one stamp with small paper fold

1919, surcharge 5 Cts. PIASTRE on 10 c., tied by cds. of St. Marc to cover 1920, via Port au Prince to Paris and here redirected, cover with some age wear, still fine and scarce, certificate Windel BPP

AUSTRIAN POST: 1867, coarse printing 15 sld. brown, tied by single circle with ornament "JAFFA 15/2" (1873) to lettersheet from Jerusalem via Trieste to Freiburg; stamp slight tiny corner creases

GERMAN POST: "JAFFA 3/3 99" reply part of German Empire double card 10 pfg. with additional franking 20 pa. and 1 pia., registered to Germany, beforehand the main part sent from "DORTMUND 18.10.98" to Jaffa with arrival mark and redirected to Caito with arrival mark of Shepheards hotel, fine and scarce

RUSSIAN POST: "ROPID KAIFA 2 8 14", violet cds. on 1912, 2 pia. on 20 k. on reverse of registered envelope with register label "Poste Russe KAIFA recommandée no. 807" to Stuttgart, censored with labels and red wax seals of Malta; extremely rare

1973, 0,55 £ Holocaust-memorial, block of 4 from the bottom left sheet corner with full tabs, unhingend mint, fine

2006, World Philatelic Exhibition Washington souvenir sheet with shifted printing, unhinged mint, fine

PALESTINE: "JERUSALEM 16-7-1917", three clear strikes on cover franked by Turkey 1915 10p. green vertical pair and 1916 20 p. rose  to Constantinopel, fine

1868, Bagheri issue 8 ch. red, 4 copies in different types, 2 with small thins, still fine

1879, Nasr-ed-Din 2 ch. yellow/black, tied to reverse of small envelope from Boushir to Shiraz, fine and scarce

1881, lithograph 5 c. purple, vertical block of 8 and 2 single stamps with cds. "BOUSHIR 22/10" on reverse of cover (front and reverse re-inforced) to Shiraz, from the Kazeruni correspondence; a rare franking

5 c. violet, vertical pair and 4 singles with 2 copies 10 c. rose tied by Boushir cds. to reverse of small envelope to Shiraz, cover somewhat reduced at top due to opening and part at left reinforced, some small faults, still an impressive mass franking

1882/84, 5 ch. green, tied by Teheran cds. to small cover to Shiraz with adjacent large numeral "4"

1885, Nasr-ed-Din 10 ch. brown, tied by cds. "BOUROUDJERD 2/5" to reverse of small envelope to Hamadan, fine and scarce

1889, 10 ch. black, tied by cds. "URMIA 11 10" to reverse of cover to Hamada, fine

1891, lion 1 ch. black in horizontal strip of 3 and 2 ch. brown, tied reverse of cover from Boushir to Shiraz

1 ch. black and horizontal pair 2 ch. brown, tied by cds. "ISPAHAN 26/8" to reverse of envelope to Shiraz, fine