334 / September 2008

1 pia. vermilion, tied by clear "POSTE EGIZIANE ZAGAZIG STAZIONE 11 MAR 1875/T I" to cover front with one reverse flap to Mansura with additional strike alongside, on reverse transit and arrival marks; supposed to be earliest recorded usage of this cancellation, very fine

2 pia. yellow, perf. 13 1/3:12 1/2, marginal block of 4 with horizontal resp. vertical tête-bêche, unused o.g.; the lower right stamp small spot, otherwise very fine, signed ela and A.Eid; very fine and scarce

2 pia. yellow, perf. 13 1/3:12 1/2, with watermark inverted, horizontal block of 40 from the lower left sheet corner, unused o.g., several stamps never hinged; perforation partly separated and fixed with hinges in places; scarce and attractive multiple (Nile Post D27j)

2 1/2 pia. violet, perf. 12 1/2:13 1/3, vertical tête-bêche, unused o.g., very fine and scarce (Nile Post D28p)

2 1/2 pia violet, perf 12 1/2, block of 9 with central stamp inverted, unused o.g.; very fine and scarce (Nile Post D28a)

1889, 1 p. brown, horizontal pair and single stamp tied by cds. "CAIRO" to registered 5 m. postal stationery, front and reverse with boxed "REFUSED....", small tear in backflap, otherwise fine

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS: 1876, unfranked cover with straight line 'Consolato d'Italia in Cairo' and cds. 'CAIRO POSTE EGYCIANE 28 APR 76' to Ancona, here franked with postage due stamps 1 l. and 2 l., tied by Ancona cds.; 1 l. corner missing, otherwise fine

1868, 1-40 c., good to large margins, 40 c. with sheet margin, hinged with original gum, 1 c. thinned, otherwise fine, opinion Todd AIEP

20 c. blue, block of four with upper sheet margin, unhinged mint, scarce multiple, fine

40 c. rose, block of four, hinged, scarce multiple, fine

1953, Airmail 2-200 m., unhinged mint, fine

POSTAGE DUE STAMPS: 1889, 4 m. brown-lilac, 2 copies tied by Alexandria cds. to front of small cover from Austria to Alexandria and redirected to Cairo, franked with 1801, 20 h. on reverse, fine

1959, Nofretete 55 m. on 100 m. red-brown, vertical pair with double overprint, thereof one inverted, unhinged mint, scarce and interesting variety, fine

1930, Coronation 1 g.-5 t. without 8 g. imperforated in corner blocks of 4, unhinged mint, 4 g. two values slightly creased, otherwise very fine (Yvert 4800,- EURO)

1 g.-5 th. complete (without 8 g.) imperforated in marginal blocks of 4, unhinged mint, very fine and rare

1934, "MISSENT TO BAGHDAD", bilingual cancel in violett, on cover, franked with two singles National Recovery Act 3 c. violett via Bagdad and Bahrain, reverse with transit marks of Bagdad and Bahrain, interesting cover, fine

1876, 10 ch. perf. 10 1/2, tied by violet cds. of Teheran to cover to Kurdistan, fine

1879, Portrait issue 2 ch. yellow/black, tied by Bushir cds. to reverse of small local envelope, very fine

1899, handstamp applied in pairs resp. block of 4: 5 ch. yellow, 2 single frankings on reverse of covers from Chiraz resp. Kazvin, the overprint applied on pair inverted

1902, provisional issue for Teheran with large and small letters: 5 ch., 2 single frankings, one with scarce "TEHERAN SENGLEDGE" without date

1915, 5 Chahis on 13 ch. and 1917, 1 ch. on 2 ch., tied by cds. "TEHERAN-MOHAMMADIEH" to reverse of cover 1917 to Kurdistan, showing on front boxed violet "Seen by Kurdistan Military Censor"

Coronation 3 ch. with center inverted, block of 4 from the top sheet margin, unhinged mint; very fine and rare, signed Brun

1953, Petroleum fountains of Ghom 50 d.-20 v. cpl., unmounted mint

1954, Forestry world congress 1-10 v. in horizontal pairs cpl., unmonted mint

Schah Reza Pahlewi 5 d.-200 r. cpl., unmounted mint

1955, Schah Reza Pahlewi 5 d.-50 r. cpl., unmounted mint

1956/57, Schah Reza Pahlewi 5 d.-200 r. cpl., unmounted mint

1957/58, Schah Reza Pahlewi 5 d.-200 r. cpl., unmounted mint

1958/60, Schah Reza Pahlewi 5 d.-200 r. cpl., unmounted mint

CANCELLATIONS: "BOUROUDJIRD 23/7" on 1902, 5 CHAHIS on 10 ch. on reverse of cover

"DIZABAD", seal marking with lion in center, 4 good to very clear strikes on 1907, 1 ch. and single and 2 pairs 6 ch. on reverse of registered envelope to Teheran with arrival mark; fine and very scarce

"DIZABAD", positive seal with lion in centre as cancellation on 2 covers 1919/22

SISTAN-NASSIRABAD', fancy seal cancel in black, two strikes on 1903/04, 1 ch. and 2 ch. (2) on postcard via Caoudan and Russia (faint blue transit mark) to Belgium; light crease not affecting the stamps, very scarce