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1931, 1st flight Canton-Wuchow-Canton, cover with airmail 15 c. and Junk 4 c., opinion Holcombe

1961, Table Tennis souvenir sheet, unhinged mint as issued, very fine

1962, Mei Lan Fang imperforated, 4-50 f. cpl., unhinged mint, some values with small gum disturbances, still fine

1962, 4-50 f. imperforated, 8 values cpl., all from right sheet corners (except 30 f. all from the bottom row), unhinged mint, fine/very fine

1964, Peonies souvenir sheet, unhinged mint as issued, very fine

Peonies souvenier sheet, unhinged mint, very fine

1967, thoughts of Chairman Mao, cpl. set with both unfolded strips, unhinged mint, very fine

"Long live Chairman Mao", 3 main values 8 f. and 10 f., unhinged mint, very fine (Yang W17-19)

1968, 'Long Live Chairman Mao' strip of 5, partly  lightly folded in the  perforation ,  unhinged mint

ditto, used, lightly folded once

1979, Study Science souvenier sheet, unhinged mint, very fine

Study Science souvenir sheet, unhinged mint, very slight colour spots on gum side, otherwise very fine and fresh

1980, Monkey 8 f., unhinged mint, usual slight offset, fine

8 f., unhinged mint, usual slight offset, fine

8 f., unhinged mint, usual slight offset, fine

1861, Nueva Granada 5 c. yellow-buff, horizontal block of 12 with large margins all around, at top with sheet margin, unused with original gum; some vertical creases as often with large multiples of this issue and of minor importance; the 3rd largest multiple known of this stamp and on of the largest multiples of this issue; certificate Bortfeldt AIEP (Scott-no. 14; Yvert-no. 11)

1863, 50 c. red instead of 20 c. red, socalled error of colour, slightly touched at right, otherwise good to wide margins and fresh colour, unused with large part original gum; in unused condition an extremely rare stamp, certificate RPS (1943)

50 c. red instead of 20 c. red, the socalled error of colour, large margins all around and fresh deep colour, neatly cancelled by oval handstamp of Bogota; tiny faint marginal corner crease, well off the design; a very fine copy of this scarce stamp, certificate Philatelic Foundation (Scott-no. 26b)

Columbian Airmail: 1865, 10 c. violet, vertical bisect and normal stamp, tied by manuscript "Santander" to entire letter 18.1.1866 to Bogota, fine and scarce, certificate Bortfeldt

1920, 10 c. green, 72 stamps in cpl. sheet, horizontally folded in the middle, without gum as issued, most items stained

new issue 10 c. green, 72 stamps in cpl. sheet, horizontally folded in the middle, without gum as issued, small margin faults

second issue 10 c., both values in cpl. sheet of 68 stamps with 8 tête-bêches, unmounted mint, 2 stamps small margin faults

10 c., both values in cpl. sheet of 68 stamps with 8 tête-bêches, unmounted mint, 1 stamp with tear some small faults, otherwise fine

1866, 1st issue 5 pa. grey with watermark upright, imperforated block of 4, the 2 upper stamps with invisible watermark, good to large margins, unused without gum; a very scarce block

20 pa. blue, 2 copies tied by retta to folded letter with adjacent red "POSTE VICE-REALI EGIZIANE CAIRO 2 LUG. 66" to Alexandria with red arrival mark, one stamp perforation faults at lower left, still fine

1 pia. lilac, tied by red cds. "POSTE VICE-REALI EGIZIANE CAIRO 10 AGO 66" to folded letter to Mansoura with arrival mark, stamp with some perforation faults, still fine

1867, 1 pia., tied by Suez cds. to cover front with combination franking France Napoléon Lauré 40 c., tied by GC "5080" of Alexandria, to France with adjacent red boxed "PAQEBOTS DE LA MEDITERANNE"

1872, Bulaq 5 pa. brown, 10 pa. violet, 20 pa. blue and 2 copies 2 pia. yellow, tied by cds. "POSTE EGIZIANE CAIRO 3 MAR 74" to cover front via London to the US; a transit mark of Alexandria cut out and fixed to the front; a scarce and attractive franking

1879/84, 5 PARAS on 2½ pia., vertical block of 35 stamps, unused o.g., most stamps never hinged, one stamp short perfs and the unit little compressed in parts, a scarce multiple

1884/1902, 20 pa. rose, vertical pair tied by cds. "KANTARA 12 MR 88" to envelope 1 pia. as registered cover to Cairo with arrival mark

1888/1906, 2 m. green, vertical pair, tied by boxed "PAQUEBOT" with adjacent cds. "ADEN MA 25 03" to postcard to London

1923, King Fuad 5 m. red-brown, imperforated horinzontal block of 6 with sheet margin at right, unhinged mint, fine

200 m. violet, tied by first day cds. "CAIRO 19 MR. 24" to blank cover

1927/33, Fuad 5 m. brown tête-bêche gutter strip of 4 with oblique perforation, unhinged mint, fine (Nile post D112m)

5 m. brown-carmin imperforated, horinzontal tête-bêche pair on card, fine

1929, Farouk's Birthday 5-20 m. with centres in changed colours, all from top sheet margin, unhinged mint with hinge remainder in the margins only, partly very slightly toned, sign. Brun