Dominica: 1908-20 Watermark Mult. Crown CA red and green on yellow, two blocks of four (one block on thinner paper), on 1919 locally used envelope, fine and scarce S.G. 54. Photo.
[Proposed price: £500-600]
Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
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Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
A specialised auction of over 1,900 lots, with special sections presenting the Robert De Keyser Collection of King George V Key Plates and the Nick Rand Collection of the 1935 Silver Jubilee Issue, together with several important country offerings including the exceptional ‘Trevol’ Collection of Saint Lucia.
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Lot #1773 - british empire and foreign countries dominica - regular issues
Lot #1774 - british empire and foreign countries dominica - collections
Dominica: A used K.E.VII to K.G.VI collection, many listed and unlisted shades, paper and wmk. varieties, incl. 1903-07 set, 1907-08 to 5s. (2), 1908-20 sets (2), 1923-33 set, K.G.VI complete sets to 10s. (3) with shades, 1951 set, etc. Cat. £2,500+. (182)
[Proposed price: £900-1000]
Lot #1775 - british empire and foreign countries dubai - regular issues
Dubai: 1964 Anti-TB overprinted sets (25) in unmounted mint half sheets, fine. S.G. 101-104, cat. £475.
[Proposed price: £80-100]
Lot #1776 - british empire and foreign countries egypt - postal history
Egypt: Postal History: 1856 (Mar. 24) envelope to Ireland, bearing a good strike of the rare Crowned circle “PAID/AT/ALEXANDRIA” in red, slightly overstamped by London Paid datestamp in red, Alexandria datestamp in blue, some staining and cover imperfections. S.G. CC1. cat. £3,250. Photo.
[Proposed price: £650-700]
Lot #1777 - british empire and foreign countries egypt - postal history
Egypt: Postal History: 1861 (Apr. 3) envelope to England, bearing a fine strike of the rare Crowned circle “PAID/AT/CAIRO” in red, manuscript “1/-”, on reverse has small black Cairo c.d.s. and Malvern arrival mark, fine. S.G. CC2, cat £5,000. Photo.
[Proposed price: £1600-1800]
Lot #1778 - british empire and foreign countries egypt - postal history
Egypt: Great Britain used in Egypt: 1867-74 5s. rose plate 1 EB, GJ, plate 2 AD and GJ, used with “B01” of Alexandria, good to fine.
[Proposed price: £150-200]
Lot #1779 - british empire and foreign countries egypt - postal history
Egypt: Military Mail: 1882 campaign, envelope from the Captain Sir Simon MacDonald correspondence, to Scotland, pencil addressing somewhat faded, endorsed at top “No Stamps available”, stampless, with “BRITISH ARMY POST OFFICE/B/SP 2/82”, and “T”, “21/2” due marks, rare. Ex Firebrace. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #1780 - british empire and foreign countries egypt - postal history
Egypt: Military Mail: 1884-85 The Nile Expedition, Egyptian 20pa. stationery card to England, put into the civil post at Esneh, interesting message “Have arrived safe so far, but all stopped for want of coal. We are about 80 miles from Assowan”. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-200]
Lot #1781 - british empire and foreign countries egypt - postal history
Egypt: Maritime Mail: 1905 (Feb.) SS "Cairo", wrecked at the entrance to Alexandria, French 10c. stationery card from Soissons to Alexandria with two line cachet "SAUVÉ DU NAUFRAGE DU "CAIRO"/ SAVED FROM THE WRECK OF S.S. "CAIRO", also 1917-18 three postcards, all with Detachment cachets and Italian censor marks, mostly fine. (4)
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1782 - british empire and foreign countries egypt - regular issues
Egypt: 1874-75 Bulaq printings, a collection on leaves, incl. 20pa. perf. 131/2 x 121/2 mint block of twelve from the top right corner of the sheet, 1pi. tête-bêche mint strip of three, 21/2pi. watermark inverted in a mint block (5 x 2), perf. 121/2 x 131/2 mint block of four, 5pi. perf. 121/2 mint block of six, etc., varied condition. (96)
[Proposed price: £600-800]
Lot #1783 - british empire and foreign countries egypt - regular issues
Egypt: 1923-24 issue, collection on leaves, incl. 15m. imperforate colour trial in apple-green, 5m. pair and 15m. imperforate single on gummed watermarked paper, 5m. miscut and overprinted “CANCELLED”, £E1 mint, etc. (74)
[Proposed price: £500-600]
Lot #1784 - british empire and foreign countries egypt - regular issues
Egypt: 1927-37 issue, a mint and used collection on leaves, incl. 5m. strip of four, one tête-bêche mint, horizontal strip of Royal oblique perforation, one tête-bêche, and imperf. Royal printing pair, 500m. and £E1 mint, range of control blocks, oblique perforations, etc. (few 100s)
[Proposed price: £800-1000]
Lot #1785 - british empire and foreign countries egypt - regular issues
Egypt: 1927-37 1m. orange, 2m. black, 3m. pale brown, 4m. deep brown, 4m. deep blue-green, 5m. chestnut, 20m. pale sage-green, 50m. greenish-blue, with oblique perforations from the ‘Royal’ printings, fine with full gum. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #1786 - british empire and foreign countries egypt - regular issues
Egypt: 1927-37 1m. and 2m., both in blocks of four marginal, with oblique perforations from the ‘Royal’ Printings, fine with full gum. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-200]
Lot #1787 - british empire and foreign countries egypt - regular issues
Egypt: 1927-37 3m. deep blue-green and 3m. deep brown, both in blocks of four from the foot of the sheet, with oblique perforations from the ‘Royal’ Printings, fine with full gum. Photo.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #1788 - british empire and foreign countries egypt - regular issues
Egypt: 1927-37 4m. bright green in a block of four from the right of the sheet and 4m. brown single, with oblique perforations from the ‘Royal’ Printings, fine with full gum. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1789 - british empire and foreign countries egypt - regular issues
Egypt: 1927-37 5m. chestnut and 5m. deep red-brown, both in blocks of four from the foot of the sheet, with oblique perforations from the ‘Royal’ Printings, fine with full gum. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-200]
Lot #1790 - british empire and foreign countries egypt - regular issues
Egypt: 1927-37 10m. red vertical pair from the top of the sheet, 10m. bright violet in a block of four from the left of the sheet, with oblique perforations from the ‘Royal’ Printings, fine with full gum. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #1791 - british empire and foreign countries egypt - regular issues
Egypt: 1927-37 15m. bright blue and 15m. purple, both in blocks of four from the foot of the sheet, with oblique perforations from the ‘Royal’ Printings, fine with full gum. Photo.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #1792 - british empire and foreign countries egypt - regular issues
Egypt: 1927-37 20m. pale sage-green, 40m. sepia, 50m. greenish-blue, 100m. maroon and 200 mauve, with oblique perforations from the ‘Royal’ printings, fine with full gum. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #1793 - british empire and foreign countries egypt - regular issues
Egypt: 1927-37 20m. olive-green (centre dark) in block of four from the right of the sheet, with oblique perforations from the ‘Royal’ Printings, fine with full gum. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #1794 - british empire and foreign countries egypt - regular issues
Egypt: 1927-37 40m. sepia in a block of six from the foot of the sheet, with oblique perforations from the ‘Royal’ Printings, fine with full gum. Photo.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #1795 - british empire and foreign countries egypt - regular issues
Egypt: 1927-37 50m. blue-green (centre dark) in block of fifty from the top of the sheet, with oblique perforations from the ‘Royal’ Printings, fine with full gum, extremely rare multiple as only 400 produced. Photo.
[Proposed price: £2200-3200]
Lot #1796 - british empire and foreign countries egypt - regular issues
Egypt: 1927-37 50m. pale blue-green (centre dark) in a block of four from the left of the sheet, with oblique perforations from the ‘Royal’ Printings, fine with full gum. Photo.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #1797 - british empire and foreign countries egypt - regular issues
Egypt: 1927-37 50m. pale blue-green (centre dark) in block of four from the top right corner of the sheet, with oblique perforations from the ‘Royal’ Printings, fine with full gum. Photo.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
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