The Autumn Auction Series #194

5pi Brown four mint examples showing the 4 types used example in a brown chocolate shade, 1 with gum thin

1867 Second Issue 5pa orange yellow, sewing machine perforated horizontally and strongly shifted perf. 12 1/2 vertically, unused no gum, crease & tiny thin, still a very nice presenting example of this "double variety" & scarce

10pa lilac, a study on a page of the extra “Heh” error, showing 2 examples of the 1st stage and 6 examples of the intermediate stages and final stage of the removal of the “Heh” (NP D9a, D9b and D9c)

1869 (Jul 2) Wrapper from Tanta to Alexandria with four 1867-69 10pa (two pairs) tied by Tanta cds, arrival bs, odd tone spot, a fine and scarce franking

1867-69 Second issue 10pa lilac bisect tied to piece of newspaper "LA TROMBETTA" by Alexandria cds, fine and rare

1871 Small part of a cover with a pair of 1867 20 para stamps cancelled V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE MERSINA 17 OCT 1871, backstamped V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE BAIROUT 20 OCT 1871, a rare item, only one Second issue cover from Mersina is known

1870 Cover front from Constantinople to Smyrna, franked by horizontal pair of 1867-69 20pa green tied by P.V.R.E. CONSTANTINOPOLI 15 FEB 70, manuscript (Per Azizieh Str), maritime used abroad, ex Burrus

1870 (Sep 19) Lettersheet from Tanta to Cairo with 1867-69 2opa yellow-green pair tied by Tanta cds with further strike adjacent, Cairo bs, a couple of tone spots otherwise fine

1867-69 Second issue 1pi red block of four, strongly hinged, still very fresh and scarce

1867-69 Second issue 1pi red tied to fragment by scarce clear strike V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE BAIROUT 17 GIU 1871 cds, cert. Brandon (1980)

1867-69 Second issue 1pi lake colour variety, watermark impressed on face, scarce, unused, tiny thin otherwise very fine