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Auction: 166 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 713

Egypt extensive specialized old-time collection of several thousand duplicated mint and used singles supplemented by covers, proofs, imperf., shades and perf. varieties, numerous errors and multiples beautifully written up and mounted on quadrilled pages in four Rapkin albums with issues to 1952, starts with six Posta Europea covers, then First Issue proofs and issued stamps, a good showing of Sphinx and Pyramid types, regular issues, commemoratives including the scarce Port Fouad set mint, air mails, postage dues, officials, and Suez Canal Co., some faults or no gum among the earlier issues, otherwise generally o.g., l.h. or used, fine-very fine; a pleasure to view.

Sold for
$4,500