Auction: 4001 - British Africa
Lot: 204
Egypt 1866-1938 extensive and largely unused/mint collection mounted on pages and Hagner leaves, etc., including 1866 5pa. (3), 10pa. (2), 20pa. (6 with an imperforate strip of three), 1pi. (3), 2pi. (4), 5pi. (4) and 10pi. (2) with some imperforate singles; 1867-71 set with shades; 1872-75 and 1874-75 issues with a range of shades and perfs., some unused multiples and used; 1878 surcharges with inverted overprints; 1881-1902 issue with shades; 1884 20pa. on 5pi. surcharge inverted, 1914 set, 1915 2m. on 3m. surcharge inverted, 1922 1m. block of four with overprint double, 1923-24 set with 5m. imperforate pair, 1927-37 set, 1929 Birthday set with wrong centres, 1932 (Mar.) surcharge pair, 1933-38 Air set, 1934 U.P.U. set, 1938 Birthday £E1; Postage Dues, Officials with varieties and British Forces Seals including 1935 Silver Jubilee 1p.; generally good to fine. A fine collection worthy of careful examination. (WF)
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