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Cayman Islands through Egypt

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1557		o Cape of Good Hope, Cape of Good Hope Used Collection, 30 triangles with minor dupl., incl. #7, 7b, 9, few later used, high cat., incl. inventory, usual mixed condition. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1558		/ Cook Islands, Complete Mint, N.h. to o.g., to 1946 except #107-108 on Scott pages, #103-106 (dupl. mint), later mostly complete on Minkus pages to early 1980's, fresh throughout, Fine to Very Fine. 2010 Scott approximately $5,000. Estimate $1,400-1,700. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1559		/ Cook Islands, Almost Complete Mint Collection, 1892 to 1980 almost complete early issues o.g., balance n.h., missing only #4-5, 8, 69-70, incl. #192-194 n.h., beautiful collection mounted on handmade pages, fine to very fine, incl. inventory. Estimate $1,000-1,300. View details and photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 1560		Cyprus, Mostly Mint Intact Collection, o.g., to 1976 in mounts on homemade pages, some dupl. used, up to £1, GV on complete, few 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. 2014 Scott approximately $8,600. Estimate $2,300-2,600. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1561		Cyprus, Mint Collection, n.h., on quadrille pages to 2006 apparently complete from 1935 Jubilees on, couple early values l.h., additional sets on stockcards, clean, incl. inventory, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $334
Lot 1562		Egypt, 1864 to 1890 Interpostal Seals Collection and Accumulation, Valuable holding of these rarely seen items starting with a 2 volume mounted collection on custom album pages of over 1,000 seals mostly unused and different, vastly superior in quality and scope, running from 1864 to 1890 with many better throughout arranged by years, types, die varieties and town names, plus 3 stockbooks and a folder containing well over 3,000 seals which are either dupl. or ones that never made to the collection, quite a remarkable lot for the specialist of this elusive but increasingly popular area, overall better than average condition with some faults as usual, inspection highly recommended. Estimate $7,000-9,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1563		o/ Egypt, Alexandria Cover Collection, in 2 albums, covers and adhesives, 1st volume consisting of Austrian Offices (1837-1889), Belgian Consulate, Greek Offices, strong Italian Offices with rare covers incl. 1869 dual franking, Venetian mail, Netherlands Consulate, Russian Offices, Greek Offices, 2nd volume consisting of cancels from 1832 on showing the various type cancels, incl. departure and arrival cancels, flights, highlights incl. 1832 cover, Posta Europea, wax sealed, Interpostal seals, etc., excellent collection decades in the making, inspect carefully, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details and photo	Realized $7,475
Lot 1564		o/ Egypt, Extensive A-Z Town Cancel Collection, in 14 binders on homemade pages, many hundreds of singles used, on pieces, and on covers with Posta Europea, Interpostal Seals, Salt Tax, etc., in alpha order by town, Cairo separate binder group of about 75 incl. Stationery usages (starting with 1834 stampless) plus adhesives canceled, covers mostly identified, attempted to have all different cancels on covers but some repetition on singles, nice early with some hidden treasures in later covers, Fine to Very Fine. Many decades to form this collection. Estimate $1,700-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $4,313
Lot 1565		o Egypt, Used Collection to 1958, on pages, mostly complete incl. essays (Chalhoub E21), extensive forgeries identified, varieties, Semis, Airs, Palestine, Back-of-Book incl. Salt Tax adhesives and few documents, #167 n.h., J1-14, etc., generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $4,025
Lot 1566		Egypt, Mint Collection to 1999, hinged on Scott pages, a few in mounts and just a few earlies used, coverage becomes spotty in 1990's, missing very little of significance except #121-24, some of the Dues and O29, also incl. Palestine Occupation and French Offices (missing higher values), generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,668
Lot 1567		o/ Egypt, Traveling Post Offices, in 4 albums (1 album of Alexandria and Cairo) on pages in alpha order, adhesives, and about 250+ covers with some postcards and a few documents, some rare cancels, group of Fayum Light Railway, needs inspection, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,553
Lot 1568		o/ Egypt, Rural Services Collection, in 4 albums on pages, A-Z, adhesives and over 200 covers identified (a few in length), rarely seen area in any depth, generally Fine to Very Fine, narrow area difficult to find, quite extensive for this small field . Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $719
Lot 1569		o/ Egypt, British Post Offices Collection, 20+ covers, few Revenue documents, and singles, mostly of Alexandria, incl. Consular, also incl. SG#Z69 (only recorded example - unpriced), also 1882 Arab Rebellion cancels, etc., worth close inspection. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $2,760
Lot 1570		o/ Egypt, British Military Forces Cover Collection, in 2 albums of adhesives and covers; 1st Army P.O. (and a few TPO) cancels with 89 covers and a few pieces; 2nd album Military Administration (MPO's) 1932 to 1942 group of 30 with Italian POW group, interesting group, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $1,208
Lot 1571		Egypt, Revenue and Seals Collection, few hundred on mostly blank pages incl. 130 diff. seals, cigarettes with various companies incl. blocks of 4, "general", few cut squares, etc., overall very fine. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $546
Lot 1572		/o Egypt, Collection in Scott Album, Many hundreds from 1866 to 1957, early issues used balance o.g., better items incl. mint #5, 50-59, 92-103, 114, C1-C25 plus Palestine Occupation issues, generally fine to very fine. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $633
Lot 1573		E Egypt, 1980's-1990's Group of 28 Handdrawn Essays, all unadopted designs submitted, all in color measuring around 5½" by 8" to around 9" by 13", all signed by artists. Estimate $500-750. View details and photo	Realized $805
Lot 1574		o/ Egypt, Military Naafi and Field P.O. Collection, adhesives and about 75 covers on pages sorted by "Prepaid" cancels, then by Field P.O., starts with adhesives complete mostly used, plus SG#A1 imperf block of 4, attractive collection, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $500-750. View details and photo	Realized $1,438
Lot 1575		o/ Egypt, WWII British Military Prepaid Covers Collection, about 143 covers and adhesives (some on pieces) in 2 albums identified and in order by the Prepaid numbers, incl. Indian, Australian, South Africa, New Zealand, etc., also mixed Army use, Naval markings, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 1576		Egypt, Forces in Egypt Cover Collection, about 74 covers mostly documented on pages, plus few singles, consisting of binder of U.N. with Canadian, Polish, etc.; binder of Indian; and binder of Australian and New Zealand, etc., fine overall. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 1577		o/ Egypt, Extensive Hotel Cover Collection, in 3 albums and in stockbook, strength in covers, also adhesives, luggage labels, postcards, Continental Cairo bisect, etc., overall Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $2,300
Lot 1578		o/ Egypt, Post Offices in Levant Ship/Paquebot Cancels, in alpha order on pages by town, mostly adhesives with scattered covers, with Interpostals, cancels, paquebot and ship cancels, Austrian Packet Boat, mail line, Retta, etc., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $1,323
Lot 1579		o/ Egypt, Suez Canal Collection, 1st album collection on pages identifying adhesives (genuine and forgeries incl. several covers), incl. #5129 cancel (rare), also incl. trade cards, 1866 bond, also Post Offices in the towns of the Suez with Interpostals, etc.; 2nd album unsorted forgeries and photo references identifying the forgery characteristics, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $1,208
Lot 1580		/o/ Egypt, Officially Sealed Collection, on pages, incl. mint, used and blocks/panes, also 3 covers incl. 1905 SS Cairo wreck cover with Interpostal seals used as Official seals, interesting group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $604
Lot 1581		Egypt, Cover Exhibits and Backup Covers, in 3 binders, incl. some adhesives incl. on pieces, on exhibit pages and loose, incl. airline corner cards, modern FD's, slogan cancels, postcards used, "Philatelic Crusade For Peace", U.S. APO's and related, loose, etc., Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1582		Egypt, 1920's-30's Oblique Perfs Group, n.h., group of 16 incl. Dues, strips or blocks incl. SG#O149 corner block, identified both by Scott and SG numbers, clean and popular group, Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $546
Lot 1583		Egypt, Commercial Cover Group, interesting accumulation of more than 350 mostly 1930s-50s and a few earlier mainly to U.S. and some to other destinations, incl. Airmail, registered, censored, mixed frankings, various usages, careful review recommended. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1584		o Egypt, Collector's Used Accumulation, hundreds of mostly used, never integrated into exhibit collections, also incl. small exhibit of perfins, commem. cancels, also French Offices, some Interpostal seals, additional perfins, early classics, better identified cancels, etc., inspect. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 1585		Egypt, Postal Stationery 1889 to 1911, group of more than 80 pieces, majority used, many uprated to Foreign destinations incl. one to Brazil redirected with Brazil adhesives added, some registered, also two Sudan cards and one entire, great lot for the specialist, worth inspection, generally fine to very fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1586		P Egypt, Small Select Group, incl. Chalhoub #D112 imperf tete-beche pair, 1949 Royal printing of the 1938 Official set, overprints incl. on unaddressed covers, etc., Fine overall. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 1587		/ Egypt, Scarcer Postcards and Cigarette Cards, over 100 mint incl. early landscape cards, 22 of 25 of the "Wilds of Africa", and group of 1928 Cavaders of London, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 1588		Egypt, Cigarette Tax Revenues, over 200 pieces plus few Stationery pieces/letterheads, in alpha order on pages. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $403

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