Lot n°
Symbol(s)
Estimate (CHF)
42 | Egypt
10066
CC C J K
D28p
2 1/2pi violet, perf. 12 1/2 x 13 1/3, mint, block of six, showing one stamp being an inverted cliché
resulting in a TÊTE-BÊCHE pair, fresh, very fine and scarce.
800 - 1’000
10067
CC C J
D29h
5pi yellow-green, perf. 12 1/2, mint block of four, fresh, very fine and scarce.
460 - 550
1879 Surcharges
10068
CC C J / 48
D31
10pa on 2 1/2pi violet, perf. 12 1/2, mint top right corner foliated sheet marginal block of sixteen,
showing surcharge slightly à cheval, fresh, very fine, unusual, and a very scarce positional block.
200 - 260
1879 De La Rue
Essays
10069
A
Unadopted horizontal engraved essay by De La Rue depicting boats on the Nile, with camels and the
pyramids in the background, with archival manuscript number “6378” top left, attractive and rare,
possibly a rejected design for the 12th Agricultural & Industrial issue.
600 - 700