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Auction: 18037 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 895

(x) Egypt
British Forces in Egypt
1935 Silver Jubilee booklet numbered "a 162" containing 1pi. irregular block of fourteen including two with thin "n", four with some staining, mainly on reverse, otherwise fine. Rare. S.G. A10, £4,900

Note: These stamps were available from army canteens, but the whole issue of only 27,000 were sold out in three days. With a purchase limit of ten stamps per customer, full panes are rare, let alone even part booklets.

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Sold for
£1,600