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Auction: 5026 - The Edward Gilbert Collection of Important British Empire
Lot: 610

xEgypt 1872-75 Penasson Issue collection (91) with representations of both perforations and printing techniques, generally unused/mint and comprising the following: 5pa. (21 with two blocks of four), 10pa. (26 with three blocks of four and a block of six, two from the corners of the sheet), 20pa. (17 with two blocks of four, one from the corner of the sheet), 1pi. (15 with a block of four and a used example with "30" printed on reverse), 2pi. (5), 21/2pi. (3, one perf. 121/2 — faded) and 5pi. (4, one unused and one used perf. 131/2); three of the used are "imperforate". Condition variable though generally of good to fine appearance. Sc. 19-25; S.G. 26-34. Photo Estimate £ 2,000-2,500 provenance: Royal Philatelic Collection, Spink, 2001

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