Session 1 - Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions, LLC

ASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST: Egypt557 558557 Egypt, 1868 (Sept 21), cover from Birket El Sab to Cairo (Smith I-2.5), a lovely cover franked by 1pirose red, tied by one of two strikes of “Poste Vice Reali Egiziane Birket El Sab 21 Sett 68” nicely struck cds's. Re -verse shows Cairo 21 Sett re ceiver, a lovely and scarce cover; small part of flap miss ing, oth er wise Very Fine.Estimate $300 - 400558 () Egypt, 1870 (Sept 26), cover front with Gedda con sular cds (Smith I-1), large por tion of cover front,with 2pi blue ad he sive tied by one of two bold strikes “Vice-Reali Egiziane 70 Sett 26 Gedda” con sular cds's, VeryFine, scarce. Estimate $200 - 300559 560559 Egypt, 1871, cover from Minuf to Cairo, cancelled by rare Minuf in ta glio seal (Smith A-6), neatfolded let ter franked by 1pi rose tied by usual, un even strike of the Minuf seal. Re verse show faint Cairo re ceiver,F.-V.F., a show piece, one of only a few such us ages known. Estimate $400 - 600560 Egypt, 1871 (Feb 8), folded let ter from Atfe to Cairo (Smith I-2.5), 1pi rose red tied by one of twostrikes of “Atfe Poste Vice-Reali Egiziane 8 Feb 71” c.d.s.'s, with re verse show ing Damanhour 8 Feb tran sit andCairo Feb (?) re ceiver, F.-V.F., scarce us age. Estimate $300 - 400128 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 638 - Aug. 19, 2013