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This auction catalogue presents the seventh of a series of auctions that will feature the Joseph Chalhoub Collection of Egypt. As with the sixth sale, we have decided to mix things up a little with the seventh offering. This being the stamps and postal history of both the Third Issue and the Officials. The auction offers another wonderful opportunity to acquire some of the most important essays and proofs mostly all from the Vahan Andonian collection, mint and used singles and multiples, stamp varieties including the 2 ½pi unused IMPERFORATE block of four, plate varieties, plus a wonderful array of postal history with the Unique second and third issue combination cover from the Peter Smith collection. Many of the 278 lots come from famous and well-known collections formed by King Farouk, The British Royal Collection, James Henry Abbot, Vahan Andonian, Lars Alund, Emile Antonini, Dr. William Byam, Colonel Danson, John Henry Edwards Gilbert, Charlie Hass, G.T. Houston, Paul Frank, Anatolle Ott, John Sacher, Peter Smith etc.