Lot 534
Saudi Arabia Exhibition collection 'Hejza-Nejd to Saudi Arabia 1926-1953'
Stamps and Covers of Asia & the Middle East | S25009
Auction: 2 September 2025 at 11:00 BST
Description
The fabulous display collection on 32 double pages with 1926 large imperforate essays in black, blue or green, other 250% Essays, single and composite sheets, 1926 sets mint, Pan-Islamic set with postage dues on three pieces with bilingual Mecque 6 cds, 5pi corner block of 12 (4 x 3) imperf between top two rows, proofs and errors, 1927 Tougra of Ibn Saud set in marginal blocks of four mostly mint never hinged, Value Declared 1930 cover front, Postage due 1pi slate pair with error of value at right, 1929 New currency 20g bright violet imperf between horizontal pair used, later Tougra issues with covers including from Philby, 1934 Proclamation hinged mint, 1934 Saudi Yemen War pieces (9) with Hodeidah cancels tieing Saudi issues, 1939 Official set mint never hinged plus a registered Royal cover with 3g from Ryad to Austria, 1934-37 postal history with two O.A.T. airmails, stamps with 200g brown-purple marginal inscription block of four never hinged, 1949 Airmails, 1950 Capture of Riyadh 10g Guerche singular error hinged mint and used, 1952 Railway set overprinted specimen and 1951 King of Jordan Visit Royaume varieties mint never hinged; a splendid opportunity to obtain an exhibit collection from this famous philatelist.
