Lot 151
Egypt 4x Hand Painted Essays for Customs Duty stamps.

Treasures of Revenue Philately | S26018
Auction: 8 September 2026 10:30 BST
Description
Customs Duty Revenue: c.1943 series of four HAND PAINTED artist's essays on original archival board (210x245mm), comprising three different match tax on boxes of 20, 40 and 60 matches, in red-orange, blue and purple respectively, headed ‘New Designs for the band of match boxes and Playing cards’ in Arabic. The essays beautifully executed and of exceptional quality. Ex Survey Department of Egypt archives. A superb and unique lot.

