David Feldman - Overseas Friday, December 8, 2018, at 10:00 CET

373 Geneva, December 7, 2018 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) 53095 A / 372 1874 Essay of Bernardi Wagner of Millan: 5pa brown, imperforate sheetlet of two, depicting two different unrecorded designs, minor tone spots, very fine & scarce (Not listed in the Nile Post) 600 53096 A / 372 1874 Essay of Bernardi Wagner of Millan: 5pa green, imperforate sheetlet of two, depicting two different unrecorded designs, minor tone spots, very fine & scarce (Not listed in the Nile Post) 600 53097 A / 374 1874 Essay of Bernardi Wagner of Millan: 20pa violet, imperforate sheetlet, depicting Sphinx at centre of three Pyramids, minor tone spots, very fine & scarce (Nile Post E59, $500) 300 1867-69 Penasson EGYPT - ITALY - SWITZERLAND – THREE-COUNTRY COMBINATION FRANKING 53098 F 1871 (Mar 4) Envelope from Cairo to Switzerland, with Egypt 1pi red tied Cairo cds, sent via Alexandria where Italy 20c and 80c were tied by Alexandria cds and/or “234” dotted numeral cancels, addressed to an interned French soldier at Schaffhausen. It was re-addressed first to Chambery and then to Versailles, and further franked on reverse with Feb. 1871 “Gratis.” label tied by Winterthur cds (18 III 71). Opened for display, the cover shows a large variety of transits and unrecorded italic script “Dopo La Partenza” hs. Considered the most spectacular and important “Gratis.” cover in existence. Expertise: Signed and certificate von der Weid (2001) and cert. Bach & Eichele which states, “An exceptional mixed franking and combination cover”  Estimate: € 5’000 - € 8’000