Los 10016
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Lot 10016 – 1866 Folded entire to Trieste, franked 1864 15 s. brown tied superb straight-line ALEXANDRIA hs
| Schätzung: | 4’400 – 5’000 EUR |
| Auktionsdatum: | Mon 14 Jun 2021 at 14:00:00 (Europe/Zurich) |
| Auktion: | 2021 Spring Auction Series |
| Katalog: | Egypt – Chalhoub Part 4 |
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Beschreibung:
1866 (7.8) Folded entire to Trieste, franked 1864 15 s. brown tied superb straight-line ALEXANDRIA (first postmark of the Austrian Post Office), extremely rare late usage of this pre-stamp marking. Smith states “perhaps it served as a relief canceller when more than one clerk was required To handle peak loads”, an important showpiece
Rarity: Only three recorded covers
Provenance: Kurt Wolfsbauer, Provera
Expertise: Cert. E. Diena (1981)