Lot 20006 – Austrian Post Office in Alexandria Combination Franking
Lot 20006 – Austrian Post Office in Alexandria Combination Franking
Lot 20006 – Austrian Post Office in Alexandria Combination Franking
Egypt » Austrian Post Offices » Alexandria
Price realised
9’000 EUR
Estimate
8’000 – 12’000 EUR
Auction date
Fri 3 May 2013 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
EGYPT
Austrian Post Office in Alexandria Combination Franking
1866 (Aug 4) Cover from Cairo to Trieste, with 1866 1pi (trimmed perfs) tied by “POSTE VICE-REALI EGIZIANE / CAIRO” cds in red, sent via the Alexandria Austrian PO with Austrian Levant 15s tied by “ALEXANDRIA” s/l hs (Tranmer fig.1), filing fold through 15s, usual cover and perf. stains, an attractive and extremely rare combination as well as a late usage of the s/l hs
Provenance: Byam, Rivolta and Oscar
Expertise: Certificate E. Diena (1992)
Estimate: € 8’000 – € 12’000 Auction
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