Lot 51059 – 1864 (Mar 29) Envelope from Cairo to Florence, sen

1864 (Mar 29) Envelope from Cairo to Florence, sent to Alexandria with blue Cairo Posta Europea cds (Smith type VI), then sent via the Italian PO with a 1863 70c lilac tied by boxed “PIROSCAFI / POSTALI / FRANCESI,” Italian PO cds alongside, Italian transits on reverse, an attractive and rare mixed franking of the Posta Europea and the Italian PO, a rarity of the foreign post offices in Egypt