Lot 51506 – The only cover mailed to Port Said during the Inau
Lot 51506 – The only cover mailed to Port Said during the Inau
Egypt » Suez-Canal Company
Price realised
1’900 EUR
Estimate
2’000 EUR
Auction date
Sat 12 Dec 2015 at 15:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
The only cover mailed to Port Said during the Inauguration of the Canal
1869 (Nov 5) Envelope sent from Sweden to Port Said, addressed to Count Von Cromstedt, “care of the Swedish Consulat,” on board the Swedish frigate “Vanadis,” with 1858-70 30ö brown (2) and 1862-66 3ö bistre tied by “PKXP. N.r3” train PO cds, Hamburg, Triest, Alexandria and Port Said bs, missing back flap otherwise fine, cert. Obermüller (1995), Van der Linden (1996) Auction
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