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Lot 10161 – 155,166,180
Russia » Ship Mail » Ship Mail in the Mediterranean Sea
Price realised
340 EUR
Estimate
300 EUR
Auction date
Sat 3 Dec 2016 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
EGYPT: 1886-89 Group of 3 covers from Russia all cancelled with “RETTA” cancels on arrival. 1886 7k postal stationery envelope from unknown origin, 1887 3k stationery card and 1889 cover to Chios franked 10k, latter two both originating in Odessa, all 3 with Alexandria cds’s in association. The Egyptian “retta” cancel was applied to all uncancelled mail arriving at Egyptian ports from 1875 to ca. 1900 when it was replaced by the “Paquebot” cancellations.

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