Lot 20237 – 1877 (27.6) Registered cover front from Rodi, franked

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Lot 20237 – 1877 (27.6) Registered cover front from Rodi, franked
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Lot 20237 – 1877 (27.6) Registered cover front from Rodi, franked

Egypt » Egyptian Post Offices Abroad » Consular Offices » Rodi (Greece)
Price realised
7’000 EUR
Estimate
3’600 – 4’600 EUR
Auction date
Wed 28 Oct 2020 at 14:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1877 (27.6) Registered cover front from Rodi, franked 3rd Issue 20 paras gray and a pair of 1 piastre scarlet, tied V. R. POSTE EGIZIANE / RODI / 27 GIU 77 circular datestamp with repeated strike at left and framed RACCOMANDATO at top. Manuscript ‘No. 153, grammes 15`, at left. Carried at UPU rate of 1 1/2 piastre postage + 1 piastre registration, an extremely rare registered usage

Rarity: One of only four covers recoded by Peter Smith

Provenance: Colonel J.R. Danson and Peter Smith

Auction
2020 October Autumn Auction Series
Catalogue
Egypt – Chalhoub Part 3

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