Lot 70036 – 1875 Envelope from Brunswick, Germany, sent to Suez, Souakim and Massawah

A UNIQUE DESTINATION

1875 Envelope from Brunswick, Germany, addressed to the “Care of the Consulate of Germany, Mer Rouge, Suez”, franked with 1872 Large Shield 1gr and 2gr tied by Braunschweig cds, paying 1875 currency rate 10pf + 20pf, underpaid 60pf with “Unzureichend frankirt” hs, with Brindis, Alexandria and Suez transits, then forwarded to “Care of Mr Conti, Directeur e la Poste, Souakim” via the Red Sea Route, and again redirected to Massawah, with “5” (piastres) postage due hs and “30” (paras) to pay upon receipt at Massawah, possibly to pay for a Mohammed Ali Post courier rather than the Vice Reali Poste Egiziane; the only known “Brustschild” cover sent to Egypt and redirected to Sudan (Souakin) and Ethiopia (Massawah)

Expertise: Certs. Krug (2016) and Todd (2018)