Lot 40402 – Undated cover from Alexandria (Egypt) bearing two 1866 2pi

Undated cover from Alexandria (Egypt) bearing two delightful examples of 1866 2pi blue and rose (traces of vertical lines), large margins for the great majority, attractively tied by pentagonal “785” dotted postmarks in blue corresponding to Alexandria (Tchilinghirian fig. 255); a very rare cover in this exquisite exhibition quality; cert. Mikulski (1998); ex (Herbert Block stock).