Lot 10012 – 1799 (28.10) Folded letter sheet bearing black “LE CAIRE” straight line strike, with oval cursive handstamp “Commre Ordr en Chef”
Lot 10012 – 1799 (28.10) Folded letter sheet bearing black “LE CAIRE” straight line strike, with oval cursive handstamp “Commre Ordr en Chef”
Egypt » Napoleonic Campaign
Price realised
1’700 CHF
Estimate
1’500 – 1’800 CHF
Auction date
lun. 17 juin 2024 at 15:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1799 (28.10) Folded letter sheet from Hector Daure (Commissaire Ordonnateur en Chef) in Cairo to Rosette, bearing black “LE CAIRE” straight line strike, with oval cursive handstamp “Commre Ordr en Chef”, very fine and very rare, apparently only 8 examples exist with the Commre Ordr en Chef mkg.
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