Lot 2293 – 1868 (July) Suez Canal Company 20c blue, close to clear

Stamp of Egypt » Suez-Canal Company 1868 (July) Suez Canal Company 20c blue, close to clear

Lot 2293 – 1868 (July) Suez Canal Company 20c blue, close to clear

Egypt » Suez-Canal Company
Price realised
9’000 CHF
Estimate
12’000 CHF
Auction date
Thu 14 Mar 2024 at 15:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1868 (July) Suez Canal Company 20c blue, close to clear margins on three sides, corner clipped at upper left, tied by “5129” gros chiffres in black on 1868 entire from Post Said to Kantara, slight cover tear in centre of address panel away from adhesive.

An important rarity with only 15 covers recorded, nine with the “5129” cancel

Expertise: Cert. Holcombe (1984). Greg Todd (2019)

Provenance: Julius Steindler, Emile Antonini

Note: Mentioned and illustrated in Ringström & Tester on page 82.

Estimate: €12’000 – €15’000

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