Lot 90133 – 1pi. vermilion, vertical pair and single, on 1877 cover by “POSTE EGIZIANE / UFFIZIO NATANTE / 4 GEN 1877 / ALES” Mailboat datestamp

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Lot 90133 – 1pi. vermilion, vertical pair and single, on 1877 cover by “POSTE EGIZIANE / UFFIZIO NATANTE / 4 GEN 1877 / ALES” Mailboat datestamp
Stamp of Egypt » 1874 Bulaq 1pi. vermilion, vertical pair and single, on 1877 cover by "POSTE EGIZIANE / UFFIZIO NATANTE / 4 GEN 1877 / ALES" Mailboat datestamp
Stamp of Egypt » 1874 Bulaq 1pi. vermilion, vertical pair and single, on 1877 cover by "POSTE EGIZIANE / UFFIZIO NATANTE / 4 GEN 1877 / ALES" Mailboat datestamp
Stamp of Egypt » 1874 Bulaq 1pi. vermilion, vertical pair and single, on 1877 cover by "POSTE EGIZIANE / UFFIZIO NATANTE / 4 GEN 1877 / ALES" Mailboat datestamp
Stamp of Egypt » 1874 Bulaq 1pi. vermilion, vertical pair and single, on 1877 cover by "POSTE EGIZIANE / UFFIZIO NATANTE / 4 GEN 1877 / ALES" Mailboat datestamp

Lot 90133 – 1pi. vermilion, vertical pair and single, on 1877 cover by “POSTE EGIZIANE / UFFIZIO NATANTE / 4 GEN 1877 / ALES” Mailboat datestamp

Egypt » 1874 Bulaq
Price realised
3’000 CHF
Estimate
2’800 – 3’200 CHF
Auction date
Sat 31 May 2025 at 14:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1pi. vermilion, vertical pair and single, neatly tied on 1877 (4.1) cover to Constantinople, by “POSTE EGIZIANE / UFFIZIO NATANTE / 4 GEN 1877 / ALES” Mailboat datestamp, with another strike alongside, backstamped on arrival in Constantinople, an important maritime showpiece, only two such covers are recorded; cert. RPS (1975); ex G. T. Houston.

Note: This Marine T.P.O. functioned on Khedivial Mail Line Steamers from 1875 to 1879 only.
Catalogue ref: Nile Post D26
Auction
Spring 2025 Auction Series
Catalogue
Egypt

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