Lot 10019 – 1866 (12.12) Cover from Alexandria to Liverpool, England,

1866 (12.12) Cover from Alexandria to Liverpool, England, with sixteen Austrian Levant Arms 1864 10 s. blue perf. 9 1⁄2, tied by ALEXANDRIEN / 12.12 large type circular datestamp, paying quadruple the 40 s. rate, with manuscript “56”, London “Paid” circular datestamp and “P.D.” handstamp, Trieste and Liverpool backstamps, some wrinkles and cover faults with portion of reverse missing and a cosmetic repair, an extremely rare high franking of 160 soldi

Provenance: Rivolta, Kurt Wolfsbauer

Expertise: Cert. Enzo Diena (1992)