Lot 10155 – 1865 Envelope from Cairo to Italy, sent to Alexandria with Cairo Posta Europea cds then Italian PO with seven 1863 10c orange DLR

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Lot 10155 – 1865 Envelope from Cairo to Italy, sent to Alexandria with Cairo Posta Europea cds then Italian PO with seven 1863 10c orange DLR

Lot 10155 – 1865 Envelope from Cairo to Italy, sent to Alexandria with Cairo Posta Europea cds then Italian PO with seven 1863 10c orange DLR

Egypt » Italian Post Offices » Alexandria
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Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
4’000 – 5’000 EUR
Auction date
Mon 14 Jun 2021 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1865 (5.4) Envelope from Cairo to Pisa, Italy, sent to Alexandria with blue Cairo Posta Europea cds (Smith type VI), sent via the Italian PO with seven 1863 10c orange DLR (an uncommon use of low values), tied by framed “PIROSCAFI / POSTALI / FRANCESI” and Italian PO circular datestamp, sent via Messina & Livorno (both backstamps), small portion of backflap missing, an attractive and rare mixed franking of the Posta Europea and the Italian PO, a rarity of the Italian post offices in Egypt, stunning and an important usage

Expertise: Cert. Enzo Diena (1984)

Auction
2021 Spring Auction Series
Catalogue
Egypt – Chalhoub Part 4

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