Lot 10240 – 506
Lot 10240 – 506
Russia » Ship Mail » Ship Mail in the Levant
Prix réalisé
400 EUR
Estimation
500 EUR
Date de vente
sam. 3 déc. 2016 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
1903 Envelope to St Petersburg franked block of 10 1k, posted on board ship, put ashore at Alexandria where framed PAQUEBOT applied by Egyptian post office. On reverse bilingual (French/Arabic) Alexandrie, overstruck by St Petersburg arrival. Fine and spectacular.
The Russian (ROPiT) P.O. in Alexandria was closed in 1875, after which mail from the letter-boxes of ROPiT ships, mainly of the Odessa-Alexandria line, was delivered uncancelled to the Egyptian post office.
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