Lot 70036 – 1875 Envelope from Brunswick, Germany, sent to Suez, Souakim and Massawah

A UNIQUE DESTINATION

1875 Envelope from Brunswick, Germany, addressed to the « Care of the Consulate of Germany, Mer Rouge, Suez », franked with 1872 Large Shield 1gr and 2gr tied by Braunschweig cds, paying 1875 currency rate 10pf + 20pf, underpaid 60pf with « Unzureichend frankirt » hs, with Brindis, Alexandria and Suez transits, then forwarded to « Care of Mr Conti, Directeur e la Poste, Souakim » via the Red Sea Route, and again redirected to Massawah, with « 5 » (piastres) postage due hs and « 30 » (paras) to pay upon receipt at Massawah, possibly to pay for a Mohammed Ali Post courier rather than the Vice Reali Poste Egiziane; the only known « Brustschild » cover sent to Egypt and redirected to Sudan (Souakin) and Ethiopia (Massawah)

Expertise: Certs. Krug (2016) and Todd (2018)