Lot 10074 – 1866 (19 July) Cover from Cairo to Scotland, showing a fine strike of the “Crowned Circle” PAID AT SUEZ in blue
Lot 10074
Egypt » British Post Offices » Suez
Prix réalisé
3’500 EUR
Estimation
3’400 – 4’000 EUR
Date de vente
Mon 14 Jun 2021 at 14:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description:
1866 (19 July) Cover from Cairo to Girvan, Scotland, showing a fine strike of the “Crowned Circle” PAID AT SUEZ in blue, rated “6” in pencil, with SUEZ / JY 19 circular datestamp In the same ink alongside, backstamped GIRVAN / JY 29 1866, very fine and extremely rare
Rarity: The latest recorded usage and one of only six PAID AT SUEZ « Crowned Circles » recorded by us
Provenance: G. Glassco (1969), Senator H.D. Hicks (1984), Stone (2010)
Vente aux enchères
Catalogue