Lot 10100 – 1865 (26.4) Folded cover from Cairo to Bordeaux with the blue POSTE VICE REALI EGIZIANE Viceroyal Post circular datestamp
Lot 10100
Egypt » French Post Offices » Alexandria
Prix réalisé
1’700 EUR
Estimation
1’700 – 2’000 EUR
Date de vente
Mon 14 Jun 2021 at 14:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description:
1865 (26.4) Folded cover from Cairo to Bordeaux with the blue POSTE VICE REALI EGIZIANE Viceroyal Post circular datestamp (applied on the second week of use), franked France Empire 10c. and 40c., tied lozenge “5080”, with ALEXANDRIE / ÉGYPTE / 26 AVRIL 65 circular datestamp alongside, backstamped on arrival Marseille and Bordeaux, rare combination, “much scarcer than those with the Posta Europea frankings” according to Smith, and only in use for nine months
Expertise: Signed Roger Calves
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