Losnr. 5622 - 196.-201. Auktion
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Losnr. : 5622 Ägypten (Königreich)
1880: Entire letter from Jeddah to Suez franked by 1879 1 pi. rose tied by bold strike of DJEDDAH bilingual datestamp in black (July 27) with repeated strike at right (ESC type VIII-1 / Von Uexkull fig. 11). Reverse with 'Suez / Arrivée' cds (July 31). Listed in Uexkull on page 19, with just three stamped covers bearing this cancellation recorded. Illustrated in Smith on colour plate 14. A marvellous and extremely rare cover, the Office closed on June 30, 1881. Signed Todd AIEP.
Provenance: Collection Cotta-Kehr (1969)Ausruf : 2.500 CHFZuschlag : 16.000 CHF