Losnr. 5633 - 196.-201. Auktion
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Losnr. : 5633 Ägypten (Königreich)
1877: Registered cover front from Rhodes franked by Bulâq 20 pa. grey-blue and horizontal pair of 1 pi. red tied by bold strikes of V. R. POSTE EGIZIANE / RODI datestamps (June 27) in black, with repeated fine strike at left and framed RACCOMANDATO at top. Manuscript 'No. 153, grammes 15' at left. Trivial faults but a remarkable piece carried at UPU rate of 1½ pi. postage + 1 pi. registration. A rarity of both Egyptian and Levant Postal History. Signed Todd AIEP.
Note: The Consular Office was open from August 13, 1872 until June 30, 1881 but saw infrequent use.
Provenance: Collection Colonel J. R. Danson (April 1977), lot 435Ausruf : 1.500 CHFZuschlag : 5.000 CHF