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  • Lot# : 807 Egypt Kingdom

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    1936 (Dec 2): Underpaid cover from Zurich franked at 80 c., struck with 'T' marking and manuscript '33 1/3' to pay, mailed originally to Egypt where taxed with 1927 Postage Due 2 m. black, 4 m. blue-green and 10 m. rose-lake pair. Forwarded to Basra, Iraq (Dec 17) with 'Basra Unpaid' marking, forwarded again to Nairobi where taxed with KUT Postage Due 20 c. green pair tied by oval Nairobi datestamp (Jan 29). Addressee still not found and sent on to Karachi via the Dead Letter Office in Bombay (Feb 8, 1937) and thence to Karachi with 'Unpaid' datestamp (Feb 11). Battered due to extensive journey (over 20 cancellations) but rare.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF