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  • Lot# : 888 Egypt Kingdom

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    1931 (April 9) Headed envelope, trimmed at top, franked with 50 m. on 27 m. chestnut showing overprint variety '1951' instead of '1931' together with 100 m. on 27 m. tied by scarce bilingual "SUEZ GRAF ZEPPELIN 9 AP 31. 5.05P" handstamp with additional strike alongside, backstamped "Cairo 10 AP 31.6.30A" and sent via "Friedrichshafen 13.4.31 7-8" to "Torino 14.IV.31". As there is no pyramide cachet applied, the envelope posted at Suez was taken aboard after the airship returned from the Palestine Roundtrip (see Blau/Deighton page 49). To date believed to be the unique item known with Suez special cachet and franked with both Zeppelin values plus overprint variety Sieger 105 Dxa+Dz
    Starting bid : 10,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 11,500 CHF