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  • Lot# : 642 Egypt Kingdom

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    French Post Office in Alexandria / Suez Canal 1860: Cover from Paris addressed to 'Edmond Henry, Ingénieur Civil, employé à la compagnie de L'Isthmus de Suez' franked by France 1853 10 c. bistre brown and 40 c. orange (Yvert 13 + 16) tied by mute lozenge of dots, with Paris cds at left (Nov 29) and PD in red deleted in manuscript as this was not possible - the cover needed an Egyptian 1 piastre to proceed to destination. Reverse with 'Alexandrie / Egypte' cds (Dec 11), the cover presumably being forwarded as an enclosure on arrival.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 130 CHF