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  • Lot# : 749 Egypt Kingdom

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    1877: Enttire letter from Cairo to the Glamorgan Coal Co. in Cardiff, Wales franked at the reduced Printed Matter rate with 1874/75 20 pa. grey blue, perf. 13½ x 12½, tied by 'Poste Egiziane / Cairo' cds (Aug 9) in black. Reverse with 'Poste Egiziane / Alessandria' transit cds (Aug 10). A fine and scarce usage, annotated internally as answered on August 23, 1877, the letter is a request for coal from the Egyptian Railway Administration. Cert Todd AIEP (2016).
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF