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Lot# 4095 - Auction 218-221

  • Lot# : 4095 Egypt Kingdom

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    Emergency Military Airmail 1919: OHMS envelope from GHQ, Alexandria and flown to the Commandant at Abbasia (Barracks), Cairo struck with extremely rare "AERIAL POST / EEF" handstamp (Sub-Type D with 'F' of EEF below 'S' of POST) struck twice (the sole recorded example thus), slightly over-struck by BASE ARMY POST OFFICE / Z datestamp (March 28) with Egyptian Expeditionary Force cachet at left in violet. Reverse with arrival datestamp (March 30). The sole recorded cover with this rare handstamp used twice.
    Starting bid : 700 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold