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Lot# 352 - Auction 227-233

  • Lot# : 352 Egypt Kingdom

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    British Post Offices 1865/66: Pair of incoming covers from Great Britain to Alexandria, Egypt; the 1866 cover endorsed "Open Printed Circular registered" franked by 1858/79 1 d. red pl. 100 in a horizontal strip of three cancelled by Liverpool duplexes with British P.O. 'Alexandria' arrival cds (Dec 16); the second 1865 cover from Manchester carried by French Packet franked at 2/6d. rate with March 1865 6 d. lilac, pl. 5 with hyphen, 1 s. green pl. 4 in a horizontal pair, marked '4' (quadruple French weight) with framed 'Apres / Le / Depart' at right and French P.O. arrival on reverse, fine but with Gibbons numbers in ink on front panel.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF