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  • Lot# : 4158 Egypt Kingdom

    Egypt. 1878 (Feb 23): Great Britain 1¼ d. brown postal stationery card, fine used to Marlborough/UK cancelled by "BO2" obliterator with fine strike of "SUEZ" cds below in black. Minor edge stain at right but believed to be the sole known usage-note the card was insufficiently prepaid via the Brindisi route and thus travelled via Southampton. Provenance: Collection R. Kirk (1987).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF