Lot# 6375 - Auction 257-264

Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 40 c. rose-red, a used example in a deep shade, Transfer Type II, with ample to large margins all round, cancelled by dotted "5129" gros chiffres of the French Post Office in Port Said. Insignificant thin spot from old hinge at top, an extremely rare stamp in used condition. Signed Todd AIEP. Cert. RPSL (1971) Gi = £ 750.rn