Lot# 6376 - Auction 257-264

Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 40 c. rose-red, a used example, Transfer Type II, with large even margins all round, cancelled by dotted "5129" gros chiffres of the French Post Office in Port Said. An extremely rare stamp in used condition. Cert. Todd AIEP (2016) Gi = £ 750.rnProvenance: Collection Dr. William Byam, RL, London, 24-25 Oct 1961, lot 873.