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  • Lot# : 4271 Egypt Kingdom

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    1865 (Sept 19): Combination cover to Shanghai, China: Austria 1864 Arms issue 2 kr. yellow, 5 kr. rose-red and horizontal strip of four 15 kr. brown, perf. 9½, (Michel 30+32+34) all tied by oval framed "Triest" datestamps (19/9) in black, to cover from the Danish Consul in Triest to the Danish Consul in Shanghai, overlapped by Great Britain 1865 6 d. lilac pl. 5 in a horizontal pair tied by "BO1" obliterators in black. Reverse with framed 'Consulat Genéral de Danemarc à Trieste' cachet and embossed Consular seal, large "15/52" kreuzer handstamp in black (Van der Linden fig. 3156) and single ring datestamps of ALEXANDRIA in black, HONG KONG in black (Nov 16) and SHANGHAE arrival cds in blue (Nov 21). A stunning combination cover in glorious condition and visually most impressive. Signed internally by Pfenninger.rnProvenance: Köhler sale 249, Wiesbaden, 5-8 Feb 1986, lot 5949.
    Starting bid : 12,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 22,000.00 CHF