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Lot# 337 - Auction 321-332

  • Lot# : 337 Egypt Kingdom

    1880/1969: Travelling Post Offices & Station Postmarks, the two specialised collections from each topic with 210 covers/cards all mounted on 139 exhibition pages, well written up in two white binders; the TPO collection includes 1907 "Suez Ambulant" cds on incoming card from Liverpool, 1901 "Helouan-Caire" cover, rare 1903 "Edwa-Tamra" on card to UK, 1905 "Damiette-Tanta" usage to Cairo, 1906 "Rashid-Aboukir" card to UK, 1905 "Shellal-Luxor" card, 1905 "Mex / Alexandrie" cover to Italy, 1907 Ismailia-Benha" usage, rare 1901 "Qallia-Sherbin" card, 1912 "Zifta-Tanta" card to Switzerland, 1916 "Minia Station" usage, "Aswan-Luqsor" and Asyut-Luqsor" usages, 1925 "Fayum-Roda" cover, 1925 Abukibir-Salhia" cover and many more; Station Postmarks and TPO's incl. with Alexandria, Aswan, Asyut, Benha, Beni-Souef, Cairo, Damiette, Ismailia, Luqsor, Mahalla, Mansura, Minia, Port Said, Port aufiq, Ramleh, Shellal, Sohag, Suez, Tanta, the collections accompanied by many cards showing the stations and Peter Smith's "Travelling Post Ofices of Egypt" book on the subject.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF